2-4-030 Ordinance enforcement authority.

   The mayor, in addition to the duties, powers and functions vested in him by statute as the chief executive officer of the city and those specifically vested in him by the provisions of this code, shall have authority to act, or to designate the officer who shall act, in the enforcement of any ordinance of the city in all cases where an ordinance fails to specify the officer who shall be charged with the duty of enforcement.

(Prior code § 3-3)

2-4-040 Signature of documents.

   The mayor's signature shall appear on all licenses and permits granted by the authority of the city council except as otherwise provided by law or provision of this code. In all cases where this code requires that the signature of the mayor shall be attached to any license, permit, contract, local improvement bond, or other written instrument, and in all cases where said provisions require the mayor's approval in writing or endorsement in writing, the mayor may, in his discretion, affix his signature or cause his signature to be affixed in such manner as may be authorized by law.

(Prior code § 3-4)

2-4-050 Mayor's secretary – Appointment, powers and duties.

   The mayor may appoint a secretary, whose duty it shall be to preserve and keep in the mayor's office books and papers which are customarily filed, or are required by law to be filed, therein; to deliver to the city council and to the respective departments of the city all messages from the mayor in writing; to attend the mayor's office during the usual office hours; and to perform such other duties as may be required of him by the mayor.

(Prior code § 3-5)

2-4-055 Report on departmental budgets and operations.

   (a)   Mid-year report. On or before July 30 of each year, the Budget Director shall submit to the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations, or its successor committee, a written report detailing the following (the “Mid-Year Report”):

      (1)   a comparison of revenue collected year-to-date against the applicable amounts appropriated in the annual appropriation ordinance for that fiscal year and a description of any key drivers that may materially impact the most recent three-year forecast, including any major economic indicators, changes in legislation, or other material impacts to a financial forecast;

      (2)   a comparison of funds spent year-to-date against the applicable amounts appropriated in the annual appropriation ordinance for that fiscal year’s expenses for each department and local fund;

      (3)   a list of all grant awards received since the adoption of the annual appropriation ordinance for that fiscal year, a comparison of funds spent year-to-date and since award allocation for all appropriated grants, a report of all grant-funded positions identified by grant and each position’s hiring status, a detail of any requirement for the City to provide local matching funds, and a list of any grants that expired or were revoked in the preceding 12 months and any grants that will expire in the next fiscal year, including a detail of proposed replacement funding or proposed changes to personnel and non-personnel costs funded by such grants;

      (4)   a workforce analysis for each department, including a rolling, three-year trend analysis of vacancies, current-year vacancies, hiring and attrition analysis, and personnel salary and wage salvage against overtime spend year-to-date;

      (5)   a detail of all transfers between line items within each object and purpose, as classified by 65 ILCS 5/8-2-4, organized by fund;

      (6)   a list of all third-party contracts the City was a party to in the previous fiscal year, including the name of the contracting parties, the total estimated costs under the term of the contract, the total costs spent to date under the contract, and the applicable contract code or number and budget line item;

      (7)   an analysis of the City’s use of bond proceeds during the previous fiscal year, including a description of the purposes allowed under the applicable ordinance authorizing the bond issues and the purposes for which such proceeds were used;

      (8)   a cost-benefit analysis of all outdoor special events, parades, or athletic events, each as defined in Chapter 10-8, with 10,000 or more attendees per day;

      (9)   such other budget-related and operational data as the Chair of the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations may request from time to time.

   (b)   Quarterly report. On or before the 15th day of each fiscal quarter, the Budget Director shall issue a report for the preceding fiscal quarter to the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations, or its successor committee, of all funds transferred between or amongst any line items within a particular object and purpose, as classified by 65 ILCS 5/8-2-4, in the annual appropriation ordinance for the fiscal year; provided that the fourth quarter report shall be issued by February 15 each year. Such report shall be organized by department, and by fund or other funding source, and shall include a brief statement from the department regarding the purpose of such transfer.

   (c)   Appearance before committee. Within 45 days of the release of the Mid-Year Report, but in no event later than September 15 of each year, the Chair of the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations, or its successor committee, may call departmental hearings. The Budget Director, and the head of each City department, shall be subject to appear before the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations upon the request of the Chair of that committee to discuss the information provided in the Mid-Year Report.

(Added Coun. J. 12-16-24, p. 22879, Art. VI, § 1)

Editor's note – Coun. J. 11-7-22, p. 54948, Art. I, § 2, repealed former § 2-4-055, which pertained to the Chief Sustainability Officer.