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BGA Budget Hearings Snapshot: Office of Public Safety Administration, Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection and Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities

by Geoffrey Cubbage October 19, 2022November 10, 2022

Office of Public Safety Administration The Office of Public Safety Administration was created during the 2020 budget cycle to save costs and eliminate redundancies by consolidating non-uniformed public safety roles. […]

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Analysis: Chicago Outspends and Outstaffs NYC, LA on Communications and Public Relations

by Geoffrey Cubbage October 18, 2022November 10, 2022

Emanuel-era surge in CPD public relations staff, maintained in Lightfoot’s budgets, puts Chicago ahead of peer cities in comms spending per capita and as a proportion of overall budget

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BGA Budget Hearings Snapshot: Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Office of Inspector General and Chicago Department of Aviation

by Geoffrey Cubbage October 18, 2022November 10, 2022

Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Change Highlights and Context Office of Inspector General The Office of the Inspector General has jurisdiction to conduct investigations, audits and reviews of […]

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BGA Budget Hearings Snapshot: Department of Public Health, Civilian Office of Police Accountability and Chicago Police Board

by Geoffrey Cubbage October 14, 2022November 10, 2022

Department of Public Health Change Highlights and Context Civilian Office of Police Accountability COPA is the city’s investigatory body for several broad categories of police misconduct, including excessive force, death […]

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BGA Budget Hearings Snapshot: Department of Housing, Department of Planning and Development and Department of Streets and Sanitation

by Geoffrey Cubbage October 14, 2022November 10, 2022

Department of Housing The Department of Housing oversees a range of housing programs including homeowner and homebuyer resources, the city’s Affordable Requirements Ordinance (which mandates a certain number of designated-affordable […]

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BGA Budget Hearings Snapshot: Department of Family and Support Services, Board of Election Commissioners, Department of Administrative Hearings and License Appeal Commission

by Geoffrey Cubbage October 13, 2022November 10, 2022

Department of Family and Support Services DFSS is Chicago’s umbrella organization for a number of social support programs, including the city’s children and elderly care, homeless assistance, domestic violence prevention […]

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BGA Budget Hearings Snapshot: Department of Assets, Information and Services, Department of Procurement Services and Chicago Animal Care and Control

by Geoffrey Cubbage October 12, 2022November 10, 2022

Department of Assets, Information and Services The Department of Assets, Information and Services, which oversees the city’s physical buildings and facilities, motor pool and IT infrastructure, was created in the […]

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BGA Budget Hearings Snapshot: Department of Water Management, Department of Buildings and Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability

by Geoffrey Cubbage October 11, 2022November 10, 2022

Department of Water Management The Department of Water Management oversees treatment and delivery of the city’s drinking water and the first stages of wastewater and runoff removal. Wastewater treatment and […]

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City of Chicago Budget Snapshots: Fiscal Year 2023

by Bryan Zarou October 7, 2022September 19, 2023

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.

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BGA Budget Hearings Snapshot: Department of Human Resources, City Clerk, and City Treasurer

by Geoffrey Cubbage October 7, 2022November 10, 2022

Department of Human Resources The city’s Department of Human Resources manages the city’s hiring, firing and employee discipline administration, including the civil service testing and application process. DHR also manages […]

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