Number
250489
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
241394
Sponsor
ALD. COGGS
Title
Resolution relating to the creation of the MKE Community Impact Committee.
Analysis
This resolution creates an MKE Community Impact Committee that shall consist of the following members:
1. The Budget & Management Director or designee.
2. The Comptroller or designee.
3. The Administration Director or designee.
4. The City Attorney or designee.
5. Seven city residents appointed by the Common Council President in consultation with other Council members. Appointed residents shall reflect a cross section of the city.
The Committee shall:
1. Devise a method for allocating funds within the MKE Community Impact Fund, to be presented to the Common Council within 120 days of the effective date of this resolution. Common Council approval is not required for the devised allocation methodology.
2. Administer distribution of MKE Community Impact Funds until all funds have been expended, with a preference for one-time expenses and capital projects. Allocations approved by the Committee do not require Common Council Approval.
In addition, the Committee will be staffed by the Common Council City Clerk, and all City departments are directed to assist the Committee as needed. Finally, once the MKE Community Impact Fund has been exhausted, the Committee is dissolved.
Body
Whereas, On April 2, 2025, the Common Council passed Common Council Resolution 241394, a resolution directing the City Clerk to expend from the resources reserved in the Council-Led Transfer Fund; and
Whereas, The resolution directed the City Clerk to expend funds from the department operating budget that were originally part of the Council-Led Transformational Fund; and
Whereas, One of the approved expenditures within that resolution was $600,000 for an “MKE Community Impact Fund”; and
Whereas, It is the desire of the Council that the funds allocated to the MKE Community Impact Fund be expended through a resident-led, c...
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