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Minutes note: Budget amendments approved by the Finance and Personnel Committee were considered first.
Amendment 1
LIBRARY, DPW-ISD, SPA-MISC, CAPITAL, TRANSPORTATION FUND - Restore Sunday hours at 4 Library branches plus Central. Restore position authority for 9 street light positions. Create a new special fund for electrical worker employee bonuses funded at $50,000. Add $750,000 to the Wages Supplement Fund with the intention to increase the residency incentive by 0.5% beginning in pay period 7. Increase Tier 3 of Healthy Rewards benefits to $500. Reduce the transfer from the Transportation Fund to the Capital Fund by $5M and replace with $6M of borrowing for High Impact Paving.
Ald. Dimitrijevic offered Amendment 1E.
Amendment 1 substituted with Amendment 1E. | | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 1E
Restore Sunday hours at 4 Library branches plus Central. Restore position authority for 9 street light positions. Create a new special fund for electrical worker employee bonuses funded at $50,000. Add $750,000 to the Wages Supplement Fund with the intention to increase the residency incentive by 0.5% beginning in pay period 7. Increase Tier 3 of Healthy Rewards benefits to $550. Reduce the transfer from the Transportation Fund to the Capital Fund by $6 million, increase the transfer to the General fund by $1 million, and replace with $6 million of borrowing for High Impact Paving and $1 million in cash financing for High Impact Paving. Amendment will require revenue recognition by the Comptroller. If revenue is not recognized, the tax levy impact of this amendment will be as stated. If revenue is recognized the levy impact will be reduced by $1 million.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 1E. (Prevailed 14-1) | AMENDED | Pass | 14:1 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 2
DOA - Add an unfunded Innovation Policy Analyst to Department of Administration - Office of the Director. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 3A
DOA - Add and provide partial year funding for an Innovation Policy Analyst to Department of Administration - Office of the Director. Offset with decrease to DOA PCA. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 4
DOA-OAAA - Insert a footnote instructing the Office of African American Affairs in the Department of Administration to develop and report planned activities and partnerships that correlate to their five pillars. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 5
DOA-OAAA - Insert a footnote instructing the Office of African American Affairs in the Department of Administration to create data driven reports and evaluations after each event sponsored by the Office. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 6
DOA-OAAA - Insert a footnote instructing the Office of African American Affairs in the Department of Administration to include the unique number of visitors to the building in its annual report. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 7
DOA-OAAA - Insert a footnote instructing the Office of African American Affairs in the Department of Administration to create a comprehensive wraparound program following potentially traumatic events. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 12
DOA - Insert a footnote directing the Legislative Liaison Director in the Department of Administration to lobby the state for a modification to Act 12 that allows the Employee Retirement System Board to independently determine the discount rate for the city's pension plan. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 13
DOA, DER - Insert a footnote directing the Department of Administration - Information Technology Management Division and the Department of Employee Relations to report quarterly on Workday's performance and challenges. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 15
ASSESSOR - Insert a footnote directing the Assessor to report annually on the assessments of residential properties built in connection with affordability programs and subsidies. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 16
ATTORNEY, SPA-MISC - Add position authority and funding for one (1) Assistant City Attorney position within the City Attorney's Office Legal Division. Offset by the elimination of position authority and funding for one (1) vacant Office Assistant III position within the Administrative Division, and a reduction to the Outside Counsel/Expert Witness Special Purpose Account. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 17
DCD - Insert a footnote instructing the Department of City Development to require garden education for those who take on gardens. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 18
DCD - Insert a footnote instructing the Department of City Development to post garden locations and responsible party information on the City's website. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 19A
DCD, HEALTH - Insert a footnote instructing the Department of City Development and the Health Department to offer annual garden and farmer's market education. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 20
DCD, HEALTH - Insert a footnote instructing the Department of City and Health Departments to list all food access points and food programs on the City's website. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 21
DCD - Insert a footnote instructing the Department of City Development to consider innovative housing when determining uses of future TID funds. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 24B
CCCC - In the Common Council - City Clerk, eliminate the position authority and funding for the 3 regular and 3 bilingual PT Executive Administrative Assistant positions. Add position authority and funding for 3 regular FT Executive Administrative Assistant positions. Add $50,000 to the Auxiliary Executive Administrative Assistant position. | AMENDED | Pass | 12:2 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 27A
CCCC, POLICE, DPW-ISD, SPA-MISC, CAPITAL - Add $20,000 for LAD travel in the Common Council-City Clerk. Add $24,280 for new computers in the Common Council-City Clerk. Add $300,000 for a new Good Neighbor Special Fund in the Common Council-City Clerk. Remove $419,280 in the Police operating budget. Add $25,000 in DPW Infrastructure for a new copper theft reward special fund. Add $50,000 to the MKE Community Excellence Fund. Add $500,000 in new borrowing for the DPW Transportation Safety Improvement Program. Add in new borrowing $1,600,000 for Fire Major Capital. Remove $1,600,000 in borrowing for Police Vehicles. Remove $500,000 for Police facilities maintenance capital.
