# City Council meeting, November 14, 2024

- When: Thu, Nov 14, 2024, 2:00 PM (Chicago time)
- Where: City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
- Status: Scheduled & Published
- Body: full City Council
- Video: https://vimeo.com/showcase/6277394/video/1029043461
- Transcript: [full text](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/transcripts/1029043461.txt) (7,465 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 City Council held a special meeting, called by sixteen alderpersons led by Alderman Raymond A. Lopez, for the sole purpose of considering an ordinance authorizing the fiscal year 2025 property tax levy. Ten members of the public spoke on topics including a proposed ban on new fur sales, the mayor's leadership and budget, pensions, property taxes and a proposal for healthcare cost savings; one speaker was removed from the chamber after a disruption. The council voted to suspend the rules to consider the levy ordinance (read as 50 yeas, 0 nays), and the mayor said he would negotiate the details of the budget but not his values. After a motion to call the question was approved by voice vote, the property tax levy ordinance was voted down with no yes votes (read as 50 nays).

Topics: 2025 property tax levy, 2025 budget, special meeting, public comment, fur sales ban, pensions

### Agenda items discussed

- [26:04](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/E1E9AB85-2DA1-EF11-8A6B-001DD804C7AB?t=1564) Reading of the call for the special meeting
- [27:33](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/E1E9AB85-2DA1-EF11-8A6B-001DD804C7AB?t=1653) Public comment
- [1:03:12](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/E1E9AB85-2DA1-EF11-8A6B-001DD804C7AB?t=3792) Motion to suspend the rules to consider the property tax levy ordinance: passed
- [1:06:54](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/E1E9AB85-2DA1-EF11-8A6B-001DD804C7AB?t=4014) Motion to call the question on the property tax levy ordinance: passed
- [1:02:53](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/E1E9AB85-2DA1-EF11-8A6B-001DD804C7AB?t=3773) Ordinance authorizing the fiscal year 2025 property tax levy (O2024-0013679): failed
- [1:12:52](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/E1E9AB85-2DA1-EF11-8A6B-001DD804C7AB?t=4372) Motion to adjourn: passed

### Alderpersons who spoke



## Documents

- [Agenda](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/6757dc3d-21bc-4d1e-99f0-bfbecfcd50f7.pdf)
- [Notice](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/38506547-bac0-42ed-a97c-5a251b7b7126.pdf)

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