Geoffrey Cubbage is a Policy & Budget Analyst specializing in local government in the United States, with a focus on Illinois and Chicago. He writes for publications such as the Better Government Association and Crain's Chicago Business, covering topics related to policy, budgets, and government operations. His work has also been featured in the Chicago Tribune Media Group.
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By: Geoffrey Cubbage
The Department of Fleet & Facility Management, which is varyingly acronymized as both 2FM and FFM in city documentation, was created in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s first budget by the merger of the Department of Fleet Management with most of the responsibilities of the Department of General Services.
By: Geoffrey Cubbage
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget 2024 Budgeted 2025 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations $1,484,552,843 $2,037,827,721 $553,274,878 37.3% Positions & FTEs 1591 1576 -15 -0.9% […]
By: Geoffrey Cubbage
Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget
By: Geoffrey Cubbage
The Board of Election Commissioners is established under state elections law and technically is part of the judicial branch, but receives operational funding from the City of Chicago. BoEC oversees Chicago’s polling places and ballot processes, including vote-by-mail.
By: Geoffrey Cubbage
The Department of Administrative Hearings is a quasi-judicial body authorized to administer hearings on ordinance violations that do not include a penalty of imprisonment. Administrative hearings offer an alternative to full court cases for low-level traffic violations, building code violations, and similar non-violent, city-level offenses.
By: Geoffrey Cubbage
Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget
The city treasurer is one of three elected city-wide officials, along with the mayor and the clerk. The treasurer manages the city’s bank accounts, as well as its pension and investment funds.
By: Geoffrey Cubbage
2025 is the second budget to feature a Department of Environment as a standalone department. It appeared in the 2023 budget as the “Office of Climate and Environmental Equity,” with preliminary appropriations and positions for the department’s formation.
By: Geoffrey Cubbage
Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget
By: Geoffrey Cubbage
Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget
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