Ald. Andre Vasquez (40) is pictured during a council meeting Oct. 4, 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

More than half of the City Council has signed on to an ordinance to make the city’s budget process more public-facing and accessible to residents and alderpeople alike and start the budget process earlier. The legislation was proposed as Mayor Brandon Johnson and the council continue to negotiate a budget proposal that can be approved before the end of the year.