Number
211782
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
201294
Sponsor
ALD. MURPHY
Title
Resolution approving an extension to an executive fellow partnership between the City of Milwaukee and FUSE Corps.
Analysis
This resolution approves the extension of an existing executive fellow partnership between the City of Milwaukee and FUSE Corps. The executive fellow will continue to be hosted by the Department of City Development in partnership with the Community Development Alliance to advance the recommendations in the Collective Affordable Housing Plan.
Body
Whereas, In 2021, the Department of City Development (“DCD”) partnered with FUSE Corps to host a FUSE executive fellow to work on a multi-stakeholder affordable housing plan; and
Whereas, DCD is one of 11 core partners of the Community Development Alliance (“CDA”) which includes representation from several government entities, philanthropy, and other civic institutions; and
Whereas, Each partner of the CDA contributes staff time, financial, or other resources to support the collective work that benefits each member and the public; and
Whereas, The FUSE executive fellow was a core part of the project management team to develop the Collective Affordable Housing Plan that included input from over 100 stakeholders representing resident-based organizations, housing practitioners, housing funders, and many others; and
Whereas, The plan outlines strategies to support 32,000 additional Black and Latino homeowners, among other objectives; and
Whereas, Though most of the objectives have been met, support is still needed from the FUSE executive fellow to assist with engagement and advocacy; and
Whereas, FUSE Corps is a national nonprofit organization that has partnered with local governments across the United States to develop plans to address local challenges including affordable housing; and
Whereas, FUSE Corps designs and implements executive fellowship programs that recruit knowledgeable and experienced professionals to develop plans for strategic action; and
Whereas, Since 2021, FUSE Corps has placed more than 160 executive fellows in over 100 local government agencies throughout the country; and
Whereas, 70 percent people of fellows placed by FUSE Corps within public sector positions have been people of color; and
Whereas, FUSE Corps has proposed a year-long executive fellow partnership extension within DCD that will focus on advancing the Collective Affordable Housing Plan; and
Whereas, FUSE Corps will pay all salary and employee costs for the proposed fellowship extension, and will be the employer of record for the term of the fellowship extension; and
Whereas, The executive fellowship extension is set to begin on April 1, 2022; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee (“Common Council”), that the Common Council approves the proposed extension to the executive fellow partnership between the City of Milwaukee (“City”) and FUSE Corps; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Common Council directs DCD to work with and support the efforts of the FUSE executive fellow; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the proper City officials are authorized to execute the agreement between the City and FUSE Corps in a form substantially similar to the example provided in this file.
Requestor
Department of City Development
Drafter
DCD:Vanessa.Koster:vlk
03/01/22/A