2-28-030 Commissioner – Powers and duties.

   The duties and powers of the Commissioner shall be as follows:

   (a)   To organize standing or special committees of the advisory board to assist the board in its advisory capacity;

   (b)   To administer the City's art programs, including, but not limited to, the Public Art Program as provided in Article II of this Chapter, and to adopt rules governing the registration, identification, and protection of artwork as defined in Section 2-28-110 and graffiti as defined in Section 7-28-065;

   (c)   To promote city and neighborhood cultural festivals and concerts;

   (d)   To do research, conduct educational programs, and disseminate information to the public regarding cultural affairs;

   (e)   To sponsor cultural activities conducted in the name of the City of Chicago, and, in conjunction therewith, to develop procedures and practices that will assure both the appropriate evaluation of such projects and the monitoring of expenditures;

   (f)   To award grants to cultural organizations and to individual artists. The commissioner should ensure that equitable distribution of such grants among ethnic, racial and cultural groups so as to ensure that the city's cultural program reflects the city's diverse heritage;

   (g)   To publish an annual report on or before October 1st detailing the department's budget and programs, as well as the award of any grants.

   (h)   To undertake responsibilities for Millennium Park, as that term is defined in Section 10-36-140, in accordance with Section 10-36-140.

   (i)   To negotiate sponsorships for cultural activities and for promotion of Chicago tourism, and to execute resulting sponsorship agreements on behalf of the city. Terms of such agreements may include, without limitations, identification of a sponsor on city promotional materials and web sites.

   (j)   To issue permits and promulgate rules for the Maxwell Street Market as provided in Chapter 4-11 of this Code and for farmers markets as provided in Chapter 4-12 of this Code.

   (k)   To issue special event permits, and monitor and regulate outdoor special events as provided in Section 10-8-335 of this Code.

   (l)   Subject to the appropriation of funds, to execute one or more agreements (including contracts, concession agreements or grant agreements) with the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, Inc., an Illinois not-for-profit corporation ("CCTB"), to support the mission of the department. The agreements may include such terms as the commissioner deems appropriate, including but not limited to permitting CTF to use department office space and equipment in connection with performance thereunder and sharing or retaining concession revenues. Sections 2-92-420 through 2-92-570 and 2-156-100(b) hereof shall not apply to such agreements.

   Certain of the members of the board of CCTB shall be appointed by the mayor as contemplated by 70 ILCS 210/5.6, as amended.

   (m)   To negotiate and execute on behalf of the City lease agreements, rental agreements, rights-of-entry or other agreements authorizing the use or occupancy by others of any property or facility owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the City and managed by the Department.

(Prior code § 24-5; Added Coun. J. 7-9-84, pp. 8174, 8217; Amend Coun. J. 3-10-99, p. 91075; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-07, p. 104052, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 9-10-08, p. 36749, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-10, p. 106597, Art. VII, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. IX, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 26775, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-31-18, p. 87776, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 3-13-19, p. 96577, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 3-13-19, p. 96590, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-15-20, p. 13038, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-27-21, p. 39543, Art. I, § 1)