Number
251427
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
250001
Sponsor
ALD. COGGS
Title
Substitute resolution directing the Port Director to report annually to the Common Council.
Analysis
This resolution requires the Port Director to provide an annual report to the Common Council no later than April 1 of each year.
Body
Whereas, Despite its relatively small budget and staff, Port Milwaukee is a vital City agency that maintains and operates Milwaukee’s commercial port, manages and overseas various recreational areas on Milwaukee’s lakefront (e.g., Henry W. Maier Festival Park), maintains an extensive rail system at its facilities, administers leases for hundreds of acres of City-owned property in the Port area, and spearheads Milwaukee’s burgeoning cruise travel industry; and
Whereas, Port Milwaukee almost always reports a year-end “surplus,” with its revenues exceeding expenditures - some years in excess of $1 million; and
Whereas, These surplus revenues are transferred to the City’s General Fund and are a valuable contribution to the City’s financial stability; and
Whereas, The Common Council would benefit from increased awareness and knowledge of the activities, achievements and needs of Port Milwaukee; and
Whereas, The 2026 Budget was adopted by Common Council File Number 250001 on November 7, 2025; and
Whereas, Amendment 65 placed a footnote in the 2026 Budget directing the Port Director to report annually to the Common Council; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Port Director is directed to report annually to the Common Council; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Port Director shall provide these reports no later than April 1 of each year.
Requestor
Drafter
LRB181248-2
Jeff Osterman
December 17, 2025