City of Milwaukee - File #: 061597

• File #: 061597
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/22/2007
• In control: STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
• Final action: 6/10/2008
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to the implementation of various recommendations included in the City Comptroller's audit of the Canal Street reconstruction project.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY
• Indexes: AUDITS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, STREET IMPROVEMENTS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/18/2008	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/10/2008	2	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	13:0
6/4/2008	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
6/4/2008	1	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Appearances by: Mr. Craig Kammholz, Director of Financial Services, Comptroller's Office Jim Carroll, City Clerk, Legislative Reference Bureau Mike Daun, Deputy Comptroller Jeff Mantes, Commissioner of Public Works Jeff Polenske, City Engineer Clark Wantoch, Admin. & Transportation Design Manager, Dept. of Public Works-Infra.	Pass	5:0
6/4/2008	2	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:0
5/28/2008	1	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/24/2007	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
10/10/2007	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO	Pass	5:0
3/23/2007	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
3/22/2007	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
061597
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
061443
Sponsor
ALD. MURPHY
Title
Substitute resolution relating to the implementation of various recommendations included in the City Comptroller's audit of the Canal Street reconstruction project.

Analysis

This resolution directs the Department of Administration and other City departments to implement various recommendations of the Comptroller’s “Audit of the Canal Street Project”.

Body
Whereas, In February 2007, the Comptroller submitted to the Common Council an “Audit of the Canal Street Project”; and

Whereas, While the audit concluded that with minor exceptions, costs allocated to the Canal Street project were reasonable, the audit disclosed significant weaknesses in City capital estimation, budgeting and project management; and

Whereas, The audit contains recommendations for changes and modifications to City policies, procedures and documents relating to the City’s large-scale capital projects; and

Whereas, The Common Council finds that, by implementing these recommendations, policymakers and the public will receive more timely and accurate information relating to the costs of the City’s large-scale capital projects; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that a large scale capital project is defined for the purpose of this resolution as a capital project whose components total at least at least $2 million in total funding (grantor- and city-share); and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Budget and Management’s Division’s annual Plan and Budget Summary shall include a table clearly identifying all large scale capital projects and all funding sources associated with the projects, including grant and enterprise funds; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Department of Administration is directed to amend the City’s Capital Guidelines to comply with s. 304-81 of the Milwaukee Code and Article IV, Section 1 of the Milwaukee Common Council Proced...