Committee on Committees and Rules

Politics

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
2:00 p.m. CDT

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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team

Note-taking by Maia Spoto

Chicago Commission on Public Safety and Accountability nominees, Ethics ordinance, Car booting on private property

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Live reporting by William Garcia

Chicago Commission on Public Safety and Accountability nominees, Ethics ordinance, Car booting on private property

Bill Garcia

Hi, I’ll be live-tweeting this afternoon’s @ChiCouncil Committee on Committees and Rules meeting for @CHIdocumenters #CHIdocumenters

01:33 PM May 24, 2022 CDT

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Today’s 2pm meeting will be live-streamed here: https://livestream.com/accounts/28669066

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Agenda (source: https://chicago.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=978286&GUID=6C86E301-B5F6-46EC-AA1E-675CFDE3F8CC) https://t.co/yCiqut4TPi

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Stream is active: https://livestream.com/accounts/28669066/events/8800236

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Apparently we are waiting for some members of the committee to return from the police recognition luncheon

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The meeting is called to order at 2:04pm. Roll is called, establishing a quorum. https://t.co/ureFuSo0i0

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Public comment period begins. There are three speakers.

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A rep from @BetterGov voices support for the ethics ordinance that will be discussed today.

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The caller is not present or unable to unmute at the moment.

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It seems there was no third speaker? Or they are not present.

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Moving on, the Rule 45 report has been approved by the committee.

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Item 2: (O2022-466) Correction of City Council Journal of Proceedings of December 15, 2021

There are no questions. The committee passes the correction.

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Item 3: (O2022-1100) Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 2-156 by modifying various sections and adding new Section 2-156-301 regarding governmental ethics

This amendment is re-referred to the Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight, as approved.

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Item 4: (O2022-1217) Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 4-6 to repeal Section 4-6-230(g)(5) regarding booting of motor vehicles on private property

Ald La Spata asks his colleagues to vote against this item. Ald Harris doesn’t want to start a new discussion. https://t.co/4ZZhPRgPOn

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La Spata says he’d prefer to refer this item to a joint committee.

It seems many of the present committee members are chiming and voting No on the agenda item.

Ald Harris - “I usually don’t get a lot of No votes around here.”

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Some committee members are bewildered that they’re discussing voting on referring things.

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Voting on the re-referral to Committee on License and Consumer Protection
Roll call vote:
Yes/No - 30/12

Item will be referred.

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Item 5 (final) on the agenda is regarding 14 nominees for submission to the Mayor for her consideration for appointment to the interim Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability

Ald Osterman provides background on the Commission and reads the nominees’ names. https://t.co/bDo3tFbvCr

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Item 5 passes.

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The meeting concludes at 2:33pm.

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This concludes my coverage for @CHIdocumenters. #CHIDocumenters

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