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Committee on Budget and Government Operations · Nov 5, 2025

Wednesdayat least 8 h 32 min24 officials identified3 public speakersVideo: Vimeo

Staff from the City Council Office of Financial Analysis presented an overview of the proposed FY26 Chicago Police Department budget of $2.1 billion.

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21 of 23 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026.This meeting: Nov 5, 2025

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What happened

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  1. Staff from the City Council Office of Financial Analysis presented an overview of the proposed FY26 Chicago Police Department budget of $2.1 billion.37:36
  2. The overview said the overtime budget doubled in FY26 from $100 million to $200 million.37:36
  3. The committee was announced to stand in recess until Thursday at 9:30 AM, when it would start with the Office of Public Safety Administration.

Quotes

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So on the chart, it kind of shows that overtime is kind of up, but can you speak to what’s driving the reason why our overtime is up?Michelle Harris · Ward 850:13
How many, if there’s a way we could sort of ballpark, how many officers are in the queue to be hired?Marty Quinn · Ward 131:26:29
Could you tell us what the police are doing to keep these communities and all the vulnerable communities safe?Debra Silverstein · Ward 501:49:34
How many officers or officers’ roles have been redirected to be civilian positions this year, if any?Byron Sigcho-Lopez · Ward 252:38:24
…in those districts that do not have, for example, a care team responding. Is there anything that’s done to fill the gaps in those districts that don’t have the mental health specialists on hand day to day as other districts do?Timmy Knudsen · Ward 433:30:34
I, I’ll end here, Madam Chair. Look, this is obviously an emotional issue. Um, we were on a call recently with the 10th District just talking about the posture that the police take in facing protesters and having their backs towards, um, these federal agents.Michael D. Rodriguez · Ward 225:53:37
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You know, so like if ICE agents pull up at the Chicago Public School parking lot and start doing operations there despite the mayor making executive action Does the department have any authority, or will they take any step to tell ICE agents you are breaking a mayoral executive action?Anthony Quezada · Ward 356:28:24
You know, whether it’s a big issue or not, do you have numbers that can reflect on the number of sex trafficking?Emma Mitts · Ward 377:35:48

Who spoke

24 officials identified · talk time, most first.

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Public comment: 3 speakers.

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Hamlet, “Committee on Budget and Government Operations, Nov 5, 2025: Chicago.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/chicago/budget-and-government-operations/meetings/2025-11-05. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Nov 5, 2025.