(a) The Comptroller shall serve ex officio as the Traffic Compliance Administrator provided for in Section 9-100-010 of this Code, and in that capacity, the Comptroller has the power to appoint ticketing agents, who may include a person, or the person’s designee, acting pursuant to a concession agreement with the City governing the operation, maintenance, improvement, installation and removal of, and collection of fees from certain designated parking meters, for purposes of enforcing parking laws and regulations.
(b) In addition to the powers authorized in subsection (a), the Comptroller has the following powers and duties:
(1) Subject to subsection (b)(4), to operate off-street parking facilities owned by the City, and to collect all fees and charges for the use of such facilities;
(2) To administer Chapter 9-100 of this Code;
(3) To negotiate and enter into intergovernmental agreements with the Illinois Secretary of State, and with other vehicle authorities and state agencies responsible for collecting and maintaining vehicle-related and driver-related information, for the purpose of sharing information relevant to motor vehicle registration and ownership and eligibility for parking- related privileges. Such agreements may include terms relating to indemnification by the City of Chicago and/or the payment of fees for such information, subject to the appropriation of funds;
(4) To direct the operation, maintenance, improvement, installation and removal of, and collection of fees from, parking meters consistent with the provisions of the code, and to determine comparable meter revenue rates pursuant to Section 9-68-050; provided however that if the City Council authorizes a concession agreement for the operation, improvement, installation, removal and maintenance of, and collection of fees from, certain designated parking meters, all powers provided for in subsections (b)(1) and (4) of this section shall be performed consistent with the terms of such concession agreement;
(5) To negotiate and enter into, subject to the approval of the City Council, licensing agreements or intergovernmental agreements for the use of the parking and compliance violation system, including any agreement for the marketing thereof.
(6) Subject to any Illinois statutory requirements governing jurisdiction over the public way, to negotiate and enter into agreements with any Sister Agency, as that term is defined in Section 1-23-010, or the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority ("Authority"), for enforcement of Chapter 9-64 on public ways, parking lots, and other property owned or controlled by the Sister Agency or Authority.
(Added Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-19, p. 11514, Art. IV, § 1)