Any person, contractor, or firm in the occupation or business of consulting, interacting, or in any way impacting trees on city property must be a certified arborist or must have a certified arborist on staff in order to undertake any activity on trees, including but not limited to pruning, planting, treating, or removing any tree. It shall be unlawful for any person, contractor, or firm, other than city staff, to engage in such work unless said party first applies for and procures a license from the city. This license shall be in addition to any other license required by this code. The license fee shall be $10 annually in advance; provided, however, that no license shall be required of any city employee doing such work on behalf of the village. Before any license shall be issued, each applicant shall first file evidence of possession of liability insurance in the minimum amounts of $500,000 for bodily injury to any person or party injured, and $250,000 for property damage resulting from the pursuit of such endeavors, as herein described, and such insurance policies shall name the City of Blue Island as an additional insured. In addition, the applicant must show proof of adequate workman's compensation insurance as customarily required for such endeavors or at such minimums as provided by statute.
(Ord. 2023-039, passed 9-26-2023)