Special Service Areas (SSAs)

Clean. Green. Safe.

SSA #49 South Shore &

Andrew J. MooneyCommissioner

• Sidewalk Sweeping

• Landscaping Beautification

• Snow Plowing

• Security Enhancement

• Promotional Events

• Shopper Attraction

• Provide amentities such as free wifi in SSAs

• Master planning

Services

Typical Authorized Services

1.00 Customer Attraction

2.00 Public Way Aesthetics

3.00 Sustainability & Public Places

4.00 Economic/Business Development

5.00 Safety Programs

6.00 SSA Management

7.00 Personnel

Work plans assembled annually from this list.

• 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

Outcomes

Management Flow Chart

SSA CommissionRoles:• Recommend tax cap (one time)• Recommend tax rate, budget,

services and service provider (annual)

• Approve SSA work plans, budgets and amendments as needed

• SSA Commissioners – must comply with Ethics Ordinances– Subject to Debt and Child Support Checks– Applications Reviewed by Mayor’s 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

City of Chicago Oversight

SSA Accountability•S

tate statute and city ordinances•A

nnual audits, assessments, reporting to DPD•S

trong internal controls for Service Provider•F

unds reinvested: NOT “use it or lose it”•O

pen Commission Meetings•P

erformance measures•A

ldermanic and City Council approval•R

enewable terms•N

o portability•R

esponsive to district changes

Thank You

SSA #49 South Shore &

City of ChicagoDepartment of Planning and DevelopmentAndrew J. Mooney, Commissioner

Bureau of Economic Development, DPD