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You know, I'm a all right, we have 23 members, present, or
24, members, present, and warm is established, the comment.
We had no callers for public comment, Mr. Blakemore, did
you request public, sir?
Sorry, I got you right here. Okay, thank you.
I'm going to.
I'm going to win the mirror point.
People.
People to these various offices.
They?
That you don't work for the lair.
You work for the city of Chicago.
And the mirror is not paying you.
Extensions IP, and you.
even though the mayor has the power to appoint,
your legion is to the citizens of Chicago.
You.
You work for us.
I've
I see that he appointed a new Corporation counsel so I just
want to make it clear.
You are now a public server.
and,
And you do.
And you don't serve the Democratic party. You don't see me.
You don't serve in their, you serve the public and it's an
honor to be a public servant.
This is a very important appointment that your servant has
over the budget, that's dealing with money.
And I'm glad to see black people in high places. Can they
share me chairmanships? But you remember you to a public
servant and the one that you should your legion should be
to your black community?
Call.
Cuz you black if you're chairman of knowledge, sharing your
Allegiance is to us.
You.
You black public service and we expect you to server, I
don't want to hear about all the people and color and all
Rainbow Coalition you are there to serve us because you
look like you come from up. So you must remember where you
are and who you are and we're still on the white man's
Plantation, okay? How how you get makes those decisions but
we expect you to serve us
Login.
What game is very important for our black leadership to get
these filled chairman, but I don't want you to be the
overseer.
On.
on the plant, a
On the plantation, I want you to be a public service and
you deserve us now system that goes for you and all of it.
So, don't forget what we came from that song. Safe, we
shall overcome, not that we have overcome the legacy of
slavery. We shall one day and we depend on you to help us
go there. And thank you. And thank you, mr. Blakemore with
that, that would conclude public comments moving into the
agenda item. Number while, the committee will now consider
your approval of the April 2023 joint committee meeting
between the committee on budget of government operations,
an immigrant and Refugee Rights for May 9th. 2023 in the
June 23, June 2023 rule. 45 reports the reports for email
that included in 1 or 3 Communications.
Are they?
Are there any discuss?
Are there any discussion?
See you in another can get a motion to approve.
On the Martin.
On the Martin moose approve.
Moves to pass or any objections, all in favor. Say I will
be ported out at our next city council meeting for tomorrow
July 19th. Which is the appointment of Mary Richardson,
Larios Corporation counsel for the city of Chicago.
Moana.
Come on up.
Our.
hours, for the record will recognize
are.
Alderman Ramirez, Rosa and Alderman Harris.
Okay nominee for Corporation counsel before. Saturday is
any questions or any discussion or is there just the
motion?
Okay, the people in the boxes for Budget that that's not
yet or they can with you my apologies more or she does have
a couple people in the box if you would, I guess. Introduce
your
Number.
Members in the Box.
Members in the box and also introduce yourself to the
committee would appreciate a good afternoon. Alderman Mary
Richardson, Lori acting Corporation counsel in the box. I
have my press officer, Christian, cabanban and my newly
minted. I just arrived first assistant Corporation counsel,
Amy Crawford, who came over from the State's Attorney's
office to join me again. My name is Mary Richardson Lori.
Okay, could you tell us a little about your background and
what brings you back to hear and the welcome back, thank
you. I'll chairman chairman Irwin, Vice, chairman Lee who I
had a chance to sit down with individually a mini of you, I
reached out to leave messages to introduce myself. For
those of you who don't know me, I am a returning, a member
of the working force for the city. I began my formative
stages of my career here in the law department and I worked
in that department for a number of years. In the contracts
and commercial law, division my claim to fame in that work.
The 911 Center that you all utilize today didn't exist then
so I'm the lead negotiator for that until I end my second
chair with Chris Jerome who is subsequently retired and
negotiated on your behalf on the citizens we have for that
deal.
I am.
I am also, we're
I am also responsible for better for worse, not the
privatization, but preceding the parking meter ladies that
didn't exist in my help to put that deal together as well.
So Celebrate Me by me, I'm not sure, which, but that is
just part of the scope of some of the work that I did in
that day of those days. And then I was asked by the, then
City Mayor Daley, if I could would join his stats. So, or
number of years after that, I was the person
cross-disciplinary person and would work with multiple
operations, Department, to figure out how we could work
together in executing our obligations and then the mayor
then sitting, they are appointed me as Building
Commissioner. So I served for four years as building
commission are doing the building boom and we began the
process. Although it is on going, I hear of revising the
the code building code for
City.
See if she.
city of Chicago which had not been revised in wholesale
since 1957. Once I completed that,
Tore I left and went into the private sector and I was an
equity partner at Mayer Brown. In those days, I didn't
realize that one, one leaves the public sector. One doesn't
go necessarily inequity classification, but I did and I
stayed there an equal amount of time as I did serve.
In the Publix.
In the public sector. I didn't went on with some former
Starbucks executive Salon, some companies start a firm
during that time I continue to serve as chair of the tax
increment financing committee for a number of years. I was
chair of the interim chair of the Board of Education, as
the transition happened between Mayor Daley mayor Emanuel
and I was chair of the Community, Trust foundation for
number of years in which I set for ten years until I turned
off and I was vice-chair of the Cook County Health and
hospital system for a number of years as well. When I and I
relocated temporarily out-of-state, I received the call to
it to consider coming back in joining in this way.
Search.
Serve.
Serving in this role. And I responded I responded in part
out of honor to my mother. My mother was a teacher out of
honour, to my father. My father was a blue-collar worker
and ultimately, they both believed in service. My
grandmother was a social worker. My grandfather was a
linguist before it was called such so my command of various
languages, derived from him, my sense of myself to rise
from them.
and ultimately,
And ultimately, I decided to come back be helpful to this
Administration and work amongst people who are incredibly
talented, sometimes underpaid but incredibly talented group
of lawyers who are dedicated to serving the public. I take
note of mr. Blake Morris commentary. And I've seen him and
he me in a number of capacities on when he talks about
service, I think he has a point, and when we step into
these roles, we have to bring the fullness of who we are,
but we have to leave with service for the greater good, for
the people of the city. For the citizenry citizenry, my
client base, involves every city Department. My client base
will involve many of you within the color of authority of
your job. I want to rebuild the relationship that we had
for many decades with counsel with the operating
Department. I want them to understand if you confirm me
that
I am.
I am approach.
I am approachable that on occasion. Yes I will have to say
no but it usually is with. Now tell me what you want to
achieve and let's talk through a methodology for getting
here. So I want to build in a collaboration that I think
will bode well for the city for the department and assist
us with meeting our obligations with integrity. And with
that, chairman, I headed back to you for your
mission of
Mission of my permanency in the world.
Thank.
Thank you, jam. And I know,
Alderman, Harris already has a motion on the floor with
definitely. I would only second but I had something one
that I am excited about before I get into all the good
stuff because everybody knows whatever don't know. At least
if you're ready, highly qualified to be here in this pass
and I'm excited that you are back here. Now, with that
said, I heard that you were wrapping up and talking about,
you know, being a general counseling went to bring back, I
can me and our relationships over the past few years, has
been discussion about the council having their own legal
counsel. What are your thoughts on that? Or you think that
position that you're in at least in terms of your servant
in? It is one that can serve both the the executive office
as well as the legislative body.
I think.
Thank you alderman for the question relative to a separate
counsel for this body during my many decades involved. I've
never seen that occur. I've never seen it work. Well, I do
understand the basis for the Animus, the Discord. And I'd
like to bring closure to that.
Frankly.
Frankly, I'll do that. Just by how I engage with you and
I'll let you be the judge on whether or not you think you
need separate counsel based on how I I engage with you. But
I think that in a lot of harm and we have this
extraordinary talent and I'd like to ensure that you have
access to that talent for those of you who may have had the
door closed or maybe I felt uncomfortable. I want to make
sure you have the access, I think Dad's creating two groups
of lawyers going at each other will not solve problems.
