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| | | | Meeting convened at 12:36 p.m. | | | |
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| | | | Also present:
Minutes note: Charles Roedel, Deputy Comptroller
Nik Kovac, Budget Director
Keith Broadnax, LRB Manager
Kathy Brengosz, LRB Fiscal Planning Specialist | | | |
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| 0 | 1. | Communication | Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2025 budget.
Minutes note: -Health Department
Appearing:
Sarah Osborn, Budget Office
Mike Totoraitis, Health Commissioner
Aaron Szopinski, Budget & Administration Manager
Erica Wright, Deputy Commissioner (Family & Community Health)
Ald. Larresa Taylor, 9th Ald. Dist.
Tyler Weber, Deputy Commissioner (Consumer Environmental Health)
Jefflyn Brown, Deputy Commissioner (Clinical Services)
Ms. Obsorn and Health Department representatives gave a Health Department presentation on the following:
2025 Budget Summary, Salaries and Positions, Operating and Equipment, Special Funds, Capital, Revenues, Org & Functions Chart, 2024 Successes & Challenges, 2025 Priorities & Goals, 2025 Non-Levy Budget, 2025 Unified Budget, Policy Innovation & Equity (Advancing Racial Equity, 2025 Strategic Goals), Family and Community Health (2025 Goals), Clinical Service (MHD Laboratory, 2025 Goals, Emergency Preparedness), Consumer Environmental Health (Lead Case Management, Lead Hazard Reduction, Climate & Equity Implementation), Department Demographics
Further details of this presentation can be found within the file.
Members and participants questioned and discussed retention of staff with salary adjustments, lead case management and abatement, vacancies, STI disease testing, lead abatement special funds placed into the tax levy, lead rental inspection, payment collection efforts (inspection fees, citations, special assessments, exploring other strategies) from lead home violations, streamlining efforts (exploring technology solutions) for permits and licenses, changes for lead contractor requirements (leveraging new purchasing buying plan), development of lead intervention responsiveness long-term strategies (lacking but will be worked on), increased salaries from market studies, education requirements for certain positions, opioid settlement funds and use of those funds (MORI program support), neighborhood nursing pilot program, lead abatement case capacity, reduction in Well Women Health positions, plans to close infant mortality disparity (MCW collaborations, philanthropic partnerships, mapping of efforts), pivoting of PNCC into other programs, bilingual positions, service impacts from budget cuts
Ald. Spiker requested for further information on staff retention and vacancies based on market study impacts and to meet with the Commissioner privately to discuss further the Health Department's activities to address the opioid issue.
Ald. Dimitrijevic asked the Health Department to look at and consider the Zilber Bridge Project program. | NOT ACTED ON | | |
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| 0 | | Communication | Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2025 budget. | HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR | Pass | 4:0 |
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| | | | Meeting adjourned at 2:15 p.m.
Chris Lee, Staff Assistant
Council Records Section
City Clerk's Office | | | |
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| | | | This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research Center at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar. | | | |
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