Skip to main content
powered help
header-left header-center header-right
Meeting Name: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/18/2025 9:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Milwaukee Public Library Martin Luther King Branch Community Room 2901 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Milwaukee, WI 53212
2026 BUDGET PUBLIC INPUT HEARING 9:30 AM - 11 AM
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments:
File #Ver.Agenda #TypeTitleActionResultTallyAction DetailsVideo
   1. Call to order.

Minutes note: The meeting was called to order at 9:36 a.m.
    Roll call Not available
   2. Introductions of officials present.

Minutes note: Finance and Personnel Committee members were introduced as well as the following officials and staff: Bill Christianson, City Comptroller Nik Kovac, Budget Director Kathy Brengosz, LRB Fiscal Planning Specialist Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Joanna Polanco, Staff Assistant Yadira Melendez, Staff Assistant Paul Karczewski, City Channel Manager Ald. Jose Perez, Common Council President Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa, 8th Ald. Dist. Ald. Alex Brower, 3rd Ald. Dist. Ald. Andrea Pratt, 1st Ald. Dist. Ald. Mark Chambers, Jr., 2nd Ald. Dist. (webinar) Aaron Lipski, Fire Chief (webinar) Joshua Parish, Assistant Fire Chief Jim Bohl, Innovation Director (webinar) Craig Sarnow, Assistant Chief of Police (webinar)
    Not available
   3. Presentation on the Mayor's Proposed 2026 Executive Budget.

Minutes note: Director Kovac gave a budget overview presentation.
    Not available
   4. Public hearing on the Mayor's Proposed 2026 Executive Budget.

Minutes note: Public testimony was taken. A list of speakers, both in-person and via the virtual webinar, can be found within Common Council File Number 250001.
    Not available
   5. Adjournment.

Minutes note: Meeting adjourned at 11:55 a.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office
    Not available
     Public comments made using the eComments system can be found within the following file:    Not available
250705 0 CommunicationCommunication relating to public comments on the Mayor's Proposed Executive Budget for 2026.    Action details Not available
     Details regarding the Mayor's Proposed 2026 Executive Budget can be found with the following file:    Not available
250001 0 CommunicationCommunication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2026 budget.    Action details Not available