| Special Service Area Commission
SSA #7 is governed by five SSA Commissioners from the Kedzie Tract who are appointed by the Mayor of Chicago. They are responsible for approving the SSA’s annual budget and work plan, and verifying that the work is done according to plan. The Commission protects the property owners’ interests, ensuring that their tax dollars are spent for needed services.
SSA #7 holds up to six meetings per year to discuss official business. These meetings are open to the public and Kedzie Tract property owners are especially encouraged to attend.
Service Provider
The SSA Commission also is responsible for selecting a Service Provider each year, a nonprofit organization charged with managing the SSA. For SSA #7, the Service Provider is the Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council (BYNC). In an effort to attract, retain, and expand both industrial and retail businesses, BYNC provides a variety of services though the Special Service Area (SSA) and the Local Industrial Retention Initiatives (LIRI) programs.
In addition to the Kedzie Industrial Tract, BYNC creates, implements and manages strategic development plans for the Stockyards Industrial Corridor, Crawford Industrial park as well as businesses outside of those tracts. To learn more about BYNC, visit www.bync.org.
SSA Manager
BYNC contracts with a management consultant who serves as its SSA Manager. The SSA Manager reports to the BYNC Executive Director and is the BYNC representative to the SSA Commission.
The SSA Manager handles the day-to-day management of the Kedzie Tract Special Service Area. This includes preparing budgets and financial and service delivery reports for the SSA Commission, negotiating contracts with subcontracted service providers, serving as liaison to the City of Chicago, working with security and snow removal personnel, and communicating with all property and business owners.
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