Ald. Chambers offered Amendment 27C.
Amendment 27A substituted with Amendment 27C. | | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 27C
Add $20,000 for LAD travel in the Common Council-City Clerk. Add $24,280 for new computers in the Common Council-City Clerk. Add $200,000 for a new Good Neighbor Special Fund in the Common Council-City Clerk. Remove $419,280 in the Police operating budget. Add $25,000 in DPW Infrastructure for a new copper theft reward special fund. Add $50,000 to the MKE Community Excellence Fund. Add $100,000 to the Insurance Special Purpose Account. Add $500,000 in new borrowing for the DPW Transportation Safety Improvement Program. Add $1,600,000 in new borrowing for Fire Major Capital. Reduce new borrowing for Police Vehicles by $1,600,000. Reduce Police facilities maintenance capital $500,000.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 27C. (Prevailed 12-3) | AMENDED | Pass | 12:3 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 28A
CCCC - In the Common Council - City Clerk increasing funding for the Youth Council Special Fund. Offset by eliminating the funding for the Youth Development Coordinator positions. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 29A
SPA-MISC - Create a new City-Wide Commercial Grocery Store Pharmacy Retention special purpose account with $1.8 million of funding. The intent is to offset the funding with an increase to the withdrawal from the Tax Stabilization Fund. That will require a resolution to be adopted by the Common Council. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 30A
CCCC - In the Common Council - City Clerk add $75,000 to the Innovation District Special Fund. Offset by increasing the personnel cost adjustment in the Common Council - City Clerk. | AMENDED | Pass | 14:1 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 33
DCWS - Insert a footnote directing the Department of Community Wellness and Safety to obtain Council approval for the department's plan and timeline before spending $1 million. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 34
DCWS - Insert a footnote directing the Department of Community Wellness and Safety to prepare a closeout report of the $8.4 million state ARPA grant by March 31, 2027. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 35
DCWS - Insert a footnote directing the Department of Community Wellness and Safety to report unspent violence interruption funds before carryover in 2028. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 36
DCWS - Insert a footnote directing the Director of the Department of Community Wellness and Safety to provide quarterly reports to the Common Council. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 38
COMPTROLLER - Insert a footnote directing the Comptroller to calculate the pension contribution rate for the Milwaukee Police Department special duty contracts. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 39B
COMPTROLLER - Add $100,000 to the Comptroller's operating budget, for external audits of DPW snow, paving, and pothole operations. Offset with decrease to the Personnel Cost Adjustment in DPW Infrastructure | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 40
DER - Insert a footnote directing DER to perform a market study for all electrical services positions in the first quarter of 2027. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 41
DER - Insert a footnote directing the Dept of Employee Relations to report regularly on chronically vacant positions. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 42A
DER - Insert a footnote directing DER to develop a plan for expediting the creation of eligible lists for all departments except the Fire and Police Department, prioritizing DPW and DNS. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 45
FPC - Insert a footnote directing the Fire and Police Commission to add the position of Police Aide to the referral bonus program and change the date of payment to one month after the start of the academy. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 48
FIRE - Insert a footnote directing the Fire Department to provide data on reopened stations. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 50
HEALTH - Insert a footnote instructing the Health Department to work with established doula programs to create contract bidding opportunities for diverse doula groups. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 51
HEALTH - Insert a footnote instructing the Health Department to biannually report on Doula contracting. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 55
LIBRARY - Insert a footnote directing the Library to explore a historic preservation surcharge for facility rentals. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 56
LIBRARY - Insert a footnote urging the Milwaukee Public Library to work with the Innovation Office and the Library Foundation on possible philanthropic sponsorship of Sunday hours and Sunday programming. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 57A
LIBRARY - Insert a footnote urging the Milwaukee Public Library to promote seed library programs. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 58
