Joint Committee: Budget and Government Operations; Economic, Capital and Technology Development meeting, May 13, 2026
- When: Wed, May 13, 2026, 11:30 AM (Chicago time)
- Where: City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
- Status: Scheduled & Published
- Video: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8928494?video=1191962913
- Transcript: full text (11,468 words, automatic captions)
Meeting notes
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The Joint Committee on Budget and Government Operations and on Economic, Capital and Technology Development held a subject matter hearing on the first-quarter report on the city's enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, with no votes taken on the report. The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Technology and Innovation described a phased ERP approach led by a new time and attendance system, a request for proposals issued in January with a contract award expected in the second quarter, rollout to departments in three cohorts starting in January, and $15 million in projected technology spending reductions across 2025 and 2026; the Comptroller described pilots of web-based timekeeping at the Department of Aviation and the Mayor's Office. Members asked about priorities and milestones, the pilots, aging biometric time clocks, the source of projected savings, the length of procurement, Department of Human Resources involvement and labor agreements, and a timekeeping system for ward offices. Six members of the public spoke on topics including ShotSpotter, violence prevention funding, contracting, and a proposed hygiene facility.
Topics: Enterprise resource planning system, Time and attendance system, Technology procurement timelines, Overtime and payroll accuracy, Ward office timekeeping, Technology cost savings, Public comment
Agenda items discussed
- 35:30 Motion to allow remote participation by several alderpersons: passed
- 36:36 Public comment: discussed
- 56:16 Subject matter hearing on the Q1 ERP report from the Department of Finance and Department of Technology and Innovation: discussed
Alderpersons who spoke
- Nicole T. Lee (alderperson): Asked what the biggest ERP priorities are for this year. (1:13:56); Asked what challenges existing labor agreements pose for the new system. (1:16:19); Said modernization should make government more efficient and asked about the major milestones for the year. (1:19:42)
- Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (alderperson): Asked whether the city would provide a clock-in and time-off system for ward offices, citing staff convenience and ethics recordkeeping. (1:44:05)
- Scott Waguespack (alderperson): Asked whether the HR commissioner can make decisions unilaterally or must return to council for labor agreement changes. (1:49:33); Asked for a 2024 baseline column to accompany the reported savings. (1:51:16); Contrasted the ERP timeline with a statement the previous day that technology contracts take 18 to 24 months, citing the gunshot detection contract. (1:51:59)