Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2016-7950

• Record #: O2016-7950
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 11/1/2016
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 11/16/2016
• Title: Budget and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 44, 103rd Street/Beverly (Year 2017)
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 44 (103rd Street-Beverly)

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
11/16/2016	38238	City Council	Passed	Pass
11/14/2016		Committee on Finance	Recommended to Pass	Pass
11/1/2016	34666	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
November 1, 2016










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing a scope of services, budget and management agreement for various Special Service Areas.

Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.

Mayor

Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, special service areas may be established pursuant to Article VII, Sections 6(1) and 7(6) of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and pursuant to the provisions of the Special Service Area Tax Law, 35 ILCS 200/27-5 et seq., as amended from time to time (the "Act"), and pursuant to the Property Tax Code, 35 ILCS 200/1-1 et seq., as amended from time to time; and

WHEREAS, on November 7, 2007, the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") enacted an ordinance, as amended on December 12, 2007 (collectively the "Original Ordinance") which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 44 (the "Original Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in 2007 through and including 2016 (the "Original Period"), not to exceed an annual rate of two and a half percent (2.5%) of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein (the "Services Tax") to provide certain special services in and for the Area in addition to the services provided by and to the City of Chicago (the "City") generally (the "Original Special Services"); and

WHEREAS, on December 9, 2015, the City Council enacted an ordinance (the "Enlargement Ordinance") which (i) enlarged the boundaries of the Original Area (as enlarged, the "Area"), (ii) authorized certain special services in the Area distinct from the Original Special Services (the "Special Services"), and (iii) authorized the extension of the Original Period and of the levy of the Ser...