LIBRARY - Insert a footnote urging the Library to explore making memberships to cultural institutions available for patrons to check out. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 59
LIBRARY - Insert a footnote urging the Milwaukee Public Library to develop a marketing plan for Sunday hours. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 60
LIBRARY - This amendment would move several positions between branch libraries and Central Library to accommodate operational needs. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 61
POLICE - Insert a footnote directing the Police Department to include a direct pension contribution surcharge on external special duty contracts. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 62B
POLICE - Insert a footnote urging the Chief of Police to close the gap in neighborhood patrol coverage and address increased calls for service. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 63
POLICE - Insert a footnote requiring annual reporting of changes made to Police procedures and training in response to settlement and litigation. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 67
DPW-ADMIN - Insert a footnote directing the Department of Public Works to create a public facing dashboard for tracking streetlight, pothole, and branch removal activities. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 68A
DPW-ADMIN -Insert a footnote directing the Department of Public Works to explore the creation of a youth electrical apprenticeship program. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 69
DPW-ADMIN - Insert a footnote directing the Department of Public Works to provide an annual report of street light outages. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 70
DPW-ADMIN - Insert a footnote directing the Department of Public Works to complete an annual audit of street lights on main streets. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 71
DPW-ADMIN - Insert a footnote directing the Department of Public Works to create a map showing street sweeping throughout neighborhoods. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 72
DPW-ADMIN - Insert a footnote directing the Department of Public Works to explore opportunities to develop external partnerships for street maintenance activities. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 73
DPW-ISD, CAPITAL - Reduce $350,000 from DPW-Infrastructure equipment and add $350,000 in Cash Levy to Public Works Major Capital Equipment. Intent of this amendment is to add $350,000 in levy funding for Electrical Services fleet vehicles. | AMENDED | Pass | 13:2 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 79
SPA-MISC - Revise the footnote for the Employee Resource Group Fund Special Purpose Account. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 90
PROVISION FOR EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT FUNDS - Add a footnote to the ERS Executive Director urging the Employe's Retirement System to relocate to a City owned facility at the expiration of their current lease. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 91
CAPITAL - Add $475,0000 in new borrowing for the City Clerk's Enterprise Records Management System. The intent of this amendment is to increase funding for the City Clerk's Enterprise Records Management System. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 107
TRANSPORTATION FUND - Insert a footnote directing the Department of Public Works-Transportation Fund to collaborate with Milwaukee County on parking permits and contracted parking enforcement. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 108
TRANSPORTATION FUND - Insert a footnote directing the Department of Public Works-Transportation Fund to annually report on the number of unmetered and converted parking spaces, including prior year comparisons and future year projections. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Amendment 8
DOA - Add $150,000 to the Department of Administration operating budget to support Pathfinders.
Ald. Burgelis offered Amendment 8A.
Amendment 8 substituted with Amendment 8A.
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Minutes note: Amendment 8A
Add $100,000 to the Department of Administration operating budget. The intent is to support the Pathfinders program with $50,000 and the Milwaukee LGBTQ Community Center with $50,000 to create an Adults Workforce Development & Mental Health Counseling Program. Offset by reducing the Employee Health Care benefit account.
Ald. Dimitrijevic added as a cosponsor.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 8A. (Failed 5-7-3) | AMENDED | Fail | 5:7 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 8 was back before consideration.
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Minutes note: Amendment 9
DOA - Add $75,000 to the Department of Administration operating budget to help the Milwaukee LGBTQ Community Center create an Adults Workforce Development & Mental Health Counseling Program. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 14B
POLICE, SPA-MISC - Add $2.3 to Wages Supplement Fund special purpose account. Offset by reducing expenditures in the Police Department. Intention is to provide $1/hour raise for all General City Employees starting pay period 7 with no backpay.
Ald. Burgelis offered Amendment 14H.
