GENERAL REGULATIONS (2-8-010 et seq.)

Municipal Code of Chicago tit. 2, ch. 2-8, art. I

in effect

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-010 Regular and special meetings.

2-8-010 Regular and special meetings. Unless otherwise determined at a regular meeting of the city council by an ordinance fixing the time and place for the next succeeding regular meeting, the regular meetings of the city council shall be held in the council chamber in the City Hall on the morning of every second and fourth Wednesday of each calendar month at 10:00 a.m.; provided, however, that any meeting herein otherwise fixed to be held on a second or fourth Wednesday shall not be held if the city council is in session at the time fixed for such Wednesday meeting, or if the city council shall have recessed a previous meeting beyond the time herein otherwise fixed for such Wednesday meeting. Special meetings may be held in accordance with the rules adopted from time to time by the city council. Special meetings may also be held at any time on call of the mayor or on call of such number of aldermen as may be authorized by law to call such special meetings. Special meetings shall be held in the council chamber in the City Hall. Every call for a special meeting shall be in writing and shall be duly signed by the mayor or by the aldermen calling such special meeting, as the case may be, and shall be filed with the city clerk before any such call shall be effective. Every such call shall specify the purpose or purposes for which any such special meeting is called, and the business at such special meeting shall be limited to such specified purpose or purposes. (Prior code § 4-1)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-020 Payment of claims for damages.

2-8-020 Payment of claims for damages. Claims for damages shall be paid according to the provisions of the annual appropriations ordinance, except that during the annual vacation period or periods of the city council, the chairman of the committee on finance may order the payment of compensation in full settlement of claims for damages against the City of Chicago. (Prior code § 4-1.1)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-030 Notification of settlements.

2-8-030 Notification of settlements. As soon as practical, the chairman of the committee on finance shall notify the city council of each settlement made during the annual vacation period or periods of the City Council. (Prior code § 4-1.2)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-035 Sale or lease of city assets - Ordinance requirements.

2-8-035 Sale or lease of city assets - Ordinance requirements. (a) Every ordinance that contains a provision for the sale or lease of any city asset, including revenue streams from that asset, whose anticipated revenue from the sale or lease of the asset is greater than $100,000,000 but less than $400,000,000 shall not be given final consideration by the city council until at least 15 days after its introduction into the city council or direct introduction into a city council committee. Transactions involving city assets where the anticipated revenue is $400,000,000 or more shall be subject to the requirements set out in Chapter 2-164 of this Code. (b) No member of the city council or other municipal officer shall introduce, and no committee of the city council shall consider or recommend, any ordinance that is contrary in any way to the requirements of subsection (a). No member of the city council shall propose, and no committee of the city council shall consider, any amendment to an ordinance, which if passed, would render the ordinance contrary to any of the requirements of subsection (a). (Added Coun. J. 6-3-09, p. 63073, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-18-15, p. 14398, § 3)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-040 Honorary street-name designation.

2-8-040 Honorary street-name designation. (a) Individuals or groups that have distinguished themselves by significant contributions to the City, state, nation, or world may be honored through an honorary street-name designation (for purposes of this section, "Designation"). (b) A Designation shall be proposed through a stand-alone ordinance introduced into the City Council. The ordinance submission shall state the name of the individual or group intended to be honored and the series of blocks to receive the Designation. The ordinance submission shall be accompanied by a biography of, and the reason(s) for honoring, the individual or group and a map indicating the blocks for the Designation. Any Designation shall cover a maximum of two contiguous blocks and shall be applied to a single street. (c) Requirements and restrictions. (1) If a Designation ordinance is considered and rejected, no new Designation ordinance on behalf of the same individual or group may be proposed for a period of one year. (2) When a section of street has received a Designation, no other proposals for that section of street shall be considered while it has that Designation. (3) Each alderman may propose up to four Designation ordinances per calendar year. Designations honoring city employees that died in the line of their respective duties in service to the City of Chicago shall not count against any aldermanic allotment in a calendar year. (4) No living individual shall be the subject of a Designation. (5) Proposals shall not be for names that could be considered derogatory, pejorative, obscene, or blasphemous. (6) The proposed Designation may not duplicate an official street name. (d) When the City Council passes a Designation ordinance, the street shall retain its official name and its legal status. The Department of Transportation shall issue two signs, each to be installed on an existing pole at either end of the section of street designated. The Department of Transportation’s cost of installation and removal shall be paid from the proposing ward’s annual menu program budget or the ward’s aldermanic expense account upon passage of a Designation ordinance except for those designations honoring city employees that died in the line of their respective duties in service to the City of Chicago. The cost will be the responsibility of the Department of Transportation. (e) A Designation shall expire five years after the date of ordinance passage unless renewed. Inclusive of signs currently posted as of the effective date of this section, once five years has expired the Department of Transportation shall remove the signs. An alderman wishing to renew a Designation shall propose an ordinance requesting the renewal. The renewal shall be for five years. Designations honoring city employees that died in the line of their respective duties in service to the City of Chicago shall not expire. (Added Coun. J. 2-22-17, p. 43626, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-20-18, p. 84433, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-12-24, p. 13364, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-18-26, p. 40519, § 1) Editor's note – Coun. J. 11-6-02, p. 96511, § 1, repealed former § 2-8-040, which pertained to compensation for aldermen. See § 2-8-041 for similar provisions.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-041 Compensation for aldermen.

