orrrcit. of the mayor
CITV CM' CHICAGO
IOHI i:. UGHTI GOT
MAYOil
September 21. 2022
TO THK HONORABLE, 1 HE CI TY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request ofthe Commissioner of Planning and Development. 1 transmit herewith ordinances authorizing the establishment, reconstruction, term and boundary expansion and 202 budget and services of specified Special Service Areas, and the execution of service provider agreements with various entities.
Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.
Very truly yours.
PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, special service areas may be established pursuant to (i) Article VII, Sections 6(1) and 7(6) of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, (ii) the provisions of the Special Service Area Tax Law, 35 ILCS 200/27-5 et seq., as amended from time to time (the "Special Service Area Tax Law), and (iii) the Property Tax Code, 35 ILCS 200/1-1 et seq., as amended from time to time (the "Property Tax Code"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") finds that it is in the public interest that consideration be given to the creation of an area within the City of Chicago to be known and designated as Special Service Area Number 80 (the "Area") and to the authorization of the levy of a special annual services tax (the "Services Tax") for a period of 10 years within the Area for the purposes set forth herein; that the Area is contiguous; and that said special services are in addition to.municipal services provided by and to the City of Chicago generally, and it is, therefore, in the best interests of the City of Chicago that the creation of the Area and the levy of the Services Tax within the Area for the services to be provided be considered; now, therefore,
Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago:
SECTION 1. The preambles of this ordinance are hereby incorporated herein as if set out herein in full.
SECTION 2. A public hearin...
Click here for full text