JOSEPH A. MOORE
Alderman, 49th Ward 7356 North Greenview Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60626 telephone 773-338-5796 ward49@cityofchicago.org
www.ward49.com
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF CHICAGO COUNCIL CHAMBER
City Hall, Room 300 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago. Illinois 60602 Telephone 312-744-3067
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
SPECIAL EVENTS, CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND RECREATION
Chairman
Budget and Government Operations Committees, Rules and Ethics Finance
Health and Environmental Protection Human Relations
April 15, 2015
To the President and Members of the City Council:
Your Committee on Special Events Cultural Affairs and Recreation, for which a meeting was held on April 9, 2015, having had under consideration the ordinance introduced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel on March 18, 2015, this being the Special Events Ordinance, begs leave to recommend that Your Honorable Body Approve said ordinance transmitted herewith.
This recommendation was concurred in by a via voce vote of all committee members present with no dissenting votes.
Respectfully submitted,
Joseph A. Moore, Chairman Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City") is a home rule unit of government as defined in Section 6(a), Article VII ofthe 1970 Constitution ofthe State of Illinois and, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the City, through the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events ("DCASE"), sponsors and conducts unparalleled exhibits, programs, festivals and cultural and entertainment events as further described by this ordinance (collectively "Events") in City facilities managed by DCASE and other City departments and throughout the City's streets, parks and neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the Events promote the public interest by providing vital recreation for the citizens ofthe City and from around the w...
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