SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Section 2B152-050 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by inserting the underscored language as follows:
2-152-050 Residence restrictions.
All officers and employees of the city shall be actual residents of the city. Any officer or employee of the city who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this section shall be discharged from the service of the city in the manner provided by law. The commissioner of human resources may suspend the foregoing residency requirement in the following limited circumstances: (1) where a new employee requires a period not to exceed 90 davs following the start of employment to relocate their residence to the City, or (2) where a current employee requires a period not to exceed 90 days due to extraordinary circumstances, and in the judgment of the commissioner of human resources, the granting of a waiver would be equitable and appropriate. Examples of extraordinary circumstances under (2) are a residence being rendered completely and permanently uninhabitable due to natural calamity or a need to permanently abandon a residence for personal safety.
Any request for a waiver under this section shall be made in a written statement containing pertinent detail and provided to the commissioner. The commissioner may request additional or clarifying information or documents, then shall approve or deny the request in a written statement, containing the determination and the basis therefor. The commissioner shall maintain on file a record containing all such requests and dispositions. The documented process required by this section shall be the exclusive means bv which a residency waiver can be sought and granted.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in force and effect upon passage and approval.
CITY COUNCIL JULY 29, 2015
To the President and Members ofthe City Council:
Your Committee on Workforce Development and Audit, to which was referred (May 6, 2015) an ordinance amending Municipal Code Section 2-152-050 by modifying residency requirements for officers and employees of the City of Chicago, and to which a subsequent Substitute Ordinance was introduced directly into committee on July 28, 2015, begs leave to recommend that your Honorable Body DO PASS the Substitute Ordinance submitted herewith.
This recommendation was concurred in by all members of the committee present, with no dissenting votes.
Patrick J. O'Connor, Chairman
Committee on Workforce Development & Audit
Respectfully submitted,