Special Service Areas (SSAs)

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SSA 49 South Shore
Special Service Areas (SSAs) Clean. Green. Safe.
Andrew J. MooneyCommissioner
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Services

• Sidewalk Sweeping
• Landscaping Beautification
• Snow Plowing
• Security Enhancement
• Promotional Events
• Shopper Attraction
• Provide amentities such as free wifi in SSAs
• Master planning

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Typical Authorized Services
1.00 Customer Attraction 2.00 Public Way
Aesthetics 3.00 Sustainability Public
Places 4.00 Economic/Business Development 5.00 Saf
ety Programs 6.00 SSA Management 7.00 Personnel
Work plans assembled annually from this list.
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Outcomes

• Local Return on Investment
• Leverage City resources
• Sustainable revenue
• Collected equitably
• Community Visioning
• Foster local initiatives
• Reduce vacancies
• Support manufacturers
• Create a more-desirable neighborhood that attract
  shoppers and residents

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Management Flow Chart
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SSA Commission

• Roles
• Recommend tax cap (one time)
• Recommend tax rate, budget, services and service
  provider (annual)
• Approve SSA work plans, budgets and amendments as
  needed

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City of Chicago Oversight

• SSA Commissioners
• must comply with Ethics Ordinances
• Subject to Debt and Child Support Checks
• Applications Reviewed by Mayors Office and City
  Council
• Proposed budgets cannot exceed tax rate cap and
  are reviewed by City Departments and must be
  approved by City Council
• Service Provider
• Subject to Debt and Child Support Checks
• Economic Disclosure Statements required for
  Agency Organization and must list all SSA
  subcontractors
• Required to have annual audits of SSA financial
  activity
• Spending cannot exceed budget
• Submit reports to DPD on a regular basis
• Must be in Good Standing with State of Illinois

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SSA Accountability

• State statute and city ordinances
• Annual audits, assessments, reporting to DPD
• Strong internal controls for Service Provider
• Funds reinvested NOT use it or lose it
• Open Commission Meetings
• Performance measures
• Aldermanic and City Council approval
• Renewable terms
• No portability
• Responsive to district changes

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SSA 49 South Shore
Thank You
Mark Roschen, Assistant Commissioner 312-744-1083
mark.roschen_at_cityofchicago.org
Bureau of Economic Development, DPD
City of ChicagoDepartment of Planning and
DevelopmentAndrew J. Mooney, Commissioner