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(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is not saying exactly how much taxpayers will pay for his new Office of Gun Violence Reduction, but he wants another $20 million to fund jobs for young people.
The mayor signed an executive order Thursday to establish the new office, saying the agency would be tasked with coordinating violence prevention efforts, victim services and community safety investments.
A reporter asked Johnson if his current community safety office would be disbanded.
“The Mayor’s Office of Community Safety will still function and exist,” said the mayor.
Johnson said the OCS deals with the fire department, the Office of Emergency Management and other departments in addition to just police.
The mayor did not directly answer a question about how much the new department might cost.
“You mean to tell me that with 31,000 jobs that we’ve offered, 57,000 children applied, that as a city we cannot figure out how to come up with another $20 million to ...
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