# Amendment of ordinance (O2024-0013056) to waive outstanding and fiber optic network fees for permits filed by Chicago Board of Education

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- Record number: **O2025-0017886**
- Type: Ordinance; category: Permits/License/Fee Exemptions
- Status: In Committee (Referred)
- Sponsor: [Gilbert Villegas](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/36) (36th Ward)
- Committee: [Committee on Finance](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/committee/finance)
- Submitted Date: Jun 11, 2025
- Introduction Date: Jun 18, 2025
- Official record: [Office of the City Clerk](https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/Matter/?matterId=0D74BA0D-0447-F011-8779-001DD83083EB)

## Impact report

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This ordinance would expand an existing fee waiver so the Chicago Board of Education and its contractors would not pay outstanding fees or fees for fiber optic networks tied to City permits.

**Who it affects**

- **Chicago Board of Education**: The Board would not have to pay City permit and related fees, including any outstanding fees and fees connected to fiber optic networks.
- **Contractors working for the Board of Education**: Contractors doing permitted work for the Board would also be exempt from these City fees, including outstanding fees.
- **City of Chicago departments that collect permit fees**: The City would not collect permit, inspection, public way, and similar fees from the Board or its contractors for this work, including fees already owed.

**What changes**

- Fiber optic networks operated by the Board of Education or its contractors are added to the list of projects that get fee-free City permits.
- Fees the Board or its contractors already owe for covered work would no longer have to be paid.
- Board work on school buildings, facilities, and improvements for public use continues to get City permits without charge.

**Money**

- Permit, inspection, application, plan review, license, water and sewer cut-off or reconnect, and public way fees that the Board of Education and its contractors would normally pay the City are waived.
- Any outstanding (already owed) fees from the Board or its contractors for this work would also be waived.

**Where**: 36th Ward

**When**: Upon passage and approval

## Timeline

- Jun 18, 2025: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.

## Documents

- [Board of Education Amended Fee Waiver Ord..pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/7fd82715-21c6-4127-a8ef-68a2296a6ffc.pdf) (Legislation)

## Related legislation

**More from Gilbert Villegas**

- [Tribute to late Michael Keller Ditka](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/R2026-0029456-tribute-late-michael-keller-ditka) (R2026-0029456, introduced Oct 14, 2026, Referred)
- [Amendment of Municipal Code Section 2-44-055 establishing scoring criteria for 9% tax credits](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/O2026-0029453-scoring-criteria-9-tax-credits) (O2026-0029453, introduced Oct 14, 2026, Referred)
- [Exemption from physical barrier requirement for commercial driveway alley access for Best West Auto Repair, Inc.](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/O2026-0027919-exemption-physical-barrier-requirement-commercial-driveway) (O2026-0027919, introduced Sep 23, 2026, Passed)

**More on Permits/License/Fee Exemptions**

- [Permit fee waivers for Chicago Board of Education, its contractors or contracting vendors, for buildings, facilities and improvements…](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/O2026-0029416-permit-fee-waivers-chicago-board-education) (O2026-0029416, introduced Oct 14, 2026, Referred)
- [Permit fee waiver for 3351 S Giles Ave](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/Or2026-0026050-permit-fee-waiver-3351-s-giles) (Or2026-0026050, introduced Jun 17, 2026, Passed)
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