Mayor Brandon Johnson is pictured during a City Council meeting in June 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council on Wednesday is expected to take final votes on a replacement zoning committee chair, an ordinance to incentivize the construction of data centers in the city, the appointment of a new chief procurement officer and an ordinance increasing Open Space Impact Fees. 

Several alderpeople are also expected to force a vote on an ordinance that would allow the police superintendent to bypass the mayor’s authority and renew the expiring ShotSpotter contract, and they have called for a special meeting to approve it if it’s not passed during the regular meeting. The council meets at 10 a.m.