BGA - Better Government Association Inc.

11/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/08/2024 17:02

Board of Ethics – BGA Policy 2025 Budget Snapshot

The Board of Ethics administers Chicago's Governmental Ethics and Campaign Financing Ordinances. It is one of the city's smallest departments, with a small staff assisting an appointed board.

Departmental Highlights

Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget

  • Overall funding and staffing levels for the Board of Ethics have remained fairly consistent for many years, and saw relatively minor changes this year from the previous year's budget.
  • Apart from an administrative assistant title change, staffing allocations at the Board of Ethics remained unchanged from the previous year's budget.
  • Scheduled salary adjustments were the largest single-category increase for the Board of Ethics, while salaries and wages on payroll overall declined the most.

Historical Context

Overall funding and staffing levels for the Board of Ethics have remained fairly consistent for many years.

From 2011-2024, the department budget grew at an average rate of 5.4% per year. Departmental budgets overall increased an average of 6.1% per year over the same time period, while the total city budget including Finance General appropriations grew at an average rate of 8.5% annually.

The department's total budgeted workforce has not changed since a reduction to eight full-time positions in the 2017 budget.

Staffing

Apart from an administrative assistant title change, staffing allocations at the Board of Ethics remained unchanged from the previous year's budget.

Appropriations

The Board of Ethics is entirely funded out of the corporate fund.

Largest Appropriations

BoE spending is almost entirely personnel-based, with salaries on payroll making up more than 93% of the department's budget.

Change from Previous Year

Scheduled salary adjustments were the largest single-category increase for the Board of Ethics, while salaries and wages on payroll overall declined the most.