“Many of these new laws would place Chicago solidly in the vanguard of government ethics regulation,” Chicago Board of Ethics Executive Director Steve Berlin said during Friday’s brief hearing that followed months of behind-the-scenes negotiations.
The measure would hike the maximum fine for violating the city’s ethics ordinance from $5,000 to $20,000.
If the measure is approved, it would mark the second major overhaul of the city’s ethics laws under Lightfoot, who campaigned on promises to end City Hall corruption. The proposal directs the city’s Department of Assets, Information and Services to compile a list of contractors for the Chicago Housing Authority and the Public Building Commission, to allow Chicago elected officials to comply with the limits, Smith said.
That proposal got a significant amount of push back from members of the City Council, who did not want to have to leave the chambers or virtual meeting and perhaps miss a subsequent vote, Smith said. This provision’s removal marks the second time since 2019 the City Council has rejected that proposal, which has the support of the Chicago Board of Ethics.
The Board of Ethics found probable cause that Ald. Nicholas Sposato violated that law by appearing in photographs used on his social media page on city property while dressed in a firefighter’s turnout coat while gripping the handle of a Chicago Fire Department fire engine with the department’s official logo clearly visible.
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