Chicago 2011 City Budget Ordinance Appropriations by Department and Fund

The 2011 fiscal year budget ordinance details the City of Chicago's approved operating budget as of January 1, 2011. It lists budgeted expenditures categorized by department, appropriation account, and funding type including Local, CDBG, and other Grants. The data is provided by the city's Budget and Management department and was last updated on the platform in October 2012.

Use Cases

• Analyze departmental budget allocation using DEPARTMENT and AMOUNT columns.
• Compare funding sources (Local, Grants) across departments using FUND TYPE and DEPARTMENT columns.
• Trace specific appropriation line items using APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT and APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION columns.

Strengths

• Provides detailed breakdown of a major city's annual operating budget with 11 distinct columns for categorization.
• Data is sourced directly from the official city budget ordinance, indicating an authoritative origin.

Limitations

• Last updated 2012-10-10 17:25:19; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org, Budget and Management department.

Collection Method

Derived from the final Annual Appropriation Ordinance approved by the City Council.

Time Range

Fiscal year 2011.

Freshness

Data is updated annually according to the description, but the last platform update was in 2012.

Geography

City of Chicago, Illinois, USA.