City of Milwaukee - File #: 151687

• File #: 151687
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/1/2016
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 3/29/2016
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to the establishment of an Outstanding Debt Work Group.
• Sponsors: ALD. WITKOWSKI, ALD. HAMILTON, ALD. KOVAC, ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. BORKOWSKI, ALD. ZIELINSKI, ALD. MURPHY
• Indexes: MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/6/2016	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/29/2016	2	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
3/21/2016	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Appearing: Ald. Witkowski sponsor Comptroller - Martin Matson Ald. Witkowski moved to accept proposed Sub A. There were no objections. Ald. Bauman, Borkowski, Hamilton and Zielinski be added as co-sponsors. There were no objections. Ald. Bauman moved following documents offered by Ald. Witkowski, be made part of the permanent file: City-paid Collection Fee Summary, Open Citations as of 3/1/16 and Outstanding Receivable at Year End 2010-2014. There were no objections.	Pass	5:0
3/21/2016	2	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:0
3/16/2016	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/15/2016	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
3/1/2016	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
151687
Version
Substitute 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI, HAMILTON, KOVAC, MURPHY, BAUMAN, BORKOWSKI, AND ZIELINSKI
Title
Substitute resolution relating to the establishment of an Outstanding Debt Work Group.
Analysis
This resolution establishes an Outstanding Debt Work Group to evaluate and make recommendations for improving the City’s policies and practices for collecting delinquent taxes, forfeitures, judgments and fees owed the City.
Body
Whereas, The City’s parking collections vendor reasonably expects to collect only $16.3 million of the City’s $34.6 million in unpaid parking citations as of November, 2015; and

Whereas, The City has 4 separate contracts with third-party vendors to collect delinquent taxes, forfeitures, judgments and fees owed the City; and

Whereas, The City pays different fees for the same collection services under these vendor contracts; and

Whereas, The City has not investigated the possibility of selling unpaid debt owed it to third-party debt collectors rather than simply writing the debt off as uncollectible; and

Whereas, Recent changes in State statutes make it possible to contract with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue to collect delinquent taxes, forfeitures, judgments and fees owed the City at no charge to the City; and

Whereas, The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is expected to be more effective in collecting unpaid debt, especially unpaid parking citations, owed by parties living outside the City of Milwaqukee; and

Whereas, A review and possible update of the City’s current outstanding debt collection practices may result in more effective debt collection at a lower cost, and benefit City residents by making more non-property-tax revenue available to fund City services; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that an Outstanding Debt Work Group is created and shall consist of:

1. Three members appointed by the Common Council President.
2. The Mayor or ...