Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago - April 15, 2020
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Source: Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago
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JOURNAL--CITY COUNCIL--CHICAGO
4/15/2019
Rules Suspended AMENDMENT OF CITY COUNCIL RULES OF ORDER AND
PROCEDURE BY ADDITION OF NEW RULES 39E AND 58E REGARDING
VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AND MEMBERS
OF PUBLIC.
R2020-234
At this point in the proceedings, Alderman Harris moved to Suspend the Rules Temporarily for the purpose of going out of the regular order of business for the purpose of adopting a resolution amending the 2019 -- 2023 Rules of Order and Procedure to allow for remote participation by members of the City Council and members of the public pursuant to Illinois Executive Order 2020-7. The motion Prevailed.
Thereupon, on motion of Alderman Harris, the said proposed resolution was Adopted by a viva voce vote.
Alderman Thompson moved to reconsider the foregoing vote. The motion was lost.
The following is said resolution as adopted:
Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Chicago:
SECTION 1. The Rules of Order and Procedure of the City Council, City of Chicago, for the 2019 -- 2023 term are hereby amended by adding new supplemental Rules 39E and 58E, as follows:
Rule 39E. All public meetings of the City Council and its committees shall be conducted by means of electronic, video, audio, or telephonic connection remote meeting. A member who desires to attend and participate in a public meeting shall do so by means of a remote meeting. A member who attends a remote meeting is considered present for purposes of Rule 19.
For purposes of conducting a remote meeting, the terms written, in writing, document and copy in these rules includes printed or electronic means, and a rule that requires an instrument to be handed to another member or the Presiding Officer may be accomplished by electronic transmission.
Rule 58E. Subject to the limits contained in Rule 58, any member of the general public may address the City Council or any of its committees at any remote meeting required to be open to the public under the Open Meetings Act 5 ILCS 120/1, et seq. in writing, or orally from a remote location by means of electronic, video, audio, or telephonic connection.
SECTION 2. To the extent of any inconsistency between this resolution and any other provision of the Rules of Order and Procedure or any other enactment of the City Council, this resolution shall prevail. This resolution shall remain in effect for the duration of the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation, including any extensions thereto, related to COVID-19.
