City of Milwaukee - File #: R13752

• File #: R13752
• Version: 0
• Type: Housing Authority Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/10/2026
• In control: HOUSING AUTHORITY
• On agenda: 4/15/2026
• Final action: 4/15/2026
• Title: Resolution approving an Employment Contract with Harold Ince, Jr. for the position of Secretary-Executive Director
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/15/2026	0	HOUSING AUTHORITY	Minutes note: Assistant City Attorney and HACM Counsel Greg Kruse, along with Todd Slusar, HACM’s Senior Human Resource Business Partner, reviewed the terms of the Employment Contract for the new Secretary-Executive Director, as provided with the agenda. The Commissioners decided to begin their discussion about the new Secretary-Executive Director and the terms of the Employment Contract within closed session. Vice Chair Gotzler made a motion to convene in closed session at 4:10 p.m. Commissioner Nelson seconded the motion. There being no objections, the motion carried. Chair Hayslett convened in closed session pursuant to Section 19.85(1)(c) Wis. Stats., to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data regarding Harold Ince, Jr., candidate for Secretary-Executive Director, as well as pursuant to Section 19.85(1) (e) Wis. Stats. to confer with a representative of counsel regarding deliberations or negotiations about the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. The Board may then reconvene in open session concerning any such item following Closed Session. Commissioner Yepez Klassen moved to reconvene in open session at 430pm. Commissioner Snyder seconded the motion. There being no objections, the motion carried. Chair Hayslett reconvened the regular meeting of the Housing Authority Board.

Number
13752
Version
Original

Reference
R13722, R13723, R13724, R13725, R13727, R13728, R13729, R13730, R13736, R13742

Sponsor
The Chair

Title
Resolution approving an Employment Contract with Harold Ince, Jr. 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 (“TOLE”) being selected; and

WHEREAS, the Board next created an Executive Search...