ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, The City of Chicago ("City") is a home rule municipality as described in Article Vll, Section 6(a) of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and as such may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, The City established by ordinance at Chapter 2-84 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago a Department of Police ("CPD") to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its residents; and
WHEREAS, This ordinance also establishes District Councils for the purposes of building connections between CPD and the community; collaborating in the development and implementation of community policing initiatives; ensuring regular community input for Commission efforts; ensuring that within each police district there is a forum where district residents can raise and work to address any concerns about policing in the district, including, but not limited to, police interactions with youth and people of all immigration statuses; and ensuring the independence and increasing the legitimacy ofthe Commission by participating in the selection of its members; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. A binding referendum in accordance with the terms ofthis Section shall be placed on the ballots of the February 28, 2023 Chicago consolidated primary elections to be voted on by all electors in the City of Chicago. The referendum on the ballot shall read:
Shall the City of Chicago change the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, currently a 7-member appointed body established by Chapter 2-80 of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago that oversees the Chicago Police Department (CPD), into an 11- person body, consisting of 9 Commissioners, first elected at the April 4, 2023 consolidated election, and 2 appointed Commissioners, and expand the Commission's powers pursuant to
Section 2 of Ordinance Number adopted by the City Council on ,
including by givi...
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