Office of the City Clerk - Record #: SO2012-7244

• Record #: SO2012-7244
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 10/31/2012
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 5/8/2013
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Titles 7 and 11 establishing reporting and reward pilot program for information leading to conviction for illegal dumping
• Sponsors: Ervin, Jason C., Lane, Lona, Colón, Rey, Graham, Deborah L., Thomas, Latasha R.
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 7 - Health & Safety - Ch. 28 Health Nuisances

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/8/2013	52138	City Council	Passed as Substitute	Pass
5/6/2013		Committee on Finance	Recommended to Pass	Pass
11/14/2012		Committee on Finance	Held in Committee
10/31/2012		City Council	Referred

SUBSTITUTE

ORDIN ANCE


SECTION 1. Chapter 7-28 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by inserting a new Section 7-28-445, as follows:

7-28-445 Pilot program establishing a reward for information leading to a conviction or finding of liability for illegal dumping.
Definitions. As used in this section:

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of the City ofChicago department of health or the commissioner's designee.

"Comptroller" means the comptroller of the City ofChicago or the comptroller's designee.

"Illegal dumping" means any violation of Sections 7-28-440 or 11-4-1500 of this
Code.
Pilot Program - Reward-- Authorized. A pilot program establishing a reward of $100.00 for information resulting in a conviction or finding of liability for illegal dumping is hereby authorized.
Eligibility criteria. Persons who report instances of illegal dumping to the City by calling the City of Chicago's non-emergency telephone number, 3-1-1, or by using other verifiable means of notification (e.g. letter, e-mail) to the police department or department of health, will be eligible for the reward authorized under subsection (b) of this section if all of the following requirements are met: (1) the person reporting the violation must identify himself/herself and provide his/her contact information to the 3-1-1 operator or department notified of the violation; and (2) the person reporting the violation must complete and sign the witness report required by the department of health; and (3) the witness report must result in a conviction or finding of liability for illegal dumping of the person(s) identified in such report as having committed the violation on the date and at the time set forth in such report. Provided further, that city employees shall not be eligible for the reward authorized under this section.
Reward process. The commissioner shall be the sole arbiter of whether a person meets the eligibility criteria set forth in subsection (c) of this section, and the ...