Record #: O2015-6203   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 7/29/2015 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
Final action: 7/29/2015
Title: Amendment of Chicago Infrastructure Trust ordinance regarding composition and appointment of Board of Directors
Sponsors: Dept./Agency
Topic: CITY DEPARTMENTS/AGENCIES - Chicago Infrastructure Trust
Attachments: 1. O2015-6203.pdf

ORDINANCE

 

 

 

WHEREAS, on April 24, 2012 the City Council passed a substitute ordinance establishing the Chicago Infrastructure Trust ("Trust"), which was published in the Council Journal of Proceedings for that date at pages 23972 through 23988 (enacted text at pages 23982 through 23988); and

WHEREAS, on July 25, 2012 the City Council passed an ordinance amending the composition of the Board of Directors of the Trust, which was published in the Council Journal of Proceedings for that date at pages 30794 through 30796; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary and advisable to further amend provisions regarding the Trust's Board of Directors in the substitute ordinance, as amended (the "Amended Substitute Trust Ordinance"); now, therefore,

 

 

Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago:

 

 

 

SECTION 1. Section 2 of the Amended Substitute Trust Ordinance is hereby further amended by deleting the struck-through text and inserting the underscored text as follows:

SECTION 2. Composition and Appointment of Board of Directors.

(a) The Board of Directors of the Trust shall consist of five (5) seven (7) voting members ("Voting Members") appointed by the Mayor of the City (the "Mayor") with the approval of the City Council. Four of these Voting Members shall have expertise in one or more of the following areas: financing and development of infrastructure; capital markets; and municipal finance, and one of these Voting Members shall be a member of the City Council. If at any time the City Council Voting Member shall cease to be a member of the City Council, his or her term as a Voting Member shall also cease and a member of the City Council shall be appointed to serve the remainder of this term.

The Voting Members initially appointed pursuant to this sub section (a) will serve for the following terms: one member for a term commencing with the incorporation ofthe Trust and ending on December 31, 2013, two members for a term commencing with the incorporation of the Trust and ending on December 31, 2014; and two members for a term commencing with the incorporation ofthe Trust and ending on December 31, 2015.

 

Thereafter, each Each Voting Member appointed pursuant to this sub-section (a) will serve for a term of three years. Each Voting Member appointed pursuant to this sub-section (a) will serve until his or her successor is duly qualified and appointed. Any appointment and associated City Council approval

 

 

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of Voting Members subsequent to (he appointment of the initial Voting Members shall occur within one year ofany vacancy created.

(omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)

(b) Non-voting, advisory members shall be appointed to the Board of Directors ofthe Trust as follows:

(i) Three non-voting, advisory members may be appointed by the Mayor. One non voting advisory member shall be the City Treasurer. The remaining two These non-voting, advisory members shall be either commissioners, officials or employees of the City or of the following units of government: the Public Building Commission of Chicago, the Chicago Transit Authority, the Chicago Board of Education, Community College District Number 508, the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Housing Authority (collectively, the "Co-Ordinate Units of Government") or board members of the Co-Ordinate Units of Government. Each non-voting advisory member appointed pursuant to this clause (i) shall serve ex-officio while also serving in his or her respective position as a , commissioner, official, employee or board member of the City or of the respective Co-Ordinate Unit of Government.

(omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)

 

 

 

SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.

 

Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel

CITY OF CHICAGO

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 27, 2015

 

 

 

TO THE HONORABLE, THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

 

 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

I transmit herewith an ordinance amending provisions relating to the Board of Directors of the Chicago Infrastructure Trust.

 

Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.

 

 

Very truly yours,

Carole L. Brown Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

121 NORTH LASALLE STREET, 5TH FLOOR, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602

 

 

 

 

CHICAGO July 29, 2015

 

To the President and Members of the City Council:

 

Your Committee on Finance having had under consideration

 

A communication recommending a proposed ordinance concerning the authority to approve the amendment of the ordinance that established the Chicago Infrastructure Trust concerning the composition and appointment of the Board of Directors.

 

Direct Introduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Having had the same under advisement, begs leave to report and recommend that your Honorable Body pass the proposed Ordinance Transmitted Herewith

 

(a (viva voce vote

dissenting vote(s)7

This recommendation was concurred in by

of members of the committee with

 

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted

Chairman