The Commissioner shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Chicago any proposed rule no fewer than ten days and no more than 20 days prior to the effective date thereof. The effective date of the applicable rule shall be set forth in the publication. Upon request, the Commissioner shall also provide written notice, by first class mail, of any proposed rule or amended rule, to each person holding a current permit under this chapter. During the time period between the publication and effective date of any proposed rule, the Commissioner shall accept and consider comments, and may hold one or more public hearings, with respect to the proposed rule. Upon finding that exigent circumstances exist, the Commissioner may amend any proposed rule during such period without further publication. On the published effective date, the proposed rules, as amended, shall be published in final form and shall take effect. A copy of the rules promulgated under this chapter shall be maintained by the Department for public inspection during the Department’s normal business hours and shall be posted on-line by the Department on the City of Chicago’s Rules and Regulations Portal. The Commissioner shall succeed to the powers and duties of the former Commissioner of Consumer Services and the former Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Special Events set forth in any rules governing the Maxwell Street Market (formerly, the New Maxwell Street Market).
(Added Coun. J. 4-13-94, p. 49201; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 3180; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-10, p. 106597, Art. VII, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 3-13-19, p. 96577, § 16)