Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Wednesday that the city of Chicago is facing a projected $538 million budget deficit for 2024 – a financial burden his administration blamed in part on the growing cost of caring for migrants.
The bulk of that money – more than $56 million – went to Favorite Healthcare Staffing – a Kansas-based company whose employees work in the city’s shelters.
One invoice from the now-closed shelter at Truman College shows a facility manager made $14,000 in one week last December.That same week – that shelter manager’s invoice billed for more than $14,000. All those employees’ figures included the employees being paid for overtime. The hourly rate for the registered nurse was $195 an hour. The facility manager earned $135 an hour.
City agencies have said they need more time to respond to NBC 5 Investigates’ records requests for financial records on the costs of caring for migrants. That response has come after city has missed previous deadlines for turning over records. “I’m certainly aware of the challenges I inherited and you know, this is why I made it a part of my everyday focus that we are decompressing police stations and we are providing a pathway sustainable existence and living in the city of Chicago,” he said.“We don’t have the money to support this…” said Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. during a Tuesday’s budget committee meeting.
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