Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy
Chicago City Council February 1, 2023
ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO REGARDING TRANSPARENCY IN LONG-TERM CITY CONTRACTS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Title 2 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by adding a new Chapter 2-166, as follows:
CHAPTER 2-166 TRANSPARENCY IN LONG-TERM CITY CONTRACTS
2-166-010 Purpose and intent.
This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Transparency in Long-Term City Contracts Ordinance". It is the purpose of this Chapter and the policy of the City: (i) to subject proposed franchise agreements, as defined herein, to more rigorous evaluation and more meaningful public scrutiny; (ii) to ensure that Chicagoans receive appropriate benefit from franchise agreements; and (iii) to provide greater access to data reporting and other pertinent information regarding franchise agreements.
2-166-020 Definitions.
Whenever used in this Article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
"Commissioner" means the City's Commissioner of Assets, Information, and Services, or any head of a City department that assumes the rights, powers, duties, obligations, and responsibilities of the Commissioner of Assets, Information, and Services with respect to public utility franchise agreements.
"Department" means the Department of Assets, Information, and Services, or any City department that assumes the rights, powers, duties, obligations, and responsibilities of the Department of Assets, Information, and Services with respect to public utility franchise agreements.
"Electric utility"' means the distribution, transmission, or other delivery of electricity, regardless of its source, for use or consumption within the City.
"Franchise agreement" means an authorization, or renewal, extension, or amendment thereof, issued by the City, whether such authorization is designated as a franchise, permit, licens...
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