The revised measure keeps Ald. Michele Smith’s proposal to hike the maximum fine for violating the city’s ethics ordinance from $5,000 to $20,000 in place, according to records obtained by WTTW News.
Smith’s proposal had been stalled for nearly three months after it ran into a brick wall of opposition from Lightfoot. The mayor supports the revised ordinance, increasing the odds it will advance Friday.Chicago Board of Ethics Chair William Conlon said June 13 the package of reforms should be “swiftly” passed
The proposal directs the city’s Department of Assets, Information and Services to compile a list of those contractors, to allow Chicago elected officials to comply with the limits, Smith said. But those elected officials will not have to physically leave the City Council chambers or the virtual meeting when that item is discussed and voted on. Instead, the official will have to file details about the conflict of interest with the Chicago Board of Ethics within 24 hours. That information will be made public, according to the revised measure.
At the mayor’s request, three provisions were added to the revised measure that would appear to benefit two of the mayor’s allies who have found themselves in the crosshairs of the Chicago Board of Ethics. In addition, the revised measure allows elected officials to host donation drives for charitable organizations by placing bins in their offices and city property. Sposato has long urged his colleagues to change the city’s law to clarify the issue of whether events like toy drives at Christmas were acceptable.
Ald. Derrick Curtis , a Lightfoot ally, sent an email on June 2 to residents of his Far South Side ward that included an advertisement for the mayor’s re-election kickoff event at the Starlight Restaurant on June 8. That newsletter included an image that invited 100 residents to reserve a spot at a “supporter breakfast” by contacting Curtis’ ward office on a first-come, first-served basis.
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