2-156-500 Sanctions applicable to board of ethics.

   Any member of the board who knowingly violates Section 2-156-400 shall be subject to the applicable penalties indicated in Section 2-156-465.

(Prior code § 26.2-46; Added Coun. J. 5-16-90, p. 16204; Amend Coun. J. 7-25-12, p. 31123, § 1)

2-156-505 Training and filing violations – Executive director's authority.

   Upon determining that a person has violated Section 2-156-145, 2-156-146, 2-156-190, 2-156-245, or 2-156-270, the executive director of the Board is authorized to impose upon such person an appropriate fine as provided in Section 2-156-465. The executive director is authorized to impose or levy such fine no earlier than on the seventh City business day after the date of the executive director's notice to the person of the violation, and no fine shall begin accruing until the eighth calendar day after the executive director's notice to the person. The person may contest the imposition of such fine as provided by rule. The process set forth in Sections 2-156-385 and 2-156-392 are not a prerequisite to the imposition of fines pursuant to this section.

(Added Coun. J. 2-13-13, p. 46730, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-20-22, p. 50671, § 1)

ARTICLE VIII. MISCELLANEOUS (2-156-510 et seq.)

2-156-510 Invalid actions.

   All city contracts shall include a provision requiring compliance with this chapter. Any contracts negotiated, entered into, or performed in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be voidable as to the city, including any contract entered into with any person who has retained or employed a non-registered lobbyist in violation of Section 2-156-305 for the purpose of negotiating, soliciting or otherwise seeking the contract. Any permit, license, ruling, determination or other official action of a city agency applied for or in any other manner sought, obtained or undertaken in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be invalid and without any force or effect whatsoever.

(Prior code § 26.2-43; Added Coun. J. 5-16-90, p. 16204; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-00, p. 32667, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-25-12, p. 31123, § 1)

2-156-520 Access to list of current contractors.

   (a)   The Department of Fleet and Facility Management shall compile a list of all contractors, who did business during the preceding four reporting years, as set forth in Section 2-156-445, with the City, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Park District, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority, Chicago Public Building Commission, or the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority. The list shall be updated electronically. The list shall be made available to all officials and employees, and to the public via the Internet.

   (b)   There shall be a presumption that any person who reasonably relies on the aforementioned list to comply with this chapter is not in violation of this chapter if the purported violation is related to the identity of any contractor.

(Added Coun. J. 7-25-12, p. 31123, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-19, p. 11390, Art. III, § 9; Amend Coun. J. 7-20-22, p. 50671, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-23, p. 6542, Art. I, § 12)

2-156-530 Annual public hearing on ethics.

   The board and the inspector general shall coordinate and conduct a joint annual public hearing before the city council to review major activities, including trainings, investigations, settlements, and opinions; to describe resource usage; to address trends in ethics issues; to suggest ethics compliance strategies; and to assess challenges and recommend areas of improvement regarding the city's ethics institutions, and investigation and adjudication processes.

(Added Coun. J. 2-13-13, p. 46730, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-16, p. 19348, § 3)