# Chicago Appoints Acting CFO Amid Deficit

Chicago appointed Comptroller Michael Belsky as acting chief financial officer after Ashlee Gabrysch resigned, marking the city’s third CFO departure this year. The city faces an $882 million budget deficit, which could affect procurement timing, spending priorities, and payment risk for contractors, although the signal identifies no specific solicitation or contract opportunity.

- Procurement teams and contractors working with Chicago should account for potential changes in purchasing schedules and spending priorities as the city addresses its deficit.
- Businesses with city contracts may wish to factor fiscal uncertainty into cash-flow and payment-risk planning; the signal does not establish that payments have been delayed.
- No specific procurement action or contract is announced, so there is no identified solicitation or proposal deadline to act on.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Published:** November 13, 2026

### Government Entities
- City of Chicago