(A) Rules and regulations – Authorized. In addition to the rules and regulations authorized under Section 11-6-160, the commissioner is authorized to promulgate any other rules and regulations necessary to implement the requirements of this chapter.
(B) Green business logo – Required. The commissioner shall create a Chicago Green Business Logo for use by certified Chicago Green Businesses.
(C) CGB website – Authorized. The commissioner is authorized to create a website to support the Chicago Green Business Program.
(D) Auditing – Authorized. The commissioner is authorized to audit on a random or complaint-driven basis, or based on objective criteria set forth in the CGB rules, any place of business certified as a Chicago Green Business for the purpose of determining whether such place of business in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(E) Inspections – Authorized. The commissioner, the head of any city department authorized to inspect a place of business for the purpose of determining compliance with the requirements of this Code and their respective designees are authorized to inspect any place of business certified as a Chicago Green Business for the purpose of determining whether such place of business is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(F) List of certified Chicago Green Businesses – Required. The commissioner shall maintain a current list of all businesses that have been certified as a Chicago Green Business. At least once every four months, the commissioner shall post a current copy of such list on the City of Chicago website.
(G) Annual report – Required. A joint committee of the Committee on Finance, Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development, and Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy, or their applicable successor committees, shall be convened annually for the purpose of receiving a report from the commissioner about the Chicago Green Business Program. The commissioner shall appear before such joint committee to: (1) present such report; (2) answer questions about the CGB Program; (3) describe the local business outreach program required under subsection (G) of this section; (4) describe any incentives for participation in the CGB Program developed pursuant to subsection (H) of this section; and (5) provide the joint committee with a current list of all businesses certified as a Chicago Green Business.
(H) Outreach to local businesses – Required. The commissioner shall work together with the department of business affairs and consumer protection to develop a business outreach program to inform all businesses licensed by the City of Chicago about the Chicago Green Business Program, including information about how to become certified as a Chicago Green Business.
(I) Interdepartmental collaboration to develop CGB Program incentives – Required. The department of procurement services, the department of planning and development, the department of business affairs and consumer protection and the office of budget and management shall collaborate on a regular basis, by meeting at least twice a year, to develop and implement operational, financial and other incentives to encourage participation by local businesses in the Chicago Green Business Program.
(J) Limitation on the issuance of CGB certifications – Authorized. The commissioner is authorized to limit the number of CGB certifications issued by the department in any given year based on the availability of department resources and in accordance with objective criteria set forth in the CGB rules.
(Added Coun. J. 4-13-11, p. 115934, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. II, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-13, p. 67481, Art. I, § 23; Amend Coun. J. 11-20-19, p. 9510, Art. II, § 12)