NAACP City Goverment Presentation

8/9/2019 NAACP City Goverment Presentation

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The Scope of Chicago MunicipalGovernmentPresented by Dwayne Truss for the Chicago Westside Branch of the !!CP


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Ignorance should be listed

as a communicable

disease by the Center for Disease

Control

because it is contagious and easily

spread.”


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Purpose:

To assist citizens to betterunderstand the role of theAlderman as a member of

the Chicago City Council.


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The City Council votes on all

proposed loans" grants" bondissues" land ac#uisitions and sales"$oning changes" tra%c control

issues" mayoral appointees" andother &nancial appropriations'


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The legislative powers of the City Councilare granted by the state legislature and bythe home rule provisions of the (llinois

constitution' Within speci&ed limits" theCity Council has the general right toe)ercise any power and perform any

function pertaining to its government anda*airs including" but not limited to" thepower to regulate for the protection of the

public health" safety and welfare+ tolicense+ to ta)+ and to incur debt'

The legislative powers of the City Councilare granted by the state legislature and bythe home rule provisions of the (llinoisconstitution' Within speci&ed limits" the

City Council has the general right toe)ercise any power and perform anyfunction pertaining to its government anda*airs including" but not limited to" thepower to regulate for the protection of thepublic health" safety and welfare+ to


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,egislate" !ppropriate"!dvocate" Coordinate

and -egulate


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Who is the current City Cler./


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The Chicago Office of the City Clerk is the most

visited office in Chicago government. We

provide the folloing services and functions!

•Collecting" docketing and securely storing the

City#s official records" namely City Council

legislation

•

$roviding public access to legislation" las"

records and reports

•%elling City &ehicle %tickers for appro'imately

(.) million vehicles. *unds from the city+s

,heel ta', help maintain Chicago+s -"

miles of streets.

•%elling /esidential 0one $arking $ermits

•Issuing automatic amusement device license

•1dministering 2ID% ID and 3edical ID

programs

•1ccepting passport applications

•1dministering the City#s dog registration


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Who is the City Treasurer/


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The Oce of the CityTreasurer is the

custodian and managerof all cash andinvestments for the Cityof Chicago, the four Cityemployee pension funds,and the ChicagoTeachers Pension !und.

Additionally, theTreasurers Ocemanages a number ofprograms that promote

economic development


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4o much do 1ldermen earn5


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Controls a 6(.) million“1ldermanic 3enu”for capital improvements

;udgeted ) staff members6


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What is the

TOT1@ City of Chicago


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The city#s


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What does your

property ta'

pay for5

1ny guesses5


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$rimarily

DB;T

1D


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#ebt$ervic

e

!ines,!orfeitures, %

Penalties

Property Ta&

'evy

Property'evy (OT)!

$urplus

Pensi

on*+

* -*.- */+.0 1/0 1/0 21-

*+

30. .3 0+ 1/1 21/

*+2 100 20 0*2 1/0 21+

*+3 0*-.2 -/.3 0 1/0 331

4 *14 24 +4 14


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3++

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1++

0++

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Debt Service0ines"

0orfeitures" 1

Penalties

Property Ta)

,evyProperty ,evy

W2 T(0 Surplus

Pension


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*+* *+ *+2 *+32*+

22+

2-+

20+

3++

3*+

32+

3-+

30+

Pension Contributions

Pension Contributions

78.7million increase

due to

pay increases,

increased

contributions

and

back pay


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%ources such as the $ersonal $roperty/eplacement Ta' is also used to pay

pension contributions


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hat is the ta' rate for City of Chicag

(


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Comparison of composite ta' rates!

Chicago 7.9)<

Cicero (8.8%chool District AA?

orridge A.--<>%chool District 9?

Deerfield 9.9:8

>%chool District


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Those

Edarn”

TI*

District

s

er the TI*

Illumination $roFect

the Chicago had

6(.: billion ta'

dollars in TI*

accounts in

Ganuary


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Cook County ClerkThe amount of ta' dollarsannually redirected toTI* accounts?


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$ublic safety

costs are

funded by

the Corporate *und


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*or more TI* information

http!JJ.cookcountyclerk.comJtsdJtifsJ$agesJTI*s(

(.asp'

http!JJ.civiclab.usJtifKilluminationKproFectJ


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Chicago 4ousing 1uthority >C41?


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Chicago Transit 1uthority

>CT1?


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The 3ayor+s appointees are

subFect to the approval ofthe Lovernor and the

Chicago City CouncilM the

Lovernor+s appointees aresubFect to the approval ofthe 3ayor and the Illinois

%tate %enate. CT1+s day=to=day operations are directedby *orrest “The $rivateer”

Claypool" $resident.


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City Colleges 6:including capital?" >3cCormick $lace and avy $ier?6


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lease go to City of Chicago.or

1D LOOL@B

o conduct further research o

Chicago government


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)n Conclusion

The City Council approvedincreasing the 5ayors borro"ing

authority to 6/++ million

this past !ebruary. $ource:"bez.org.

The City Council approvedincreasing the 5ayors borro"ing

authority to 6 billion for


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)n Conclusion

Avoids paying the 6331 millionpension payment until ne&t year.

The city "ill have to borro" up to 6-3

million to pay for bac8 pay o"ed tothe policemen. $ource: Chicago $un<

Times.

The city budget has allocated only61 million for police overtime pay for

*+3,


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)n Conclusion

The $tate of )llinois temporary incometa& 7non


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In

3emory

Of

/ev. Dr. @eis *loers

1nd

Games Deanes"

Our “Civic *athers”


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Thank you!

Gackie @eavy"my “civic mom”

&alerie @eonard"The @andale 1lliance

The Chicago Westside ;ranch of the 11C$>especially $olitical 1ction Chairperson" /emel Terry?

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