The following advisory councils of the Commission on Human Relations are hereby established:
(a) Advisory Council on Equity;
(b) Advisory Council on Women;
(c) Advisory Council on LGBTQ+ issues;
(d) Advisory Council on Veterans; and
(e) Advisory Council on New Americans.
The Mayor shall appoint up to 21 members to each advisory council, subject to approval of the City Council. Of the initial appointments to each advisory council, one-third shall be appointed for a term of one year, one-third shall be appointed for terms of two years, and one-third shall be appointed for terms of three years. Succeeding appointments to these advisory councils shall be for terms of three years. The Mayor shall designate one or more members of each advisory council to serve as its chair or co-chairs. The Mayor shall also designate one member of each advisory council to be a member of the Commission on Human Relations. The Mayor shall also appoint a director for each advisory council. Each director must be a member of the respective advisory council's affected community and shall receive such compensation as provided by the annual appropriation ordinance.
Each advisory council shall have the following powers and duties, relating specifically to the segment of the population of Chicago described in the council's name:
(b) to act as a liaison between the city government and community organizations, in order to promote cooperation between the government and these organizations and among these organizations in order to enhance services to the population of Chicago;
(c) to cooperate, through the Commission on Human Relations, with the other advisory councils in the identification of practices and actions having a common discriminatory impact on the advisory council's target population and other segments of society, and in the design of programs for the elimination of such practices and actions;
(d) to develop a procedure, primarily through solicitation of advice from members of the affected community, for recommending appointments of successor members to their respective advisory council to the Mayor;
(e) to devise rules of procedure for its meetings, subject to the approval of the Commission on Human Relations; and
(f) to assist the Commission on Human Relations by recommending policies and programs, reviewing existing programs, conducting legislative research and reporting to the Commission on its findings with regard to the specific needs of its community.
(Prior code § 21-51; Added Coun. J. 3-21-90, p. 13523; Amend Coun. J. 11-6-02, p. 96031, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13793, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. VI, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-19-20, p. 14028, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-27-22, p. 46382, § 6)