HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2010-079-O-10• Effective Date: December 1, 2010
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 5-6-2
to Add an Alderman to the Housing Committee
10/7/2010
WHEREAS, on October 4, 2010, the Rules Committee considered
and recommended City Council approval of amendments to the text of Section 5-
6-2 of the Evanston City Code of 1979, as amended (the "City Code"), that
would increase the number of members of the Housing Committee from nine (9)
to ten (10) and require that one (1) such member be an Alderman; and
WHEREAS, at its meetings of October 25, 2010 and November 8,
2010, the City Council considered and adopted the recommendation of the Rules
• Committee,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That the foregoing recitals are found as fact and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2: That Section 5-6-2 of the City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
5-6-2: ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD:
There is hereby created the Evanston Housing Commission ("Commission"),
said Commission to consist of ten (10) members appointed by the Mayor with the
advice and consent of the City Council. In making such appointments, the Mayor
shall consider knowledge and familiarity with local housing needs and problems,
• the different housing populations in Evanston, practical experience in Evanston
and elsewhere in the area of housing, and practical experience in dealing with
the sources of assistance for housing related matters. At least one member of
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the Commission shall reside in a rental unit in Evanston. At least one member of
the Commission shall be a landlord who owns at least one multi -family building in
Evanston and resides in Evanston. One member of the Commission shall be an
Alderman. For purposes of this section, "landlord" shall be defined as set forth in
Subsection 5-3-2(A) of this Title, as it may be amended. Members of the
Commission shall be residents of the City and may serve for not more than two
(2) full terms.
SECTION 3: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: That 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 provision or invalid application of this ordinance is severable.
SECTION 5: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publication in the manner
provided by law.
Introduced: &JtW cZ , 2010
Adopted: 4I WWYLW 9 , 2010
Attes
Rodney Gr ene, City Clerk
Approved:
1 , 2010
Elizab4th B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Approved as to form:
W. Grant Farrar; City Attorney
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