2-8-041 Compensation for aldermen. Effective January 1, 2006, the salary of aldermen shall be $98,125.00. Beginning on May 21, 2007, this sum shall be adjusted for each calendar year by applying to it the rate of inflation calculated based on the Consumer Price Index – Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Chicago All Items) published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. The budget director or his designee shall determine such rate by comparing the figure for the most recent July with the figure for the previous July. Any adjustment shall take effect at the beginning of the first pay period for that year. An alderman may choose not to have his or her salary adjusted for any given year as set forth in this section by notifying the budget director in a sworn statement on a form provided by the budget director for that purpose. This notification must be received by the budget director by September 15 for the choice to be effective for the following calendar year. No other City of Chicago salary shall be allowed any alderman except as herein provided. (Added Coun. J. 7-29-98, p. 75806; Amend Coun. J. 11-6-02, p. 96511, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-26-06, p. 81350, § 1)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-050 Aldermanic expense allowance.

2-8-050 Aldermanic expense allowance. (a) Whenever the City Council appropriates sums of money for aldermanic expense allowance, those funds are to be used for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of an alderman’s official duties and subject to the restrictions contained in this section. (b) Expenditures may be made from aldermanic expense allowance funds for any of the following purposes: (1) Lease or rental of office space in an alderman's ward. Payments for the rent or lease of such office space shall be reasonable when compared to similar office space available in the area in which the alderman's office is located; (2) Lease or rental of a post office box; (3) Lease, rental, purchase, maintenance and repair of telephones and telecommunications equipment and service; (4) Liability, fire, casualty and theft insurance for the alderman's ward office space; (5) Publications and printed materials, including standard reference books, newspaper and periodical subscriptions, research materials and informational publications and brochures that may be useful to an alderman in the performance of his or her official duties; (6) Stationery and office supplies; (7) Postage, shipping and messenger fees; (8) Lease, purchase, maintenance or repair of office equipment, furnishings or decorations which are reasonably necessary for the performance of an alderman's official duties; (9) Utility services, including gas, electricity and water, if such services are the responsibility of the tenant; (10) Office maintenance expenses other than on a personal services basis, including janitorial services and minor repairs or alterations which are the responsibility of the tenant; (11) Lease, rental, purchase, maintenance and repair of computer and data processing services, equipment and supplies; (12) Lease, rental, purchase, maintenance and repair of printing, photocopying, photographic and audio or video recordkeeping services, equipment and supplies; (13) Meeting costs, including rental of space, rental of a public address system, custodial services, food and beverage expenses, and advertisements; provided, that the meeting is open to the public and the primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss matters relating to the alderman's official duties; (14) Lease or rental payments for a motor vehicle used by an alderman in connection with his or her official duties; (15) Payments for parking fees, gasoline, insurance, repair and maintenance of a motor vehicle used by an alderman in connection with his or her official duties; (16) Reimbursement for the cost of public transportation, taxi or livery service when incurred in connection with the performance of an alderman's official duties; (17) Transportation and travel-related expenses for travel directly related to the conduct of official business; (18) Consultants or professional services incurred in connection with the performance of an alderman's official duties; (19) Educational expenses, including courses of study, seminars, information and training programs; provided, that the subject matter is directly related to the alderman's official duties; (20) Publication of a newsletter or calendar that contains information about City services, events, recent developments, and other information pertinent to ward residents, provided such materials are made equally available to residents in the alderman’s ward upon request and have no political content. Such expense shall not be considered a gift or donation prohibited under subsection (c) of this section; (21) Reasonable charges and fees imposed by a financial institution for the maintenance and administration of the alderman's expense allowance account; (22) Unless prohibited or restricted by an applicable collective bargaining agreement: (i) Expenses incurred to remove snow from the public sidewalk or courtesy walk for a resident with a demonstrated need for such services, except for expenses incurred in the removal of snow from private property; or (ii) Expenses incurred to supplement services provided by the City of Chicago necessary to protect the health, safety, or welfare of residents, non- limiting examples of which include demolition of a dangerous structure with the prior approval of the Commissioner of Buildings, emergency tree trimming, graffiti removal, and reseeding a parkway damaged during City of Chicago maintenance activities, except that such services shall not be performed on private property to benefit that property’s owner; (iii) Expenses incurred for the lease, rental, purchase, maintenance and repair of tools, supplies, and equipment necessary to perform services authorized in subparagraphs (22)(i) and (ii), except for the purchase of a motor vehicle as prohibited in subsection (c) of this section; (23) Replacement residential