The Department of Administrative Hearings is a quasi-judicial body authorized to administer hearings on ordinance violations that do not include a penalty of imprisonment. Administrative hearings offer an alternative to […]
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City Treasurer – BGA Policy 2025 Budget Snapshot
The city treasurer is one of three elected city-wide officials, along with the mayor and the clerk. The treasurer manages the city’s bank accounts, as well as its pension and […]
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Chicago Board of Election Commissioners – BGA Policy 2025 Budget Snapshot
The Board of Election Commissioners is established under state elections law and technically is part of the judicial branch, but receives operational funding from the City of Chicago. BoEC oversees […]
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Department of Human Resources – BGA Policy 2025 Budget Snapshot
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget 2024 Budgeted 2025 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations $13,792,309 $13,495,641 -$296,668 -2.2% Positions & FTEs 134 123 -11 -8.2% […]
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Chicago Department of Transportation – BGA Policy 2025 Budget Snapshot
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget 2024 Budgeted 2025 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations $1,484,552,843 $2,037,827,721 $553,274,878 37.3% Positions & FTEs 1591 1576 -15 -0.9% […]
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Department of Fleet & Facility Management – BGA Policy 2025 Budget Snapshot
The Department of Fleet & Facility Management, which is varyingly acronymized as both 2FM and FFM in city documentation, was created in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s first budget by the merger […]
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Department of Technology and Innovation – BGA Policy 2025 Budget Snapshot
During the Lightfoot administration, the existing Department of Innovation and Technology (DOIT) was merged with the Department of Fleet and Facilities Management (2FM) to create a new Department of Assets, […]
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Department of Streets & Sanitation – BGA Policy 2025 Budget Snapshot
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget 2024 Budgeted 2025 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations $350,228,010 $352,858,177 $2,630,167 0.75% Positions & FTEs 2294 2256 -38 -1.66% […]
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Department of Water Management – BGA Policy 2025 Budget Snapshot
The Department of Water Management oversees the construction and maintenance of Chicago’s city-owned water and sewer infrastructure. DWM is the third-largest operating department by headcount. Similar to the Department of […]
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Department of Aviation – BGA Policy 2025 Budget Snapshot
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget 2024 Budgeted 2025 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations $1,423,824,759 $1,547,506,617 $123,681,858 8.69% Positions & FTEs 2282 2392 110 4.82% […]