SUBSTITUTE. MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE AS AMENDED
WHEREAS, The City of Chicago is a home rule unit of government as defined in Article VII, Section 6(a) of the Illinois Constitution; and
WHEREAS, As a home rule unit of government, the City of Chicago may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and ;
WHEREAS, The management, structure, powers, and functions of its departments and agencies is a matter pertaining to the government and affairs of the City of Chicago; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
This ordinance is organized into the following Articles, as follows:
Article I. Governmental Organization and Operation
Article II. Worker Protections
Article III. Environmental Protections
Article IV. Out-Of-City Water Service
Article V. Short-Term Rental Reforms
Article VI. CATCo
Article VII. Resolution
Article VIII. Severability; Superseder
Article IX. Effective Dates
ARTICLE I. GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION
SECTION 1. Chapter 2-4 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by adding a new Section 2-4-100, as follows:
2-4-100 Mayor's Office of Equity and Racial Justice.
For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Equity" means outcomes and processes that result in fair and just access to opportunity and resources that provide everyone the ability to thrive.
"Racial justice" means the elimination of racial inequality and advancement of collective prosperity for communities that have been most negatively impacted because of their race or ethnicity.
"Racial Equity Action Plan" means a multi-year strategic plan aiming to achieve equity and racial justice:
"Sister agencies" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 1-23-010.
There is hereby established the Mayor's Office of Equity and Racial Justice, which shall have the mission to:
(1) provide oversight and guidance for systematic reform of processes, practices, and...
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