There is hereby established an executive department of the municipal government of the City which shall be known as either the Department of Public Health of the City of Chicago or the Department of Health of the City of Chicago. The Department shall be administered by a Commissioner of Public Health, who shall either be a physician, duly licensed in Illinois, or have an advanced degree in a field related to public health and professional experience in public health administration or hospital administration. If the Commissioner is not a physician, at least one deputy commissioner of the Department shall be a physician, duly licensed to practice in Illinois. The Commissioner, and one or more deputy commissioners, shall be appointed by the Mayor.
(Prior code § 9-1(a); Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-27-21, p. 39525, § 7)