Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 2-45 by adding new Section 2-45-150 establishing online database to track MBE and WBE utilization compliance
Votes › Contracting Oversight and Equity › 1st Ward: Daniel La Spata
- Record number: SO2024-0012388
- Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
- Status: Final
- Sponsor: Daniel La Spata (1st Ward)
- Co-sponsors (2): Pat Dowell (3rd Ward), Maria E. Hadden (49th Ward)
- Committee: Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity
- Introduction Date: Sep 18, 2024
- Final Action Date: May 20, 2026
- Official record: Office of the City Clerk
Roll call: Passed May 20, 2026
50 yea, 0 nay. On motion of Alderperson Mitts, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of May 20, 2026.
Yea (50): 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), Anthony Beale (9), Peter Chico (10), Nicole T. Lee (11), Julia M. Ramirez (12), Marty Quinn (13), Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (14), Raymond A. Lopez (15), Stephanie D. Coleman (16), David H. Moore (17), Derrick G. Curtis (18), Matthew J. O'Shea (19), Jeanette B. Taylor (20), Ronnie L. Mosley (21), Michael D. Rodriguez (22), Silvana Tabares (23), Monique L. Scott (24), Byron Sigcho-López (25), Jessica L. Fuentes (26), Walter R. Burnett (27), Jason C. Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ruth Cruz (30), Felix Cardona Jr. (31), Scott Waguespack (32), Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33), William Conway (34), Anthony J. Quezada (35), Gilbert Villegas (36), Emma Mitts (37), Nicholas Sposato (38), Samantha Nugent (39), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40), Anthony V. Napolitano (41), Brendan Reilly (42), Timothy R. Knudsen (43), Bennett R. Lawson (44), James M. Gardiner (45), Angela Clay (46), Matthew J. Martin (47), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48), Maria E. Hadden (49), Debra L. Silverstein (50)
Plain-language summary
Written by AI (claude-opus-5-5) from the ordinance text only: SO2024-0012388 .sponsor sub.pdf. AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.
This proposed ordinance would require the City to create a public online database tracking whether certain development projects meet their goals for hiring minority-owned businesses (M.B.E.), women-owned businesses (W.B.E.), and Chicago residents. Owners and developers of covered projects would have to report this information at several stages, and the City would post it on an online dashboard. The ordinance notes that, according to a July 2024 city report, final participation levels on completed projects fell below the goals for minority-owned businesses and resident hiring.
- Creates new Section 2-45-150 of the Municipal Code requiring an online database of M.B.E., W.B.E., and City resident hiring outcomes.
- Covers projects that receive City financial assistance, planned development approval, or other discretionary City approval and that commit to meeting these goals.
- Owners and developers must submit information before Chicago Plan Commission approval, with their permit application, and with their Certificate of Occupancy application.
- The database must list project owners, addresses, wards, goals, outcomes, M.B.E./W.B.E. subcontractors, and City resident work hours compared to total hours.
- Contracts and planned development approvals with these goals must include terms to enforce the rule; the ordinance takes effect immediately upon passage and publication.
Who: Owners and developers of covered projects, minority- and women-owned businesses, Chicago resident workers, the City Council, and the public would be affected by the new reporting and transparency requirements.
Where: Citywide (Chicago)
Timeline
- Sep 18, 2024: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
- May 18, 2026: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.
- May 18, 2026: Substituted, Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity. Substituted in Committee.
- May 20, 2026: Passed, City Council (50 yea, 0 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Mitts, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed.
Documents
- SO2024-0012388 .sponsor sub.pdf (Legislation)
- w1-o12388.pdf (Legislation)
- SO2024-0012388 CL.pdf (Committee Letter)
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