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      • Revenue Options
        • Property Taxes – Eliminate all Tax-Increment Financing Districts
        • Income Taxes – Create a City Income Tax
        • Income Taxes – Create a Commuter Tax
        • Sales Taxes – Broaden the Sales Tax to Include More Services
        • Transportation Taxes – Implement Congestion Pricing
        • Transportation Taxes – Place Tolls on Lake Shore Drive
        • Transportation Taxes – Eliminate Reduced Rate City Sticker for Seniors
        • Recreation Taxes – Broaden the Amusement Tax
        • Recreation Taxes – Increase City Portion of Cigarette Tax
        • Recreation Taxes – Charge Lollapalooza the Amusement Tax
        • Transaction Taxes – Impose a Transaction Tax on Trades Made at the Mercantile Exchange and Board of Trade
        • Charges for Services – Raise Water and Sewer Rates to National Average
        • Charges for Services – Institute a Pay as You Throw Garbage Collection Fee
        • Charges for Services – Charge a Fee for Blue Cart Recycling
        • Charges for Services – Eliminate Free Sewer Service for Seniors
        • Charges for Services – Eliminate Subsidized Water and Sewer Usage for Non-profit Organizations
        • Charges for Services – Double the Ambulance Fee
        • Charges for Services – Double the Boat Mooring Tax
        • Charges for Services – Charge a Fee to Non-profits that Receive City Garbage Collection
      • Citywide Spending Options
        • Reduce the Ratio of Supervisory to Non-supervisory Employees
        • Increase the Work Week of all City Employees to 40 Hours
        • Eliminate 200 Motor Truck Driver Positions
        • Elimination Tuition Reimbursement for all City Employees
        • Merge the Chicago Park District and the City of Chicago
        • Reduce the Number of Holidays for City Employees to 10
        • Eliminate Personal Computer Operators
        • Require Double-sided Printing on All Printers and Copiers
        • Switch to Open Office or Google Documents from Microsoft Office
      • Public Safety Spending Options
        • Fire Department – Reduce Fire Apparatus Staffing to Four Persons
        • Police and Fire Department – Eliminate Duty Availability Pay
        • Fire Department – Convert Twenty Percent of Fire Suppression Apparatuses to Ambulances
        • Police Department – Eliminate Supervisor Quarterly Pay
        • Police Department – Eliminate the Marine and Helicopter Unit
        • Fire Department – Eliminate the Fire Commissary Contract
        • Fire Department – Reduce the Number of Fire Suppression Districts to Four
        • Fire Department – Eliminate the Internal Affairs Unit
        • Police Department – Civilianize Forensic Services
        • Police Department – Move Sworn Officers to Non-administrative Positions
        • Fire Department – Transfer the Responsibilities of the Fire Prevention Bureau to the Department of Buildings
        • Police Department – Require Police and Firefighter Unions to Fully Pay for the Pension Benefits of Members who Work on Union Business
      • Public Service Enterprises Spending Options
        • Water Management – Eliminate Subscription Fees to Water Research Foundation
        • Water Management – Eliminate Additional Pay for Certain Water Department Workers when They Work on Weekends as Part of Their Normal Schedule
      • Finance and Administration Spending Options
        • General Services – Reduce Spending on Janitorial Contracts
        • Finance – Charge More for Health Insurance for Employees that Smoke
        • Revenue – Privatize Parking Enforcement
        • Finance – Increase the Health Insurance Contribution for Employees Earning Over $90,000
        • Finance – Conduct Competitive Bidding when Issuing Bonds
        • Procurement – Discontinue Advertising Contracts in Newspapers
      • Infrastructure Services Spending Options
        • Streets and Sanitation – Privatize City Garbage and Recycling Collection
        • Streets and Sanitation – Reduce the Number of Garbage Carts in Service and Switch to a Regional, Grid-based System of Garbage Collection
        • Streets and Sanitation – Reduce the Number of Laborers on a Garbage Truck to 1
        • Streets and Sanitation – Eliminate the Condo Refuse Rebate Program
      • City Development Spending Options
        • Housing and Economic Development – Eliminate Chicago Career Tech
        • Housing and Economic Development – Eliminate City-Funded Delegate Agency Programs
        • Housing and Economic Development – Eliminate the Subsidy to World Business Chicago
        • Cultural Affairs and Special Events – Eliminate Jumping Jack Program
        • Cultural Affairs and Special Events – Eliminate Tier IV of City Arts
      • Community Services Spending Options
        • Public Health – Transfer the Responsibilities of the Department of Public Health to the Cook County Health and Hospital System
        • Family and Support Services – Eliminate City Funding for After School and Summer Employment Programs
        • Public Health – Eliminate City Funding for Tuberculosis Clinics
      • Legislative and Elections Spending Options
        • Board of Election Commissioners – Transfer all Election Management and Oversight to Cook County Clerk
        • Board of Election Commissioners – Hold Municipal Elections on Same Day as Statewide Elections*
        • City Council – Have an Independent Commission Redistrict Ward Boundaries
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