Office of the City Clerk - Record #: SO2019-5305

• Record #: SO2019-5305
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 6/12/2019
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight
• Final action: 7/24/2019
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapters 2-56 and 2-156 regarding government ethics
• Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E. , Vasquez, Jr., Andre, Smith, Michele, Martin, Matthew J. , Cappleman, James, Osterman, Harry
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 56 Office of Inspector General, MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 156 Governmental Ethics

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
7/24/2019	2394	City Council	Passed as Substitute	Pass
7/23/2019		Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight	Add Co-Sponsor(s)
7/17/2019		Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight	Recommended to Pass	Pass
6/12/2019	228	City Council	Referred

SUBSTITUTE
ORDINANCE


BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2-56 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
2-56-025 Definitions.
Whenever used in this chapter:
(Omitted text is not affected by this ordinance) (b) "Ultimate jurisdictional authority" shall mean the following:
(1) for any city officer (elected or appointed), city employee,
contractor/vendor or lobbyist with respect to a violation of the Governmental Ethics Ordinance
(Chapter 2-156 of this Code), the city Board of Ethics;
(2) for all other matters affecting any city employee who is:
(i) not employed by a citv council member or committee or bureau or other service agency of the citv council: the mayor and, as appropriate, the head of each affected department or agency;
(ii) employed by a citv council member or committee or bureau or other service agency of the citv council: the citv council member-committee chairman or head of the bureau or other service agency of the citv council, respectively;
for all other matters affecting a city contractor, vendor, or bidder seeking a city contract: the mayor and, as appropriate, the head of each affected department or agency;
for all other matters affecting a city licensee or entity seeking city certification: the mayor and, as appropriate, the head of each affected department or agency;
for all other matters related to the city council: the chairman of the city council GCommittee on committees, rulos and ethics Ethics and Government Oversight.

2-56-030 Inspector general - Powers and duties.
In addition to other powers conferred herein, and subjoct to subooction 2 56-050(a)(2), the inspector general shall have the following powers and duties:


(Omitted text is not affected by this ordinance)


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