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Minutes note: FINANCE & PERSONNEL – 2003 BUDGET AMENDMENT HEARINGS
October 31, 2002
ALSO PRESENT: Cassandra Patterson – Finance & Personnel Special Assistant, Marianne Walsh – LRB – Fiscal Review Manager, Wally Morics – Comptroller, Laura Engan – DOA – Budget Director
1. ADMINISTRATION - Eliminate funding, position authority, and FTEs for the Printing Operations Supervisor position in Milwaukee Printing & Records. (Ald. Murphy)
Withdrawn, by Ald. Murphy
2. ADMINISTRATION – Restore funding for two full-time positions and one auxiliary position in MPR and to restore funding in operating departments for printing services. (Ald. Richards, Breier, Dudzik, Donovan, Bohl, Hines, Nardelli)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Hines, D'Amato, Henningsen and Gordon – 4.
Noes: Ald. Murphy –1.
3. ADMINISTRATION – (Capital) – Reduce funding for the Technology Fund to $500,000. (Ald. Breier & Dudzik)
Approve, by Ald. Hines.
Reconsider, by Ald. Henningsen
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Henningsen and Gordon – 2.
Noes: Ald. D'Amato, Murphy and Hines – 3. FAILED.
Excused:
4. ADMINISTRATION – (Capital) – Eliminate funding for capital needs study for 4th floor, 809 Building. (Ald. Bohl)
Approve, by Ald. D'Amato
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Murphy -
Noes: Ald. Hines, D'Amato, Henningsen, Gordon – 4. FAILED.
Excused:
5. ADMINISTRATION – Transfer the Emerging Business Enterprise Program to the City Clerk's Office. (Ald. Herron)
Hold, by Ald. D'Amato. Prevailed.
Reconsider, by Ald. Hines. Prevailed.
Withdrawn.
6. ASSESSOR'S OFFICE – Restore funding for 1 position of Senior Property Appraiser. (Ald. Gordon, Breier, Dudzik, Sanchez, Donovan, Hines and Bohl)
Approve, by Ald. Hines
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Hines and Gordon –2.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, D'Amato and Henningsen – 3. FAILED
Excused:
7. City Clerk – Restore full funding for two Community Service positions. (Ald. Gordon, Pratt, Richards and Breier)
7a) Amend to have one position funded at salary Grade 4 by CDBG funds. Salary Grade 5 position stays on tax levy.
Approve, as amended, by Ald. Henningsen. Prevailed.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato, Henningsen and Gordon – 5.
Noes: 0.
Excused:
8. CITY CLERK – Add position authority for 2 additional auxiliary legislative assistant positions. (Ald. Gordon)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen. Prevailed.
9. CITY CLERK – Transfer the Police Union Liaison positions from the City Clerk's ~Office to the Municipal Court. (Ald. Murphy)
Hold, by Ald. Murphy
(A) To transfer MPA liaison position to a special purpose account under the control of the Common Council Council – City Clerk.
Approve, by Ald. Murphy. Prevailed.
10. CITY CLERK (SPA) – Footnote the Economic Development Committee Fund to indicate that funds are to be expended for Common Council imitative related to economic development and for economic development related travel by council members. (Ald. Hines and Breier)
Approve, by Ald. Hines. Prevailed.
11. DEPARTMENT OF CITY DEVELOPMENT – Restore funding for 1 position of Historic Preservation Officer. (Ald. Richards)
Approve, by Ald. D'Amato
Ayes: Ald. D'Amato – 1.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, Henningsen and Gordon – 4. FAILED.
12. ELECTION COMMISSION (SPA) – Eliminate funding to study the options for replacement of the voter registry database. (Ald. Bohl)
Withdrawn.
13. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS – Eliminate merger of DER and the Fire & Police Commission and the associated capital project. (Ald. Gordon, Breier, Dudzik, Hines, Nardelli)
Approve, by Ald. Murphy
Roll Call: Ayes: 0
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato, Henningsen, Gordon – 5. FAILED
Excused:
14. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS – Add $100,000 for analysis and audit of Police 911 dispatch and present Computer-Aided Dispatch System. (Ald. Henningsen)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Henningsen – 1.
