Ordinance 71493

Proposition R (A charter amendment that prohibits Alderpersons from taking actions on policies where they have a personal or financial conflict of interest)

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Summary

Proposition R was on the Tuesday, April 5, 2022 election ballot and passed. It's a charter amendment that prohibits Alderpersons from taking actions on policies where they have a personal or financial conflict of interest, requires that Alderpersons' financial disclosure statements be open to the public, establishes an independent citizens commission, which shall have a diverse group of members, hold public hearings, and draw ward boundary maps that keep neighborhoods and communities together, prohibit lobbyists, Alderpersons, and others with conflicts of interest from serving on the independent citizens commission, and protect the rights of voters by prohibiting the Board of Alderpersons from overturning the will of the people on voting methods for municipal offices without a public vote.

Overview

Session: 2021-2022

Effective: 04/21/2022

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