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File #: 231185    Version:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 11/21/2023 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: Final action: 1/17/2024
Effective date:    
Title: Substitute resolution directing the Department of City Development and Assessor's Office to work with the Department of Administration, Mayor's Office, and other relevant parties to redesign the City’s PILOT program.
Sponsors: ALD. COGGS, ALD. CHAMBERS JR.
Indexes: PROPERTY TAXES
Attachments: 1. Hearing Notice List
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
1/22/20241 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
1/17/20241 COMMON COUNCIL ADOPTED

Minutes note: Ald. Chambers, Jr. added as a cosponsor.		Pass15:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
1/9/20241 ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION

Minutes note: Appearing: Ald. Milele Coggs, 6th Ald. Dist. Vanessa Koster, Dept. of City Development Nicole Larsen, Assessment Commissioner Bill Bowers, Chief Assessor		Pass4:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
12/6/20231 CITY CLERK DRAFT SUBMITTED   Action details Meeting details Not available
11/21/20230 COMMON COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO   Action details Meeting details Not available

Number

231185

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

230001

Sponsor

ALD. COGGS AND CHAMBERS, JR.

Title

Substitute resolution directing the Department of City Development and Assessor's Office to work with the Department of Administration, Mayor's Office, and other relevant parties to redesign the City’s PILOT program.

Analysis

This resolution directs the Department of City Development and Assessor's Office to work with the Department of Administration, Mayor's Office, and other relevant parties to redesign the City’s PILOT program.

Body

Whereas, Wisconsin law defines properties eligible for tax exemption, and owners of properties that meet the legal criteria for exemption are not required to pay local property taxes; and

 

Whereas, Under state law, exempt property owners may choose to make a “payment in lieu of taxes”, or PILOT; and

 

Whereas, These payments acknowledge that, while tax-exempt owners are not required to pay taxes, they nevertheless benefit from local government services they receive, and choose to support through the PILOT payment; and

 

Whereas, Currently, the City has a number of PILOT agreements, including agreements with the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee School of Engineering and Wisconsin Center District; and

 

Whereas, Despite the City’s current portfolio of PILOT agreements, the program remains under-utilized, particularly when compared to programs in cities like Boston; and

 

Whereas, The 2024 Budget was adopted by Common Council File Number 230001 on November 3, 2023; and

 

Whereas, Amendment 3 placed a footnote in the 2024 Budget directing the “Department of City Development and Assessor's Office to work with the Department of Administration, Mayor's Office, and other relevant parties to redesign the PILOT program”; now, therefore, be it

 

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Department of City Development and Assessor's Office to work with the Department of Administration, Mayor's Office, and other relevant parties to redesign the City’s PILOT program; and, be it

 

Further Resolved, That the Department of City Development and the Assessor's Office shall present the finalized plan to the Common Council within 6 months of adoption of this resolution.

 

 

Requestor

 

Drafter

LRB 179512-2

Christopher Hillard

11/29/2023