1-23-030 Duty to maintain eligibility to do business with the city.

   Eligibility under Section 1-23-020 to do business with the city shall be a continuing requirement for doing business with the city.

(Added Coun. J. 6-30-10, p. 95061, § 1)

1-23-040 Failure to maintain eligibility to do business with the city.

   The failure of any natural person, business entity or controlling person to maintain eligibility to do business with the City in violation of Section 1-23-030 shall render any action, as defined in Section 1-23-010, in behalf of or in any way connected to such natural person, business entity or controlling person voidable or subject to termination or revocation, as applicable, at the option of the Chief Procurement Officer after consultation with the City department or agency involved in such action. Provided, however, that no such action shall be voided, terminated or revoked by the Chief Procurement Officer if, upon written application to the Chief Procurement Officer, the head of the City department or agency involved in such action sets forth facts sufficient in the judgment of the Chief Procurement Officer to establish (1) that the public health, safety or welfare of the City requires such action or the goods or services provided as a result of such action; or (2) that the City is unable to acquire the goods or services provided as a result of such action at comparable price and quality, or in sufficient quantity, from other sources.

(Added Coun. J. 6-30-10, p. 95061, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-9-16, p. 36266, § 1)

1-23-050 Rulemaking authority.

   The corporation counsel and chief procurement officer are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the requirements of this article.

(Added Coun. J. 6-30-10, p. 95061, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 9-8-10, p. 99116, § 1)

ARTICLE II. INELIGIBILITY TO ENTER INTO CITY TRANSACTIONS (1-23-100 et seq.)

1-23-100 Ineligibility as to city transactions.

   As further specified in Section 2-92-320, no person determined by the chief procurement officer to be ineligible may be a party to a transaction, and any existing transaction with such person may be subject to termination and repayment to the city of any amounts disbursed thereunder.

   The chief procurement officer is authorized to promulgate regulations to administer and enforce this article.

(Added Coun. J. 9-8-10, p. 99116, § 2)

ARTICLE III. ELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC MUSEUMS AND DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITALS FOR FEE WAIVERS (1-23-300 et seq.)

1-23-300 Fee waivers.

   Except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Code, if the applicant for any city license or permit is (1) a public museum and such public museum is eligible to receive funds for capital development under subdivision (7) of § 1-25 of the Department of Natural Resources Act, as amended, codified at 20 ILCS 801/1-1 et seq., or (2) a not-for-profit hospital that qualifies for a disproportionate share adjustment consistent with Section 148.120 of Subchapter d of Chapter I of Title 89 of the Illinois Administrative Code, as amended, codified at 89 Ill. Adm. Code § 148.120, such public museum or disproportionate share hospital shall be exempt from payment of 20% of any license fee, permit fee, application fee or inspection fee that would other otherwise apply in connection with the procurement of such license or permit. Provided, however, that the fee waiver authorized under this section shall not apply in connection with any monies owed by the City to any third party for any service provided to the City by such third party under the department of building's developer services program or under any other city program.

(Added Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. VIII, § 1)

ARTICLE IV. INELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSES AND PERMITS (1-23-400 et seq.)

1-23-400 Issuance of licenses and permits prohibited.

   (a)   Definitions. For purposes of this section:

      (1)   The term "25 percent or greater interest in the applicant or property owner" shall mean 25 percent or more of the combined voting power or fair market value of all stock, partnership interests or other ownership interests in the applicant or property owner, or the right to receive at any time the distribution of 25 percent or greater income or profits of the applicant or property owner. Provided, however, that with respect to those licenses or permits for which disclosure of a lesser percentage of ownership interest is required under this Code, including, but not limited to, licenses issued under Chapter 4-60, the percentage of ownership set forth in the specific ordinance establishing such license or permit shall be substituted for the term "25 percent" in the above definition.

      (2)   The term "responsible party" shall mean (i) the applicant for such license or permit or (ii) the property owner identified in the applicable application or (iii) any person owning, directly or indirectly, a 25 percent or greater interest in the applicant or property owner.

   (b)   License and permit issuance prohibited.

      (1)   No person shall be eligible to obtain any license or permit of any type issued under this Code, and no such license or permit shall be issued by the applicable department, if a responsible party, or any entity in which a responsible party has a 25 percent or greater interest, has any debt, as defined in Section 2-32-094(a), unless and until each applicable person owing such debt satisfies or otherwise resolves the debt within the meaning of Section 2-32-094(a).

      (2)   No person shall be eligible to obtain any license issued under Title 4 or Title 9 of this Code or any permit issued under Title 14A of this Code, and no such license or permit shall be issued by the applicable department, if the applicant for such license or permit or any person owning, directly or indirectly, 25 percent or greater interest in the applicant or property owner, at the time of application for such license or permit, has been identified as a building code scofflaw pursuant to Section 2-92-416 of this Code. Except as otherwise specified by rule, the prohibition in this subparagraph (2) shall apply at all times such applicant or person remains a building code scofflaw.

      (3)   Any applicant for any license issued under Title 4 or Title 9 of this Code or any permit issued under Title 14A of this Code shall certify to the City with his application whether or not such applicant or any person owning, directly or indirectly, 25 percent or greater interest in the applicant or property owner is, at the time of application for such license or permit, identified as a building code scofflaw pursuant to Section 2-92-416 of this Code.

   (c)   Exceptions. This section shall not apply to any permit or license sought by any local, state, or federal government agency. Nor shall this section apply to (1) any permit issued by the Department of Buildings for a permit for a type of work described in Table 14A-12-1204.2 or emergency repairs as determined by the Building Commissioner, or (2) any license or permit issued by any department if the applicable department head determines that immediate issuance of the applicable license or permit is necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, or otherwise necessary to comply with mandatory state or federal laws that preempt the City's home rule authority, and all other applicable requirements for issuance of such license or permit have been met.

(Added Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. XI, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 1-21-15, p. 102428, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-21-21, p. 29948, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-27-21, p. 39543, Art. IV, § 1)