Committee on Finance · Feb 9, 2026
Mondayat least 3 h 27 min9 officials identified1 public speaker2 agenda itemsVideo: Vimeo
The longest item after routine business: Municipal Depositories, as required by Section 2-32-400 of the Municipal Code of Chicago and, 1 h 58 min.
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What happened
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- The committee opened a subject matter hearing on the municipal depositories required by Section 2-32-400 of the municipal code, and the chair said no votes would be taken.25:21
- The City Comptroller from the Department of Finance presented on the 2026 municipal depositories process, saying 16 banking institutions responded to the request for proposals.30:39
- The committee began a second subject matter hearing on the city’s cash flow situation and advanced pension payment under the fiscal year 2026 budget, with no votes to be taken.2:23:34
Quotes
Officials only, in order.
…as we approve depository institutions, how do we give our communities that confidence that we’re holding them to the same standard that we would anyone, whether it’s a resident or a business that owns properties?Ronnie L. Mosley · Ward 2136:43
…if you are at liberty to share any, um, multi-bank approaches to lending practices that have driven the upward increase in applications submitted from— by minority individuals from minority areas across Chicago?Matthew J. Martin · Ward 471:59:58
We don’t represent political interests or ideologies. We represent the people who are paying into the system. So going into a couple of things that you brought up there, the TIF surplus— has the reliance on this one-time revenue source, the TIF surplus, now hitting over $1 billion, been a factor in this cash flow problem?Scott Waguespack · Ward 322:43:47
Do you think if we had not depleted the unassigned reserves that we would have this cash flow problem right now?Scott Waguespack · Ward 322:44:56
We’ve got to find all the revenue needed before we even start talking about new revenue for— from taxpayers and from businesses.Gilbert Villegas · Ward 363:09:10
I do think there is a need to move beyond the property tax increases. You know, I think that, um, I think the billionaire surcharge had a lot of support when I went to Springfield, and I do think that there’s needs for, for that.Byron Sigcho-Lopez · Ward 253:21:01
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They had to take out a $1.8 billion short-term loan. They’re paying over $220,000 a day in interest, and I think their running total now is up to over $62 million, um, in, in borrowing costs.Brendan Reilly · Ward 423:27:31
Who spoke
9 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Pat DowellChair · Ward 3 · 13 minFirst speaks at 21:07
- Scott WaguespackWard 32 · 8.0 minFirst speaks at 2:24:49
- Byron Sigcho-LopezWard 25 · 7.7 minFirst speaks at 58:53
- Gilbert VillegasWard 36 · 6.8 minFirst speaks at 44:06
- Brendan ReillyWard 42 · 6.5 minFirst speaks at 3:22:34
- Daniel La SpataWard 1 · 4.4 minFirst speaks at 1:08:35
- Ronnie L. MosleyWard 21 · 2.7 minFirst speaks at 35:43
- Jason C. ErvinWard 28 · 2.1 minFirst speaks at 1:20:35
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- Matthew J. MartinWard 47 · 2.1 minFirst speaks at 55:49
Public comment: 1 speaker.
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Hamlet, “Committee on Finance, Feb 9, 2026: Chicago.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/chicago/finance/meetings/2026-02-09. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Feb 9, 2026.