Will create more, everyone will position themselves and a
way that won't allow you to go about doing your business.
So that would not be a no point of advocacy for me but I'm
hopeful that I can demonstrate a level of competence
include reality and engagement that will affirm that.
That's a position that is worth following.
and,
And my other question has, and thank you for that answer.
And I appreciate that so much. And then and I'm hoping that
this whole body can have that relationship. And I don't, I
don't have any doubt that under your leadership, that, that
can be achieved. So I appreciate your answer to that as we
looking at. You probably haven't chatted you, you don't
have a chance to look at everything, but I think you keep
your ear to the ground in summer on procurement standpoint,
especially when we talk about contracts. When we talked
about percentages, when we talked about, you know, mbwb and
if you reach a certain level of money, that, you know, you
no longer n b, w, b, h m. Because of the times, when we are
bringing issues up and then say we're legally, we can't do
that. We'll get sued will get sued based on what you know,
because we haven't made a lot of traction and turns up.
Listen.
Percentage.
Percentages especially of African-Americans, you know from
a Contracting standpoint, how do you think we can based on
your your know how we can begin to sort of overcome that?
Add is.
This is a I think you all the more for their second
question. The issue of compliance and Indian w e and
Contracting Sterling has been around for as long as I've
been engaged with the city. My remember the formative
stages of my my task has a contract commercial law
division. Lawyer was to work with a procurement department
on those kind of subjects. The Law Department, of course,
is not the policy making body, but we are here to support
or asking answer questions around legal, parameters
relative to compliance that world is evolving. So I will
continue to work with the operational departments. I don't
have a hard-and-fast answer for you in terms of being able
to move the needle in their absence, but I will commit to
working with them to see what if can be done within the
bounds of the law.
Thank you. My final question with another reason why I'm
excited about this point, appointment at and I and I thank
the mayor for making it. Qualifications I said, are there?
The other thing is I like some people. Sometimes you don't,
you didn't need a job. It's not like you needed a job. And
and the person that I know you're not power hungry and so
that tells me, is anybody that will come back into the
public sector. Possibly want to make some positive change.
Do some. Do some, do something.
In.
in terms of,
in terms of leaving some type of impact if you will, as
you're thinking as you thought about coming here, if you
can share, what is that you would like to do in really
achieve during your time here,
Thank.
Thank you for your question. All the minute.
I've
I will tell you it was a it was not the easiest thing to
ask all to answer that call was made to me on three
occasions. The first one I said no the second I said no.
And that there when I said ask and answer Mary
Are.
Are you part of the problem by not being responding to the
call?
And can you add volume?
I'm
IRA.
I resolved that if I remain silent, when I have this body
of work, when I don't need the job.
but,
But I can bring the in the wholeness of my experiences to
the role that to not respond with me and I would be part of
the problem and for those of you with whom I've had the
opportunity to engage, that's not my nature.
And they.
And then I asked, I said with my husband who also has
retired from the Gulf world and had been sitting on the
18th hole looking at the piece of plot of land that
building a house and that house will still be built. But he
said, you know, when I was asked to go to PGA of America,
World, Golf Village when you were in your formative stages
of being a Building. Commissioner never required me to work
from Florida. You said go do good, he said to me go do
good. So my objective is to do good to do it in an informed
way to support those that need to be supported to improve
upon our processes to help the operational departments to
deliver on the work that they are charged with and to stand
with the mayor when asked on legal issues that will help
him and executing his
start.
Starch mini. If, you know, I Stood Beside many mayors, if
we have an opportunity to serve and we have a body of work,
I took.
I just think my grandmother's voice social worker serve.
I'm here to serve. Thank you all doing for the question.
Thank you so much. Thank you for answering the question. I
appreciate it so much.
All right, thank you. Thank you. All the more envelopes.
Thank.
Thank you, chairman and good afternoon members of the
committee. Welcome back. I look forward to working together
with you. And I have to say that your impromptu speech
before us was much better than the one you handed out. So
if we could have noted that we could have that one instead,
I'd appreciate it but I just want to make a couple comments
with regards to your taking charge of the Law Department as
well. I'm I know I look forward to having a working
relationship with the law Department again. I think many of
my colleagues would say, we felt like you've been out in
the wilderness when it comes to the Law Department. Often
combative in ways that were completely unnecessary
so,
So, I'm glad to hear that. You're going to take a very
different tone. One of the things that I want to just put
on your radar that don't need any kind of explanations now,
is I know you're just getting into the into this role but
their number of things I'd like for you to be aware of and
then concern that many of us share with regards to the
amount of
I count.
I counseled.
Council being utilized for dealing with lawsuit settlements
and judgments, particularly as it relates to our Police
Department. Often times, we have seen and heard examples
where we are being proposed settlement, simply because the
work is too great.
For our Law Department, or its outside counsel, to actually
want to do and I think that's a disservice to both our
Police Department as well as to our taxpayers. Additionally
Something that is near and dear to, my heart is troubled
buildings and vacant properties. That we see whether they
are abandoned houses or vacant Lots. We need to do a much
better job. Streamlining, our efforts with the Department
of Streets & Sanitation, and the ward offices that deal
with these and math, particularly on the South and West
sides where we are constantly trying to identify ownership.
And because of that it seems to take a inordinate amount of
time to provide the services and improve the quality of
life for those still living in a neighborhood but they have
to live with these buildings are vacant property. So
anything that we can do to try to make that easier for all
of us to identify and work with our partners, on the county
side, to identify ownership to move forward or to look at
processing, tickets and leans.
so that we can actually start going on to the
So that we can actually start going on to their properties
to address some of the issues that are impacting, our
residents would be a plus. Lastly, I know that they've been
great efforts made to try and make a user-friendly list
when it comes to some of the Bad actors of our renters and
things of the landlords. So if we can work to make that all
Upon.
A possibility, under your leadership. I would appreciate
that because that is very helpful. When we're dealing with
aspects of the troubled buildings ordinance that pertain to
gang drug and prostitution activity, which are destroying
our communities. I look forward to working with you on
those and other issues and look forward to your
confirmation tomorrow. Thank you, Karen.
Thank.
Thank you, Altima Lopez ultimate Burnett Boulevard
Manhattan. Thank you very much. Miss chairman appointment.
I do.
I don't know. I may I don't know if I'm the only one in my,
the only one who worked with you or don't couple of other
folks. Okay. So so no, I'm not so blessed to have had the
opportunity to work with you when you was Building
Commissioner, but also had the opportunity to see you in
the building over the years, many years ago. And I've
always been impressed with your grace
Aha.
Your humbleness and, and, and also you Canna see being
candid with with people. I think you would be very helpful
to the mayor with some of the challenging and idealistic
things that are going to be coming up in this Council to
keep them balance and and, and make sure that we stay
correct with the law. I didn't know that you was on, I
didn't remember that you was on the Tif Committee. Just
wanted to know if you can give me an opinion. So I
introduced a resolution to the governor and the president
in the speaker about utilizing, $2 for Public Safety.
Allowing us to be able to use and Tiff areas Tif dollars to
pay for security in those areas because they someone
Have I ever saw?
Have an adverse effect on SSA, sometimes to be able to get
money to, to do security. And I was wondering if you, if
you get an opportunity, if you can look into that in and
give me an opinion on that and and seeing as though no tips
take about 20% or more of our money that we are taking some
of the money from Public Safety. That would normally go to
the city if we can
can get some of the
Can get some of that money back.
I can get some of that money back and utilize it in areas
where we can help, relieve the police from having to do so
much in those areas or help them in areas where they may
not be able to cover the areas, right? So if you can look
into that for me, I appreciate it. And I don't know, maybe
your opinion may help me to get the governor in the speaker
and the president to change their mind or do something. So,
but I look forward to working with you not recall working
with you as the Building Commissioner. You know, you you
would always be candid. You would always in Old, tell us
what's right was wrong and you would be
Make.
Make sure that, you know, you would not be challenged by
telling people the truth about what we can and can't do and
I appreciate that and you and I appreciate you being here
for the mirror and it's very helpful to him.
