(The Center Square) – Chicago city council members did not discuss potential federal deployments during a public safety meeting Wednesday, but a resident called out Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s opposition to President Donald Trump.

The Chicago City Council Public Safety Committee heard testimony about a pilot program which would allow non-police responses to 911 calls for parking violations.

Alderman Andre Vasquez said city officials dump too many jobs on police officers.

“We have way too many officers out here doing way too much. They’re getting burned out. They’re not getting their days off. It’s getting harder for them to make critical calls in the moment,” Vasquez said.

Vasquez expressed strong support for the pilot program and suggested that every city department should be audited to see

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