RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, That the Rules of Order and Procedure of the City Council, City of Chicago, for the 2011 - 2015 term, are hereby amended by deleting the language struck through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
RULE 1. The Mayor shall be Presiding Officer of the Council.
The Council shall elect one of its members President Pro Tempore of the Council, who shall act as Presiding Officer of the Council during a temporary absence or disability of the Mayor or when requested so to do by the Mayor. In the temporary absence of the President Pro Tempore, the Vice-Mayor shall act as Presiding Officer of the Council when requested to do so by the Mayor. The President Pro Tempore or the Vice-Mayor of the Council, when acting as the Presiding Officer, shall vote on all questions on which the vote is taken by yeas and nays, his name being called last.
The City Council Legislative Reference Bureau shall be underthe control, supervision and direction of the President Pro Tempore.
RULE 37. The jurisdiction of each standing committee, in terms of legislation and administrative activities of its particular concern, shall be as follows:
(Omitted text is not affected by this resolution)
3. Trie Committee on Committees, Rules and Ethics shall have jurisdiction over the Rules of Order and Procedure, the procedures of the Council and its committees, including disputes over committee jurisdiction and referrals, ward redistricting, elections and referenda, committee assignments, the conduct of Council members, the provision of services to the City Council body; matters affecting the City Clerk; and council service agencies, including except the City Council Legislative Reference Bureau referenced in Rule 1. The Committee shall also be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 2-156 and Section 2-55-050 of the Municipal Code of Chicago. The Committee shall also have jurisdiction with regard to a...
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