Congratulations to you as well. I look forward to working
with you about. I've already asked some of the operational
departments to meet with me. You can imagine I have a body
of experience around the building related matters and I've
asked some of the parties to meet with me, so we can
together. Start thinking about how we work collectively
towards helping you to meet your charge.
Informative. Stay.
In the formative stage of the ads, it's likely that will
Define some pilot programs projects around that as we learn
some of the issues that you are confirmed fronting today.
So I will be reaching out to many of you individually to
have a better sense of the specific issues within your
ward. But I just wanted to reassure you that resuming in
the event of confirmation that we had already had set up a
meeting with some of the operational departments around the
very subject at the two of you erased.
Thank.
Thank you. Thank you. I'm a brunette woman hadn't thought
about it in the basket is hello and good afternoon. You've
answered a lot of my questions. I too was the kind of
interested in how you wanted to shape the relationship with
Council. So, I appreciate my colleagues questions on that.
One of the things I wanted to note, I've only had one term,
right? Like a lot of us here. And so not having much of a
comparison of what kind of our working relationship was
last for a few things that I've noted. Had some really good
experiences working with lawyers and the law department,
but also get the impression that I only know, a tenth of
what lawyers in the Law Department do so with just put out
a request as
I don't know the
I don't know that.
I don't know that it has to be for.
I don't know that it has to be for everybody, but wondering
if like, I should get settled if you would be interested in
doing any kind of briefings, for other people who are
interested in getting a broader scope of the department,
how it works and how you're hoping to shape it is, I would
appreciate that.
Thank.
Thank you all the Manhattan for your question. We have
shared with them may early on it. I wanted to do
orientation because I thought it was the right way to
reintroduce, the law department, on to the council members.
So, we have already scheduled an orientation for sorry. I
jumped the gun a little, but we just schedule an
orientation for the 26th of July. It's a series of three
sessions in which we are going to go over General,
parameters, in terms of what we do, where we do it, how we
do it, when we do it, why we do it to give you an
opportunity, did ask some questions as well, and then would
I anticipate that will come from? That is a series of a
one-on-one with you around, again, specific issues
affecting your area. But I wanted to level said, frankly
the relationship. I wanted to level set in terms of having
a better understanding and many of you are new or to your
rolls so you would understand what our role is.
A lot of.
A lot of Partners.
A lot of partment and why we engaged the way we engage and
when we're restricted from saying certain things but I just
thought that was the best way to start a little concerned.
If you didn't know, it was happening on the 26th because I
had hoped that the word had gotten out rather thoroughly,
but I'd like to use this opportunity to just Echo that that
we will have those sessions. They were the series of three
restricted and how many we can have with him three for
compliance with the open meetings act purposes, but all the
mandal and her staff has been helpful, all them in Erwin
and his staff have been helpful. As we begin that,
formative stage of reintroducing, ourselves to the all the
core
I,
I am.
I appreciate that and I it's not on my calendar yet, but
that doesn't mean that someone hasn't sent out in the
schedule and hasn't begun. So will give you the benefit of
the doubt there and I look forward to to that piece and
then I guess the second, it just to kind of put it out
there and maybe it's something you'll cover in your
orientation.
I,
Iowa.
I would like to work with your team and Alderman Lopez
mentioned, some issues kind of buildings enforcement.
Both has a constituent being helped by the city and as an
older person I've worked with members of the legal team
that that work on troubled buildings and have had very good
experiences. One of the things that I've kind of running to
over my first term, haven't been limitations of the
department, would have been limitations of our loss. And
so, I know a lot of the legislation that I've had
experience with. I'm guessing to our policy and in looking
at changing your coat, but it would be very interested in
what kind of echo, Alderman, Lopez his comments and being
able to work with your department of that moron. As you
mentioned in your opening, statements solving the problem,
right? And some of that is going to look like policy
creation, and in a way that at least for me, it is a little
different, then I've done it in the last time. So I feel
like there are some limitations and what the city can do
and things that we haven't done before and would love to
the kind of excuse.
The kind of explore how the legislative body could help to
may be solved some problems for our Law Department. I look
forward to that Altman in. Thank you, thank you sir. Are
you think out of Manhattan to Autumn and Vasquez Baltimore
Terminal C?
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Thank.
Thank you Sherman. Thank you very much for everything.
I'm just going to start and I apologize for the during your
presentation to three words of stuck out to me where
parking meter deal. And so just wanted to know a little bit
more about your background with the deal. I'm just going to
experience the parking meter. Ladies, if we didn't have the
privatization, the public-private partnership deal. Was
after my tenure, there was a, there was a time when there
wasn't any more clarification, but there was a time when
the parking meters just women at the time, they were
caught. Maids would go out an issue tickets and there
wasn't a formalized process contract for allowing that
process to take place around the city. And I helped that
into the process. I was not around for the thing. You seem
to be alluding to but I'm certainly aware of its existence.
Thank you so much. Does a number of us in the back. Roads
are like, nobody's asked that. You thank you. I appreciate
Gray.
great. Love that answer. I do appreciate your take as far
as the interaction between department on the council and
some of us wanting to have either summer, counselor
parliamentarian I would love to have further conversation
and I cuz I think I'll do we would prefer to have a working
relationship there still going to be time even when we're
all getting along but there might be disagreements of time
to talk to
I add.
I do appreciate your take on it and look for demore
conversation, being the chair of the committee on immigrant
Refugee Rights. I do want to know what experience are your
thoughts are as far as immigration law when it pertains to
the city, as well as talking to you like the federal
government. And we have things like worth authorizations,
that are problems, that we are very much challenge. I've
seen a law is the law, but it's, it's being aroused to
think creatively to some of these problems just want to get
your take, considering the crisis were currently in. Thank
you all for the question. A lot of partment of courses,
supporting somebody operational departments around this
issue, the good news, and perhaps one of the best news
about of the woman who's just come over to leave. The
effort is somebody. I know, well, when I was at the Chicago
Community Trust Foundation sharing is bored, I got to know
her through that process. We've already spoken and I have
ideas associated with how I can support her and executing
her charge. It's going to be a very difficult live for her.
She's going to need the totality of our, the body of work
we can bring but the relevant operational department and of
course many of us are hopeful that they'll be something
that will happen on the federal side with respect to
legislative change. But that'll probably spends more
eternal than probable.
I'm giving.
And given the current May.
And given the current makeup that said, we're here to be as
helpful and supportive. I know her. Well, I'm going to
forecast for her level of commitment, and dedication. And I
signal to her immediately that I'm here to help her, as she
goes about her charge. Thank you. I appreciate that. And I
think their number Boston to cancel. It also, appreciate
kind of that help because his were looking through What
legislation is possible. We want to make sure that we know
kind of what the purview of it all is but but where there
is ability to kind of help shape somebody's living
documents and finding where the opportunities are and that
would be a very well served by by you and the team. I would
like to be added to the anylist as far as the Law
Department allow 10-14. Some of us. A second term is now as
well as conversations around a building standards. I really
appreciate your background and buildings cuz that's we deal
with not only trouble buildings but just landlords, who
don't
bubbles.
Bubbles at
bubbles. They need you. And I do believe that it has not
only legislative impact, but also budgetary, I think if we
had more investigators and buildings, Not only would, we
have better protocol better. Standards would also have
Revenue because they're people who need to be paying for
things. They are doing well. So I'm look for it or
conversations there. I'll ask her last question. I had is
related more to like, just climate change. And we're
talking about building standards, cumulative, impact
studies, and just be Billy for
The sea.
To see you. I see litigation against certain companies have
been profiteering while not helping our environment and
kind of want to get your take on that. We are looking at
another number of opportunities, to engage around climate
change. I just had a conversation with one of your
colleagues and frankly last week with a separate member of
your of the flock on that subject. We're going to be
engaged in a formalized way. And if you'd like a separate
briefing, as I don't tend to like to forecast exactly what
I'm going to do on the city and the citizen trees behalf.
