Amendment of Municipal Code Titles 2, 3, 9, 11 and 14 (2024 Municipal Code Revenue Ordinance)
- Record number: SO2023-0005293
- Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
- Status: Final
- Sponsor: Johnson, Brandon
- Committee: Committee on Finance
- Introduced: Oct 16, 2023
- Final action: Nov 15, 2023
- Official record: Office of the City Clerk
Roll call: Passed Nov 15, 2023
40 yea, 9 nay, 1 absent. This was a divided vote. On motion of Alderperson Dowell, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of Nov 15, 2023.
Nay (9): Anthony Beale (9), Marty Quinn (13), Raymond A. Lopez (15), David H. Moore (17), Silvana Tabares (23), Felix Cardona Jr. (31), Scott Waguespack (32), Brendan Reilly (42), James M. Gardiner (45)
Yea (36): Daniel La Spata (1), Brian Hopkins (2), Pat Dowell (3), Lamont J. Robinson (4), Desmon C. Yancy (5), William E. Hall (6), Gregory I. Mitchell (7), Michelle A. Harris (8), Peter Chico (10), Nicole T. Lee (11), Julia M. Ramirez (12), Stephanie D. Coleman (16), Derrick G. Curtis (18), Matthew J. O'Shea (19), Jeanette B. Taylor (20), Ronnie L. Mosley (21), Michael D. Rodriguez (22), Monique L. Scott (24), Jessica L. Fuentes (26), Walter R. Burnett (27), Jason C. Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ruth Cruz (30), William Conway (34), Gilbert Villegas (36), Emma Mitts (37), Nicholas Sposato (38), Samantha Nugent (39), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40), Anthony V. Napolitano (41), Timothy R. Knudsen (43), Bennett R. Lawson (44), Angela Clay (46), Matthew J. Martin (47), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48), Maria E. Hadden (49)
Absent (1): Debra L. Silverstein (50)
Former members who voted: Jeylu B. Gutierrez (Yea), Byron Sigcho-Lopez (Yea), Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (Yea), Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (Yea)
Plain-language summary
Written by AI (@cf/openai/gpt-oss-120b) from the ordinance text only: Subsitute Revenue Ordinance 2024 Final.pdf. AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.
The ordinance updates several city codes, adding a Clear Path Relief Pilot to help low-income drivers with parking and wheel-tax fines, creates an administrative debt relief program for certain city debts, allows the city to contract with third-party payment-technology providers, defines a motor-vehicle lessor tax, and sets rules for city employee liability on traffic violations.
- Clear Path Relief Pilot gives eligible participants (low-income, utility-billing or Clear Path enrollees) debt, fine and penalty waivers for certain traffic violations, with the program ending Jan. 1 2024.
- Administrative Debt Relief lets hardship debtors pay restitution in full and 50% of the fine, or enroll in a payment plan, to have remaining costs waived.
- The Comptroller may contract with third-party apps to enable utility bill payments, but the apps cannot collect payments from users.
- Defines “lessor” for a motor-vehicle lessor tax and clarifies related terms.
- City officers, employees and law-enforcement personnel can be released from personal liability for traffic citations if certified, approved, and documented per new procedures.
Money
- $250 maximum late-payment penalty (or the lesser of the fine amount).
- $50 specific late-payment penalty for violations of wheel-tax display sections.
- $10 minimum monthly payment on hardship payment plans.
- $25 minimum down-payment on hardship payment plans.
- Base fine amounts are used to calculate waivers, but specific dollar values are not set in the ordinance.
Who: The changes affect Chicago drivers with wheel-tax or parking citations, low-income residents eligible for Clear Path or debt-relief programs, city employees and law-enforcement officers using city vehicles, motor-vehicle lessors, and third-party payment-technology providers.
Timeline
- Oct 16, 2023: Referred, City Council
- Nov 6, 2023: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Finance
- Nov 7, 2023: Deferred and Published, City Council
- Nov 15, 2023: Passed, City Council
Documents
- SO2023-0005293 Letter.pdf (Committee Letter)
- O2023-0005293 Original Ordinance.pdf (Miscellaneous)
- Subsitute Revenue Ordinance 2024 Final.pdf (Legislation)