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Lurie’s $15.9B Budget Slashes 1,400 Positions to Bridge $782M Deficit

Protecting policing and homelessness services, the budget secures $400 million to mitigate potential federal funding losses.

Overview

  • Lurie’s proposal targets the $782 million shortfall by trimming around 1,400 positions, mostly vacancies, with up to 150 filled roles cut through layoffs or attrition.
  • The budget reduces contract and grant spending by approximately $100 million in its second fiscal year to align expenditures closer to pre-pandemic levels.
  • It maintains funding for frontline agencies, including the Police Department, Public Defender’s Office, District Attorney’s Office, street cleaning crews and homelessness services.
  • The plan allocates a $400 million reserve to cushion the city against potential federal funding cuts under the Trump administration.
  • The Board of Supervisors will conduct hearings in June and must approve a final balanced budget by July 31.