Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2012-8064

• Record #: O2012-8064
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed to Pass
• Intro date: 10/8/2014
• Final action: 5/20/2015
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 2-92 to establish Privatization, Transparency and Accountability Ordinance
• Sponsors: Sawyer, Roderick T., Willie B. Cochran, Arena, John, Fioretti, Bob, Cullerton, Timothy M., Foulkes, Toni, Pope, John, Smith, Michele, O'Shea, Matthew J., Lane, Lona, Harris, Michelle A., Munoz, Ricardo, Pawar, Ameya, Zalewski, Michael R., Thompson, JoAnn, Chandler, Michael D., Hairston, Leslie A., Dowell, Pat, Burns, William D., Graham, Deborah L., Waguespack, Scott, Mell, Richard F., Beale, Anthony, Colón, Rey, Thomas, Latasha R., Sposato, Nicholas, Burnett, Jr., Walter, Ervin, Jason C., Cappleman, James, Cardenas, George A., Moreno, Proco Joe, Brookins, Jr., Howard, Reilly, Brendan
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 92 Dept. of Purchases, Contracts & Supplies
• Related files: R2015-407

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/20/2015		City Council	Failed to Pass	Fail
10/8/2014	92167	City Council	Re-Referred	Pass

PRJVATIZATION TRANSPARENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, The City of Chicago has transferred many of the functions of City government to private contractors; and
WHEREAS, The justification for such privatization is the claim that services can be delivered at lower cost without impacting service availability or quality; and
WHEREAS, Solely relying on such justification fails to take into account broader consequences of privatization, such as the impact on the local labor market, wage levels, diversity in the workforce and other important social goals; and
WHEREAS, Recent experiences, such as the privatization of the City's parking meters and the Chicago Skyway, have raised significant concerns regarding both the short- and long-term consequences of privatization that is not properly scrutinized or regulated; and
WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of City government and City residents that there be greater oversight, disclosure and public discussion before privatization plans are finalized; now, therefore



BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:

Section 1. Chapter 2-92 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by adding new sections 2-92-800 through 2-92-900 as follows: 2^92-800 Title and Purpose.

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This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Privatization Transparency Ordinance." It is the puipose of this section and the policy of the City to ensure that the residents of the City receive high quality public services with due regard for cost to the taxpayers of the City and for both public and private sector workers who may provide such services.
2-92-810 Definitions.
Whenever used in sections 2-92-800 through 2-92-900 the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
"Privatization" means a contract or a lease between a City department and a person or firm regardless of whether the person or firm is a for-profit entity or a not-for-profit entity for any function, operation or service performe...