Monique L. Scott

Alderperson, Ward 24, Chicago City Council

Raised head tax and budget revenue at three meetings.

2 of 19transcribed meetings with their voice identified

0.3min a meeting at the City Council, at least

8questions at the Committee on Budget and Government Operations

18 of 20present at roll calls, from the clerk

Also sits on 5 committees

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Next City Council meeting: Mon, Nov 2, 10:00 am · Agenda

Three clips, newest first

Officials only. Public speakers are counted, never named.

Issues Scott raised, by number of meetings

Head tax and budget revenue3 meetings

We count who raised an issue, not which side they took.

Every roll call, and Scott’s other bodies

Present at 18 of 20 roll calls at the City Council

From the clerk’s own record. We don’t compare members on it.

PresentAbsentOldest first, 1 square per roll call

Absent 2. Nov 14, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026. The clerk’s record covers 20 of the 22 meetings we hold, through Oct 14, 2026.

Official roll call, from the clerk →

Committee on Housing and Real Estate: 0.8 min of speech a meeting, range 0.1–2.1. In the same range as 17 other members.
Committee on Budget and Government Operations: 0.3 min of speech a meeting, range 0.1–0.9. In the same range as 26 other members.
Committee on Finance: 0.1 min of speech a meeting, range 0.0–0.5. In the same range as 20 other members.
Committee on License and Consumer Protection: 0.3 min of speech a meeting, range 0.0–1.0. In the same range as 10 other members.
Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation: talk time not compared. Seated for only 3 meetings in 12 months.
Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation: present at 1 of 2 roll calls. Official roll call, from the clerk
Committee on License and Consumer Protection: present at 9 of 10 roll calls. Official roll call, from the clerk

Questions

Scott asked eight questions at the four Committee on Budget and Government Operations meetings where we identified them

At least this many: direct questions only.

I have one question. Um, What programs are in place, if any, um, for retention for employees?Committee on Budget and Government Operations · Nov 12, 2025 · Play at 1:41:32

Of Scott’s 7 questions to city departments at the Committee on Budget and Government Operations, 4 went to budget, finance and controller.

Who they question: 13 questions to a department, 3 bodies · Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026.

Committee on Budget and Government Operations7 questions to city departments

Committee on Budget and Government Operations: questions by department
Department	Share	Questions
Budget, finance and controller		457%
Administration, HR, contracts and facilities		343%

Committee on License and Consumer Protection5 questions to city departments

Committee on License and Consumer Protection: questions by department
Department	Share	Questions
Economic development, business and licensing		5100%

Committee on Finance1 question to a city department

Committee on Finance: questions by department
Department	Share	Questions
City attorney / law department		1

Neighborhoods Scott named

One place Scott named in meetings

Lines where Scott named the place, read by two AI readers that both agree it means that place. Each dot plays the newest one; brighter means named more often.

Chicago

North Lawndale 1 time

Places are drawn at the centre of their own boundary in the city’s Boundaries - Community Areas file (City of Chicago Data Portal). A dot says the place was named, not where Scott was or what was said about it.

Meetings

Every meeting where we identified Scott’s voice

16, newest first. The date opens the meeting; the time plays the video at Scott’s first remark.

Oct 8, 2026Committee on Housing and Real Estate2.0 min1:34:30
Sep 16, 2026Committee on Housing and Real Estate6.6 min2:39:38
Jul 7, 2026Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation0.8 min1:03:54
May 13, 2026Committee on Housing and Real Estate0.0 min2:28:45
May 5, 2026Committee on License and Consumer Protection2.6 min58:03
Apr 9, 2026Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation0.7 min1:45:52
Apr 8, 2026Committee on Housing and Real Estate1.2 min1:40:00
Mar 18, 2026City Council1.3 min1:42:46
Jan 14, 2026Committee on Finance0.5 min3:01:42
Dec 20, 2025City Council4.8 min1:29:13

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Dec 17, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations2.0 min3:55:55
Dec 16, 2025Committee on Finance1.1 min2:05:39
Dec 4, 2025Committee on Finance0.8 min1:36:23
Nov 12, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations0.6 min1:42:32
Nov 5, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations2.0 min5:20:17
Oct 30, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations1.2 min5:44:54

How we identify who is speaking · blind check, pooled across five cities: of 410 council lines drawn, 352 right, 0 wrong, 1 unclear, 57 couldn’t be judged

We identified Scott’s voice at 16 meetings across six bodies. A meeting missing here means we couldn’t attribute the voice, not that Scott was absent. Claude and Gemini each read every transcript with that day’s roster. A voice gets Monique L. Scott’s name only when both agree and a code check finds the name said on, or just before, their turn. Voices our transcripts merge with someone else’s are never attributed, so every count here undercounts what Scott said. For councils and their committees, of 410 lines drawn, 352 were right, 0 wrong and 1 unclear, and the checkers couldn’t judge 57. We have since removed the voices behind 110 of those lines (0 wrong, 1 unclear, the rest we had already held for other reasons). Of the 300 lines we still publish, the checkers could judge 268: all 268 right (90% lower bound 0.99). They couldn’t judge the other 32. The check is one sample pooled across the five cities, not of Scott or of Chicago alone.