garbage and recycling carts; (24) Supplies provided directly to a local public school, park, or branch library. Such expenditures shall not be considered a gift or donation prohibited under subsection (c) of this section; (25) Hosting a paper shredding or electronics recycling event, provided that such event is open to the public. Such expense shall not be considered a gift or donation prohibited under subsection (c) of this section; (26) Rain Barrels. Such expense shall not be considered a gift or donation prohibited under subsection (c) of this section; and (27) Payment of miscellaneous, ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of an alderman's official duties. (c) In no event shall any aldermanic expense allowance funds be used for any of the following purposes: (1) Purchase of real property; (2) Capital improvements or other improvements to leased or rented property, which are permanently affixed or attached to the leased or rented property and considered to be a fixture to the property; (3) Purchase of a motor vehicle. For purposes of this subsection, motor vehicle does not include an "all-terrain vehicle", as that term is defined in 625 ILCS 5/1-101.8, that is used to perform the services identified in subsection (b)(23) of this section; (4) Personal, political or campaign-related expenses; (5) Expenses related to any business, profession or occupation in which the alderman, any relative of the alderman or any member of the alderman's staff may be engaged; (6) The direct monetary benefit of an alderman or any of his or her relatives (as defined in Section 2-156-010 of this Code) or any person in whom the alderman has a financial interest (as defined in Section 2-156-010 of this Code); (7) Advertising, other than advertising for public meetings or for employment of staff as specified in subsection (a)(20) of this section; (8) For trophies, awards, gifts or donations, of any kind. (Added Coun. J. 4-12-91, p. 32865; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-19, p. 98805, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-18-19, p. 11694, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-18-19, p. 11697, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-20-22, p. 50561, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-23, p. 6542, Art. IV, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-20-25, p. 38352, § 1)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-051 City council committee contingency expense allowance.

2-8-051 City council committee contingency expense allowance. (a) Whenever the city council appropriates sums of money for contingency expenses of a city council committee those funds are to be used for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of the governmental function of the committee and subject to the restrictions contained in this section. (b) Expenditures may be made from the allowance of funds for contingency expenses of a city council committee for any of the following purposes, as they relate to the function of the committee: (1) publications and printed materials, including standard reference books, newspaper and periodical subscriptions, research materials and informational publications and brochures that may be useful to the committee in the performance of its official duties; (2) stationary and office supplies; (3) postage, shipping and messenger fees; (4) lease, purchase, maintenance or repair of office equipment, furnishings or decorations which are reasonably necessary for the performance of the official duties of the committee; (5) lease, rental, purchase, maintenance and repair of computer and data processing services, equipment and supplies; (6) lease, rental, purchase, maintenance and repair of printing, photocopying, photographic and audio or video recordkeeping services, equipment and supplies; (7) meeting costs, including rental of space, rental of a public address system, custodial services, food and beverage expenses, and advertisements; provided, that the meeting is open to the public and the primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss matters relating to the official duties of the committee; (8) reimbursement for the cost of public transportation, taxi or livery service when incurred in connection with the performance of the official duties of the committee; (9) transportation and travel-related expenses for travel directly related to the conduct of official business; (10) consultants or professional services incurred in connection with the performance of the official duties of the committee; (11) educational expenses, including courses of study, seminars, information and training programs; provided that the subject matter is directly related to the official duties of the committee; (12) expenses related to the hiring and employment of staff; (13) payment of miscellaneous, ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of the official duties of the committee. (c) In no event shall any city council committee contingency expense funds be used for any of the following purposes: (1) purchase of real property; (2) capital improvements or other improvements to leased or rented property, which are permanently affixed or attached to the leased or rented property and considered to be a fixture to the property; (3) purchase of a motor vehicle; (4) personal, political or campaign-related expenses; (5) expenses related to any business, profession or occupation in which the committee chairman, vice-chairman or any committee member, or any of their relatives or any member of the committee staff may be engaged; (6) the direct monetary benefit of an alderman or any of his or her relatives (as defined in Section 2-156-010 of this Code) or any person in whom the alderman has a financial interest (as defined in Section 2-156-010 of this Code); (7) advertising, other than advertising for public meetings or for employment of staff as specified in subsection (b)(12) of this section; (8) for trophies, awards, gifts or donations, of any kind. (Added Coun. J. 7-30-97, p. 50892)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-060 Aldermanic expense vouchers.