Amendment 14B substituted with Amendment 14H. | | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 14H
Remove $1 from the Wage Supplement Fund special purpose account. Intention is to provide a 1% raise to all General City Employees starting pay period 12 of 2027, instead of the 2% raise in for all General City Employees in the proposed budget, as well as a $1/hour raise for all positions in a pay range with a minimum of $25/hour or less and a $0.50/hour raise for all positions in pay ranges with a minimum of $25.01-$30/hour. Raises will also begin pay period 12, 2027.
Ald. Zamarripa and Moore added as cosponsors.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 14H. (Prevailed 15-0) | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 32
CCCC, HEALTH - In the Common Council - City Clerk create a new Healthy Food Establishment special fund with $100,000. Offset by eliminating the funding for the Healthy Food Establishment special fund in the Health Department.
Ald. Jackson offered Amendment 32A.
Amendment 32 substituted with Amendment 32A. | | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 32A
In the Department of City Development, add $100,000 to the Health Food Establishment special fund. Offset by eliminating the funding for the Healthy Food Establishment special fund in the Health Department.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 32A. (Prevailed 15-0) | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 65A
POLICE - Add 3 Funded License Investigation Officers in the Police Department. Offset cost by increasing the Personnel Cost Adjustment.
Ald. Burgelis offered Amendment 65C.
Amendment 65A substituted with Amendment 65C. | | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 65C
Add unfunded position authority for 2 License Investigation Officers in the Police Department.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 65C. (Prevailed 9-6)
| AMENDED | Pass | 9:6 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 78
SPA-MISC - Add $75,000 to the Alternative Transportation for City Employees Special Purpose Account.
Ald. Burgelis offered Amendment 78A.
Amendment 78 substituted with Amendment 78A. | | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 78A
Add a footnote instructing DER to provide options and alternatives to expand commuter benefits.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 78A. (Prevailed 15-0) | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 81
SPA-MISC - Reduce funding for the City Memberships special purpose account by $47,000.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 81. (Failed 2-13) | AMENDED | Fail | 2:13 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 84
SPA-MISC - Add $1.5 million to the Wages Supplement Fund Special Purpose Account to fund a 1% increase to the residency incentive for general city employees, effective Pay Period 7, 2027. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 85B
Reduce Wages Supplement Fund by $100,000 to represent eliminating the proposed 2% general city raises and giving a $2 per hour raises to general city workers currently making $25.00 per hour or less and $1 per hour raises to general city workers making $25.01-$30.00 per hour, effective pay period 12, 2026. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 87
SPA-MISC - Increase Wages Supplement Fund by $1.2 million to represent eliminating proposed 2% general city raises, giving $2 per hour raises to general city workers currently making less $25 per hour and $1 per hour raises to general city workers making between $25-$30 per hour, and increasing the residency incentive by 1%, effective pay period 7, 2026. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 88
SPA-MISC - Insert a footnote in the Wages Supplement Fund stating that CSC-exempt positions are to be excluded from 2027 General City raises and that budgeted funds for 2027 General City raises should be redistributed to non-CSC exempt employees. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 89
SPA-EMPLOYEE HEALTH CARE BENEFITS - Increase funding for the Wellness Program special purpose account by $300,000. Offset the increase by reducing the UHC CHOICE EPO account.
Ald. Burgelis offered Amendment 89A.
Amendment 89 substituted with Amendment 89A. | | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 89A
Add a footnote directing DER to prepare a 4th tier for the Healthy Rewards Program for inclusion in the 2028 budget.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 89A. (Prevailed 15-0)
| AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 92
CAPITAL - Add $1,350,000 in general obligation borrowing to the City Clerk Capital Budget for a WE Energies Feasibility Study.
Ald. Brower offered Amendment 92B.
Amendment 92 substituted with Amendment 92B. | | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 92B
Add $1,350,000 in general obligation borrowing to the City Clerk Capital Budget for a We Energies Feasibility Study. Include a footnote directing the City Clerk to create a task force to oversee the We Energies feasibility Study. Insert a footnote directing Purchasing to work with other departments to issue an RFI or RFQ by February 1, 2027 relating to the feasibility study. No funds shall be issued until the RFI/RFQ process is complete.
