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Inspector General Deborah Witzburg cited the botched Hilco smokestack demolition in Pilsen as just one of 11 “missed opportunities to promote efficiency and economy through interdepartmental coordination” that might have been different, if only the chief administrative officer’s job had been filled. "And that’s handicapping the city’s ability to deliver effective and efficient city services. The municipal code speaks specifically to the need for coordination among city departments and requires the mayor to appoint an administrative officer, among whose duties is ensuring coordination among city departments."
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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