ORDINANCE For Auditor General
WHEREAS, the taxpayers of the City of Chicago are entitled to know whether their city government is being operated and managed in the most efficient and effective manner possible, and
WHEREAS, the taxpayers of the City of Chicago are entitled to an open and transparent accounting of all taxes, receipts, fees, fines, and other revenue received by the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, the taxpayers of the City of Chicago are entitled to an open and transparent accounting of the obligation, expenditure, and use of all City of Chicago funds; and
WHEREAS, the taxpayers of the City of Chicago are entitled to an open and transparent accounting of all property, equipment and supplies owned and maintained by the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, the City Treasurer of the City of Chicago, as one of three city-wide elected officials, is the custodian and manager of all City funds and investments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chicago, as the local elected representatives of the taxpayers of Chicago, is responsible for the appropriation of funds for the operation of all city agencies, offices and commissions;
WHEREAS, the City Council Committee on Budget and Government Operations has jurisdiction over the expenditure of funds appropriated and expended by the City of Chicago, and over all matters concerning the organization, reorganization and efficient management of City government; and
WHEREAS, the taxpayers of the City of Chicago demand a government free of waste, fraud and mismanagement and hold its leaders, managers and employees to the highest standards of accountability; and
WHEREAS, the creation of a fiscal watchdog agency, independent from the administration and management of city operations, and free of financial conflicts of interests or political interference, is in the best interests of the taxpayers of the City of Chicago, therefore
Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are exp...
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