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Did you know that City Council, the Office of the Mayor, and the Chicago Police Department have the highest number of active Shakman Exempt employees among all City Departments?

In 1972, the first of three Shakman consent decrees were entered by a federal court to eliminate improper political patronage in the City’s employment practices. Certain positions are exempt from those rules and are designated as “Shakman Exempt.”

Decorative screenshot of the Active Shakman Exempt Employees dashboard on a laptop.

The OIG City Shakman Exempt Employees dashboard displays the Number of Employees for displayed data and Alphabetic for the sorting order by default. Here’s how to view what City departments have the highest number of Shakman Exempt employees and which departments have the lowest.

A screenshot of the Active Shakman Exempt Employees dashboard showing departments in Alphabetical order.

1. Change Sorting Order

To update the sorting order of Number of Employees to display from highest number of employees to the lowest, click “Descending”.

Screenshot of the Active Shakman Exempt Employees dashboard showing how to sort departments by descending order

2. View By Descending Order

With Descending selected as the sorting order, the dashboard displays city departments that have the most amount of Shakman Exempt employees to the least.

The top 3 City Departments with the highest number of Shakman Exempt employees are City Council, the Office of the Mayor, and the Chicago Police Department.

Screenshot of Active Shakman Exempt Employees dashboard with departments sorted in descending order. The top 3 City Departments with the highest number of Shakman Exempt employees are City Council, the Office of the Mayor, and the Chicago Police Department.

3. Sort By Ascending Order

With Ascending selected as the sorting order, the dashboard displays city departments that have the least amount of Shakman Exempt employees to the least.

The top 3 City Departments with the lowest number of Shakman Exempt employees are the Office of Inspector General, Chicago Police Board, and Chicago Animal Care and Control.

Screenshot of Active Shakman Exempt Employees dashboard with departments sorted in ascending order. The top 3 City Departments with the lowest number of Shakman Exempt employees are the Office of Inspector General, Chicago Police Board, and Chicago Animal Care and Control.

Adding Columns

The OIG Active Shakman Exempt Employees dashboard also features an option to add a second column to display additional data.

Screenshot of the Active Shakman Exempt Employees dashboard highlighting the option to add a second column.

1. Adding A Second Column

Under Add or Remove Columns, click the dropdown menu and select Show 2 Columns.

Screenshot of the Shakman Exempt Employees dashboard demonstrating how to add a second column.

2. View By Title

With the second column added, you can view Shakman Exempt employees by Department and Title. The same sorting options (alphabetic, descending, ascending) also apply when 2 columns are selected.

Screenshot of the Shakman Exempt Employees dashboard with "Title" selected as the value.

Learn more about the City’s Shakman Exempt Employees data by visiting the OIG City Shakman Exempt Employees Dashboard.

Visit City Shakman Exempt Employees Dashboard

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