Ald. Zamarripa, Coggs, and Bauman added as cosponsors.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 92B. (Prevailed 15-0) | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 94A
Add $4,800,000 in new borrowing to the Milwaukee Fire Department's Major Capital Equipment account.
Ald. Burgelis offered Amendment 94B.
Amendment 94A substituted with Amendement 94B. | | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 94B
The intent of this amendment is to increase funding for Fire Major Capital Equipment. Add $3,200,000 in new borrowing to the Milwaukee Fire Departments Major Capital Equipment account.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 94B. (Failed 3-12) | AMENDED | Fail | 3:12 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 94A was back before consideration.
Amendment 94A was withdrawn. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 95
CAPITAL - Add $2,000,000 in new borrowing to Fire Facility Planning & Assessment account. The intent of this amendment is to add funding to the Milwaukee Fire Departments capital budget for a fire facilities planning study.
Ald. Burgelis offered Amendment 95A.
Amendment 95 substituted with Amendment 95A. | | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 95A
The intent of this amendment is to increase funding for Fire Facility Planning & Assessment. Add $500,000 in new borrowing to the Milwaukee Fire Departments Fire Facility Planning & Assessment project.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 95A. (Failed 2-13) | AMENDED | Fail | 2:13 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 95 was back before consideration.
Amendment 95 was withdrawn. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 101
CAPITAL - Add $712,000 in cash levy to the High Impact Streets Program. The intent of this amendment is to increase funding for High Impact Paving by the same amount of additional Local Streets Aids that have already been recognized by the Comptroller. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 102
CAPITAL, TRANSPORTATION FUND - Reduce transfer to Capital fund by $1.43 million. Intent is to increase annual overnight parking permits to $75, rather than $110. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 103
CAPITAL, TRANSPORTATION FUND - Eliminate $6 million transfer from the Transportation Fund to the Capital Budget. Add $6 million in general obligation borrowing to fund High Impact Paving. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 105A
CAPITAL - Add $750,000 in Cash Levy to DPW-Infrastructures Multimodal Transportation capital account and offset by increasing the Tax Stabilization Fund transfer by $750,000. The intent of this amendment is to increase Multimodal Transportation funding and offset costs with a transfer from the Tax Stabilization Fund. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 109
TRANSPORTATION FUND - Insert a footnote directing the Department of Public Works-Transportation Fund to establish a voluntary QR-based HOP fare system to fund homeless outreach. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 113
DOA, DCWS - Move the Department of Community Wellness and Safety to the Department of Administration. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Loose amendments were considered requiring two-thirds vote by the Common Council.
Ald. Stamper offered Amendment 23.
A roll call vote was taken to consider Amendment 23. (Prevailed 14-1)
No - Spiker
Amendment 23
Create a fund for Commercial Corridor Beautification in the Department of City Development with $100,000 of cash levy.
Ald. Brower added as a cosponsor.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 23. (Prevailed 10-5) | AMENDED | Pass | 10:5 |
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Minutes note: Ald. Dimitrijevic offered Amendment 114.
A roll call vote was taken to consider Amendment 114. (Prevailed 14-0)
Excused - Burgelis
Amendment 114
Insert a footnote: The Department of Administration and the Department of Compliance and Engagement is directed to provie a funding and program plan for the Office of New Milwaukeeans to the Finance & Personnel Committee by April 1, 2027.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 114. (Prevailed 15-0)
| | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Ald. Dimitrijevic offered Amendment 37B.
Amendment 37B
Restore funding and position authority for an Equal Rights Specialist.
A roll call vote was taken to consider Amendment 37B. (Failed 8-7)
Noes - Pratt, Chambers, Coggs, Jackson, Taylor, Moore, Spiker
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Minutes note: Final action and vote on this item was taken at the end of the meeting.
Ald. Dimitrijevic made remarks thanking all staff and colleagues involved with the Mayor's 2027 Proposed Executive Budget review process and deliberations.
