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(a) The Mayor may appoint an officer to be known as the Chief Risk Officer, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
(b) If appointed, the Chief Risk Officer shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To develop and maintain a comprehensive risk management strategy for the City of Chicago to protect the assets, operations, and employees of the City, and to review such risk management strategy and make adjustments as necessary;
(2) To identify and evaluate potential areas of risk exposure for City departments, employees, contractors, and agents, and conduct risk management reviews which may include, but are not limited to, investigations, regular physical inspections of facilities, analyses of losses incurred, personal contact with governmental officers and employees, and review of data and records upon request;
(3) To assist all City departments and Sister Agencies in developing a management plan for identifying, achieving, and maintaining acceptable loss levels and for treating and financing exposure to such loss. Such plan may include recommendations for insurance coverage;
(4) To identify and recommend modifications to any City operation or facility that represents an actual or potential hazard to City employees or to the public, and to advise City departments in implementing such modifications;
(5) To engage with public and private agencies and organizations and conduct joint investigation into and research on methods for identifying areas of risk exposure, methods of risk avoidance and reduction, and methods for addressing exposure that cannot be avoided or reduced;
(6) To enter into grant agreements, cooperation agreements, and other agreements with governmental entities, civic and community groups, and other persons to effectuate the powers and duties of this section, and to enter into and execute all such other instruments and to perform any and all acts, including the allocation and expenditure of funds subject to appropriation therefor, as shall be necessary or advisable in connection with the implementation of such agreements, including any renewals thereto; and
(7) To perform such other duties related to risk management as may be required by the Mayor and to undertake any and all acts the Chief Risk Officer deems necessary to mitigate risk and advance the risk management goals of the City.
(c) The Commissioner of Fleet and Facility Management shall consult and work in coordination with the Chief Risk Officer to advance the goals of the City set forth in Section 2-51-050(a)(41).
(d) The Risk Manager and the Office of Risk Management shall consult and work in coordination with the Chief Risk Officer to advance the risk management goals of the City.
(e) All City departments and, to the extent permitted by law, Sister Agencies shall cooperate with the requests, recommendations, and directions of the Chief Risk Officer to advance their respective risk management goals.
(Added Coun. J. 11-26-19, p. 11390, Art. IV, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-23, p. 6542, Art. I, § 2)
Editor’s note – Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 2, repealed former § 2-4-060, which pertained to contracts for release of claims.
The mayor shall have the power and authority to release and discharge, at his discretion, any person imprisoned for the violation of any provision of this code. In each and every case in which such release shall be so made by the mayor he shall cause a proper record thereof to be made and a notice thereof, together with a statement setting out his reasons for such release, to be sent to the city council.
(Prior code § 3-7)
On or before the tenth day of June, annually, the mayor shall issue a proclamation requesting the observance of the anniversary of the adoption of the flag of the United States by a general display of the national emblem on the fourteenth day of June, and requesting the observance of such anniversary in such other manner as he may deem appropriate.
(Prior code § 3-9)
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Equity" means outcomes and processes that result in fair and just access to opportunity and resources that provide everyone the ability to thrive.
"Racial Equity Action Plan" means a multi-year strategic plan aiming to achieve equity and racial justice.
"Racial justice" means the elimination of racial inequality and advancement of collective prosperity for communities that have been most negatively impacted because of their race or ethnicity.
"Sister agencies" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 1-23-010.
(b) There is hereby established the Mayor's Office of Equity and Racial Justice, which shall have the mission to:
(1) provide oversight and guidance for systematic reform of processes, practices, and functions for the City aimed at advancing equity in service delivery, resource distribution, policy creation, community engagements, and other government business on behalf of residents;
(2) build capacity of City employees to advance equity in their core work by developing, utilizing, and promoting best and promising practices and strategies; and
(3) strengthen, repair, and empower relationships between community members, private sector stakeholders, and government officials by developing, implementing, and leading engagements and initiatives aimed at advancing equity.
(c) The Office of Equity and Racial Justice shall be led by a Chief Equity Officer, who shall direct the Office in carrying out the following duties and responsibilities:
(1) to develop and coordinate the implementation and maintenance of:
(A) a coordinated and comprehensive equity and racial justice strategy for the City aimed at combating systemic racism and addressing the root causes of racial and social inequity throughout the City's government and across the City;
(B) racial equity action plans created by each City department to articulate and guide strategy aimed at advancing equity and making it a permanent pillar in all departmental workstreams;
(i) All departments, unless directly exempted by the Chief Equity Officer, shall complete a racial equity action plan and report progress annually to the Chief Equity Officer;
(C) trainings, professional development, and technical assistance on equity and racial justice for City staff;
(2) to enter into grant agreements, cooperation agreements, and other agreements or contracts with governmental entities, private business, and civic and community groups to implement social and racial equity programs;
(3) to research and plan processes, resources, and practices that will advance equity in how the City provides services and resources to residents;
(4) to educate and communicate to City departments, other governmental bodies, advisory councils, community and civic organizations, and the public regarding the status and progress of the City's equity efforts, as well as opportunities available to advance progress and innovation;
(5) to monitor and provide written annual status and progress reporting of City departments' racial equity action plans to the Mayor, City Council, and residents as part of the City's budget process each fiscal year;
(6) to collaborate and partner with sister agencies, advisory councils, community and civic organizations, and the public in developing policies, initiatives, and planning efforts aimed at advancing equity and racial justice;
(7) to collaborate with relevant departments and entities as needed. Non-limiting examples of such collaboration include:
(A) the Office of Budget and Management to obtain relevant departmental data and information, and produce and publish reports to the Mayor, City Council, and members of the public;
(B) the Department of Public Health to secure relevant research and data, collaborate and develop research and analysis, jointly seek federal and philanthropic resources, and develop and implement of tools and best practices, such as health and racial equity impact assessments;
(C) the Department of Human Resources to access and analyze workforce data for equity dashboards and reporting, and develop workforce diversity and inclusion strategies;
(D) the Department of Procurement Services to access and analyze contracting data as it relates to diversity of contractors and vendors, particularly M.B.E. and W.B.E., as these terms are defined in Section 2-92-420 or Section 2-92-670, as appropriate, data and information, and in partnership with the Contracting Equity officer support the development and execution of procurement diversity and inclusion strategies;
(8) to hire additional officers and employees according to applicable City hiring laws.
(d) The Mayor shall ensure sufficient funding for the Office of Equity and Racial Justice to faithfully and fully execute these requirements.
(Added Coun. J. 11-7-22, p. 54948, Art. I, § 1)
Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-3-01, p. 68130, § 1, repealed former § 2-4-100, which pertained to city newspapers furnished to mayor.
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