ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS (2-152-010 et seq.)

2-152-010 Term of office for appointees.

   All officers appointed by the mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the city council, whose terms of office are not otherwise expressly provided for, shall hold their respective offices during the term of the fiscal year in which such appointments are made and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Provided that the terms of such officers shall not extend beyond the term of office of the mayor.

(Prior code § 25-1)

2-152-020 Vacancy filling.

   In case any vacancy shall occur in an appointive office of a fixed term, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. All appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term.

(Prior code § 25-2)

2-152-030 Delivery of property to successor.

   Every person retiring from office after having been an officer of the city shall, within five days after notification and request, deliver to his successor in office all property, books and effects of every description in his possession belonging to the city or appertaining to his office, under a penalty of not less than $50.00 or more than $200.00 for each offense.

(Prior code § 25-3)

2-152-040 Authority to appoint subordinates.

   The head of a department, board or other agency, of the city government shall have the power to appoint and remove all subordinate officers and employees of his department, board or agency according to law.

(Prior code § 25-4)

2-152-050 Residence restrictions.

   All officers and employees of the city shall be actual residents of the city. Any officer or employee of the city who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this section shall be discharged from the service of the city in the manner provided by law. The commissioner of human resources may suspend the foregoing residency requirement in the following limited circumstances: (1) where a new employee requires a period not to exceed 90 days following the start of employment to relocate their residence to the City, or (2) where a current employee requires a period not to exceed 90 days due to extraordinary circumstances, and in the judgment of the commissioner of human resources, the granting of a waiver would be equitable and appropriate. Examples of extraordinary circumstances under (2) are a residence being rendered completely and permanently uninhabitable due to natural calamity or a need to permanently abandon a residence for personal safety.

   Any request for a waiver under this section shall be made in a written statement containing pertinent detail and provided to the commissioner. The commissioner may request additional or clarifying information or documents, then shall approve or deny the request in a written statement, containing the determination and the basis therefor. The commissioner shall maintain on file a record containing all such requests and dispositions. The documented process required by this section shall be the exclusive means by which a residency waiver can be sought and granted.

(Prior code § 25-30; Amend Coun. J. 4-13-11, p. 114393, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 4104, § 1)

Editor's note – Formerly § 2-152-340. Coun. J. 11-6-02, p. 96511, § 1, repealed a former § 2-152-050, which pertained to salaries and annual appropriations in relation to the clerk, treasurer, and mayor.

2-152-051 Salaries – Annual appropriation – Clerk, Treasurer, and Mayor.

   The salaries of all officers and employees of the City, not otherwise fixed, shall be determined and fixed by the City Council in the annual appropriation ordinance.

   The annual salaries of the following officers elected in 2023 are hereby fixed as follows:

   City Clerk and City Treasurer
      Effective May 15, 2023 ..... $161,016.00

   Mayor
      Effective May 15, 2023 ..... $216,210.00

   Beginning with salaries that start January 1, 2024, the annual salaries for the City Clerk, City Treasurer and Mayor specified in this section shall be adjusted for each calendar year by applying to each the rate of inflation calculated based on the Consumer Price Index – Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Chicago All Items) ("CPI") published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, provided, however, that if the CPI increases by more than 5 percent in any year, the salary increase shall be capped at 5 percent. The Budget Director or the Budget Director's designee shall determine such rate by comparing the figure for the most recent July with the figure for the previous July. Any adjustment shall take effect at the beginning of the first pay period for the following calendar year, e.g. the change in CPI calculated from 2022 to 2023 shall be the rate used to affect a salary that begins January 1,2024.

   The City Clerk, City Treasurer, or Mayor may choose not to have the salary adjusted as set forth in this section for the term of office beginning in 2023 by notifying the City Comptroller in a sworn statement on a form provided by the Comptroller for that purpose. The notification must be filed no later than May 12, 2023 for incumbents. A person who receives a certificate of election to the office of City Clerk, City Treasurer, or Mayor and who was not the City Clerk, City Treasurer, or Mayor on November 16, 2022, may choose not to have that salary adjusted for the term of office beginning in 2023 by notifying the City Comptroller in a sworn statement on a form provided by the Comptroller for that purpose prior to taking the oath of office.

   The City Clerk, City Treasurer, or Mayor may choose not to have the salary adjusted as set forth in this section for any given year as set forth in this section by notifying the Budget Director in a sworn statement on a form provided by the Budget Director for that purpose. This notification must be received by the Budget Director by September 15 for the choice to be effective for the following calendar year.

   The choice shall be irrevocable during the term to which it applies but shall not bind a successor who succeeds to the office for the remainder of the term as the result of a vacancy. Prior to taking the oath of office, an individual appointed or elected to fill a vacancy may choose not to have the salary for the remainder of the term of office adjusted from the salary as set forth in this section by notifying the City Comptroller in a sworn statement on a form provided by the Comptroller for that purpose. If the City Clerk, City Treasurer, or Mayor elect not to take a salary increase in accordance with this section, the Comptroller is prohibited from making any payment in connection with any such increase.

   The salaries of all officers and employees shall be as herein provided regardless of any prior inconsistent statute or ordinance.

(Added Coun. J. 7-29-98, p. 75806; Amend Coun. J. 11-6-02, p. 96511, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 20; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-22, p. 54948, Art. I, § 12)

2-152-060 Chief procurement officer's salary.

   The salary of the chief procurement officer of the City of Chicago shall be established in the annual appropriation ordinance.

(Prior code § 25-5.2; Amend Coun. J. 7-19-00, p. 38206, § 1)

2-152-070 Salaries – Date of payment.

   The salaries and pay of all officers and employees shall be due and payable semi-monthly to each person entitled thereto, in the manner prescribed by the rules and regulations of the department of finance.

(Prior code § 25-6)