EMPOWERMENT ZONE / ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY COORDINATING COUNCIL

Municipal Code of Chicago tit. 2, ch. 2-151

in effect

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-151-010 Definitions.

2-151-010 Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Coordinating council" or "council" means the empowerment zone/enterprise community coordinating council established under this chapter; "E.Z." means the empowerment zone established under Public Law 103-66 and the Chicago empowerment zone ordinances; "E.C." or "proposed E.C." means a proposed enterprise community under Public Law 103-66 and the Chicago empowerment zone ordinance; "Chicago empowerment zone ordinances" means the ordinances passed by the city council of the City of Chicago (1) on April 13, 1994 (published at pages 48392 – 48393 of the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council of that date), authorizing application for designation of an empowerment zone and enterprise communities in the city; and (2) on May 18, 1994 (published at pages 50685 – 50708 of the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council of that date), approving a map of the proposed empowerment zone and enterprise communities; "Strategic plan" means the strategic plan submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of the application submitted pursuant to the Chicago empowerment zone ordinances, and as it may be amended from time to time. (Added Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 3689)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-151-020 Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 11-17-10, p. 106597, Art. IX, § 12, repealed § 2-151-020, which created the Empowerment Zone / Enterprise Community Coordinating Council.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-151-030 Nomination procedure.

2-151-030 Nomination procedure. All community representatives, business representatives and at-large members shall be selected through a community-driven nomination process, in which any interested person may nominate any eligible person to the mayor. In order to be eligible, a nominee must (a) be within one of the categories of membership described in Section 2-151-020; (b) be at least 18 years of age; and (c) give his or her consent to the nomination. Nominations shall be solicited from local and city-wide organizations, and from the public at large. No later than 60 days before the expiration of terms, the coordinating council shall announce through appropriate advertisement and distribution of information that nominations will be accepted in accordance with this section. A nomination must be in writing and shall include the category or categories for which the nominee is eligible. Nominations must be submitted to the mayor no sooner that 45 days and no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of the term for which a person is nominated; provided, however, that nominations for the restructured coordinating council created pursuant to the terms of this amendatory ordinance shall be submitted within 30 days after the effective date of this ordinance. Selection of community representatives, business representatives and at-large members shall be limited to nominations received by the mayor within the specified time period. (Added Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 3689; Amend Coun. J. 9-10-97, p. 51498)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-151-040 Executive committee.

2-151-040 Executive committee. The council shall establish an executive committee that shall consist of a chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary, treasurer, and chairpersons of all standing committees. The executive committee shall call meetings, establish meeting dates and shall have other powers as the council shall provide. (Added Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 3689)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-151-050 Coordinating council - Powers and duties.

2-151-050 Coordinating council - Powers and duties. The purpose of the coordinating council is to coordinate the implementation and periodic revisions of E.Z./E.C. strategic plans. It shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To advise the city and other participating governments on all aspects of strategic plan implementation, including: (1) Allocation of Title XX funds awarded to the city for its E.Z. in accordance with the strategic plan, (2) Provision of social and other services in accordance with the seven strategic initiative areas noted in the strategic plan, (3) Necessary redevelopment activities including land acquisition and demolition, (4) Use of creative financing tools to support strategic plan implementation, (5) Use of State of Illinois and local government funds allocated for E.Z./E.C. initiatives, and (6) Development of an annual budget for expenditure of E.Z./E.C. funds; (b) To establish short-term and long-term benchmarks for assessing implementation of the strategic plan; (c) To monitor use of all public and private funds allocated for E.Z./E.C. use, and to prepare related quarterly reports; (d) To be subject to an independent annual audit; (e) To promote collaborative activities conducted by participating governments, local businesses and E.Z./E.C. communities that support strategic plan implementation; (f) To conduct outreach to expand the network of active participants from all sectors throughout the E.Z./E.C. communities; (g) To solicit and accept public and private contributions of funds, services and real estate or property of any type to assist the implementation of the strategic plan; (h) To incorporate as provided in Section 2-151-060; (i) To expend funds made available from nongovernmental sources; (j) To receive, review and make recommendations on all applications for allocation of E.Z./E.C. funds. The budget director shall act as liaison between the coordinating council and the city council and shall provide staff support for this function. Recommendations on use of funds will be submitted through the budget director to the city council; and (k) To establish procedures and rules for its operation, not inconsistent with this chapter. (Added Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 3689; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-00, p. 32560, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 19)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-151-060 Authority to incorporate.

2-151-060 Authority to incorporate. The council may incorporate as a not-for-profit, tax exempt corporation, if incorporation is approved by a majority of the council's membership, to fulfill the purposes specified in this chapter. The corporation counsel shall assist the council in preparing articles of incorporation consistent with this chapter. The corporation may adopt bylaws that are consistent with the purposes of this chapter. (Added Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 3689)

Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2603584Fetched: 10/24/2026