Government Efficiency and Transparency

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District FY2003 Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation opposed the $7.3 million property tax hike proposed by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District in its FY2003 $758 million budget.

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Forest Preserve District of Cook County FY2003 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation supported the proposed FY2003 $141 million budget because of the proposed expenditure reductions of nearly $7 million, the elimination of 473 positions, the implementation of management efficiencies including…

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Cook County FY2003 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation commended President Stroger for proposing a $2.9 billion budget that is balanced with no broad based tax increases andcontinues a trend toward reducing reliance on property tax.

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City of Chicago FY2003 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation commended the City of Chicago for avoiding any broad based tax increases in its efforts to balance the $4.7 billion FY2003 budget.

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City Colleges of Chicago FY2003 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation was encouraged by the City Colleges’ efforts to balance its $296 million budget by reducing positions and drawing down reserves. The Federation also applauded its efforts to implement a strategic planning process.

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Chicago Public Schools FY2003 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation applauded the Chicago Public Schools for eliminating $28 million in spending, in addition to the $90 million in cuts made in May in order to close a cumulative budget gap of at least $192 million. However, the…

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District FY2002 Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation opposed the $4.3 million property tax increase proposed in the MWRD’s proposed FY2002 budget of $793 million. The Federation did not believe that increasing taxes during a recession was prudent.

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Chicago Park District FY2002 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation opposed the $7 million property tax increase proposed in the FY2002 Chicago Park District’s $334 million budget. However, we strongly supported the innovative directions the District has taken this year and previous…

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Cook County FY2002 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation commended Cook County for proposing a FY2002 budget of $2.7 billion that held the line on spending and avoided tax or fee increases. However, we were disappointed that the County once again failed to improve its…

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City of Chicago FY2002 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

The Civic Federation supported the proposed FY2002 City of Chicago budget of $4.6 billion because: the budget did not include any broad-based tax increases; it eliminated 538 vacant positions for a net savings of $22 million; it cut 5%…