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Home My WebLink About049-O-22 Amending Title 1, Chapter 9, “Municipal Officers and Employees” to Add Section 8, “Excluding the Presence of Cannabinoids in the City’s Pre-Employment Drug Screening Program from Employment Criteria”5/23/22 49-O-22 AN ORDINANCE Amending Title 1, Chapter 9, “Municipal Officers and Employees” to Add Section 8, “Excluding the Presence of Cannabinoids in the City’s Pre-Employment Drug Screening Program from Employment Criteria” WHEREAS, on January 1, 2020, the State of Illinois legalized recreational marijuana use, passing the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, 410 ILCS 705/; and WHEREAS, the City of Evanston desires to exclude the presence of cannabinoids from the City’s pre-employment drug screening for applicants applying for City employment; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT: SECTION 1: City Code Title 1, Chapter 9, “Municipal Officers and Employees,” of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: 1-9-8 – EXCLUDING THE PRESENCE OF CANNABINOIDS IN THE CITY’S PRE- EMPLOYMENT DRUG SCREENING PROGRAM FROM EMPLOYMENT CRITERIA. No person shall be denied employment by the City of Evanston for the presence of cannabinoids in the City’s pre-employment drug screening. SECTION 2: The foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. ~1~ Page 1 of 2 Doc ID: 25fa3c62255ab0bcb749f9b4fbea57e76816bd69 49-O-22 ~2~ SECTION 4: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid application of this ordinance is severable. SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law. SECTION 6: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to be prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois. Introduced:_________________, 2022 Adopted:___________________, 2022 Approved: __________________________, 2022 _______________________________ Daniel Biss, Mayor Attest: _______________________________ Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk Approved as to form: _______________________________ Nicholas E. Cummings, Corporation Counsel Page 2 of 2 May 23 October 24 Doc ID: 25fa3c62255ab0bcb749f9b4fbea57e76816bd69 October 31 9/12/22 73-R-22 A RESOLUTION Authorizing the Mayor to sign an Illinois Department of Transportation Resolution for Maintenance of Streets and Highways in order to transfer funds previously allocated in the 2022 Fiscal Year Budget from the Motor Fuel Tax fund to the General Fund for the General Maintenance of Streets WHEREAS, the City of Evanston is a home rule unit of government and operates under the Budget Officer form of Illinois governmental budgeting; and WHEREAS,the City Council previously approved the 2022 fiscal year budget, which included a fund transfer from the Motor Fuel Tax fund (“MFT Fund”) to the City’s General Fund for the purpose of general maintenance of streets by City staff for street maintenance, cleaning and snow and ice removal; WHEREAS, the MFT Fund is distributed to the City through the Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”) and held by IDOT for the City as an unobligated balance in the City’s MFT Account; WHEREAS, the City Council must approve the attached IDOT Resolution for Maintenance of Streets and Highways by Municipality under the Illinois Highway Code, in order to transfer the unobligated balance of the MFT Fund to the General Fund for general maintenance of streets (the “IDOT Resolution”); NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to sign and the City Clerk authorized and directed to attest on behalf of the City the IDOT ~1~ Page 1 of 4 Doc ID: 25fa3c62255ab0bcb749f9b4fbea57e76816bd69 73-R-22 ~2~ Resolution for Maintenance of Streets and Highways by Municipality under the Illinois Highway Code, the IDOT Resolution is attached as Exhibit A. SECTION 2: That the City Manager shall direct the Municipal Budget Officer to make said transfer promptly. That the City Budget Officer is authorized to transfer the MFT Fund to the General Fund for the purpose of general maintenance of streets in the City of Evanston in the principal amount of $1,044,987.00 (One million forty-four thousand nine hundred eighty-seven dollars). SECTION 3: That the uses and expenditures from the General Fund for general maintenance of streets within the City are all for lawful corporate purposes. SECTION 4: That this Resolution, 73-R-22 shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval in the manner provided by law. ______________________________ Daniel Biss, Mayor Attest: ______________________________ Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk Adopted: __________________, 2022 Approved as to form: ______________________________ Nicholas E. Cummings, Corporation Counsel Page 2 of 4 October 24 Doc ID: 25fa3c62255ab0bcb749f9b4fbea57e76816bd69 73-R-22 ~3~ EXHIBIT A IDOT Resolution for Maintenance of Streets and Highways by the Municipality under the Illinois Vehicle Code Page 3 of 4 Doc ID: 25fa3c62255ab0bcb749f9b4fbea57e76816bd69 Resolution for Maintenance Under the Illinois Highway Code BLR 14220 (Rev. 07/06/22)Completed 08/23/2208/23/22 District 11 County CookCook Resolution Number Resolution Type OriginalOriginal Section Number 22-00000-00-GM BE IT RESOLVED, by the Governing Body Type CouncilCouncil of the Local Public Agency Type CityCity of Name of Local Public Agency Evanston Illinois that there is hereby appropriated the sum of DollarsOne million forty-four thousand nine hundred eighty-seven dollars ()$1,044,987.00 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for the purpose of maintaining streets and highways under the applicable provisions of Illinois Highway Code from Beginning Date 01/01/2201/01/22 to Ending Date 12/31/2212/31/22 . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that only those operations as listed and described on the approved Estimate of Maintenance Costs, including supplemental or revised estimates approved in connection with this resolution, are eligible for maintenance with Motor Fuel Tax funds during the period as specified above. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Local Public Agency Type City of Name of Local Public Agency Evanston shall submit within three months after the end of the maintenance period as stated above, to the Department of Transportation, on forms available from the Department, a certified statement showing expenditures and the balances remaining in the funds authorized for expenditure by the Department under this appropriation, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk is hereby directed to transmit four (4)certified originals of this resolution to the district office of the Department of Transportation. I Name of Clerk Local Public Agency Type City Clerk in and for said Local Public Agency Type City of Name of Local Public Agency Evanston in the State of Illinois, and keeper of the records and files thereof, as provided by statute, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true, perfect and complete copy of a resolution adopted by the Governing Body Type Council of Name of Local Public Agency Evanston at a meeting held on Date . IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Day day of Month, Year . (SEAL)Clerk Signature & Date APPROVED Regional Engineer Signature & Date Department of Transportation 73-R-22 Page 4 of 4 Doc ID: 25fa3c62255ab0bcb749f9b4fbea57e76816bd69