Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2020-2356

• Record #: O2020-2356
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 4/22/2020
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Budget and Government Operations
• Final action: 4/24/2020
• Title: Authorization for various City departments to institute emergency measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
• Sponsors: Dept./Agency
• Topic: CITY DEPARTMENTS/AGENCIES - Assets, Information and Services, - CITY DEPARTMENTS/AGENCIES - Budget & Management, - CITY DEPARTMENTS/AGENCIES - Procurement Services

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
4/27/2020		City Council	Signed by Mayor
4/24/2020	15041	City Council	Passed	Pass
4/22/2020	15024	City Council	Deferred and Published
4/21/2020		Committee on Budget and Government Operations	Recommended to Pass
4/21/2020		Committee on Budget and Government Operations	Direct Introduction

ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, Beginning in late 2019, a new and highly communicable type of Coronavirus, now commonly known as COVID-19, emerged and began to spread rapidly. Despite efforts to contain COVID-19, it continues to spread throughout Chicago and the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, COVID-19 presents an extraordinarily severe and unprecedented threat to the populace of Chicago. It is necessary and appropriate for the City of Chicago ('City") to take immediate measures to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its residents; and
WHEREAS, On March 18, 2020, acting pursuant to Section 2-4-110 ofthe Municipal Code ("Code"), the Mayor declared that a state of emergency exists in Chicago and issued Emergency Executive Order No. 2020-1, conferring additional temporary authority for certain essential City functions and services; and

WHEREAS, The City is a home rule municipality as described 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, including the exercise of police powers to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of its citizens; and

WHEREAS, It is vital that City government continue to act swiftly and effectively to help and support our residents and employees during this public health emergency caused by COVID-19 ("Emergency"), including legislative adoption and ratification of provisions in Executive Order No. 2020-1 and the passage of additional legislative measures; now, therefore,


BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:


ARTICLE I - FISCAL AND PROCUREMENT-RELATED
SECTION 1. The Budget Director is authorized to appropriate Emergency-related funds not otherwise appropriated by ordinance from federal, state and other sources. To enable prompt and efficient use of such funds to address the Emergency, the Budget Director is authorized to temporarily establish new funding lines, and temporarily transfer ...