“The sin of the police officer was he turned the body camera off a little too soon. . We should not be paying this family a million dollars,” said Ald. Nick Sposato. But Ald. Chris Taliaferro disagreed: “Either we trust our lawyers or we don’t.”
With his financial team now in place, the new mayor will do his own forecast and hold several community meetings next month. His predecessor’s “midyear” budget forecast in April claimed an $85 million shortfall among the lowest in recent Chicago history.
Mayor Brandon Johnson will look to get a proposed budget amendment to fund support for undocumented migrants in the city through June at today's meeting.
All constitutional options need to be on the table, state Sen. Robert Martwick said, including fund consolidation, pension obligation bonds, new taxes and more.
A top advisor to Brandon Johnson said his administration is still waiting on the advice of incoming CFO Jill Jaworski and budget director Annette Guzman.