City of Milwaukee - File #: 241590

• File #: 241590
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/11/2025
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 3/4/2025
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to the status of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee.
• Sponsors: ALD. PEREZ
• Indexes: CITY ATTORNEY, DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, HOUSING AUTHORITY, POLICE DEPARTMENT, REPORTS AND STUDIES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/14/2025	2	MAYOR	RETURNED NOT SIGNED
3/4/2025	2	COMMON COUNCIL	AMENDED	Pass	14:0
3/4/2025	2	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
2/17/2025	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: This sets the table for a March 14th meeting and a report.	Pass	6:0
2/17/2025	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	RECONSIDERED; Minutes note: Jezamil Arroyo-Vega - Commissioner of the Dept. of Neighborhood Services There may be an amendment for this file on the Council floor. Heather Hough - Police Dept. Chief of Staff - needs clarification on what the Council is seeking in terms of reports.	Pass	6:0
2/17/2025	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	6:0
2/11/2025	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

  241590

Version

SUBSTITUTE 2

Reference

 201188

Sponsor

ALD. PEREZ

Title

Substitute resolution relating to the status of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee.

Analysis

This resolution directs the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, the Office of the City Attorney, the Department of Neighborhood Services, and the Milwaukee Police Department to report twice a year on the Housing Authority’s “Milwaukee Recovery Plan."

Body

Whereas, The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM), which is Milwaukee’s second-largest landlord and houses thousands of people, is at risk of bankruptcy after incorrectly using $2.8 million of Section 8 Housing Program federal funds to pay staff members; and

Whereas, The Section 8 Housing Program provides federal housing assistance to low-income families, the elderly, and disabled people; and

Whereas, In January 2025, HACM agreed to implement a "Milwaukee Recovery Plan" with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in order to improve HACM’s facilities, upgrade operations, and improve financial controls; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, the Office of the City Attorney, the Department of Neighborhood Services, and the Milwaukee Police Department are directed to each report to the Common Council twice a year on the “Milwaukee Recovery Plan"; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Office of the City Attorney shall provide updates on legal issues related to the “Milwaukee Recovery Plan,” and shall offer closed-session briefings of the Common Council if needed; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Department of Neighborhood Services shall report on calls for service and orders issued against HACM properties; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Milwaukee Police Department shall report on calls for service to HACM-owned properties identified by the Common Co...