The awarding of a Privatization Contract is permissible when all of the following conditions are first met:
(a) The Office shall prepare a Cost-effectiveness Study. Before finalizing the Study, the Office, together with the Affected Department, shall notify and consult with an individual representative duly designated by each affected collective bargaining unit(s) that has members employed in the Department. Those portions of the Study subject to public review pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, as well as any information to which the collective bargaining representative is entitled pursuant to the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, shall be made available to any such collective bargaining unit(s) upon written request. Any such unit(s) may, within ten (10) business days of receiving the Study, provide written comment or response, which may include a proposal to maintain the delivery of the Service(s) at issue by City employees, to the Office and the Affected Department. Those written comments or response, together with any assessment thereof by the Office, will be included with the Cost-effectiveness Study and provided to the City Council prior to a City Council vote on a proposed privatization.
(b) The City Council Committee on the Budget and Government Operations holds one or more hearings on any proposed privatization and the associated Cost- effectiveness Study.
(c) The City shall utilize a competitive process to award each Contract. The bid preference for city-based businesses set forth in Section 2-92-412 shall be included in that process.
(d) The City Council approves the privatization by majority vote.
(Added Coun. J. 11-18-15, p. 14398, § 1)