Should Two-Thirds City Council Approval Be Needed for Future Borrowing? One Mayoral Critic Thinks So

Should two-thirds City Council approval be needed for future borrowing? One mayoral critic thinks so – Chicago Sun-Times

“This administration wants to take on more and more debt and strap future generations of Chicagoans with the bill,” said Ald. Marty Quinn. "This is the time for the City Council to take more power. Be more co-equal. Force the mayor to interact with the entire City Council. It’s an opportunity to take a big step for independence. That’s my motivation. The end result will be the mayor will have to work with the City Council more than he does now.”

Should two-thirds City Council approval be needed for future borrowing? One mayoral critic thinks so

Chicago’s once-docile City Council has flexed its seldom-used muscle in many ways during the first half of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s four-year term, but not enough to satisfy one of the mayor’s most outspoken critics when it comes to City Hall's mountain of debt.Southwest Side Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) wants to raise the threshold for approving city borrowing from a simple majority, or 26 votes, to a two-thirds majority, or 34 votes. That would allo…