Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2014-8029

• Record #: O2014-8029
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 10/8/2014
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 11/5/2014
• Title: Scope of services, budget and management agreement for Special Service Area No. 5, Commercial Avenue (Year 2015)
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 5 (Commercial Avenue)

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
11/7/2014		City Council	Published in Special Pamphlet
11/5/2014	93780	City Council	Passed	Pass
11/3/2014		Committee on Finance	Recommended to Pass	Pass
10/8/2014	89000	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
October 8, 2014









TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing a scope of services, budget and management agreement for various special service areas.

Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.

Mayor



Very truly yours,

ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, special service areas may be established pursuant to Article VII, Sections 6(1) and 7(6) of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and pursuant to the provisions of the Special Service Area Tax Law, 35 ILCS 200/27-5 et seq., as amended from time to time (the "Act") and pursuant to the Property Tax Code, 35 ILCS 200/1-1 et seq., as amended from time to time (the "Code"); and

WHEREAS, on October 31,1983, the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") enacted an ordinance, as amended by an ordinance enacted by the City Council on May 30,1984, which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 5 and authorized the levy of an annual tax not to exceed an annual rate of three percent (3%) ofthe equalized assessed value ofthe taxable property therein to provide certain special services in and for such area for a period of 10 years (the "Initial Levy Period") in addition to the services provided by and to the City of Chicago (the "City") generally; and

WHEREAS, the Initial Levy Period expired; and

WHEREAS, on November 5, 1993, the City Council enacted an ordinance which again established a special service area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 5 and authorized the levy of an annual tax not to exceed an annual rate of three percent (3%) of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein to provide certain special services in and for such area for an additional period of 10 years (the "Second Levy P...