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 J. 11-6-02, p. 96511, § 1, repealed a former § 2-152-050, which pertained to salaries and annual appropriations in relation to the clerk, treasurer, and mayor.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)

2-152-071 Eligibility for benefits.

   No individual employed by the City of Chicago shall be eligible for medical coverage, dental coverage, vision care coverage or life insurance under any plan of the city unless the individual is paid an annual salary equal to or greater than the salary level for a grade 1, step 1 employee as set forth in schedule B of the personnel classification and pay plan issued by the department of human resources. This section shall not apply to persons employed (a) as foster grandparents prior to June 1, 1984, and continuously since that date; or (b) under the return-to-work program conducted by the department of human resources.

(Added Coun. J. 4-12-91, p. 32835; Amend Coun. J. 5-22-91, p. 156; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 21)

2-152-072 Eligibility for benefits – Qualified domestic partners.

   A qualified domestic partner, as defined in this section, of an individual employed by the City of Chicago shall be eligible for the same benefits, including but not limited to health coverage, as are available to the spouse of an individual employed by the City of Chicago. To be eligible for coverage as a qualified domestic partner, the city employee and the domestic partner must complete and file with the department of human resources, before August 1, 2017, an "Affidavit of Domestic Partnership" in which they attest that:

   (A)   they are each other's sole domestic partner, responsible for each other's common welfare; and

   (B)   neither party is married, as marriage is defined under Illinois law; and

   (C)   the partners are not related by blood closer than would bar marriage in the State of Illinois; and

   (D)   each partner is at least 18 years of age, and the partners are the same sex, and the partners reside at the same residence; and

   (E)   two of the following four conditions exist for the partners:

      1.   The partners have been residing together for at least 12 months prior to filing the Affidavit of Domestic Partnership.

      2.   The partners have common or joint ownership of a residence.

      3.   The partners have at least two of the following arrangements:

         a.   joint ownership of a motor vehicle;

         b.   a joint credit account;

         c.   a joint checking account;

         d.   a lease for a residence identifying both domestic partners as tenants.

      4.   The city employee declares that the domestic partner is identified as a primary beneficiary in the employee's will.

   In light of the availability of marriage to same-sex partners conferred by the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, 750 ILCS 80/1, et seq., the department of human resources shall not accept affidavits under this section after July 31, 2017.

   In addition to the foregoing, for a domestic partner to be qualified, the parties must agree to notify the department of human resources of any change in the circumstances which have been attested to in the documents qualifying a person for coverage as a domestic partner. Following the termination of a domestic partnership, a minimum of 12 months must elapse before a city employee is eligible to designate a new domestic partner.

   The commissioner of human resources is hereby authorized to promulgate regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section. The regulations shall provide that any person who submits false information in connection with this section, including an affidavit that contains inaccurate information, shall be subject to discipline as set forth in the city human resources rules.

(Added Coun. J. 3-19-97, p. 40852; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.6; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-08, p. 33838, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-26-17, p. 53759, § 1)

2-152-074 Family medical leave.

   Any person employed by the City of Chicago shall be eligible for the benefits conferred by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601, et seq.) and regulations promulgated under that Act.

(Added Coun. J. 11-15-06, p. 92005, § 1)