# Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight meeting, October 10, 2024

- When: Thu, Oct 10, 2024, 1:00 PM (Chicago time)
- Where: Room 201A, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
- Status: Scheduled & Published
- Committee: [Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/committee/ethics-and-government-oversight)
- Video: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8928512
- Transcript: [full text](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/transcripts/1017252654.txt) (12,790 words, automatic captions)

## Meeting notes

> AI-written from the transcript. Speakers are inferred from cues in the recording, so treat names as estimates and check the video at the linked time.

The Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight held a subject matter hearing on the Office of Inspector General's report on staffing levels for sworn Chicago Police Department members assigned to patrol duties, and approved its September 2024 Rule 45 report. The Inspector General described the report and updated data dashboard as descriptive transparency work without findings or recommendations, noting data limitations and that the office had sought access to additional CPD data sources for more than a year. CPD's Deputy Chief of the Bureau of Patrol and a CPD data representative described how patrol staffing gaps are covered, the overtime tracking system, a new watch sheet application, and the status of a workforce allocation study contract. Members asked about data quality, foot patrols, technology upgrades, and the police resources and overtime consumed by large special events, with several calling for event organizers to bear more of those costs. No action was taken on the report, which was a subject matter hearing.

Topics: CPD patrol staffing, Inspector General dashboard, data access, police overtime, special events, foot patrol, workforce allocation study, police technology, public comment

### Agenda items discussed

- [15:11](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=911) Motion to allow remote participation under Rule 59: passed
- [15:35](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=935) Public comment: discussed
- [29:14](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=1754) Rule 45 report from September 2024: passed
- [29:30](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=1770) Subject matter hearing on the Office of Inspector General report on staffing of sworn CPD members assigned with patrol duties: discussed

### Alderpersons who spoke

- [Matthew J. Martin](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/47) (chair): Asked the Inspector General to describe the additional CPD data sources missing from the dashboard and how large their absence might be. ([43:54](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=2634)); Asked CPD for an approximate date when data-sharing work with the Inspector General would conclude and requested it through the chair. ([45:13](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=2713)); Asked about the status of the workforce allocation study, including whether a vendor contract had been finalized. ([45:40](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=2740))
- [Maria E. Hadden](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/49) (alderperson): Asked how much staff time is needed to keep the staffing dashboard updated. ([46:36](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=2796)); Said the dashboard will help residents and asked whether it can be cross-referenced with other dashboards such as officer complaints. ([47:46](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=2866)); Said a major concern in her district is the absence of foot patrol officers and asked for a vision from the superintendent addressing it. ([49:38](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=2978))
- [Nicole T. Lee](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/11) (alderperson): Asked what attendance and assignment sheets look like and how data collection could be improved. ([53:31](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=3211)); Asked how CPD tracks overtime if it is not captured on attendance and assignment sheets. ([54:54](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=3294)); Asked how CPD prioritizes deployment day to day when short-staffed, and said she would like foot patrol. ([55:53](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=3353))
- [Andre Vasquez Jr.](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/40) (alderperson): Asked whether studies compare Chicago's police data software with other cities. ([1:07:52](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=4072)); Asked whether CPD and the city have discussed a list of tasks that should not be police responsibilities, citing effects on overtime. ([1:09:58](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=4198)); Asked whether event organizers have been asked to pay for security or reimburse police overtime. ([1:12:03](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=4323))
- [Matthew J. O'Shea](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/19) (alderperson): Said multiple large events scheduled in one weekend require hundreds of officers, canceling days off and generating overtime. ([1:21:15](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=4875)); Said events cost tens of millions annually and the city should identify the largest events and seek reimbursement. ([1:22:48](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=4968)); Said he would not support scaling back police mental health and peer support investments during budget talks. ([1:23:12](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=4992))

### Exchanges between members

- [1:23:54](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/9344BAEB-3680-EF11-A671-001DD8306DF0?t=5034) Alderperson Andre Vasquez Jr. thanked Alderperson Matthew J. O'Shea for his point that members who request events share responsibility for the resulting police demands.

## Documents

- [Agenda](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/c2526331-a445-4bc8-add6-b307cc544370.pdf)
- [Notice](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/354b9705-7855-43c8-8824-647e9976e023.pdf)

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