OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
October 31, 2012
TO 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,
ALLOCATION OF MOTOR FUEL TAX FUNDS AUTHORIZED FOR MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND STREET LIGHTING SYSTEMS ALONG IMPROVED STREETS, COUNTY AND STATE HIGHWAYS 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 Chicago Department of Transportation to expend the sum of Three Million Five Hundred Forty-eight Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-four Dollars ($3,548,874) from the part of the Motor Fuel Tax Fund which has been or may be allocated to the City of Chicago for maintenance of traffic signal and street lighting systems along improved streets, county highways and state highways 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 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 project utilizing standard account classifications acceptable under generally accepted accounting principles with all charges for direct or indirect expenses delineated, categorized, an...
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