2-8-060 Aldermanic expense vouchers. Whenever the city council appropriates sums of money for aldermanic expense allowance, such sums shall be held by the city comptroller in accounts set up for each alderman. Warrants against these accounts shall be released by the comptroller upon receipt by the comptroller of a voucher signed by the appropriate alderman or by his or her designee. Each alderman shall provide to the city comptroller the names and specimen signatures of each of the alderman's designees authorized to sign vouchers pursuant to this section. (Added Coun. J. 4-12-91, p. 32865)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-065 Discounted or waived fees - Restrictions.

2-8-065 Discounted or waived fees - Restrictions. (a) Definitions. As used in this section: "Fee" means monies of any type, regardless of nomenclature, required to be paid to the City under this Code or under any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, including, but not limited to, any permit fee, inspection fee, plan review fee, license fee, assessment or lien. "Fee waiver" means, regardless of nomenclature: (1) the issuance of a free permit of any type; or (2) the waiver of a fee of any type, including, but not limited to, a waiver of any permit fee, inspection fee, application fee, plan review fee or license fee; (3) an exemption from payment of a fee of any type, including, but not limited to, an exemption from payment of any permit fee, inspection fee, application fee, plan review fee or license fee; (4) a refund of a fee of any type; (5) the cancellation or waiver of a water assessment, sewer assessment or other assessment of any type; or (6) the waiver, cancellation or release of a demolition lien or other lien of any type. The term "fee waiver" includes a whole or partial waiver of the applicable fee. "Generally applicable fee waiver" means a fee waiver that, by terms of the authorizing ordinance, applies to any individual or entity meeting the objective criteria set forth in such ordinance. "Governmental entity" means any city department or local, state or federal government agency or instrumentality thereof. "Individual fee waiver(s)" means a fee waiver that, by terms of the authorizing ordinance, applies to a named individual or entity specified in such ordinance. "Person" has the meaning ascribed to the term in section 1-4-090. (b) Prohibition on individual fee waivers. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, no person or city department or member of the city council or other municipal officer shall propose, and no committee of the city council shall consider or recommend, and no officer or employee of the city shall enforce, any ordinance or amendment thereto authorizing an individual fee waiver for any person, including, but not limited to, any not-for-profit corporation. (c) Exemptions. The requirements of this section shall not apply to any ordinance or amendment thereto authorizing individual fee waivers: (1) for any governmental entity, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, or (2) in connection with a block party, or (3) in connection with the waiver under Section 2-120-815 of any fee charged by the City for the issuance of any permit requiring approval of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, or (4) in connection with a Department of Water Management Lead Service Line Replacement Program created within the authority granted in Article IX of Chapter 11-12, or (5) pursuant to the authority granted to the Commissioner of Housing to support neighborhood revitalization efforts under Section 2-44-140, or (6) in connection with a waiver granted under Section 2-45-140. (d) Construction of section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any person from qualifying for any generally applicable fee waiver authorized under this Code, if the objective criteria set forth in the ordinance authorizing such generally applicable fee waiver are met. (Added Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. VIII, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 11-24-20, p. 24619, Art. IV, Ch. 2, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 1-26-22, p. 43179, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-22, p. 55595, Art. VIII, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-14-22, p. 58278, Art. VII, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-30-24, p. 19677, § 7)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-070 Recordkeeping requirements.

