Number
260321
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
240521, 252112
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
TITLE
Substitute resolution authorizing reimbursement for attendance at the StriveTogether Policy Summit.
ANALYSIS
This resolution authorizes the reimbursement of Emerging Youth Achievement Advisory Council representatives for their attendance at the 2026 StriveTogether Policy Summit.
Body
Whereas, Common Council File Number 252112, adopted April 21, 2026, authorized a partnership between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Succeeds; and
Whereas, Common Council File Number 240521, adopted October 14, 2025, created the Emerging Youth Achievement Advisory Council with the purpose of advising the Common Council on matters related to the achievement of underrepresented youth; and
Whereas, StriveTogether is a national network of local communities working together to put young people on a path to economic mobility; and
Whereas, The partnership between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Succeeds includes collaboration with StriveTogether and the City Accelerator Community of Practice Program; and
Whereas, From June 9 through June 12, 2026, members of the Emerging Youth Achievement Advisory Council attended the StriveTogther Policy Summit to learn best-practices from national leaders; and
Whereas, The Liaison Officer in the Mayor’s Office, serving as a representative on the Emerging Youth Achievement Advisory Council, attended this summit; and
Whereas, The Emerging Youth Achievement Advisory Council approved travel and attendance on its behalf to this summit; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Liaison Officer in the Mayor’s Officer shall be reimbursed by the Emerging Youth Achievement Advisory Council special fund in the City Clerk’s Office in the amount of $1,248.78 for overnight accommodations.
Requestor
Mayor’s Office
Drafter
LRB 181705-1
Christopher Hillard