<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (April 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The government of the City of Chicago, Illinois is divided into executive and legislative branches . The Mayor of Chicago is the chief executive, elected by general election for a term of four years, with no term limits . The mayor appoints commissioners and other officials who oversee the various departments . In addition to the mayor, Chicago's two other citywide elected officials are the City Clerk and the treasurer . </P> <P> The City Council is the legislative branch and is made up of 50 aldermen, one elected from each ward in the city . The council takes official action through the passage of ordinances and resolutions and approves the city budget . Government priorities and activities are established in a budget ordinance usually adopted each November . </P> <Ul> <Li> Office of the Mayor </Li> <Li> Administrative Hearings </Li> <Li> Aging </Li> <Li> Animal Care and Control </Li> <Li> Aviation </Li> <Li> Budget & Management </Li> <Li> Buildings </Li> <Li> Business Affairs and Consumer Protection </Li> <Li> Business & Information Services </Li> <Li> Cable Communications </Li> <Li> Chicago Board of Education </Li> <Li> Chicago Department of Public Health </Li> <Li> Chicago Film Office </Li> <Li> City Colleges of Chicago </Li> <Li> Community Development </Li> <Li> Consumer Services Department </Li> <Li> Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) </Li> <Li> Department of Construction and Permits </Li> <Li> Department of Finance </Li> <Li> Environment </Li> <Li> Ethics (Board of Ethics) </Li> <Li> Finance </Li> <Li> Fire </Li> <Li> Fleet Management </Li> <Li> General Services </Li> <Li> Graphics & Reproduction </Li> <Li> Housing Department </Li> <Li> Human Relations </Li> <Li> Human Services </Li> <Li> Inspector General </Li> <Li> Law </Li> <Li> Library, Chicago Public </Li> <Li> License Appeal Commission </Li> <Li> Mayor's License and Local Liquor Control Commission </Li> <Li> Mayor's Office of Workforce Development </Li> <Li> Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities </Li> <Li> Mayor's Office on Domestic Violence </Li> <Li> Office of Emergency Management and Communications </Li> <Li> Personnel </Li> <Li> Police </Li> <Li> Police housing </Li> <Li> Procurement Services </Li> <Li> Public Building Commission </Li> <Li> Revenue </Li> <Li> Special Events </Li> <Li> Streets & Sanitation </Li> <Li> Tourism </Li> <Li> Transportation </Li> <Li> Water Management </Li> <Li> Zoning </Li> </Ul>

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