Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2021-5874

• Record #: O2021-5874
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed to Pass
• Intro date: 12/15/2021
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Public Safety
• Final action: 5/24/2023
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code 2-78-100 and 2-78-120 regarding authority of Civilian Office of Police Accountability to conduct investigations of certain misconducts
• Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E.
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 78 Civilian Office of Police Accountability
• Related files: R2023-766

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/24/2023		City Council	Failed to Pass
12/15/2021	42070	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI £. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR
December 15.2021









TO THE HONORABLE, THE CI TY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the Interim Chief Administrator ofthe Civilian Office of Police Accountability, I transmit herewith an ordinance amending the Municipal Code regarding the authority ofthe Civilian Office of Police Accountability.

Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.

ORDINANCE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Section 2-78-100 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck-through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
2-78-100 Definitions.

The following terms wherever used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning appears from the context:
(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)
"Police Department" means the Department of Police established in Chapter 2-84 of this
Code.
"Sexual misconduct" means:
anv behavior, occurring on or off duty, by a member of the Police Department that takes advantage of the Police Department member's position in law enforcement to misuse authority and power, including force, in order to commit a sexual act, initiate sexual contact with another person, or respond to a perceived sexually motivated cue (from a subtle suggestion to an overt action) from another person:
anv sexual communication or behavior, occurring on or' off duty, by a member of the Police Department that would likely be construed as lewd, lascivious, inappropriate, or conduct unbecoming of a member of the Police Department: or
anv attempted or completed act, occurring on or off duty, by a member of the Police Department of nonconsensual sexual conduct or nonconsensual sexual penetration, as defined in Section 11-0.1 of the Illinois Criminal Code of 2012, criminal sexual assault, as defined in Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.40 ofthe Illinois Cr...