2-8-070 Recordkeeping requirements. Each alderman shall keep a complete, detailed and accurate record and documentation or substantiation records acceptable to the United States Internal Revenue Service supporting all expenditures from his or her aldermanic transportation and expense allowance and aldermanic contingency expense allowance. Each alderman shall keep the documentation or substantiation records for at least three years and such documentation or substantiation records may be examined by the comptroller or other appropriate official of the City of Chicago pursuant to the provisions of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, as amended. Each alderman shall establish an account at a recognized financial institution in the City of Chicago into which all funds received from the aforementioned expense allowances shall be deposited each month (referred to herein as the "aldermanic contingency account"). The aldermanic contingency account shall be used only for deposits and expenditures of the aforementioned aldermanic expense allowances and no other monies shall be deposited into the aldermanic contingency account. (Prior code § 4-2.3; Added Coun. J. 6-27-90, p. 17885; Amend Coun. J. 3-31-04, p. 20916, § 4.1)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-071 Employee records.

2-8-071 Employee records. Each chairman of a committee of the city council shall maintain a daily record of the attendance of the employees of the committee. The record shall include the following: the date and day of the week; the name of each employee; a separate notation for each employee indicating whether the employee was in attendance at his or her work place. If an employee is indicated as absent, the record shall also indicate whether the absence is due to illness, vacation or other cause, and whether the employee is to be paid for that day. The record shall be certified as correct by the chairman of the committee or by any employee of the committee designated by the chairman. Records required under this section shall be available for inspection in the offices of the respective committees during regular business hours in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, as amended. A committee chairman who knowingly and intentionally fails to maintain records required by this section, or who knowingly and intentionally certifies inaccurate or incomplete records, shall be censured and removed as chairman of the affected committee; provided, however, that such removal shall occur only after a hearing on the alleged violation before the appropriate committee of the city council. Upon completion of the hearing, the committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the full city council, which shall determine by a majority of all the members entitled by law to be elected whether a violation has occurred and whether the violation was knowing and intentional. (Added Coun. J. 7-13-95, p. 4446)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-080 Hearings regarding Chicago Transit Authority.

2-8-080 Hearings regarding Chicago Transit Authority. By March 31st, by June 30th, by September 30th, and by December 31st, the Committee on Transportation and Public Way shall hold at least one hearing regarding the service levels, operations, security, and planning of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). Officials from the CTA shall be available for testimony, and the President of the CTA shall testify if requested by the Chair of the Committee. (Added Coun. J. 10-4-23, p. 3703, § 1) Editor's note – Coun. J. 1-13-09, p. 52800, § 2, repealed former § 2-8-080, which pertained to alderman disclosure requirements.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-090 Quarterly hearings regarding Chicago Public Schools.

2-8-090 Quarterly hearings regarding Chicago Public Schools. (a) The Committee on Education and Child Development shall hold at least one hearing each quarter regarding the operations and performance of Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Officials from CPS shall be available for testimony and the chief executive officer of CPS and the president of the Board of Education shall testify if requested by the Chair of the Committee. (b) No member of the City Council or other municipal officer shall introduce, and no Committee of the City Council shall consider or recommend, any intergovernmental agreement with CPS or other ordinance or order that disburses funds to CPS in the succeeding quarter if the chief executive officer, the president of the Board of Education. and other officials do not participate in any hearing scheduled under subsection (a) for which their presence was requested, unless disbursement of such funds is required by State law. (Added Coun. J. 4-16-25, p. 26713, § 1) Editor’s note – Coun. J. 11-20-19, p. 9510, Art. IV, § 1, repealed former § 2-8-090, which pertained to failure to file disclosure statement by deadline.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-100 Reserved. Editor’s note – Coun. J. 11-20-19, p. 9510, Art. IV, § 2, repealed § 2-8-100, which pertained to failure to public inspection of disclosure statements.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-110 Term of office.

