Record #: O2019-295   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 1/23/2019 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Budget and Government Operations
Final action: 3/13/2019
Title: Amendment of year 2015 Intergovernmental Agreement with Public Building Commission for extension of terms of Agreement
Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
Topic: AGREEMENTS - Intergovernmental
Attachments: 1. O2019-295.pdf, 2. O2019-295 (V1).pdf
ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 10 of the Illinois Constitution, the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220, and other applicable law permit units of local government to cooperate with and support each other exercising their authority and performing their responsibilities; and

WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City") and the Public Building Commission of Chicago ("PBC") share the common goal of detecting and preventing misconduct, inefficiency, and waste within their respective operations; and

WHEREAS, the City and PBC also share the common goals of promoting economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and integrity in their respective operations by reviewing programs, identifying any inefficiencies, waste, and potential for misconduct therein, and recommending policies and methods for the elimination of inefficiencies and waste and the prevention of misconduct; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City ("City Council") on October 8, 2014, and published in the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council for said date at pages 92142 to 92153, inclusive, the City and PBC entered into an intergovernmental agreement dated as of January 1, 2015 (the "Agreement") under which the City's Inspector General is authorized to exercise powers and perform duties with respect to PBC and its officers and employees in a manner similar to that which those powers are exercised and those duties are performed with respect to the City and its officers and employees; and

WHEREAS, the City and PBC now desire to extend the termination date of the Agreement by an additional five (5) years through and including December 31, 2023; now therefore,

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

SECTION 1. The above recitals are expressly incorporated in and made a part of this ordinance as though fully set forth herein.

SECTION 2. The Mayor or a designee of the Mayor are each hereby authorized, with the approval of the City's...

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