City of Milwaukee - File #: 030085

• File #: 030085
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/15/2003
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 5/13/2003
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to a 2003 Budget Adjustment Plan.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: BUDGET

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/15/2003	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/13/2003	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
5/13/2003	2	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED; Minutes note: Ald. Hines moved to amend Exhibit "A" under "Police Department, Operating Expenditures," by deleting "-$250,000" and insert in lieu thereof "-$50,000", thus changing "Police Department Total Reduction to "-$100,000" in lieu of "-$300,000." Prevailed. Ayes: 10 - President Pratt, Ald. Davis, Ald. Johnson-Odom, Ald. Gordon, Ald. Donovan, Ald. Wade, Ald. Sanchez, Ald. Breier, Ald. Nardelli and Ald. Hines Noes: 7 - Ald. D'Amato, Ald. Henningsen, Ald. Bohl, Ald, Richards, Ald. Dudzik, Ald. Pawlinski and Ald. Murphy Ald. Breier moved to amend Exhibit "A", under "Department of Public Works, Operations Division, Salaries and Wages," by deleting "-$618,994" and insert in lieu thereof "-$563,994", thus changing "DPW-Operations Total Reduction" to "-$939,061" in lieu of "-$994,061." The intent of this DPW-Operations amendment is to delete the original recommendation of mowing boulevards biweekly beginning August 1 and releasing 4 seasonal laborers earlier than originally scheduled. Prevailed. Ayes: 15 - President Pratt, Ald. Davis, Ald. D'Amato, Ald. Bohl, Ald. Johnson-Odom, Ald. Gordon, Ald Donovan, Ald. Wade, Ald. Dudzik, Ald. Sanchez, Ald. Pawlinski, Ald. Breier, Ald. Nardelli, Ald. Murphy and Ald. Hines Noes: 2 - Ald. Henningsen and Ald. Richards ALD GORDON Presented a substitute resolution to be substituted in lieu of the resolution recommended for adoption by the Finance & Personnel committee and move for its acceptance. (Delete the "Further Resolved" clause and insert in lieu thereof "Further Resolved, That it is the intent of the Common Council to prohibit the expenditure of the dollar amounts identified with an asterisk in Exhibit A, and the Comptroller is directed to take the necessary steps to ensure that the amounts so identified are inaccessible to any city department other than in compliance with city charter and statutory provisions relating to municipal budget regulations"). (The motion prevailed.) ALD. GORDON moved for adoption of said substitute resolution. (The motion prevailed.)	Pass	17:0
5/7/2003	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Ald. Gordon moved to amended Exhibit "A" under "Common Council-City Clerk, Operating Expenditures," by deleting "-$30,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "-$25,000", thus changing "Common Council-City Clerk Total Reduction" to "-$45,000 in lieu of "-$50,000." Ayes: 5 - ALD. GORDON, ALD. MURPHY, ALD. HENNINGSEN, ALD. D'AMATO and ALD. HINES Noes: 0 Ald. D'Amato moved to amend Exhibit "A" under "Dept. of Neighborhood Services" by deleting "-$39,544" for the "two Code Enforcement Inspector II positions", thus changing "Neighborhood Services Total Reduction" to "-$12,127" in lieu of "-$51,671." Prevailed. Ayes: 5 - ALD. GORDON, ALD. MURPHY, ALD. HENNINGSEN, ALD. D'AMATO and ALD. HINES Noes: 0 Ald. D'Amato moved to amend Exhibit "A" under "Police Dept., Operating Expenditures", by deleting "-$50,000" and insert in lieu thereof " -$250,000," thus changing "Police Department Total Reduction" to "-$300,000" in lieu of "-$100,000." Prevailed. Chief Arthur Jones - Police Dept. requested that the above be reconsidered. Request failed for failure to get a sponsor from the prevailing side. Ayes: 3 - ALD. MURPHY, ALD. HENNINGSEN and ALD. D'AMATO Noes: 2 - ALD. GORDON and ALD. HINES Ald. Murphy moved to amend Exhibit "A" under "Dept. of Public Works, Administration Services" by deleting "-$17,500" for "one position from the call center" thus changing the "Administration Total Reduction" to "$55,000" in lieu of "-$72,500." Prevailed. Ayes: 4 - ALD. GORDON, ALD. MURPHY, ALD. HENNINGSEN and ALD. D'AMATO Noes: 1 ALD. HINES Ald. Murphy moved to amend Exhibit "A" under "Dept. of Public Works, Infrastructure Services" by changing the "reduced number of mini-concrete crews" from "3 to 1" and inserting in lieu thereof "3 to 2". Prevailed. (Jeff Polenske of DPW-Infrastructure Services requested that the sentence "grinding sidewalks by request only and possibly increasing the wait for permanent concrete repairs" in the first description be deleted, was put in in error.) Ayes: 5 - ALD. GORDON, ALD. MURPHY, ALD. HENNINGSEN, ALD. D'AMATO and ALD. HINES Noes: 0 Ald. Murphy moved to amend Exhibit "A" under "Dept. of Public Works, Operations Division", by deleting the date of June 1, 2003 and inserting thereof "October 1, 2003" for "when residents will be required to dispose of brush waste at City of Milwaukee Self Help waste disposal centers." Prevailed. Ayes: 4 - ALD. GORDON, ALD. MURPHY, ALD. HENNINGSEN and ALD. D'AMATO Noes: 1 - ALD. HINES	Pass	5:0
5/5/2003	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/2/2003	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
4/29/2003	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/29/2003	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/16/2003		FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
4/15/2003	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
030085
Version
Substitute 2
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution relating to a 2003 Budget Adjustment Plan.
Analysis
This resolution, pursuant to statutory and city charter provisions, directs 2003 budget year reductions-the nonexpenditure of funds-relating to funds assigned to city departments which have not yet been expended.
Body
Whereas, The City anticipates extreme financial pressures in 2004, including double digit health care cost increases, escalating 2003 police overtime costs, and an anticipated reduction in its state shared revenue payment; and

Whereas, The City must take proactive action to minimize these financial pressures; and

Whereas, The Mayor directed city departments to prepare mid-year spending reduction adjustment plans for 2003; and

Whereas, These plans are designed to help the City improve its financial position by building reserves in part through reversion of funds to the tax stabilization fund pursuant to s. 304-29 of the Milwaukee Code; and

Whereas, These plans may reduce pressure on the 2003 Wages Supplement Fund in the case of wages settlements prior to year-end; and

Whereas, Furthermore, authorization for 2003 city budget year reductions - the nonexpenditure of funds authorized by the 2003 budget adopted by the Common Council and approved by the Mayor - stems from statutory and charter provisions relating to funds assigned to city departments which have not yet been expended; and

Whereas, The City must also continue to develop long-term financing and budget control strategies to control the growth of city property taxes, including:

1. Working creatively with other Milwaukee County taxing jurisdictions to reduce employee health care costs.

2. Pursuing intergovernmental cooperation agreements for city services.

3. Identifying for elimination non value-adding city programs and operations.

4. Developing cost reduction and efficiency initiatives in ...