City of Milwaukee - File #: 231352

• File #: 231352
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/12/2023
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 1/17/2024
• Title: Substitute resolution establishing accountability reporting requirements for certain positions.
• Sponsors: ALD. RAINEY, ALD. COGGS, ALD. STAMPER, ALD. TAYLOR, ALD. BROSTOFF, ALD. A. PRATT, ALD. CHAMBERS JR.
• Indexes: APPOINTMENTS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, REPORTS AND STUDIES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/22/2024	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
1/17/2024	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
1/10/2024	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: This item was considered with item 1, CCFN 231095. Appearing: Harper Donahue, IV, Dept. of Employee Relations Andrea Knickerbocker, Dept. of Employee Relations Ald. Khalif Rainey, 7th Ald. Dist. Atty. Thomas Miller, City Attorney's Office James Owczarski, City Clerk Pres. Jose Perez, Common Council & 12th Ald. Dist.	Pass	5:0
1/5/2024	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
12/12/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
231352
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
231095, 231364
Sponsor
ALD. RAINEY, COGGS, TAYLOR, BROSTOFF, PRATT, AND CHAMBERS
Title
Substitute resolution establishing accountability reporting requirements for certain positions.
Analysis
This resolution requires annual reports from mayor-appointed employees whose appointments are subject to Common Council approval.
Body
Whereas, Common Council Ordinance File Number 231095 relates to the salaries of City officials and the Mayor; and

Whereas, While the last time City of Milwaukee elected officials received a salary increase was 2008, State legislators have received a cost-of-living increase biennially during the same timeframe and elected officials in comparable cities have received several increases in the same timeframe; and

Whereas, Common Council Communication File Number 231364 relates to the proposed rates of pay for elected officials and leadership classifications; and

Whereas, According to the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee’s December 2023 report for Wisconsin, the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers over the last 12 months shows a 7.7% increase, and that is just for this past year alone - the increase is much greater over the 15-year period since there was last an increase for elected City officials; and

Whereas, According to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue’s August 2023 Wisconsin Economic Forecast whitepaper, high inflation rates yielded a decline of 3.7% in real personal income in 2022, which is just a fraction of the past 15 years of real personal income decline; and

Whereas, Salaries have remained stagnant for Mayor-appointed employees subject to Common Council approval, which has created difficulty in filling these key leadership positions; and

Whereas, The Common Council has experienced difficulty in obtaining key communication and sharing of information from some departments and those in key leadership positions; and

Whereas, Regular reporting on the ac...