Office of the City Clerk - Record #: SO2011-6503

• Record #: SO2011-6503
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 7/28/2011
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Public Safety
• Final action: 9/8/2011
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 2-84 regarding Police Board powers and duties
• Sponsors: Fioretti, Bob
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 84 Dept. of Police

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
9/8/2011	7259	City Council	Passed as Substitute	Pass
9/6/2011		Committee on Public Safety	Recommended to Pass	Pass
7/28/2011	5650	City Council	Referred

ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Section 2-84-020 of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language stricken through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
284020 - Police board - Establishment, membership and organization.
There is hereby created a police board consisting of nine members to be appointed by the mayor by and with the advice and consent of the city council. They shall be appointed for a term of five years, or until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. Board members shall serve without compensation. No Board Member shall serve more than two consecutive five year terms (10 years) except that current members who have already served 10 years as of the date this amendment takes effect may serve up to 18 additional months on the Board. No Compensation of any kind shall be paid to Board Members exceeding $5.000 per year for Board Members and $7.500 per year for the President.
Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of an unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments.
Members of the Board may be removed by the mayor as provided by law.
Tho mayor shall designate The police board shall elect a president and a vice president from among the members of the board for a term of two (2) years. The board shall hold a regular meeting at least once a month. All regular meetings shall be in a public office of the board with reasonable provision for attendance by the public. The superintendent of police may be present at all meetings of the board and shall have the right to take part in the discussions and deliberations but shall have no vote.
The board shall appoint a secretary not a member of the board. The secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings and transactions of the board specifying therein the names of the members of the board at all meetings and giving the ayes yeas and nees nays upon all votes. He shall post an...