Committee on Finance · Nov 17, 2025
Mondayat least 2 h 57 min14 officials identified7 public speakers2 agenda itemsVideo: Vimeo
The longest item after routine business: An ordinance amending Titles 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14A, 14B, and 14X of the Municipal Code and other amendments which relate to revenue derived from certain…, 21 min.
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Agenda · 2 itemsShowHide
- 1:02:58An ordinance amending Titles 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14A, 14B, and 14X of the Municipal Code and other amendments which relate to revenue derived from certain taxes, fines and fees (“The 2026 Revenue Ordinance”).
- 1:24:12An ordinance authorizing the issuance of City general obligation bonds for capital projects in the City and other purposes and amending a prior general obligation bond ordinance.
What happened
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- A presenter described two bond ordinances: $1.8 billion in new money general obligation bonds and $2 billion in refunding authority.1:24:11
- The motion to do pass item number 1 was announced as failing: “There are 10 yeas and 25 nays.”
Quotes
Officials only, in order.
I think we need a full pension payment. I am gravely concerned that we’re doing what councils in the past have done, and that’s try to solve a problem for one year that leads to much larger problems in future years.Andre Vasquez, Jr. · Ward 402:36:59
…in 2011, when we, we still had the corporate head tax at its full rate, um, does the budget director know how much money we were generating at that point?Anthony Quezada · Ward 352:39:15
I’m gonna get to my question. Okay, so you talked about the corporate head tax reduction, and if you— if that is removed from the budget, then those programs that have been delineated for that would be essentially eliminated unless another revenue source or if cuts are identified.Jason C. Ervin · Ward 282:51:35
Who spoke
14 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Pat DowellChair · Ward 3 · 21 minFirst speaks at 11:26
- Brendan ReillyWard 42 · 8.9 minFirst speaks at 1:33:32
- Jason C. ErvinWard 28 · 7.3 minFirst speaks at 1:49:57
- Andre Vasquez, Jr.Ward 40 · 4.7 minFirst speaks at 2:23:22
- Anthony QuezadaWard 35 · 4.6 minFirst speaks at 2:39:09
- Daniel La SpataWard 1 · 4.2 minFirst speaks at 33:13
- Byron Sigcho-LopezWard 25 · 4.1 minFirst speaks at 2:13:31
- David MooreWard 17 · 3.8 minFirst speaks at 2:03:48
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- Brian HopkinsWard 2 · 2.0 minFirst speaks at 1:47:26
- William ConwayVice chair · Ward 34 · 1.9 minFirst speaks at 1:32:24
- Raymond LopezWard 15 · 1.2 minFirst speaks at 2:03:23
- Scott WaguespackWard 32 · 0.9 minFirst speaks at 2:09:05
- Anthony BealeWard 9 · 0.7 minFirst speaks at 33:19
- Matthew J. O'SheaWard 19 · 0.3 minFirst speaks at 2:08:02
Public comment: 7 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Committee on Finance, Nov 17, 2025: Chicago.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/chicago/finance/meetings/2025-11-17. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Nov 17, 2025.