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ORDINANCE
(Concerning the new 6-month prohibition on campaign contributions) BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Section 2-156-445 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
2-156-445 Limitation of contributing to candidates and elected officials.
(a) No person who has done business with the city, or with the Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Park District, Chicago City Colleges, or Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority within the preceding four reporting years or is seeking to do business with the eCity, or with any of the other aforementioned entities, no lobbyist registered with the bBoard of eEthics shall make contributions in an aggregate amount exceeding $1,500.00: (i) to any candidate for eCity office during a single candidacy; or (ii) to an elected official of the government of the eCity during any reporting year of his term; or (iii) to any official or employee of the eCity who is seeking election to any other office. For purposes of this section all contributions to a candidate's authorized political committees shall be considered contributions to the candidate. A reporting year shall be from January 1st to December 31st. For purposes of this subsection only "seeking to do business" means: (i) the definition set forth in Section 2-156-010(x); and (ii) any matter that was pending before the eCity eCouncil or any eCity eCouncil GCommittee in the six months prior to the date of the contribution or any matter that will be pending before the City Council or any City Council Committee in the six months after the date of the contribution, if that matter involved the award of loan funds, grant funds or bond proceeds, bond inducement ordinances, leases, land sales, zoning matters, the creation of tax increment financing districts, concession agreements or the establishment of a Class 6(b) Cook County property tax classification.
(Omitted text is not affected by this ordinance)
SECTION 2. After passage and approval, this ordinance shall take effect on May 1,
2019.
MICHELLE A. HARRIS
City Hall, Room 200 121 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602 Telephone: 312-744-3075
Michelle A. Harris Alderman, 8th Ward
Public Service Office 8359 South Cottage Avenue, Suite A Chicago, Illinois 60619 Telephone: (773) 874-3300 Fax: (773) 224-2425
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
Commiti Kf-s, Rules'and Ethics (chairman)
Budget and Government Operations
Finance
License and Consumer Protection
Public Safety Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
City Council Meeting April 10, 2019
To the President and Members of the City Council:
Your Committee on Committees, Rules and Ethics, having considered the following Ordinances:
02018-9024 Correction of City Council Journal of Proceedings of October 31, 2018
02019-1331 Correction of City Council Journal of Proceedings of December 12,2018
02019-1429 Amendment of Municipal Code Section 2-8-050 by further regulating
aldermanic expense allowances
02019-285 Substitute Ordinance-Subdivided
Concerning the prohibition on presiding, or participating in debate, if there is a financial interest; the requirement to disclose conflicts in adequate detail; the prohibition on Chairman recusing themselves more than 3 times in their Committee; and the requirement to supplement statements of financial interest with new information
Concerning the new 6-month prohibition on campaign contributions (5) Concerning aldermaninc notice periods and opportunity regarding driveway permit applications and building permits
begs leave to recommend that this Honorable Body pass said ordinances which are transmitted herewith.
This recommendation was concurred in by a viva voce vote of the Committee on Committees, Rules and Ethics.
Respectfully submitted,
Alderman Michelle A. Harris, Chairman Committee on Committees, Rules and Ethics