DGAP » James Balcer: Ward 11

James Balcer: Ward 11

Elected

In office since 1997

Committees

Budget and Government Operations, Committees, Rules and Ethics, Energy, Environmental Protection and Public Utilities, Finance, Human Relations, Police and Fire, Transportation and Public Way

Inclusiveness

Did not respond to requests for public information.

IssueVoting Record

Living Wage and Benefit Ordinance - legislation that would have required very large retailers to pay their employees $10 an hour plus $3 an hour in benefits; No
Shakman Decree - legislation that would have forced the city to abandon its lawsuit to overturn the Shakman Decree, which prohibits the government from politically motivated hiring, or from firing, transferring, or other-wise punishing public employees for not supporting certain candidates for office; No
Smoking Ban - legislation that eliminates smoking in public establishments over a graduated period of time; Yes
Iraq War Resolution - legislation that demands the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq; No
Proxy Affordable Housing vote - defeated all legislation introduced before January 1, 2003; in effect this ordinance was proposed to eliminate the Inclusionary Zoning Housing Set-Aside Ordinance introduced by Ald. Preckwinkle. Yes
USA PATRIOT Act Resolution - legislation expressing deep concern about the Act’s erosion of civil liberties, particularly the sections that allow the government to monitor phone calls and emails, to inspect library and video rental records, and indefinitely detain or deport people who have been accused of a crime; No
Wal-Mart in 21st Ward - legislation that would have granted a zoning variance to the Wal-Mart corporation to build a new store in the 21st Ward; Yes
Wal-Mart in 37th Ward - legislation that granted a zoning variance to the Wal-Mart corporation to build a new store in the 37th Ward; Yes
Right to Know Ordinance - legislation that would have required that Chicago hotels pre-warn their customers of any labor strikes or lockouts; No
School Moratorium - a resolution calling for a moratorium to stop CPS from closing any more schools under the Renaissance 2010 plan until further evaluation of the effects can be completed (still in committee). Yes
Inclusionary Zoning Housing Set-Aside Ordinance introduced by Ald. Preckwinkle - legislation that would require developments of 10 or more units make 15 percent of those units affordable to low to moderate-income households; No
Ward Set-Aside Policy - alderman has or has not created an individual set-aside policy in their ward Unknown
Number of CPAN units created or approved as of June 2006 (since elected) 0

Political Committee has had no activity. No reported receipts or expenditures since June 2003. Political contributions and political expenditures for the ward since July 2003 have been made through the 11th Ward Democratic Organization, which is run by John Daley, who is both a Cook County board commissioner and 11th Ward Democratic Ward Committeeman.

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