CHICAGO (WLS) -- A recent analysis by the Better Government Association shows the Chicago City Council is off to a slower start in 2023.[br /][br /]According to city council recordings obtained by [url HREF="https://www.bettergov.org/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow" ]BGA Policy[/url], only 40% of time in session so far this year - or about two of every five hours between the opening and closing gavels - has been spent legislating. The other 60% was spent noting significant birthdays, retirements, tributes and other non-binding resolutions.[br /][Ads /][br /][b]SEE ALSO | [url HREF="https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-election-2023-results-city-council/12895080/" TARGET="" REL=""]North Side city council representation undergoing major change with 4 long term aldermen retiring[/url][/b][br /][br /]That is even less time spent on legislation than usual, based on BGA Policy's findings. At meetings where honorary resolutions were heard, they took up an average of 1:07:29 of floor time. The average time spent on non-honorary business was 1:51:09.[br /][Ads /][br /]Chicago is unique among the nation's largest cities in devoting so much floor time to honorary measures, and in allowing them to take place at any time throughout the meeting.[br /][br /]You can read BGA Policy's complete analysis [url HREF="https://www.bettergov.org/2023/02/27/chicagos-city-council-spends-one-third-of-its-meetings-on-honorary-speeches/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow" ]here[/url].