I'm happy to provide that to appreciate the tactful
telegraphing as well. So would love that was conversations
and really blew it for to working with you and want to
commend our mayor for this recommendation. Thank you so
much. Thank you all to move. All the middle say follow.
Are, you know?
Are you not be a?
Are, you know, the age of asking is I was just looking at
Villegas his name, because I was about to say, autumn in
orsay followed by ottoman Villegas. So, my apologies Army
baskets.
Go.
Thank you, Sharon.
Good afternoon. Good afternoon.
I,
I just wanted to first and foremost commend, the mayor,
and,
Anna.
Honest decision, like, all the membrane that although I
wasn't Alderman. I said to have the pleasure working with
you professionally as I work for my product and
predecessor. All the real guy who asked me to say hello
today, and please send them give extend my and well wishes
to her, not to leave you out of her legal career career in
public service but also philanthropic. I am I look forward
to working with you as has been mentioned by some of my
colleagues. The last several years, there hasn't been that
partnership and communication that's needed and I'd like to
even go a step further. There is some incredibly talented
turn. He's been working a lot apartment, some of them here
with us today. Sadly some of them have moved on
We?
We just need to work better together. And the one question
I had was
When?
we know, we're short attorneys in a lot of partment. How
can we make this a more desirable position? How can we hire
qualified, Captain attorneys for the incredible work? We
have that I would, I would say we have a backup right now
and in many different,
Pause.
parts of
Parts of the Law Department.
How can?
How can you achieve that? I think you all the man and it's
good to see you in this capacity. Although I just remember
you fondly and your former capacity on which I work closely
with the former Alderman as well, we have attended Lee, we
have some work to do on that front. We have 37 attorney
slots that are open in the department. I've never seen that
before. If one is, I I used to tell my colleagues at Mayer
Brown the most immersive experience. I had is a lawyer was
at the city.
If you.
if you could swim,
Eva.
Even a modicum level people will throw you in the pool and
give you every opportunity to succeed and demonstrate
progress and training Etc. This is a wonderful environment
in which to learn ones cracked.
We?
We have to do a better job of selling that.
I will.
I won't tell you what my billing rate wasn't in the private
sector but it was quite different. I won't be able to
achieve those numbers but I have to make the environment
one in which people want to be here. So I'm going to
forecast to the other cord and I might come back and ask
for some adjustment with respect to renew Malaysian for the
lawyers cuz I believe they deserve it. And frankly is going
to affect my ability to recruit.
To retain.
To retain Talent recall for the record. I was one of such
talent that ultimately went and did quite well where I
could increase my bases for Bruno memorization. But I want
the body of work. Here is like no other. The training here
is like no other. I have work to do about in terms of
sending a message. A why it matters, why this environment
is valuable, why you want to be here. If the objective is
to evolve a profession like if you like trial experiences
experience, you'll get that here when I was the lead
negotiator for 911 and I had to meet with police and fire
who initially never said in the same room together but I
had to have them in the same room together to figure out
what to do. I learn those skills here
We?
We had.
We had the flood and I had to be allowed into the male club
that didn't allow women. At the time, I was the first and I
said to the men who are running the club.
I,
I have work to do. You will allow me in you? Tell me what
you prefer Scheels flat shoes skirt pants. I didn't care. I
was going to come in. They didn't let me in they let me
sleep. There are team. You slept there until we got the job
done, but that experience was so complete. I was able to
build on that through the
Stop my career. I want to offer that to other lawyers but I
can't do that if they're not properly, renewing rated. Also
for the record, every lawyer has to be licensed. It's in a,
it's a requirement in this daytime license in multiple
States, but a license is required. I want the lawyers of
the department, not to worry about having, to go into their
public-sector Dollar pocket to pay for it. They are DC
fees. I want to be able to cover those fees for them.
They're not that high, but if you're on a public servants
salaries, it makes a difference in my can mean the
difference between you being able to do something for your
children and maintaining your obligation to your license. I
also want to be able to provide them with access to see. At
least I'm continuing legal, education, lawyers are
obligated to a two-year cycle. In this date, I have another
state where I'm a licensed, its, every year where you have
Do.
Do 30.
Do 30 units plus to maintain your license. I would love to
be able to provide them continuing let legal education
through the department and also cover their hotels or
anything like that, but just the courses so that they have
access to the training on to the professional development
that every other lawyer out there has. We're one with the
largest in the state is not in the car. I think we're in
the top three.
I want them to have what I had access to, so I'm going to
need frankly, your help is confirmed to help me to achieve
that.
I'll
I like what you said in and that's kind of where I was
going with. My question is that
in, or
In order to attract talent to want to serve.
We?
When?
We need to pay them in order to retain the talent. We have
what we need to look at that and that's something that
everybody in this room should understand it. If you've been
paying attention last for years. What's going on?
We?
We have a lot of time to make up. Make sure we have a
quality team in NFL capacity and then were 37 short. And we
are at 17.1 right now in our outside counsel, spend to ear
today, 17.1 million.
Take.
Taking Sherman. Thank you. Mary look forward to supporting
tomorrow.
Thank.
Thank you. Thank you. All going to say Alderman of the
Yeagers ball over by Alma. Thank you, mr. Chairman, Miss
Lori very impressive resume and I appreciate the fact that
you wanted to come back and serve as obviously, the salary
is not why you came back. But you know, of the 37 bacon 37,
how many attorneys we have approximately 350 or something
like that.
I may have the pleasure of having lunch with a Cadre of
former Corporation, counsel, they invited me to sit with
them one of which had five hundred lawyers when she was
here. Today is not that day. I'm not asking for that
number. And so they were a gas back, the gap of missing,
lawyers, and certainly encouraged me to to pursue clothing
that can look forward to working with you to do. Then you
got some talented staff. They're already in with the
addition of Amy, that's great addition, as well. So the law
department does is exempt from the minority Women, Business
Enterprise. And, so, was curious as to what your approach
in utilizing African-American. I'll let you know what women
are veteran owned law firm to help with the city.
Thank.
Thank you, Alderman Vegas for the question and it says, you
might imagine I have been informed point of view on that
subject. As I live that world on the private sector side.
It makes a difference when we both in the large firms were
lawyers are embedded of varied backgrounds and the
minority-owned firms of women-owned firms. It makes a
difference. When we fail to call on him, I will tell you
there's no shortage of talent out there. So if someone has
left you with the impression that the reason why is that
the absence of telling amongst those of color,
Given that I can't.
Given that I count myself.
Given that I count myself among them. I can tell you,
there's no shortage of talent. They are embedded in large
firms. And we have to think about our relationships with
them and large, and the relationship partner and who are we
engage and how we ask the question about who's working on
are matters. That matters. They, listen, when we ask that
question, we have to ask with intentionality and with the
words that will require or request firmly that, they
understand that inclusion is of, is a lifeblood for us and
we expect them to embrace it for minority-owned firms and
women-owned firms out there. I hear your cry. And we're
going to be at examining how we go about our engagement. As
I say, if I have a 17.1 million Spin and certainly part of
the decision-making is technical skills in certain areas.
Particularly with respect back to police. Were they related
matters?
but we have,
But we have a panoply of areas in which we have to engage
services and it we need to be open to do. We do that. When
we do that, where we do that and most of them, I know where
they are. I know they're embedded, I know they're talented.
I know they're worthy and I just want them to be patient as
I acclimate and do some informed engagement around that
subject. But they can inspect expect that, we're, we're
going to, we're going to be
and,
Andy.
Ending the service providers for the Department appreciates
that, cuz this last term but previous term work, some of
the responses around MW because I introduced an ordinance
around that to really push and similar responses, received
back, one of these are tough cases. The tough cases are
really interesting how that response but I'm looking
forward to working with you. And, you know, Alderman
Vasquez did mention something about outside. I'm starting
out outside strike that counsel for the, for the body, with
a legislative branch. In the, you mentioned that the the
fact that it's a new day. Now, lot more collaboration, but
I think sometimes that friction is necessary in order to
get to strike a good deal for ultimately, for the, for the
taxpayers. And I think the negotiation between the
executive branch of the legislative branch and having a
console on both sides.
for the
For that.
