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37-O-25
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Title 2, Chapter 18 “Economic Development Committee” of
the Evanston City Code
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston has an Economic Development
Committee that includes ex-officio non-voting members; and
WHEREAS, the Economic Development Committee would be benefited
by adding the Executive Director of the Evanston Chamber of Commerce as an
additional ex-officio non-voting member, and
WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council finds that it is in the best interest of
the City of Evanston to add the Executive Director of the Evanston Chamber of
Commerce to the Economic Development Committee;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: Title 2, Chapter 18, Economic Development Committee,
Section 2 “Membership” of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended, is hereby
further amended as follows:
2-18-2. MEMBERSHIP.
The Committee consists of ten (10) voting members who serve without
compensation and are residents in the City of Evanston and one member from each
Special Service area acting as ex-officio, non-voting members. The members must
include the following:
A. Six (6) members who are Aldermen; and
B. One (1) member shall be a representative of the MWEBE committee; and
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C. One (1) member shall be a economic development professional or economist;
D. Two (2) members shall be Evanston business owners; and
E. One (1) member from each Evanston Special Service Area, and one (1)
member from one (1) of the Evanston Business Districts, and the Executive
Director of the Evanston Chamber of Commerce as ex-officio, non-voting
members.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: If any provision of this Ordinance 37-O-25 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 4: Ordinance 37-O-25 shall be in full force and effect after its
passage and approval.
SECTION 5: 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: April 14, 2025 Approved:
__________________________, 2025Adopted: April 28, 2025
_______________________________
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
_______________________________
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
______________________________
Alexandra B. Ruggie, Corporation Counsel
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