Legislation
City Council Ordinances and Resolutions
Here you will find the full text of recent significant ordinances and resolutions introduced by Alderman Joe Moore along with those in which he is a primary co-sponsor. We will also post public hearing dates set by the City Council for these ordinances and information on what you can do to help push forth legislation that you care about. Please check back soon for updates.
INCREASING THE POWERS AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE
Inspector_General_Ordinance.pdf (114 KB)--This proposed ordinance empowers of the Office of the Inspector General to investigate allegations of wrondoing against aldermen, their staffs and City Council committee staffs.
The ordinance also enhances the independence of the Inspector General's Office by requiring the mayor to appoint the Inspector General from a list of three finalists selected by an independent panel, consisting of the chief judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, the Cook County state's attorney, the U.S. attorney in Chicago, the agent in charge of the FBI's Chicago office, and the directors of the Chicago Crime Commission and the Better Government Association.
The proposed ordinance also extends the term of the Inspector General from the current four- year term to a six-year term to ensure greater independence from both branches of city government.
Finally, to protect the Inspector General's Office from retaliatory budget cuts from either the mayor or the city council, the proposed ordinance locks in a minimum annual budget amount for the Inspector General's Office of no less than 0.15 percent of the entire city budget.
Alderman Moore on FOX News Chicago, discussing his Inspector General proposal, March 6, 2009.
"Let Inspector General Investigate Alderman," Chicago Sun-Times, editorial, March 12, 2009.
CREATION OF AN OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
OPSordinance-substitute2-2.pdf (30 KB)--This ordinance establishes an Office of Professional Standards sepatate from the Chicago Police Department. While not the chief sponsor of this ordinance, Alderman Moore was deeply involved in advocating for a more independent Office of Professional Standards and moved to have consideration of an earlier version of the ordinance deferred because it was not sufficiently comprehensive.
To his credit, Mayor Daley worked with the City Council to fashion a compromise ordinance that Alderman Moore and his colleagues could support. Under the modified ordinance, the OPS will have the authority to investigate allegations of improper police coercion in addition to actual physical abuse. The modified ordinance also contains more stringent reporting requirements so that the public can more closely monitor the progress of police misconduct allegations.
CTA SERVICE BREAKDOWNS
CTA--Resolution_for_Hearings_on_Declining_Service. (15 KB) - This resolution was introduced by Alderman Joe Moore (49) and Alderman Ricardo Munoz (22) and calls for CTA President Frank Kruesi, CTA Board Chairman Carole Brown, and other appropriate CTA management officials to appear before the Chicago City Council to address the increasing number of derailments, mechanical breakdowns and service interruptions
BIG BOX LIVING WAGE
Big Box Living Wage - Substitute Ordinance - This substitute ordinance calls for retailers with 90,000 Square Feet of interior space or more to pay their employees a Living Wage of at least $9.50/hour increasing to $10.00/hour by 2010 plus a benefit package equal to at least $1.50/hour increasing to $3.00/hour by 2010. PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL ON 7/26/2006 BY A VOTE OF 35-14. (33 KB)
BigBoxLivingWage--Remarks.pdf (21 KB) - Alderman Joe Moore's remarks in support of the Big Box Living Wage ordinance.
SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLING
(Replace the Blue Bag Program)
Order Requiring the Department of Streets and Sanitation to Implement a City-Wide Residential Source-Separated Recycling Program - Sposored by Joe Moore and supported by the Chicago Recycling Coalition, this Order would phase out the failed Blue Bag Program by 2009. (14 KB)
UNIVERSAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM
School Breakfast Resolution - Alderman Joe Moore and Colleagues Call on the Chicago Public Schools to Provide Universal School Breakfasts Free of Charge to All Students in the First Period Classroom. Introduced to City Council on 6/28/2006. (13 KB)