For that final product to be a little bit better and and so
not right now. But at some point, I think, at some point as
we are getting along now, I definitely want to work with
you on that but at some point hopefully never comes to that
but I think having Elsa having lettuce in a council of
something that is kind of a best practice just wanted to
put that out. No jerk interested on that subject. And I
look forward to engaging with you. I certainly know that
there an embedded
Group.
Group of a couple gentlemen that are helping you all. Now, I
just think that as we build a better relationship, it's one
thing to have the friction it to use your word. It's
another thing to have a Schism or a Chasm, and we want to
do what we can to close that. And I think, once we do that
and build a better relationship, how we engage will help to
inform the very process that we've talked about. But I I
look forward to sitting with you individually and having a
conversation on that subject. Thank you, Jesus.
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Thank.
Thank you, chairman Mary, I just wanted to let you know
that I am eager to support your appointment tomorrow. When
I first heard that you were being appointed to this
position, first thing that came to my mind, was that there
was a Synergy that I know that could be had between you and
our new mayor and I have always viewed you with somebody
who has been, what I would say. Humble and you know the
nicest way the definition of that word, someone who's been
focused on Excellence, always and a great communicator
which is something that you do not find and most lawyers,
you know, that's hard to explain the law to the average
person.
Too late.
too late person and you have a
Too late person and you have that Skilling. I acknowledge
that and appreciate that. Why you here today? I wanted to
lift up some concerns that I have. Some of you which if
you've already had heard this afternoon, the outside
counsel in the amount of money we spend on that, we have to
figure out how to bring the number down. It is, it's just
too high. I want to thank you for organizing the law 101.
Those emails went out on the 13th of July, so I appreciate
you coming right in and getting on top of that and the
trouble of building concerned that was raised earlier and
something that probably needs some Focus so that we have a
clear understanding of how we can work with the law
department or and the building department around that cuz
sometimes it seems like
case.
cases.
cases to
Cases, take a long time and I want to lift up a troubled
venues things like the entertainment venues for our party
venues that are not in line with our zoning code and how we
can address those in a quicker fashion because they wreak
havoc on the community. So, with that said, I look forward
to working.
You and look forward to voting for you tomorrow. Thank you.
Mister chair.
Thank.
Thank you all to McDowell.
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Ottoman seat of a lullaby weisst yearly. Thank you. I'm
chairman and is way too great, too. Great to have you today
and I look forward to working together on this appointment,
my line of some of the some of the concerns about the
vacancies, right? And again, I are just so I know that you
have spoken around that but given the situation large
vacancy or number bacon season in the corporation counsel,
how long would you think would it take on two things? I
would like to follow up with two women that was mentioned
right? Reduced the cost of outside counsel and fully staff,
or or Corporation counsel. I know you have a big task ahead
of you, but in terms of timeline and I can, maybe a little
bit of, you know, a guy. We can be of support as well.
Thank.
Thank you all doing both colors for the question, as they
are related. I can't give you a firm timeline. I think they
help will be asked during the budget cycle and we know that
we have to look at our numbers on the outside counsel
spend, and certainly building our talent internally as a
business imperative. I did go over to
I'm in.
I'm going to.
Administrative Hearings, I have lawyers over there and I
visited all my office is, I went over there yesterday and
Pat jawaski and I and do the walk-through. I've known her
for a few decades and we did a walk through over there. Mr.
Yates is still assigned to deal because he was there when I
was there for the 8 and he still there and we had a
conversation about the call structure relative to buildings
at, my how are our staff and gauges. And some of the things
that we might be able to do creatively going forward. She
surface the issue of the length of time. Some of those
matters take. So we're going to just take a look some of
that I will say it's a case-by-case. There's some cases to
take longer than others but when we have from some of the
repeat offenders, we are looking at a creative legal ways.
Which we can.
Which we can perhaps pursue those individuals in a more
informed way and so I'm happy to get back with you as I
begin to have these Delight dialogues with the operations
Department in it. Separately with did the administrative
hearings based on my conversation directly with them
yesterday and my upcoming conversation with a couple of
operational departments. I think there's some things that
we might be able to do that will help close down that if
that's some aspects of the timeline. Thank you. I really
appreciate it. And I'm glad to see some of the great talent
in corporation counsel in the public sector, which is
violence badly needed. I think you mentioned about the
issue, sometimes with the salaries or other barriers that I
think are important to look into the cost-benefit analysis
for the city to have a fully functional, a well-equipped
corporation counsel in house that will really put a
Can people.
can people first before the private interest. My next
question is in line with
they transition team recommendations, right? I'm not sure
if you had the opportunity to look at it transition, team
recommendations. But how do you say, sometimes the barriers
that are systemic and things are going to take some time to
change in terms of having a corporation counsel and a
council in general, that is more active more present in our
communities.
There.
Best.
This is what we have before. We was 40 Years of
neoliberalism. So how do you see some of the issues of
policy intertwine? And, you know, some of the challenges
that you see, I had to implement the transition team
recommendations. Thank you alderman for the question. The
transition team under a certain. He presented the mayor
with a lot of Robux responses in terms of things that they
think will be helpful and I'll be operationalised as you
know those things have to be evaluated on an operation by
operation issue-by-issue matter by matter basis most of the
opening relative to the legal area was as a subset of that
operational shift that some of them were suggesting. So I
will be sitting with the Department's as they digest those
recommendations to see what ultimately under the mayor's
leadership
And it should be.
And it should be operationalised and what other things might
be more happily characterized as aspirational but where the
considerations for some future date, given the depending on
the facts and circumstances are so great to have
conversations with cooperation Council, doing the buy the
short-term long-term goals as you mention. So yeah, that's
my line of questioning. I think it's great to have a new
Corporation counsel so I look forward to working together.
I'm really concerned sometimes about, you know, because of
the vacancies that sometimes especially right now with
floating in the westside of seeing, you know, a lot of
insurance companies turning the Blind Eye, looking the
other way. And I'll do things that have been Corporation
counsel days, more active, English was like that even can
make sure that the private sector is responsible under the
public. Sector was really looking after the public. So
thank you so much. I'm looking forward to working with you
and supporting the
Thank you. All.
Thank you all. I look forward to working with you as well
by Shirley
thank.
Thank you, chairman I moved to pass. Oh oh, okay. I think I
think all the men Harrison it. No one know. She had also
raised their hand. I think she also had a comment prior
prior to that but there's no problem. Go ahead, go ahead.
Alternator,
Did I am?
Did I am to have you back here and to have the ability for
you to bring us all together for her work for the
betterment of the city of Chicago? I think you are just
what we need. And so again, welcome and we appreciate you
coming back to us, so thank you again, I renew my motion to
pass somebody else. You want to talk all in favor of having
a will purchase out at Council on tomorrow. Thank you.
Thank you. I look forward to working with you.
Give me the.
Committee will stand at ease for about 2 minutes to find
all the toy of pharaoh.
Okay, we will come back to order. We're going to skip item
number 2 for the moment and come back to that that will
move on the item number 3, which is a communication
recommended. A proposed ordinance concerning an annual
appropriation or this year, 2023 Amendment within fun, 925
Director Guzman, explain the adjustments.
Also we have we actually have a substitute here all the
men. Yeah, she moves to except to substitute any objection.
You're in.
You know, Jackson. So ordered us to substitute is not
before us director afternoon. I'm actually also joined by
his Deputy budget, director of a grant as well as
representatives from the Department of cultural Affairs.
And special events, the department of family support
services, and Chicago Police Department, and the Chicago
Department of Transportation will be able to answer any
direct questions. You have about the grant that are before
us today. So in all we are putting forth a 4.9 million
dollars of additional appropriation and Grant five grand.
Total of that amount. $572,000 are covid grants and the
rest are combination of state and federal grants going in
order.
Are the first ran.
