Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2023 Budget

2023 Budgeted2024 ProposedNet ChangePercent Change
Appropriations$7,173,854$7,025,418-$148,436-2.1%
Positions & FTEs828200.0%

Departmental Highlights

  • Headcount remained the same, 82 positions with one minor title change.
  • The majority of CACC’s budget goes towards salaries and wages, with pass-through spending to delegate agencies the next-largest appropriation at $465,000.
  • Salaries and wages and food costs saw the largest appropriations increases. 

Historical Context

From 2011-2023, CACC’s budget grew at an average rate of 5.2% per year. Departmental budgets overall increased an average of 5.9% per year over the same time period, while the total city budget including Finance General appropriations grew at an average rate of 8.2% annually.

The department’s budgeted workforce grew at a rate of roughly 0.8% annually from 2011-2023. Overall budgeted positions for the city remained relatively flat across the same time period, with minor year-to-year fluctuations averaging out to an overall growth rate of -0.04%.

Staffing

Headcount remained the same, with one minor title change. 

Appropriations

Largest Appropriations

The majority of CACC’s budget goes towards salaries and wages, with pass-through spending to delegate agencies the next-largest appropriation at $465,000.

Change from Previous Year

Salaries and wages and food costs saw the largest appropriations increases. 

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Geoffrey Cubbage is a policy and budget analyst focusing on the Illinois General Assembly and Chicago's City Council. Prior to joining the Better Government Association in 2022, Geoffrey served as Director...