PURPOSE: To supervise the day-to-day operations of the
Port of Milwaukee, harbor development and improvement and the leasing
of harbor land and facilities to commercial enterprises.
COMPOSITION: Seven members: The Chair of the Common Council's Public Works Committee ex officio and six others or their designees appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Common Council to serve three-year terms.
Each member must have been a resident of the City for at least three years.at the time of his or her appointment. No other members of the Common Council are eligible to serve on this body.
A member who is not an elected official continues to serve after the completion of his or her term until reappointed or until a successor has been appointed.
Due to the nature of the business conducted by this body, members are required to file a Statement of Economic Interests with the Board of Ethics.
CREATING AUTHORITY: Section 30.37, Wis. Stats., and Common Council File Numbers 18129, 68-1476 and 68-1476-a.
SALARY: $20 per meeting for citizen members
STAFFING: Donna Luty, 286-3511
WEBSITE:BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS
LAST UPDATED: November 11, 2021