The first brand is for the Department of cultural Affairs
and special events. In the amount of $500,000, awarded from
the US Department of Treasury, through the Illinois,
Department of Commerce and economic development. It is a
grant for the Taste of Chicago. The funds will be used to
support Innovative plans that will expand and enhance the
Taste of Chicago including efforts to expand. And enhance,
the taste will lead to an increase in revenue for the
hospitality outdoor recreation hotel and restaurant
Industries.
Second is a new federal pass-through Grant from the US
Department of Health and Human Services through the
Illinois. Department of Aging for the Department of
families to Family Support Services in the amount of
$72,000. It is for the long-term care Ombudsman program.
Through the arba dollars in the, this funding will support
an augment, the state funded program for a busman salaries
and they provide long-term support for long-term care,
residence by providing case management consultation
Community Education systems, advocacy investigation of
complaints for individuals in need.
Are.
Auditor Grant. Also for the FSS is an increase in an
existing Grant from the Illinois Department of Human
Services for emergency and transitional housing, the funds.
Well are in the Mount of an increase of 4.3 million dollars
which will bring the entire Grant up to 9.9 million
dollars. These funds are used to support the overall
operating cost of 13 shelters and for engagement Outreach
Services for individuals experiencing homelessness in
Chicago. And there are a number of agencies that will
receive the funding.
The fourth Grant is for the Chicago, Police Department
through i t. S, i t s d in the amount of 5 million dollars
and it is for the Chicago police training and recruitment
program, and it will allow for the purchase of additional
virtual reality simulators, in Google smart board, training
courses on officer, Wellness, fair and impartial policing
and situational decision-making. And the contracts
associated with this. Grant are to be determined, but it
isn't the amount of 5 million dollars. And the final Grant
is for the Department of Transportation in the amount of
$469,000 through the US Department of Homeland, Security
FEMA. I will be providing the funding through the Illinois,
Emergency Management agency.
And the award.
And the award is for hazard mitigation in, this will be
this will fun Phase 1 and 2 of engineering studies for the
71st or 75th Street Lakefront protection plan and
feasibility study it. So with that, I will open up for any
questions that you have for the Department.
They?
Thank.
Thank you, chairman and good afternoon. Miss Guzman with
respect to the Taste of Chicago. Can we have provided to
the chair where exactly that will be going to do the
expansion of the program? Sorry, I'm we have Jennifer
Washington with us today. Are you able to answer that
question or we can provide information through the chair?
hey, that
Hey.
Hey, that one.
What?
One more.
One more time. All right. Jennifer Johnson, Washington.
First, Deputy Commissioner for the Department of cultural
Affairs and special events. We are grateful for this
$500,000. Grant the breakdown is as follows $200,000 is to
secure a high-level entertainment, Sony $5,000, to enhance
our community pop-ups that took place in Humboldt Park,
Holman Park this past weekend. And looking forward to
joining all the more in Marquette Park. Next month,
$100,000 for additional security and 125000 Vortec.
How to upgrade our POS system?
Is this required in, because of the manner, in which we
leave change the Taste of Chicago meeting, that's not
centrally in Grant Park that I know in the past and
Jennifer, forgive me in the past. We usually had sponsors
that, take that covered all the cost of this is us because
are we seeing a decline in sponsorship, the rising cost of
mixed both or what's, it's a mixture of both. You still
secure corporate sponsorship but I'm we are still in the
process of recovering from the pandemic. So we're trying to
increase the number of vendors that we engage with and
bring more Vitality to our communities. So that's the
community outreach with those three pop-ups. Thank you. The
other question I have chairman is actually there's a
reference to five million dollars, I believe for law
enforcement training.
and,
Am I not seeing that on the substitute? Because I see
there's the Taste of Chicago, the embassy transitional, and
then Hazard mitigation. But I don't see a five million
dollar inclusion for that Grant application.
It was.
it was a
I'm your right.
I think it's missing on the substitute that will need the
added in
Or do you?
Or do you want to say hi? This is Latoya Vine. Deputy
budget director. I believe that Grant was already submitted
through ordinance. If we can get a chance to double check
will be able to revise the document but I think that the
narrative is includes the five million and it should not
the nerd oven supposed to find me about the actual
ordinance does not include 25 million show. Remember a
meeting or so ago that we had this conversation about the
virtual assistant virtual headsets and all of that. And I
think we do have Thomas with us today. I don't know if you
can speak to the specifically, what is being purchased, but
it looks like it's $374,000 to purchase virtual simulators
and a trailer about $150,000 for supplies for training and
then roughly 4.4 million dollars for
raise the
Raise to the wireless network.
Praise to the wireless network at cpd's Academy, but, but I
do take your point that it's not in the ordinance, but it
is in our near there. So we need to figure out why, it's
not me, but I don't think it's four heads do something
different. So here's what is over the winter. Finish the
discussion on this. At the balance of this meeting will
recess and we'll come back tomorrow morning at 9:30 and get
the revised doll item in the past that item then cuz I
agree that we don't want to pass something that's not
proper in this form. So we'll do that. Would just to go to
discussion on the matter did Danny reconvene tomorrow, to
finish it all.
Thank you for.
Thank you, that's all, alright.
Or Manhattan.
Thank.
Thank you sir. Hello question was around the the
appropriation for the police budget and I'll skip the
question about the ordinance cuz I feel like it's just the
4972000. Is that the amount like that almost five million.
So I think it'll go up once we added the CPD and then you
mentioned in the narrative that this was coming from i t i
c s v to Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards
Board. Gotcha so that was a grant from that board for the
specific purpose. I just thought was my clarifying
question. Thank you.
K. I
Helping about going for it.
Thank.
Thank you, mr. Chairman, can I just get some clarity on the
additional funds? Going to the emergency and transitional
housing? How that's how those dollars earmarked to be used.
Yes, we have Margaret from vfss with us who can provide
additional details on that.
Good afternoon and Kimberly Howard. I'm a doctor with a
homeless services division at the Department of Family and
support services and so this additional funding will be
going to strengthening our existing homeless shelter
system. I'm overall we're looking at supporting operating
costs across all of the homeless shelters across the city,
as well as looking into, whether we can expand our existing
youth, dedicated shelters that are overnight to operate
24/7. And then also support operations at some of our
shelters that are transitioning to mourn on congregate
said, I'm through Chicago recovery, plan Investments. Do
you have a number of additional bedstead?
Can be equated to this. Initial money will not be supporting
additional beds. It'll be supporting operations of our
existing beds at the state. Also released an opportunity
for additional funding for expansion beds that the city has
applied for so we may receive additional funding for that.
And how many beds do we have? Just checking. So we find
approximately 3,000 shoulder pads on a given night.
Thank.
Thank you, mister chair.
Thank.
Thank you Tramadol. I b l e.
Thank.
Thank you chairman I'm just a follow-up question for the
FSS and I appreciate a woman doll asking one of the
questions that I wanted to know. Can you and through the
chair is fine. I'm interested in knowing you shared with
the breakdown is shelter Beds, which what are for family
shelters? Low-barrier, we know we've got a big problem in
challenge ahead of us here in the city. So we're putting
more money towards that is a good thing, but without
additional beds that feels kind of like fun. So what are,
what are some of the biggest needs for improvement in the
existing shelters? I know you talked about, you know,
extended hours and twenty-four seven for for teenagers, but
what else are we looking at? I'm so happy to provide the
breakdown of
The feds.
Surftides by the population for the chair and then in terms
of I think the greatest needs so that the two needs that, I
previewed I think our long-standing needs in our
assistance. 01 is half our overnight. You've dedicated
shelters which foreign the homeless Services System that is
referring to use age 18, to 24. I'm being able to provide
24/7 operations. Really gives them a chance to provide me a
case management. Programming throughout the day gives you
the safespace to stay throughout the day and we were able
to during the pandemic covid federally funded and actually
expanded 24/7. And our youth program has gone through great
results from that additional funding and being able to
provide that 24/7 coverage include and just being able to,
I'm going to work overnight shift and sleep during the day
and other benefits from being able to engage with the
programming.
