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The North Park Village Commission shall have and may exercise the following duties, powers, and responsibilities:
(a) To plan, supervise, and coordinate programs and projects that (1) facilitate the preservation and maintenance of North Park Village, (2) increase use of North Park Village facilities and attendance at programs, and (3) raise community awareness as to the historical importance and significance of North Park Village.
(b) To act as a liaison between the various governmental bodies and the senior housing operator, promoting cooperation between these entities to enhance North Park Village.
(c) To report annually by March 31st for the preceding year to the Mayor and the City Council on important problems, conditions, or proposals pertinent to the development, maintenance, and protection of North Park Village.
(d) To exercise any other power or authority necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of these provisions.
(Added Coun. J. 3-13-19, p. 96033, § 1)
ARTICLE IV. BOARD OF HEALTH* (2-120-130 et seq.)
* Editor's note – Coun. J. 3-31-04, p. 20916, § 1.1, repealed former Art. IV, §§ 2-120-130 – 2-120-180, which pertained to athletic commission.
There is hereby established a Board of Health. The Board of Health shall consist of nine members, one of whom shall be the president of the Board of Health. The president of the Board of Health shall be a physician, duly licensed to practice medicine. The Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, shall appoint the president of the Board of Health and each of the other members of said Board pursuant to Section 2-120-160. The Board of Health shall include at least five members with professional or educational backgrounds in public health; at least one member who represents a federally qualified health center as defined in Section 1905(I)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act or successor statute; and at least one member who represents a hospital system. A member may satisfy more than one of these requirements.
The Board of Health shall include members that are diverse with respect to:
(a) Professional and educational background, which may include but is not limited to behavioral health, chronic disease, environmental health, communicable disease, emergency preparedness, maternal and child health, and the social conditions that affect health risks and outcomes;
(b) Expertise and skill, which may include but are not limited to communications, community engagement, strategic planning, and promoting health equity; and
(c) Demographic category, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, gender, and geography.
The president of the Board of Health shall be paid the salary provided for in the annual appropriation ordinance. The other members of the Board or Health shall serve without compensation.
The members of the Board of Health shall be held harmless for any official act performed in accordance with and under the authority of this article.
(Added Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. II, § 1)
The Board of Health shall hold regular meetings at least once in each month, for which provision shall be made by the procedures of the Board of Health. Special meetings may be held upon call of the president of the Board of Health.
The president of the Board of Health shall preside at its meetings. Action of the Board of Health shall be governed by a majority vote of members present. A quorum of five members is required for any official action, whether or not there are vacancies in membership.
The president of the Board of Health shall have the power to delegate the authority of the president in anticipation of the president's absence from duty to another member of the Board of Health. If the president fails to so delegate, the Board of Health, by official action and record thereof, shall have power to delegate the authority of the president during the president's absence from duty to another member of the Board of Health. The person so designated shall have and exercise the authority of the president.
(Added Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. II, § 1)
It shall be the duty of the Board of Health to be well informed regarding all matters affecting the health of the citizens of Chicago. It shall advise, in a manner prescribed by the forms and protocols of the Board of Health, the Mayor and the Commissioner of Public Health on all issues affecting the health of the citizens of Chicago.
The Board of Health is authorized to adopt procedures for its meetings and to develop forms and protocols governing the issuance of findings and recommendations.
(Added Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-27-21, p. 39525, § 8)
All appointments to the Board of Health existing on the effective date of this Section 2-120-160 shall be vacated on April 30, 2021. Beginning May 1, 2021, the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, shall appoint three members to the Board of Health for an initial term of one year, three members for an initial term of two years, and three members for an initial term of three years. All subsequent terms following the initial term, including new appointments, shall be for three years. At the conclusion of a term of service, members shall continue serving until either: (i) renewal or (ii) a new appointment is named.
The Mayor may remove a member at any time. Vacancies that occur due to resignation, mayoral removal, death, or other cause shall be filled on a rolling basis. Members appointed to fill vacancies shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(Added Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. II, § 1)
ARTICLE V. RESERVED (2-120-190 et seq.)
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