Ald. Dimitrijevic stated final numbers to the 2027 Adopted Budget as follows:
Total budget $2,267,967,694
Property tax levy supported budget $1,775,324,951
Tax levy $343,667,570
Tax rate $7.30
Ald. Dimitrijevic moved adoption of the file, as amended. | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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260654
| 0 | 2. | Resolution | Resolution relating to the adoption of the proposed 2027 budget for the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee. | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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260700
| 1 | 3. | Ordinance | A substitute ordinance to make uniform the rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service. | PASSED | Pass | 15:0 |
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260701
| 1 | 4. | Ordinance | A substitute ordinance determining the offices and positions in the various departments, bureaus, boards and commissions in the City Service under control of the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee. | PASSED | Pass | 15:0 |
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260748
| 0 | 5. | Ordinance | An ordinance relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2027 budget. | PLACED ON FILE | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 1 | 6. | Resolution | Substitute resolution authorizing a payment from the 2026 Parking Fund to the 2027 Debt Service Fund to pay principal and interest for various parking projects. | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 0 | 7. | Resolution | Resolution relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2027 budget. | PLACED ON FILE | Pass | 15:0 |
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260753
| 1 | 8. | Resolution | Substitute resolution authorizing a further Tax Stabilization Fund withdrawal for 2027 as permitted by Sub-Section 4(c) and (d) of Section 304-29 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances.
Minutes note: Ald. Dimitrijevic moved to amend by changing the amount of $39,776,000 in the analysis and the first Resolved clause to $41,576,000. (Prevailed 15-0) | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 2 | | Resolution | Substitute resolution authorizing a further Tax Stabilization Fund withdrawal for 2027 as permitted by Sub-Section 4(c) and (d) of Section 304-29 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances. | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 1 | 9. | Resolution | Substitute resolution relative to establishing the rate of taxation for 2027 budget purposes as computed by the Commissioner of Assessments of the City of Milwaukee. | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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260764
| 0 | 10. | Charter Ordinance | A charter ordinance relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2027 budget. | PLACED ON FILE | Pass | 15:0 |
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260765
| 1 | 11. | Ordinance | A substitute ordinance relating to increasing various fees for permits, licenses, certificates, inspections and approvals.
Minutes note: Ald. Dimitrijevic moved to amend the file by replacing “$110” with “$75”, in section 81-85-1 of Part 1, immediately following “The fee for an annual permit including sales tax shall be $55”. (Prevailed 15-0) | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 2 | | Ordinance | A substitute ordinance relating to increasing various fees for permits, licenses, certificates, inspections and approvals. | PASSED | Pass | 15:0 |
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260767
| 1 | 12. | Resolution | Substitute resolution establishing the 2027 Street Lighting Fee. | ADOPTED | Pass | 12:3 |
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260768
| 1 | 13. | Resolution | Substitute resolution establishing the 2027 Local Sewerage Charge. | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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260769
| 1 | 14. | Resolution | Substitute resolution establishing the 2027 Solid Waste Charge. | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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260770
| 1 | 15. | Resolution | Substitute resolution establishing the 2027 Snow and Ice Removal Cost Recovery Charge. | ADOPTED | Pass | 11:4 |
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260771
| 1 | 16. | Resolution | Substitute resolution establishing the 2027 Equivalent Residential Unit and 2027 Equivalent Residential Unit Rate used in calculation of the Storm Water Management Charge. | ADOPTED | Pass | 12:3 |
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| 1 | 17. | Ordinance | A substitute ordinance relating to the fee charged for an extra garbage cart. | PASSED | Pass | 12:3 |
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260285
| 0 | 18. | Communication | Communication from the Milwaukee Public Schools relating to the tax levy for the City of Milwaukee. | PLACED ON FILE | Pass | 15:0 |
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260682
| 0 | 19. | Communication | Communication relating to public comments on the Mayor's Proposed Executive Budget for 2027. | PLACED ON FILE | Pass | 15:0 |
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260702
| 0 | 20. | Communication | Communication from the Wisconsin Division of Transportation Investment Management relating to the 2026 General Transportation Aids and Connecting Highway Aids Estimates. | PLACED ON FILE | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 0 | 21. | Communication | Communication from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue relating to the Revised Estimated 2026 and 2027 Shared Revenue and Expenditure Restraint. | PLACED ON FILE | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 0 | 22. | Communication | Communication from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue relating to state aid payments due to exempted business computers from being subject to property taxes. | PLACED ON FILE | Pass | 15:0 |
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| | | | Hearing no other business the meeting adjourned at 1:39 p.m.
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