Office of the City Clerk - Record #: SO2017-6420

• Record #: SO2017-6420
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 9/6/2017
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 4/18/2018
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Sections 4-6-130 and 7-28-215 regarding regulation and licensing of disposal and recycling management companies
• Sponsors: Burke, Edward M.
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 4 - Businesses, Occupations & Consumer Protection - Ch. 6 Regulated Business License, MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 7 - Health & Safety - Ch. 28 Health Nuisances

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
4/18/2018	75051	City Council	Passed as Substitute	Pass
4/16/2018		Committee on Finance	Substituted in Committee
4/16/2018		Committee on Finance	Recommended to Pass
2/26/2018		Committee on Finance	Held in Committee
12/11/2017		Committee on Finance	Held in Committee
9/6/2017	55782	City Council	Referred

SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, the City of Chicago is a home rule unit of government pursuant to the 1970 Illinois Constitution, Article VII, Section 6(a); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to its home rule power, the City of Chicago may exercise any power and perform any function relating to its government and affairs including the power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and

WHEREAS, waste collection is a critical public health, public way, and consumer protection matter for the City of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, the City of Chicago requires licensing of all "'private scavengers," defined in its Municipal Code as "private companies engaged in the removal and disposal of waste and recyclables"; and

WHEREAS, the City of Chicago requires private scavengers to register each vehicle, submit proof of inspection of the State of Illinois, replace unsuitable vehicles, submit information about method of disposal, offer adequate recycling programs, submit annual recycling reports, provide suitable containers free from graffiti with the name and address of the scavenger prominently displayed, and remove and replace containers as required; and

WHEREAS, in Chapter 7-28 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, the City of Chicago requires private scavengers to collect and remit to the City the appropriate permit fee for each refuse container; and

WHEREAS, "waste brokers" are intermediaries between customers with waste hauling needs and vendors who undertake the physical trash removal; and

WHEREAS, although some waste brokers only offer consulting services to customers regarding reducing waste streams and saving money, other waste brokers contract directly with customers to manage the removal of waste and recyclables from the customers' premises; and

WHEREAS, these waste brokers outsource or subcontract the actual removal and disposal of waste and recyclables, and often themselves have no physical presence within the limits of cities in which they...