I'm so,
Anthony.
And I think that this one major thing and then I think that
the other major challenge that were leveraging, this
funding to address, is the additional operational costs
that come with sir transition, our shelter system from a
congregant footprint to I mourn on cargo footprint. So,
prior to the pandemic, about a third of our shelter, beds
about $1,000 beds in Chicago, or in congregate settings,
which basically means, you know, we have shared spaces over
20 people and I share a room with a shared bathroom until
One of our major learn.
One of our major learning through the pain. MC1 was that,
that causes and I'm safety risk. But also that as we are
able to support, you know, the hotel models, I'm a non
concrete models. During the pandemic that we saw better at
Starbucks and housing outcomes for folks often on
congregate settings as well. Thank you, that's all. I got
sure.
Vice chair.
Vice-chair leave. Any other questions are going to hold
this item until we reconvene on tomorrow to get the
correct? It gets corrected. Ordinance. Next up is item
number for, which is a resolution of men in the salary of a
resolution regarding lateral and rehire agreement. Health
benefits salary adjustments in salary. Schedule for it. We
have directed Guzman who is joined by a giant by Calvin
Murphy who's the director over our compensation unit. I'm
who works very closely with Department of Human Resources
and Department of Law on items related to labor
compensation. I'm so the resolution in front of you
accomplish is four things. The first is
to put with a
To put within our salary resolution the ability to have
cpd's rehire agreement, and bedded and allows us to
logistically. Allow for those rehires in accordance with
the agreement entered into by c p d and f o p. S is the new
it salary schedule. As you know, we've been doing a
years-long multi-year compensation study, some of you
alluded to the issues that were having with recruitment
retention. This is one of the ways in which we are at
attacking that issue across the city. This is the one of
the second salary schedule that we're putting in front of
you. This one specifically related to ITT Physicians within
a is until looking for approval of this new schedule. The
third item that the salary schedule.
this is,
This is an adjustment to the city's Health Plan coverage
such that a health benefits will last to the end of the
month of the month in which an employee separates from city
services, rather than on the day of their last day with the
city and in, this aligns us with other jurisdictions across
the country as well as our closest neighbor Cook County in
the final item is to re-establish the approval for real.
just,
Jasmine.
Adjustments from the workforce strategy committee to the
Workforce Development and audit committee to the budget and
government operations committee. Those four things are up
before you for direct intro.
Equal.
You question?
Any questions?
See you in.
Shannon has your motion departmental rehire? See in the
second paragraph, where it says relevant?
This.
This is going to apply to new employees hired from other
law enforcement agencies to be placed on relevant salary
schedule. Based on their relevant, like law enforcement
experience. What is it today? And what is it changing to
her? Because I think she PD training is very different than
training for like, Minooka Illinois as an example. So I'd
just, I'd like to know what, what the scale is, Rich,
little bit more detail about how bad I think. Overall, this
is a good thing. So I think it's going to be great to get
on some of our officers back. But I'm curious about the,
the ones I hadn't been trained by CPD, originally, thank
you for your question. So the rehire agreement for lateral,
rehires where employees from other agencies are being hired
and recognizes their years of service at those agencies in
terms of placement on the fop Patrol schedule schedule D.
It doesn't
It precludes them from training. In fact, they'd still go
through CPT training for my understanding. Thank you for
that. Thank you so much. My question is, why is this your
direct introduction? I mean three at least three of the
four seem like pretty big things Reef rehiring officers
after a long discussion with June Union, the second one
looks like involves Perpetual salary increases. The third
one sees might have been the fourth. One sort of seems
provides the executive branch unilateral ability to
increase wages. So, I mean, why is it something that were
taken up on the director to Dakshin or why is it so
necessary to do that? Let me just say I did. It was
presented as a direct insurance, the comedian allowed it
for the region of the lateral hiring program for the
Chicago. Police Department on. There are individuals at
that are wanting to come back to the department. And it's
something that had not been necessarily presented but it
was something that that I thought was necessary.
Rusted.
Play for us to do.
Play for us to do in order to bring additional boost back
to the ground. For the police department, is only reason I
allowed it to come via direct intro so, and are all allowed
director Guzman up further than that. In addition, in
addition to that, yeah, we're in the midst of an, IT
modernization initiative. And one of the things, you know,
I think we've talked a lot today in the, in terms of the
Law Department. Vacancies, but we have kind of a number,
Vega.
vacancies, with an
Vacancies with an r. I c infrastructure in being able to
attract that talent to the city is crucially important
right now because we have a number of it, infrastructure
projects that are critical for us to move forward and this
has been something that's been in the works for a while and
we can't move forward on that. I T modernization without
recruiting that talent and the wait until September to have
this approved. We wanted to get a jump. Start on that. Also
were in the midst of budget season. If you want this new
schedule to be a part of how the department May is, is
developing our budget for FY, twenty for the kids that
there was a certain number of officers that are looking to
get rehired. We have an idea of how many that is.
Are you?
You are so so far through May and June, we had 20
candidates that were fell under this agreement, were able
to be appointed under the rehire agreement for July,
they're anticipating for and hopeful for 5 to 10 in future
months. Wonderful, thank you. Hope to see him the 12th and
1st District. Thank you mr. Chairman
and we,
And we share the first district. So I guess I can a
cosigner that is what you got it, but I'll be down in
approximately 20 in May and June that were eligible under
the rehire program.
Leave.
Police officers are management types of this agreement. Any
employee returning to a sworn position. Have to come in at
a patrol person level. Thank you, saw hands over here.
Okay, ottoman Nugent fall. Autumn, in Lopez apologize. I
was first all about
Thank.
Thank you, chairman, just a quick question. So what you
already do? This is just have to do what the salary.
There's people already came back in the process is
depending on how long it had on the job or how long you
been off to job, what determine how much you have to go and
Academy and everything. So is just strictly just a salary
restructuring or
so, they
So this agreement just allows us to relieve some
administrative burden. Currently we have to go through what
we call the blue form, process to alter the salary at
allowing employees, to be placed at a level higher than the
in. So, this is just recognizing the agreement that already
exists between ethyl P&A CPD in. Allow us to essentially
not have to use that Miss rate burden to make employees.
Wait for approval from the council. For those are not
starting at the bottom of the page cell are going back to
where they were cuz many of these men.
Is our kids are.
These are kids that had a few years on the job in 03 for
five years. And I thought the grass was greener on the
other side of the fence, they change your mind. Now, they
want to come back based on how long they were on the job or
how long you been off the job determine if they have to go
and Academy. Hello, are they all have to go into Canobie?
But depends on how long they do. Have to go in the academy,
but this is just a strictly, a paid thing is just a packing
pain. Thank you. Thank you. Almost was Auto, ottoman
Nugent. Chairman, it's my understanding the ordinance
outlined opportunities for Police Department to address,
vacancies in an expedited way and allows rehires and
lateral. Hires while upholding in a really high standard of
employment and I will be happy to support this. So thank
you. Thanks Sherman.
Thank you. Chairman I have a question three out of the
four. I agree with
I'm glad that we're addressing the lateral higher than the
salary in the wage judgments. But I have
Is.
Is she?
issue with continuing HealthCare coverage for people who do
not work for the city of Chicago.
If?
If someone is height, it's is terminated or let go on the
first taxpayers would then be on the hook for their health
care for the next Thirty date, 29 days. After according to
this ordinance, beginning of the month, they would have
coverage through the end of that month. That is correct. If
they're let go at the end of the month meeting the last day
of the month that's inside the Autobarn in Lopez on
automatic transmission. Line with them that's in line with
multiple employers. Yes. And the, in the impact of budget
are Leah's is minimal. Thank you in. Your remarks said, our
neighbors immediately east of us in this building. Do the
same thing in our former neighbors, across the street, to
the same thing. But most
Call.
Court.
Corp.
Corpus.
Corporations. Most businesses. Most employers do not
correct.
