Number
R13741
Version
Original
Reference
R13722, R13723, R13724, R13725, R13727, R13728, R13729, R13730, R13736, R13742
Sponsor
The Chair
Title
Resolution Approving the Chair of the HACM Board of Commissioners and Her Designees to Proceed with Negotiations with the Candidate Selected for the Position of Secretary-Executive Director
Analysis
Body
WHEREAS, the mission of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (“HACM”) is to foster strong, resilient and inclusive communities by providing a continuum of high-quality housing options that support self-sufficiency, good quality of life, and the opportunity to thrive; and
WHEREAS, HACM’s Bylaws explain that its Secretary-Executive Director “shall have general supervision over the administration of the business and affairs of the Authority” and that the HACM Board of Commissioners (the “Board”) shall have sole authority and responsibility for the hiring, evaluation, compensation, discipline, and, if necessary, termination of the Secretary-Executive Director, who serves at the pleasure of the Board, subject to applicable law and any executed employment agreement; and
WHEREAS, HACM’s previous Secretary-Executive Director, Willie L. Hines, Jr., submitted his resignation effective January 1, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Board entrusted Kenneth Barbeau, as the next person in the Succession Plan, to serve as Acting Secretary-Executive Director and Acting President of Travaux while a search was undertaken, since January 1, 2025, per HACM Resolution R_13546 of December 19, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Board agreed that they wanted to ensure a process for the search of the next Secretary-Executive Director that would incorporate resident and public input throughout, as much as possible; and
WHEREAS, the Board established a committee, including a resident and a Commissioner, to review and select an executive recruitment firm to provide expertise in the search, resulting in The Organizational Leadership Edge (“TOL...
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