City of Milwaukee - File #: 110745

• File #: 110745
• Version: 3
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/20/2011
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 10/11/2011
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to the information to be included with the tax bills provided to City property owners and appropriating funds for this purpose.
• Sponsors: ALD. KOVAC, ALD. COGGS
• Indexes: DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS, TAXATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/19/2011	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/11/2011	3	CITY CLERK	Sponsor removed
10/11/2011	2	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
10/11/2011	3	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	AMENDED	Pass	5:0
10/11/2011	3	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:0
10/11/2011	3	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Kovac moves to accepts Proposed Substitute B. Prevailed 5-0.	Pass	5:0
10/5/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Sponsor added
10/5/2011	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Individuals appearing: Michael Bonds, Milwaukee Public Schools Board of Directors Larry Miller, Milwaukee Public Schools Board of Directors Jim Klajbor, Treasurer's Office Nancy Olson, Information Technology Management Division Chris Steele, Milwaukee Public Schools The item will be held for further clarification and information and will be heard at a special Finance and Personnel Meeting before the Common Council. Ald. Coggs and Ald. Bauman request being added as sponsors. Proposed Substitute A is accepted.	Pass	5:0
10/5/2011	2	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	5:0
10/3/2011	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/3/2011	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/30/2011	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/20/2011	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
110745
Version
SUBSTITUTE 3
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. KOVAC, COGGS
Title
Substitute resolution relating to the information to be included with the tax bills provided to City property owners and appropriating funds for this purpose.

Analysis
This resolution directs the City Treasurer to annually insert a document that provides information on the tax levy attributable to the Milwaukee Parental School Choice Program into the annual City property tax bill mailing. The Milwaukee Public Schools will pay for all costs associated with printing and inserting the document.

Body

Whereas, The state’s current method of funding the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) essentially hides the property tax impact of the MPCP from property taxpayers in the City of Milwaukee, attributing the cost to Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS); and

Whereas, Property taxpayers in Milwaukee do not currently receive any information informing them of the cost of the MPCP within the documents
provided to them with the City property tax bill; and

Whereas, Given the current lack of transparency regarding the impact of the MPCP on the MPS property tax levy, many property taxpayers do not understand that a portion of the MPS property tax levy figure shown on the tax bill and the City Comptroller’s Tax Dollar Brochure is used to provide funding to MPCP schools, not schools operated by MPS; and

Whereas, Property taxpayers also understandably assume that the increase in the tax levy’s figure presented as that of MPS is wholly attributable to costs associated with MPS; and

Whereas, In MPS Fiscal Year 2011, after deducting the High Poverty Aid provided by the State, approximately $40.4 million of the MPS levy is related to the MPCP; and

Whereas, In MPS Fiscal Year 2012, property taxes from the City of Milwaukee will be used in part to subsidize private suburban and rural schools outside the limits of the city; and

Whereas, The portion of the property tax levy attributable to th...