# 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](https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/Matter/?matterId=284B6F81-316C-EE11-8DEF-001DD804E693) ## 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](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9A8CEAD4-697F-EE11-8178-001DD8095BBA). **Nay (9)**: [Anthony Beale](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/9) (9), [Marty Quinn](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/13) (13), [Raymond A. Lopez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/15) (15), [David H. Moore](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/17) (17), [Silvana Tabares](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/23) (23), [Felix Cardona Jr.](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/31) (31), [Scott Waguespack](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/32) (32), [Brendan Reilly](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/42) (42), [James M. Gardiner](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/45) (45) **Yea (39)**: [Daniel La Spata](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/1) (1), [Brian Hopkins](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/2) (2), [Pat Dowell](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/3) (3), [Lamont J. Robinson](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/4) (4), [Desmon C. Yancy](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/5) (5), [William E. Hall](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/6) (6), [Gregory I. Mitchell](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/7) (7), [Michelle A. Harris](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/8) (8), [Peter Chico](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/10) (10), [Nicole T. Lee](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/11) (11), [Julia M. Ramirez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/12) (12), [Jeylú B. Gutiérrez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/14) (14), [Stephanie D. Coleman](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/16) (16), [Derrick G. Curtis](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/18) (18), [Matthew J. O'Shea](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/19) (19), [Jeanette B. Taylor](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/20) (20), [Ronnie L. Mosley](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/21) (21), [Michael D. Rodriguez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/22) (22), [Monique L. Scott](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/24) (24), [Byron Sigcho-López](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/25) (25), [Jessica L. Fuentes](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/26) (26), [Walter R. Burnett](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/27) (27), [Jason C. Ervin](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/28) (28), [Chris Taliaferro](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/29) (29), [Ruth Cruz](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/30) (30), [Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/33) (33), [William Conway](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/34) (34), [Gilbert Villegas](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/36) (36), [Emma Mitts](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/37) (37), [Nicholas Sposato](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/38) (38), [Samantha Nugent](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/39) (39), [Andre Vasquez Jr.](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/40) (40), [Anthony V. Napolitano](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/41) (41), [Timothy R. Knudsen](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/43) (43), [Bennett R. Lawson](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/44) (44), [Angela Clay](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/46) (46), [Matthew J. Martin](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/47) (47), [Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/48) (48), [Maria E. Hadden](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/49) (49) **Absent (1)**: [Debra L. Silverstein](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/50) (50) Former members who voted: Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (Yea) ## Plain-language summary > Written by AI (@cf/openai/gpt-oss-120b) from the ordinance text only: [Subsitute Revenue Ordinance 2024 Final.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/e501b6d3-effc-4808-9d40-ad72b738c417.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](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/a7f3d784-4b25-43ce-9c52-30474b95918e.pdf) (Committee Letter) - [O2023-0005293 Original Ordinance.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/aa775a53-7d13-42cc-88f6-1925b6d7eb87.pdf) (Miscellaneous) - [Subsitute Revenue Ordinance 2024 Final.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/e501b6d3-effc-4808-9d40-ad72b738c417.pdf) (Legislation) --- Source: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/284B6F81-316C-EE11-8DEF-001DD804E693 · Chicago Politics, an independent, nonpartisan tracker of the Chicago City Council. 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