# Committee on Budget and Government Operations meeting, July 14, 2025

- When: Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 2:00 PM (Chicago time)
- Where: City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
- Status: Scheduled & Published
- Committee: [Committee on Budget and Government Operations](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/committee/budget-and-government-operations)
- Video: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1101336636
- Transcript: [full text](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/transcripts/1101336636.txt) (4,457 words, official 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 Budget and Government Operations, chaired by Alderperson Jason C. Ervin, heard four public commenters and approved its June 2025 Rule 45 report. It recommended passage of a substitute amendment to the 2025 Annual Appropriation Ordinance within Fund 925, appropriating about $57.6 million in additional federal and state grant funds for the Department of Public Health, the Department of Family and Support Services and CDOT, after a question about a CDOT grant to develop an accessible pedestrian signal app. The committee also recommended a substitute transfer of funds within the 47th Ward's wage allowance and expense account.

Topics: grant appropriations, Fund 925, accessible pedestrian signals, ward expense transfers, public comment

### Agenda items discussed

- [17:36](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/B2FC756C-D555-F011-877A-001DD80501E6?t=1056) Rule 45 report for June 2025: passed
- [17:51](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/B2FC756C-D555-F011-877A-001DD80501E6?t=1071) Substitute amendment to the 2025 Annual Appropriation Ordinance within Fund 925 for additional federal and state grants: passed
- [23:09](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/B2FC756C-D555-F011-877A-001DD80501E6?t=1389) Substitute transfer of funds within the 47th Ward wage allowance and expense account for 2025: passed

### Alderpersons who spoke

- [Jason C. Ervin](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/28) (chair): Moved the committee through the Rule 45 report, the grant appropriation amendment and the 47th Ward transfer of funds. ([17:36](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/B2FC756C-D555-F011-877A-001DD80501E6?t=1056))
- [Daniel La Spata](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/1) (alderperson): Asked what CDOT's federally funded SMART program grant would do and whether it addresses the crosswalk accessibility lawsuit settlement. ([20:24](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/B2FC756C-D555-F011-877A-001DD80501E6?t=1224))

## Documents

- [Notice](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/7f37ed54-cd84-4901-86d8-b490b0f25f69.pdf)
- [Agenda](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/8834f2d2-16b6-4eda-8195-d043795d37bf.pdf)
- [Summary](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/7e890ff7-ba19-4335-85d8-782cb53668df.pdf)

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