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Committee on Committees and Rules

The Committee on Committees and Rules shall have jurisdiction over the Rules of Order and Procedure, the procedures of the Council and its committees, including disputes over committee jurisdiction and referrals, ward redistricting, elections and referenda, committee assignments, the conduct of Council members, the provision of services to the City Council body; matters affecting the City Clerk; and council service agencies, except the City Council Legislative Reference Bureau referenced in Rule 1. The Committee shall also have jurisdiction with regard to all corrections to the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council..

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Jul 14, 2026

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Committee advances multiple referendum questions

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Briefing

Jul 9, 2026

Committee advances multiple referendum questions

The committee approved several referendum questions for Chicago voters, including measures on gunshot detection, a festival and outdoor event space, pension funding timing, and an independent legal counsel for City Council. It also adopted a rules change making City Council and committee meeting video recordings downloadable, while sending several investment-related items back to the Committee on Finance.

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Briefing

Sep 25, 2025

Committee on Committees and Rules Meeting - September 25, 2025

The Committee on Committees and Rules met on September 25, 2025, to address personnel appointments and committee structure amendments. The committee approved the April 2025 Monthly Rule 45 Report, confirmed Walter Redmond Burnett as Alderperson of the 27th Ward, adopted resolutions amending committee leadership positions and the Vice Mayor designation, and held in committee a resolution regarding the Sergeant-at-Arms position.

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Briefing

Apr 7, 2025

Committee on Committees and Rules Approves Appointment and Committee Membership Changes

On April 7, 2025, Chicago's Committee on Committees and Rules approved the February 2025 Monthly Rule 45 Report, appointed Anthony Quezada as Alderman of the 35th Ward, and adopted a resolution updating committee membership to include Quezada replacing Carlos Ramirez-Rosa.

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Briefing

Feb 25, 2025

Committee on Committees and Rules meeting summary — February 25, 2025

The Committee approved corrections to City Council journals and other procedural items, approved the committee's October 2024 Rule 45 report and a membership change, and re-referred multiple municipal code amendments, housing assistance and bond matters to relevant standing committees.

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Briefing

Oct 22, 2024

Committee on Committees and Rules meeting summary — October 22, 2024

The committee prepared a meeting summary report to be submitted to City Council on October 22, 2024. It re‑referred 29 items to various standing committees, including authorizations for redevelopment agreements, appointments to Special Service Areas and boards, scope-of-services and budget matters for multiple Special Service Areas, TIF and Class 8 MICRO matters, permit fee waivers for the Chicago Board of Education, issuance of tax-exempt housing revenue bonds, property sales under the ChiBlockBuilder program, amendments to leases and rights-of-entry, Open Space Impact Fee expenditures, and property acquisition for the Englewood Nature Trail Project.

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Briefing

Sep 16, 2024

Committee on Committees and Rules — Meeting Summary (September 16, 2024)

Approved the July 2024 Monthly Rule 45 Report; referendum to expand the Commission for Public Safety and Accountability did not pass; proposed speed‑limit amendment was re‑referred to the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety; approved renaming conference room 201A and approved resolutions updating the Sergeant‑at‑Arms and committee assignments.

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Briefing

Jul 8, 2024

Committee on Committees and Rules meeting summary — July 8, 2024

The Committee on Committees and Rules met July 8, 2024. The committee considered corrections to City Council journal and pamphlet documents (four items), all of which were approved, and reviewed a substitute resolution to amend council rules, which did not pass.

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Briefing

Mar 12, 2024

Committee on Committees and Rules Meeting Summary – March 12, 2024

The Committee on Committees and Rules met on March 12, 2024, to review and approve corrections to previous City Council Journal of Proceedings and re-refer a bond issuance matter to the Committee on Finance.

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