City of Chicago
2014 Budget
Overview
Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Award
PRESENTED TO
City of Chicago Illinois
For the Fiscal Year Beginning
January 1, 2013
Executive Director
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to City of Chicago, Illinois for their Annual Budget beginning January 1, 2013. In order to receive this award, a governmental unit must publish a budget document that meets program criteria as a policy document, as an operations guide, as a financial plan, and as a communications device.
Dear Fellows Chicagoans,
When I became Mayor, this City faced a projected deficit of $790 million in 2014. In the last two budgets, we've managed to cut that structural deficit in half. We've accomplished this by making our government smaller, smarter, and simpler. We've coupled necessary reforms with improved services so City government works better.
The 2014 proposed budget builds on the solid progress we have made in changing the way Chicago works.
We must put our finances in order without adding to the burden that Chicago families face today. That's why, for the third year in a row, we have balanced the City's finances without raising property, sales, or gasoline taxes. At the same time, this proposed budget includes continued investments in our children and our neighborhoods, and encourages economic growth.
1 believe that we all share a vision for Chicago: a city with thriving neighborhoods, a prosperous economy for all, and where people enjoy the same level of safety — no matter where they live.
Ilie journey to this shared vision is not an easy one. It requires tough choices and shared sacrifices. However, through continued reforms, this budget proposal keeps Chicago on a path of financial stability, and provides Chicago's taxpayers with the quality services they deserve.
Rahm Emanuel Mayor
2014 Budget Overview
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