Chicago 2013 City Budget Ordinance: Appropriations by Department and Fund

Chicago's 2013 Annual Appropriation Ordinance details the city's approved operating budget at the start of the fiscal year. The dataset lists budgeted expenditures categorized by department, appropriation account, and funding type, including Local, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and other Grants. Data is provided by the city's Budget and Management department and was last updated in November 2012.

Use Cases

• Analyze departmental spending priorities using DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION and 2013 APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE columns.
• Compare funding sources across programs using FUND TYPE and FUND DESCRIPTION columns.
• Map appropriation accounts to their controlling authorities using APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION and APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY columns.

Strengths

• Data is structured with 10 columns detailing budget authority, department, fund, and account information.
• Explicitly defines funding types, clarifying the source of budgeted money (Local, CDBG, Grants).
• Sourced directly from the City of Chicago's official budget ordinance.

Limitations

• Last updated 2012-11-29 17:02:34; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org

Collection Method

Extracted from the final City operating budget as approved by the City Council.

Time Range

2013 fiscal year.

Freshness

Data is updated annually; this snapshot is for the 2013 fiscal year.

Geography

City of Chicago, Illinois, USA.