City of Milwaukee - File #: 250798

• File #: 250798
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/2/2025
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 3/24/2026
• Effective date: 4/11/2026
• Title: A substitute ordinance creating a department of compliance and engagement.
• Sponsors: ALD. SPIKER
• Indexes: CIVIL RIGHTS, EMPLOYMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/10/2026	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
3/26/2026	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/24/2026	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
3/9/2026	1	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Spiker presented. Appeared Atty. Fowler and Atty. Kathryn Block from OCA and Mary Reed From OEI. Ald. Brower, Burgelis and Moore participated on the discussion.
3/9/2026	2	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	7:1
2/16/2026	1	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	7:0
1/26/2026	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO
1/7/2026	1	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	4:0
9/2/2025	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
250798
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. SPIKER
Title
A substitute ordinance creating a department of compliance and engagement.
Sections
309-41-5-0 am
310-2-7 rp
355-7-1-c am
355-7-2-0 am
355-7-2-2-a-0 am
355-7-2-2-a-2 am
355-7-2-2-b am
355-7-2-2-c am
355-7-2.5 am
355-7-3-0 am
355-7-3-e am
355-11-2-a am
355-11-2-b am
355-11-2-c am
355-11-2-d am
355-11-2-e am
355-11-3-0 am
355-11-3-b am
355-11-3-c am
355-11-5 am
355-11-6 am
355-11-7 am
355-13-4-c am
370-1-18 am
370-3-0 am
370-5-2 am
370-5-4-a am
370-5-4-c-0 am
370-5-4-c-4 am
370-5-4-d am
370-9-0 am
370-25-0 am
385 (Title) am
385-1 rc
385-3 rc
385-5 rc
385-7 rc
385-9 am

Analysis
This ordinance establishes the department of compliance and engagement and changes the title of the chief equity officer to director of compliance and engagement. In addition, the ordinance updates language to better reflect the department’s current duties and responsibilities. Finally, the ordinance updates references throughout the code to reflect the name change.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 309-41-5-0 of the code is amended to read:

309-41. Participation of City Residents in Public Works Contracts.

5. ANNUAL PROGRAM REPORT. The department >>of public works<<, in coordination with the [[office of equity and inclusion,]] >>department of compliance and engagement, <
Part 2. Section 310-2-7 of the code is repealed.

Part 3. Section 310-2-8, 9 and 10 of the code are renumbered 7, 8 and 9.

Part 4. Section 355-7-1-c of the code is amended to read:

355-7. Participation of City Residents.

1. REQUIREME...