(65 ILCS 120/10-15)
Sec. 10-15. Chicago Olympic Public Safety Command.
(a) If the International Olympic Committee selects the City of Chicago to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, then the Chicago Olympic Public Safety Command (COPSC) shall be established.
(b) The policymaking responsibility of COPSC shall be vested in ESG.
(c) ESG shall consist of the following initial members:
(1) the COPSC Chairperson;
(2) the Executive Director of COPSC (non-voting
member);
(3) the Commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department;
(4) a representative of Chicago 2016 appointed by the
COPSC Chairperson;
(5) the Executive Director for the Office of
Emergency Management and Communications of the City of Chicago;
(6) the Special Agent-In-Charge of the Chicago
Division of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, or other representative designated by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(7) the Special Agent-In-Charge of the Chicago
Division of the United States Secret Service, or other representative designated by the United States Secret Service;
(8) the Regional Director for the Federal Emergency
Management Agency;
(9) a representative appointed by the Director of the
Illinois State Police; and
(10) the Superintendent of the Chicago Police
Department, if the COPSC Chairperson is someone other than the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department.
(d) Each member of COPSC, including those of ESG and the Executive Director of COPSC, shall serve without additional compensation from the State of Illinois.
(e) The COPSC Chairperson shall be the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, or such other suitably qualified person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Chicago. The COPSC Chairperson shall chair COPSC and ESG and shall call meetings of each from time to time in furtherance of the purposes of this Article. A majority of the members of ESG constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. All members of ESG other than the Executive Director of COPSC shall be voting members, and the action of a majority of a quorum of ESG shall constitute the action of ESG.
(f) The COPSC Chairperson may appoint additional members of ESG at a properly constituted meeting of ESG, but each such appointment shall be subject to written consent by a majority of the other members of ESG present at the same or a subsequent properly constituted meeting of ESG.
(g) ESG shall establish a strategic plan for law enforcement and public safety services related to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, including the coordination of personnel and resources of State, local, and federal law enforcement and public safety agencies.
(h) ESG shall define the composition, organizational structure, and high-level administrative policies of COPSC.
(i) COPSC shall:
(1) in furtherance of the strategic plan developed by
ESG, and in consultation with State, local, and federal law enforcement and public safety agencies, establish a detailed plan for law enforcement and public safety services related to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, including the coordination of personnel and resources of State, local, and federal law enforcement and public safety agencies;
(2) develop any policies necessary to inform and
direct COPSC in the implementation of that plan;
(3) amend that plan to promote the effective,
efficient, and cooperative implementation of the plan and the preservation of public safety;
(4) integrate that plan with the operations plans of
Chicago 2016 for the Olympic and Paralympic Games; and
(5) perform such other functions as directed by the
COPSC Chairperson or ESG, consistent with the purposes of this Article.
(j) All State and local law enforcement and public safety agencies shall cooperate with the planning and coordination efforts of COPSC, as requested by COPSC and subject to applicable law. COPSC shall, unless it relinquishes such authority in whole or part, and subject to applicable superior federal law or authority, have primary responsibility for law enforcement and public safety services at each Olympic venue in the State (including an area extending up to approximately 300 yards from the secure perimeter of each Olympic site, as defined and promulgated by COPSC) during the period of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Designated Venue Commanders at each such Olympic venue shall direct and coordinate on-scene law enforcement and public safety personnel and responsibilities and shall be managed by the COPSC Chairperson or his or her designee.
(Source: P.A. 96-7, eff. 4-3-09.)
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