(65 ILCS 120/10-10)
Sec. 10-10. Definitions. As used in this Article:
"Chicago 2016" means Chicago 2016, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation formed to bid for the opportunity of hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games, or as the context requires, a successor in interest to Chicago 2016, such as an organizing committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games formed after the selection of Chicago as the host city for that event.
"COPSC" means the Chicago Olympic Public Safety Command contemplated in Section 10-15.
"COPSC Chairperson" means the Chairperson of COPSC.
"ESG" means Executive Strategy Group of COPSC.
"Law enforcement and public safety services" includes programs and services to, among other things:
(1) provide for crowd and traffic safety;
(2) suppress or reduce crime;
(3) provide for or assist in criminal investigation;
(4) provide forensic, communications, and records
support services;
(5) facilitate intelligence and information sharing
among federal, State, and local authorities and with relevant private sector participants;
(6) deter and disrupt terrorism activity related to
the Olympic and Paralympic Games through aggressive investigation and prosecution;
(7) assure that the organizational structure and
plans exist to effectively prepare for, and respond to, any terrorist incidents or other emergencies in the State related to the Olympic and Paralympic Games; and
(8) assure that public safety plans are coordinated
and integrated with the operations plans of Chicago 2016 for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
"Local law enforcement agency" means any political subdivision of the State or an agency of a political subdivision that exists primarily to deter and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances.
"Local public safety agency" means a political subdivision of the State or an agency of a political subdivision of the State that exists to provide:
(1) fire service;
(2) emergency medical services; or
(3) emergency management and communication.
"Olympic and Paralympic Games" means the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games that may be hosted by the City of Chicago.
"Period of the Olympic and Paralympic Games" means the period commencing 21 days before the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games and concluding 14 days after the closing ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games.
"State" means the State of Illinois.
"State agency" means any department, division, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, government, corporation, or other establishment or official of the State, except the Legislature, and for purposes of this Article includes a State institution of higher education.
"State law enforcement agency" means any entity administered by the State that exists primarily to deter and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances.
"State public safety agency" means an entity administered by the State that exists to provide:
(1) fire service;
(2) emergency medical services; or
(3) emergency management and communication.
"Venue Commander" means a person who shall direct and coordinate law enforcement and public safety personnel and responsibilities at a designated Olympic venue during the period of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, as set forth in this Article.
(Source: P.A. 96-7, eff. 4-3-09.)
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