2-8-110 Term of office. All items of personal property purchased by an alderman from his or her aldermanic contingency expense allowance are the property of the City of Chicago and are to be returned to the City of Chicago when no longer used by an alderman or an alderman’s staff in connection with the performance of the alderman’s official duties. In the event of a vacancy or change in the office of an alderman, any personal property purchased with City funds in the possession of the vacating alderman shall transfer to the alderman’s successor. If the successor alderman determines that use of any such personal property is no longer necessary, then such personal property shall be transferred to the City Council Committee on Committees and Rules, and if not wanted by any other alderman, then to the Department of Fleet and Facility Management for treatment as surplus or salvage property. If, on the one hundred and twentieth day after the end of the prior calendar year, any unexpended funds remain in an alderman’s aldermanic contingency account, such unexpended funds shall be returned as property of the City of Chicago and shall be remitted to the City’s Comptroller by the alderman within 10 days thereafter. (Prior code § 4-2.7; Added Coun. J. 6-27-90, p. 17885; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. III, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-19, p. 11390, Art. III, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-23, p. 6542, Art. I, § 3)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-120 Rules.

2-8-120 Rules. The Committee on Committees and Rules shall have the authority, subject to the approval of the City Council, to adopt such rules as are necessary for the effective implementation and enforcement of Section 2-8-050, Section 2-8-051, Section 2-8-070 and Section 2-8-110. (Prior code § 4-2.8; Added Coun. J. 6-27-90, p. 17885; Amend Coun. J. 11-20-19, p. 9510, Art. II, § 1)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-130 Penalties.

2-8-130 Penalties. Any alderman who wilfully fails to comply with Section 2-8-050, Section 2-8-051, Section 2-8-070 or Section 2-8-110 shall be subject to censure or suspension as provided in the City Council’s Rules of Order and Procedure. (Prior code § 4-2.9; Added Coun. J. 6-27-90, p. 17885; Amend Coun. J. 11-20-19, p. 9510, Art. II, § 2)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-160 Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 3-31-04, p. 20916, § 1.1, repealed § 2-8-160, which pertained to disclosure statement – public examination conditions.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-170 Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 3-31-04, p. 20916, § 1.1, repealed § 2-8-170, which pertained to disclosure statement – failure to file.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-180 Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 3-31-04, p. 20916, § 1.1, repealed § 2-8-180, which pertained to disclosure statement – notice of failure to file.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-190 Approval of proposed capital improvement projects.

2-8-190 Approval of proposed capital improvement projects. (a) On or before December 31 of each year, the Budget Director, in consultation with all applicable department heads, shall submit for City Council approval a proposed annual plan for capital improvement projects to be funded under the City’s then-current five-year capital improvement plan anticipated to be commenced in the subsequent calendar year. Upon submission to City Council, such proposed annual plan shall be referred to the Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development, or its successor committee. Such proposed plan shall include, at a minimum, the following information for each such capital improvement project: (1) a general description of the capital improvement project; (2) the location of the capital improvement project by address and ward; (3) the applicable City Department; (4) selection criteria, needs assessment, or any other applicable review and approval frameworks used in the selection of the capital improvement project; (5) the total anticipated cost to complete the capital improvement project; and (6) the estimated dates of commencement and completion. (b) At the next regular meeting of the City Council following the adoption of a “do pass” recommendation by the Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development, or its successor committee, the Budget Director, in consultation with all applicable Department heads, shall submit for City Council approval a schedule of the funding requirements for such capital improvement projects under the City’s then-current five-year capital improvement plan. Upon submission to City Council, such funding schedule shall be referred to the Committee on Finance. Such funding schedule shall, at a minimum, include the following information: (1) an estimated project budget for each such capital improvement project; (2) the applicable funding sources for each such capital improvement project, including, but not limited to, bond funding, Tax Increment Financing, and any federal, State, City, or other governmental funding sources; and (3) the aggregate allocation, by Department, of funding under the City’s then-current five-year capital improvement plan for the applicable calendar year. (Added Coun. J. 12-20-25, p. 39283, Art. V, § 30) Editor's note – Coun. J. 3-31-04, p. 20916, § 1.1, repealed former § 2-8-190, which pertained to disclosure statement – penalties for noncompliance.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-8-200 Bond approval prerequisites.

2-8-200 Bond approval prerequisites. No bond of indemnity running to the city and requiring the approval of the city council shall be so approved until the corporation counsel shall have certified thereon that such bond is properly executed as to form, and the comptroller shall have certified thereon that the sureties on such bond are of sufficient financial responsibility for the amount of the penalty of the bond. (Prior code § 4-3)

Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2596200Fetched: 10/24/2026