Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced her proposed city budget for 2023 on Monday, Oct. 3. City Council begins meeting on Thurs., Oct. 6 for a twelve-day series of departmental budget hearings, at which budget staff and department heads are available to answer questions from the alderpersons.
This budget season, the Better Government Association’s policy team is providing snapshot analyses for each day of departmental hearings. Each daily snapshot will include:
- Each department’s proposed net and percent change in funding and staff from 2022 to 2023
- A listing of all specific appropriations and positions with an increase or decrease from the 2022 budget to the proposed 2023 budget
- Highlights of and context for major funding changes from 2022 to 2023
We hope these quick comparisons will be helpful to the public, press, and legislators as City Council evaluates the mayor’s budget proposal. For any questions, please contact:
Bryan Zarou
Director of Policy, Better Government Association
312-453-0632
bzarou@bettergov.org
Budget Hearings:
- Day 1: Office of Budget and Management, Mayor’s Office and Department of Finance
- Day 2: Department of Human Resources, City Clerk, and City Treasurer
- Day 3: Department of Water Management, Department of Buildings and Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability
- Day 4: Department of Assets, Information and Services, Department of Procurement Services and Chicago Animal Care and Control
- Day 5: Department of Family and Support Services, Board of Election Commissioners, Department of Administrative Hearings and License Appeal Commission
- Day 6: Department of Housing, Department of Planning and Development and Department of Streets and Sanitation
- Day 7: Department of Public Health, Civilian Office of Police Accountability and Chicago Police Board
- Day 8: Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Office of Inspector General and Chicago Department of Aviation
- Day 9: Office of Public Safety Administration, Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection and Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities
- Day 10: Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Commission on Human Relations and Office of Emergency Management and Communications
- Day 11: Board of Ethics and Chicago Police Department
- Day 12: Department of Transportation, Chicago Public Library and Department of Law
