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Meeting Name: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/18/2006 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Room 301-B, City Hall
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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     Meeting convened: 9:10 A.M.    Roll call Not available
060513 01.Communication-ReportCommunication from the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Analysis Division transmitting various vacancy requests, fund transfers and equipment requests.

Minutes note: Approves vacancy requests.
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILEPass5:0 Action details Not available
060669 02.AppointmentReappointment of Roberto Caban to the Deferred Compensation Board by the Common Council President. (9th Aldermanic District)RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATIONPass5:0 Action details Not available
060707 03.CommunicationCommunication from the Department of Employee Relations transmitting a communication relative to classification studies scheduled for City Service Commission action.

Minutes note: Approves changes to the salary ordinance.
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILEPass5:0 Action details Not available
060721 04.CommunicationCommunication from the Board of Ethics relative to amending the positions ordinance.

Minutes note: Approves changes to the positions ordinance.
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060583 15.Charter OrdinanceA substitute charter ordinance relating to requirements for city officials to transmit employe information to the employes’ retirement system.

Minutes note: Speakers: Michael Dolsen, Executive Director, Employes' Retirement System Deputy City Attorney Rudy Konrad Martin Matson, Deputy Director, Employes' Retirement System Deborah Ford, Milwaukee Public Schools, Deputy Director of Human Resources Christine Toth, Milwaukee Public Schools, Director of Benefits and Insurance Services Mike Daun, Deputy Comptroller Alderman Michael Murphy, 10th Aldermanic District Ald. Witkowiak moved to hold this file until a meeting can take place between the Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent William G. Andrekopoulos and the Employee Retirement System directors and board.
HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass5:0 Action details Not available
060759 06.ResolutionResolution relating to the application for, acceptance and expenditure of Fiscal Year 2006 Urban Areas Security Initiative Program Grant.

Minutes note: Speakers: Kurk Drezek, Milwaukee Police Department Lt. Paul Felician, Milwaukee Police Department Mark Nicolini, DOA-Budget & Management Director Battalion Chief, Michael Labinski, Fire Department Matt Wolter, Health Department Ald. D'Amato moved that a request for a City Attorney's opinion be prepared regarding the use of these types of cameras and whether or not they require legislative authority for the police department to implement the program. Approves changes to the positions ordinance.
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass5:0 Action details Not available
     Roll call taken at 10:30 A.M.    Roll call Not available
050054 07.Communication-ReportCommunication from the Comptroller's Office transmitting a report entitled, “City of Milwaukee Information Technology Security Risk Assessment”.

Minutes note: Speakers: Randy Gschwind, Chief Information Officer, DOA-ITMD Jim Michalski, Comptrollers' Office Mike Daun, Comptroller's Office Ald. Donovan moved to make Randy Gschwind's security update address a part of the record. Prevailed.
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060524 18.ResolutionSubstitute resolution reallocating $25,000 previously reserved for housing trust fund consultant purposes within the Harassment Settlement Trust Account-Permanent Improvement Fund to a new special fund in the Department of Administration for other housing trust purposes.RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass4:0 Action details Not available
060762 09.OrdinanceA substitute ordinance increasing various fees and forfeitures.

Minutes note: Speakers: Mark Nicolini, DOA-Budget Director Mr. Leonhardt appeared and advised the committee members that Ald. D'Amato had requested a city attorney's opinion with regard to applying of ser charges to license fees and that they are still waiting for that opinion. Ms. Becky Barron, License Division Manager appeared and asked that the ordinance be substituted to add the following: Section 81-1-4 and 5 of the code is created to read: 4. Duplicate license or permit fee are increase from $6 to $8 to be more consistent with their adminstrative cost and with what the Health Department is charging for their duplicate licenses; and 5. Late Filing Fee of any license or permit issue through the City Clerk's office shall be $25. Mr. Clifton Crump with the Board of Zoning Appeals appeared and noted that their fees haven't been increased since 1997 and he checked with other similar size cities on what they charge. Ald. Murphy advised they can't increase fees based on what other cities charge and asked Mr. Crump to submit an information to this committee on how he derived at such an increase in cost.
SUBSTITUTEDPass4:0 Action details Not available
060762 1 OrdinanceA substitute ordinance increasing various fees and forfeitures.RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGEPass4:0 Action details Not available
060718 110.ResolutionSubstitute resolution authorizing the issuance of general obligation refunding bonds.RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass5:0 Action details Not available
060674 011.Communication-ReportCommunication from the Comptroller's Office transmitting the Annual Report of the Public Debt Amortization Fund for the year ended December 31, 2005.RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILEPass4:0 Action details Not available
060434 112.ResolutionSubstitute resolution authorizing attendance at conventions, seminars and other travel.RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass4:0 Action details Not available
060511 113.OrdinanceSubstitute ordinance to further amend the 2006 offices and positions in the City Service under control of the Common Council.RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGEPass4:0 Action details Not available
060510 114.OrdinanceSubstitute ordinance to further amend the 2006 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service under control of the Common Council.RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGEPass4:0 Action details Not available
   15. The FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE may convene into closed session, pursuant to sec. 19.85(1)(e), Wis.Stats., for the purpose of formulating collective barganing strategies. The committee may thereafter reconvene in open session.

Minutes note: ALD. Donovan moves that the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE convene into closed session, pursuant to sec. 19.85(1)(e), Wis. Stats., for the purpose of formulating collective bargaining strategies. ROLL CALL Taken at 10:53 A.M. Present: 4 - Alds. Murphy, Davis, Donovan and Witkowiak Excused: 1 - Ald. D'Amato Also present: Barry Zalben-Legislative Fiscal Manager, Troy Hamblin-Dept. of Employee Relations-Labor Negotiator, Thomas Beamish-Assist. City Attorney, Mark Nicolini-Budget and Management Director, Michael Brady-Employee Benfits, Jennifer Meyer-Budget and Managment Division, Dennis Yaccarino-Budget and Management Division, Angelyn Ward-Legislative Reference Bureau Ald. Donovan moved that the committee reonvene into open session. The motion prevailed. Reconvened into open session at 11:14 A.M.
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     Meeting adjourned: 11:14 A.M. Terry J. MacDonald Staff Assistant    Not available
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