City of Milwaukee - File #: 050755

• File #: 050755
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/27/2005
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 10/18/2005
• Title: Substitute resolution appropriating $25,000 from the Harrassment Settlement Trust Account in the Permanent Improvement Fund for a Housing Trust Fund.
• Indexes: HOUSING, HOUSING TRUST FUND

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/27/2005	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/18/2005	2	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:1
10/12/2005	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
10/12/2005	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	AMENDED; Minutes note: Alderman Murphy moved to amend by changing the amount from $150,000 to $25,000. Prevailed. Appearances: Mr. Marcus White, Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee Ms. Heather Dummer Combs, Housing Campaign Director of the Interfaith Conf. of Greater Milwaukee	Pass	4:0
10/12/2005	2	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:0
10/6/2005	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/5/2005	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/30/2005	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
9/27/2005	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
050755
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
041753
Sponsor
ALD. MURPHY AND MCGEE
Title
Substitute resolution appropriating $25,000 from the Harrassment Settlement Trust Account in the Permanent Improvement Fund for a Housing Trust Fund.
Analysis
This resolution reserves $25,000 within the Harrassment Settlement Trust Account in the Permanent Improvement Fund for purposes related to the establishment of a City of Milwaukee Housing Trust Fund.
Body
Whereas, Common Council Files 020125 and 020126, both adopted June 25, 2002, authorized the acceptance of contributions from former Mayor John Norquist and his wife, Susan Mudd, in an amount together with the proceeds from the dissolution of the Citizens for Norquist campaign fund, totaling $375,000; and

Whereas, Subsequent to adoption of these resolutions, $375,000 in contributions were received and deposited in a trust account established by the City Comptroller as part of the City’s Permanent Improvement Fund and known as the “Harassment Settlement Trust Account”; and

Whereas, Common Council Files 020125 and 020126 provided that the funds deposited in the Harassment Settlement Trust Account shall be available for general City purposes after the Common Council provides the necessary budgetary and expenditure authority; and

Whereas, Common Council File 041753, adopted May 20, 2005, appropriated $225,000 from this fund for the purchase of tracking/professional standards software for the Milwaukee Police Department, leaving a balance of $150,000; and

Whereas, The number of homeless and other economically disadvantaged persons in Milwaukee continues to grow; and

Whereas, Quality, safe, affordable housing is a stabilizing factor for those persons and families most in need, and for city neighborhoods as well; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that $25,000 is reserved within the Harassment Settlement Trust Account in the Permanent Improvement Fund (Fund 0622 Org ...