OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR ' .
October 31, 2012
10 THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request of the Budget Director, I transmit herewith an ordinance addressing Motor Fuel Taxes.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours.
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ALLOCATION OF MOTOR FUEL TAX FUNDS AUTHORIZED FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS, PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REMOVAL, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, PAINTING, IMPROVEMENT OR OPERATION OF EXISTING BRIDGES, VIADUCTS, PAVEMENT STREET LANES, STREET SIGNS AND APPURTENANCES RELATED THERETO AND LOCATED IN THE CITY OF
CHICAGO DURING YEAR 2013
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1: Authority is hereby given to the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation to expend the sum of Seventeen Million Forty-seven Thousand and Five Hundred Seventy-six Dollars ($17,047,576) from the part of the Motor Fuel Tax Fund which has been or may be allocated to the City of Chicago for emergency repairs, preventative maintenance, construction, reconstruction, removal, routine maintenance, repair, painting, improvement or operation of existing bridges, viaducts, pavement street lanes, street signs and appurtenances related thereto including exterior lighting, electronic visual aids and incidental work related thereto, located in the City of Chicago for the period of January 1, 2013 and ending December 31, 2013.
SECTION 2: Motor Fuel Tax Funds allocated for this project shall not be transferred to any other Motor Fuel Tax project or Motor Fuel Tax funds allocated for any other project shall not be transferred to this project, in either instance, without prior approval of the City Council.
SECTION 3: The City Comptroller shall set up a separate account for this project. The Commissioner of the Department of Transportation shall not expend or authorize the expenditure in excess of the amount shown and the City Comptroller shall not authorize the payment of any vouchers in excess of the amount shown without the prior approval of the City Council.
SECTION 4: The operating department shall maintain a separate ledger account for each program under this project utilizing standard account classifications acceptable under generally accepted accounting principles with all charges for direct or indirect expenses delineated, categorized, and detailed for each such project as follows:
SUBSECTION A: Emergency repairs, Preventative maintenance, construction, reconstruction, removal, routine maintenance, repair, painting, improvement or operation of existing movable and fixed bridges and viaducts within, along, adjacent to or in proximity to improved streets, county highways and state highways and appurtenances related thereto; and
SUBSECTION B: Engineering support and design in connection with emergency repairs, preventative maintenance, construction, reconstruction, removal, routine maintenance, repair, painting, improvement or operation of existing bridges, viaducts, pavement street lanes, street signs and appurtenances related thereto; and
SUBSECTION C: Emergency repairs, preventative maintenance, construction, reconstruction, removal, routine maintenance, repair, painting, improvement or operation of pavement along improved streets, county highways and state highways and appurtenances related thereto; and
SUBSECTION D: Emergency repairs, preventative maintenance, construction, reconstruction, removal, routine maintenance, repair, painting, improvement or operation of street lane lines along improved streets, county highways and state highways and appurtenances related thereto; and
SUBSECTION E: Emergency repairs, preventative maintenance, construction, reconstruction, removal, routine maintenance, repair, painting, improvement or operation of street signs along improved streets, county highways and state highways and appurtenances related thereto; and
SUBSECTION F: Emergency repairs, preventative maintenance, construction, reconstruction, removal, routine maintenance, repair, painting, improvement or operation of traffic safety devices along improved streets, county highways and state highways and appurtenances related thereto; and
SUBSECTION G: Emergency repairs, preventative maintenance, construction, reconstruction, removal, routine maintenance, repair, painting, improvement or operation of traffic control devices along improved streets, county highways and state highways and appurtenances related thereto.
SECTION 5: The City Comptroller and the City Treasurer are authorized and directed to make disbursements from said fund when properly approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation.
SECTION 6: The City Clerk is directed to transmit two (2) certified copies of this ordinance to the Division of Highways, Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois, through the District Engineer of District 1 of said Department of Transportation.
SECTION 7: This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and approval.