I'm not sure about the analogy for the private sector, but
when we look across governmental organizations, we do see
that this is something that is in place. So I would
actually chairman would have appreciated a greater
discussion on this on this particular item because I'm just
not understanding how I can tell my residence that we're
paying health insurance.
Individual.
individuals, who
Individuals who no longer work for us simply because
everybody else does it to it seemed. I don't understand the
justification for it. I don't understand the need for it
other than just to be like everybody else. And I would I
think that perhaps that is something that needs to have a
greater level of discussion on. I don't think that that is
an immediate need for this, as you said, we are talking
about budget coming up. So that's a financial issue there
but I think everything else has more immediacy to it than
this item. So chairman, I would actually move to divide the
question to eliminate section threes from this ordinance so
that we could proceed with 12 and 4 and have three held for
future discussion.
So,
so, you
So you're your motion is to divide the question with one,
two and three. And then once you're in for a separately, 12
and 4, I'm sorry, 12 and 4, and treat, 3 separately, yes.
Any other discussion,
Okay. We will have our two motions of motion is on item
number 12 and for all in favor, say aye and he opposed the
charity. I have it. So I don't want to, and for our past
and it on item, number three are all in favor, but we seek
my advice and I
that we
That was his motion to divide the question. Okay. And so, we
did divide the question and items. Number 12 and 4. We're
just passed. Right now. We have item number three with the
item that you wish to divide. The question one, which was
specifically dealing with the issue of extending
Healthcare, into the end of the month of the person was
terminated. That's the, that's the question now. So, okay?
No.
Don't know, his motion was to divide the question. So there
is no such thing as a motion to hold the moment was
justified to put out at the cabin.
Yeah.
Yes.
well, I think the answer is going to be the same, but
Okay, so he made a motion to the. Okay, let's let's rewind.
You made a motion to divide the question, I guess the
question then I guess it's all in favor of his motion to
divide the question signal by saying, I all the polls say
no.
No. Okay baby. Well, the. Of the chairs to Noah's have the
most and shall not be divided and we will then move to the
past. I was one, two, three, and four as a whole. Now, all
in favor that motion signify by saying I
Any.
Any opposed one, opposed the pentateuch as the eyes have
it?
and,
And it closes its I don't think you are director. Guzman.
Our.
I will go to item number five, which is a communication
recommend in the proposed ordinances concerning the
transfer funds within the committee on environment and
Environmental Protection and energy for the year. 2023 in
the amount of $50,000 a share person hat.
and,
Thank you. Tara, first of all, thank you chairman for
receiving the direct instruction to members of the
committee so our budget staying the same, but I'm looking
to for FY 2023 shift, some of the funds which were all in
salary. They were all in Personnel to allow me to buy some
equipment supplies and furniture. There was no budget
amount for anything other than Personnel for this
committee. And this is just for FY 2023. I also want to
know that there was a printed version of this that had a
committee on committees and rules there. And while I left
chairman Harris and not trying to transfer funds to
Chairman Harris's.
Many.
Midi from mine. So you should have received an updated copy
which is appropriate and chairman Harris was kind enough to
point that out to me. So I'd appreciate folks support. We
just want to get some computers. I want to change your
furniture desk and yeah.
Okay, you need any questions?
Is.
Is a motion on the floor that this item passes for for
small fee.
All the
Olive.
All in favor. Say, aye, aye a new polls independent
charity, eyes, habit. We will go back to item. Number two,
And will stand at ease. I guess there was a correction
being made to that one. So we'll stand of these for couple
minutes and I think all until your federal was we got to
get him down to join us in that respect to. So will send
you these for a few minutes.
Store tomorrow. 9:45 is that is that okay? For everybody to
do item number 3 that works okay. All right, so when we
conclude 9:45, we'll be up tomorrow 9:45 just as an FYI, I
just want to make sure everybody's good at the time.
I know, we know what time we're recessed right now. We'll
recess.
We?
We're at he's right now. We will recess after we complete
item number to will recess to 9:45 tomorrow to pass the
9:25 to 5 Amendment. So that with the correction at
Alderman Lopez noted, we need to correct this. So the
ordinances passed his proper form
Okay committee will come back to order. It looks like we
will be able to go through item. Number three, I guess
there was some misunderstanding on what's actually
including the wood isn't included. So directly, Guzman.
Could you make that the explanation? Please CPT Grant was
inadvertently, put it in the narrative, is not in the
organs, that is not before you today for approval. So
there's four grants us. If you need not being one of them.
Okay. So go ahead on the Lopez.
The.
Then.
Then moved to pass German motion on the floor for
passenger, all in favor. So we said I suppose she is habit.
Number two, we will
What?
which,
Which is an ordinance updated. Municipal regarding
references to city council Committee on Public Safety. We
have. Who's the one that from law?
Correct there in the process of making a copy of the of the
ordinance. The ordinance that did we did receive that with
two errors of Scribner errors on that particular ordinance.
But I think the explanation I can proceed, we will bring
those in and describe the areas that were made and they
will be corrected the before we conclude today. So, if you
could go ahead and introduce yourself for the record and
make the make the necessary notes.
Could you explain the?
Could you explain the ordinance? A fairly straightforward
ordinance, the new police and fire committee was created in
the new rules and the new committee assignments earlier.
When the term started on their eye, number of references to
the Committee on Public Safety in the municipal code. This
ordinance just simply updates where appropriate those those
references from the Committee on Public Safety to the
committee on police and fire. So those various reports
Powers Etc are now in the proper committee. There's also
one follow-up section that that asked the corporation
counsel to clean up the issue with the consent decree just
to make sure that all of those that all of the references
in the consent decree or also to the correct committee.
Thank.
But thank you for your favorable consideration of New York.
Also, just to let you know, both chairman Sylvia Farrow and
chairman Hopkins are in boarding agreement. With the
changes are for the committee jurisdiction, Alderman, Lopez
the song.
Question where were the two pages? Were the two changes on
that? The that ottoman laspada noted from the legislative
reference Bureau okay, all my calendar from lrb.
Sorry.
Sorry, just that I'm flipping the pages here. It was on,
sorry in section to 8040 Section 3 of the ordinance.
Removal from Office, the last reference of police and fire.
Previously, read Public Safety about the other references
in that section.
and I,
And then the same change was made on the next page and
section to 8090.
Thank.
Thank you. Any other questions on us?
I'm a.
Manhattan.
Can.
Can we are the sponsors here to talk about this?
Turn.
they're not available if that's okay, but maybe
it is a lot and the creation of a whole new position. Could
we hear a little bit about maybe how the administration
thinks they're going to use this position? I'm sorry. Sorry
I'll get closer. Maybe I'd love to hear a little bit more
about how this rules going to fit into the whole of of what
we're doing and some of the goals in the creation of this
position.
Mike.
make a
Michael Anthony Lori again, could you clarify? I'm not sure
what position you're talking about it.
The ordinance may be the changes. Yes. So as part of the
rules of order for the 2023 2027 term, the what was
previously referred to as the Committee of Public Safety
was separated into different committees. So this change is
intended to reflect the respective jurisdictions of those
new committees, and I will know, generally every reference
to Committee of Public Safety. In this ordinance, was
changed to police and fire, except with respect to some of
the provisions about the public safety. Deputy in
General. Which would then go to a joint committee of those
two committees. Thank you. Totally clear. And again, I
apologize to alert. This is a direct introduction into
committee. And the reason being, is that the combination of
the superintendent search the way it was structured and
written was going to send it to Public Safety. When that
jurisdiction is of the police and fire committee. So that
therein lies the corrections that needed to come and they
came via direct intro versus being introduced at our last
council meeting to the sweater for the record Altima Quinn.
North.
No the discussion all new Queen has most of the for
MoviePass all in favor I in your poles, all right and if
any of the chassis eyes have in this matter will be
reported out at tomorrow city council meeting there being
there be no further business to Alderman. Harris has a
motion to adjourn are there be no need for a meeting at
9:45 tomorrow. So we will just come for regular Council.
Thank you and have a wonderful day.