ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2-8 of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language stricken through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
2-8-820 Establishment and supervision.
There is hereby created and established a legislative reference bureau which shall be known as the "city council legislative reference bureau". The said bureau shall be under the supervision of a director who shall be appointed by the committee on committees and rules of the city council, and be subject to its control, supervision and direction of the President Pro Tempore of the City Council.
2-8-830 Director's assistants Staff.
The director shall appoint his technical and clerical assistants The President Pro Tempore shall appoint bureau staff in such number and for such compensation as may be provided in the annual appropriation ordinance.
2-8-840 Office location and hours.
The office of the bureau shall be established in the City Hall building and shall be located as near as may be possible to the chamber of the city council. It shall be open daily on the weekdays that the City Hall building is open, during the hours set by the President Pro Tempore, excepting Sundays and legal holidays, including all hours during which the city council is in session.
2-8-850 Powers and duties.
It shall be the duty of said bureau:
To prepare, upon the request of any member of the city council, ordinances, resolutions and orders proposed to be introduced in the city council by said members, including amendments, substitutes and revisions of existing or proposed ordinances, resolutions and orders;
To collect, catalogue, classify, index, completely digest, topically index, checklist and summarize all ordinances, resolutions and orders as well as amendments or revisions thereof, if any, introduced in the city council, as soon as practicable after the same have been printed, and to furnish co...
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