Ald. Scott Waguespack (32) oversees a meeting of the finance committee on Tuesday. [City of Chicago livestream]

A vote on the ordinance that sets how the city will collect revenue as part of the 2023 budget was delayed Tuesday after confusion over certain fines that need to be chopped in half due to a recent court ruling.

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi speaks to the County Finance Committee during a budget hearing Oct. 25 [Cook County Board of Commissioners Livestream]

U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang granted a motion Tuesday to dismiss a federal monitor over the Cook County Assessor’s Office which oversaw hiring practices for a decade, affirming the office had achieved “substantial compliance” with court-ordered reforms.

Ald. George Cardenas (12) on the City Council floor. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Ald. George Cardenas (12) officially submitted his letter of resignation to Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday, teeing up the fourth aldermanic appointment Lightfoot will get to make during her first term as mayor.

Aldermen on the City Council floor. [Erin Hegarty/The Daily Line]

After approving only a portion of the funding-related ordinances for Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed 2023 budget on Tuesday, aldermen on Wednesday are set to vote on the spending plan proposed in the mayor’s budget.

Members of the City Council Committee on Budget and Government Operations on Wednesday will consider Lightfoot’s proposed budget recommendations, the approval of which would tee up a final vote on the 2023 spending plan for Monday.

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas speaks to the Cook County Finance Committee on Oct. 25. [Cook County Board of Commissioners Livestream]

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas was lauded by county commissioners during a Board of Commissioners Finance Committee meeting on her office’s budget Oct. 25, nearly one week after her office released a study which showed hedge funds, private equity firms and similar entities had taken advantage of a state property tax law loophole they helped craft to profit off administrative mistakes, with the effects largely felt by communities of color.

The treasurer said more studies were on the way.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot during her budget proposal speech in October. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Finance is scheduled to meet Tuesday to take an initial vote on the funding portions of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s $16.4 billion budget proposal for 2023.

The finance committee will meet in person in council chambers at 10 a.m. to consider the three budget-related revenue ordinances, and city budget and finance officials will be on hand to answer aldermen’s questions.

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi speaks to the County Finance Committee during a budget hearing Oct. 25 [Cook County Board of Commissioners Livestream]

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi revealed the conclusion to a decade-long federal monitor was near, talked about ways to incentivize business development and discussed the timetable for sending out tax bills during a budget hearing before the Cook County Finance Committee Oct. 25.

Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson announces his run for Mayor of Chicago at Seward Park on Oct. 27, 2022. (Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago)

Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, long floated as a potential mayoral candidate, has launched his bid for City Hall.

Aldermen on Wednesday introduced two proposals aimed at stopping the use of gunshot detection technology. [Erin Hegarty/The Daily Line]

Aldermen during Wednesday’s City Council meeting introduced new legislation ranging from two proposals to scrap any current or future contract with gunshot detection services, a proposal that would make central vote centers permanent and another that again seeks to change the way legislation is introduced directly into council committees.

Ald. Sophia King (4) (upper right) speaks the Wednesday City Council meeting [City of Chicago livestream]

Aldermen on Wednesday scuttled a last-minute proposal from a close ally of the mayor to name a new chair of the City Council Committee on Education and Child Development — a position that has been vacant since the beginning of June.

Aldermen on the City Council floor. [Erin Hegarty/The Daily Line]

Multiple aldermen during Wednesday’s City Council meeting were planning to call a vote on proposed legislation that has faced delays over the past months and years, but backers of two of the four measures had withdrawn their calls by Tuesday evening.

Wednesday’s City Council meeting will also include a public hearing on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed 2023 spending plan.

Related: Lightfoot details $16.4B spending plan that closes projected budget gap without property tax hike

Ald. Brendan Reilly (42) speaks during a rules committee meeting Tuesday. [City of Chicago livestream]

Ald. Brendan Reilly (42) defended his proposal to change how proposed legislation can be introduced directly into committee at the last minute as a way to bring transparency to the legislative process and ensure that aldermen and the mayor’s office are held to the same standard.

But after about two hours of contentious discussion, aldermen in the City Council Committee on Committees and Rules voted 24-17 against Reilly’s proposal, citing concerns about potential lawsuits and ensuring that the measure will not be reported with a favorable recommendation during Wednesday’s City Council meeting.

Chicago Corporation Counsel Celia Meza (third from left) speaks during a budget hearing Monday. [City of Chicago livestream]

Leaders of the city’s Department of Law explained why they need to hike pay for attorneys within the department and aldermen probed vacancies within the Chicago Public Library during the final day of departmental budget hearings Monday.

Four City Council committees are scheduled to meet Tuesday.

Aldermen are scheduled to hold four regular committee meetings Tuesday in preparation for Wednesday’s City Council meeting. The string of meetings comes just one day after departmental budget hearings wrapped up on Monday.

CPD Supt. David Brown answers questions during a budget hearing Friday. [City of Chicago livestream]

Aldermen used a 7-hour hearing on the Chicago Police Department’s proposed budget for 2023 to grill Supt. David Brown on overtime pay and staffing for large special events, mental health clinicians for officers and how police are working with the CTA.