Noes: Murphy, Hines, D'Amato and Gordon – 4. FAILED.
15. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS (SPA) – add footnote to Health Care SPA to utilize $25,000 for an employee wellness program. (Ald. D'Amato and Breier)
Approve, by Ald. D'Amato. Prevailed.
16. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS – Eliminate $25,000 of funding for the Police Chief search and selection. (Ald. Nardelli)
Approve, by Ald. Murphy. Prevailed.
17. DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES – Restore funding for interior code compliance inspections in current code compliance areas of the city, but require interior inspections for only non-owner occupied properties. (Ald. D'Amato)
Hold till November 1, 2002, by Ald. D'Amato. Prevailed.
Withdrawn.
18. DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES (Capital) – Add funding for site improvements of the Anderson Municipal Building and offset the addition with a reduction in Facilities Systems Program. (Ald. Pawlinski)
Approve, by Ald. Hines. Prevailed. (Ald. Henningsen voting no.)
19. PROVISIONS FOR EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT – Reduce the pension contribution by $400,000. (Ald. D'Amato)
Ald. Henningsen moved to amend to reduce contribution by $1,000,000.
Ald. D'Amato moved to Hold till November 1, 2002. Prevailed.
Ald. D'Amato moved to Hold till November 7, 2002. Prevailed.
20. FIRE DEPARTMENT – Eliminate funding for the Budget & Finance Manager position and restore funding for one position of Deputy Chief. (Ald. Gordon, Bohl, Breier, Dudzik, Sanchez, Herron, Donovan, Hines, Nardelli)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Hines and Gordon – 2.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, D'Amato, Henningsen – 3. FAILED.
Excused:
21. FIRE DEPARTMENT – Restore staffing on Paramedic MED units to 3 personnel per unit per day.(Ald. Gordon)
Withdrawn, by Ald. Gordon.
22. FIRE DEPARTMENT – Do not implement the conversion of 2 ladder and 2 engine companies into quint companies. Eliminate funding for 2 quint apparatus and 2 SUVs and add funding for 2 ladder trucks and 2 ambulances. (Ald. Murphy, D'Amato, Bohl, Breier, Dudzik, Sanchez, Donovan, Hines, Nardelli)
Approve by Ald. Murphy.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato, and Gordon – 4.
Noes: Ald. Henningsen – 1.
Excused:
23. FIRE DEPARTMENT – Staff the Quint apparatus with SUVs at 7 personnel. (Ald. D'Amato)
Withdrawn, by Ald. D'Amato.
24. FIRE DEPARTMENT – Staff the Quint apparatus with SUVs at 8 personnel. (Ald. D'Amato)
Withdrawn, by Ald. D'Amato
25. FIRE DEPARTMENT – Eliminate funding for one ladder company. (Ald. Henningsen)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Henningsen and Gordon – 2.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato – 3. FAILED.
Excused:
26. FIRE DEPARTMENT – Eliminate funding for one vehicle. (Ald. Henningsen)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, Henningsen and Gordon 4.
Noes: Ald. D'Amato – 1.
Excused:
27. FIRE DEPARTMENT – Reduce operating expenditures by 5%. (Ald. Henningsen)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Henningsen – 1.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato and Gordon – 4. FAILED.
Excused:
28. FIRE DEPARTMENT – Add a footnote stating that the 2003 CDBG funded portion of the FOCUS program will include the additional activities of placing house numbers on garages and near back doors to aid in the identification of properties in an emergency. (Ald. Henningsen)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen. Prevailed.
29. FIRE DEPARTMENT – Reduce the number of Battalion Chiefs by 6, through attrition, beginning June 1, 2003. (Ald. Henningsen)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Henningsen – 1.
Noes: Ald., Murphy, Hines, D'Amato and Gordon – 4. FAILED.
30. FIRE DEPARTMENT – Footnote the positions ordinance to indicate that no fire positions, from lieutenant on up, may be underfilled without permission of the Common Council. (Ald. Henningsen)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Henningsen – 1.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato and Gordon – 4. FAILED.
31. FIRE DEPARTMENT – Restore funding for the driver positions for the Fire Chief and the Deputy of Fire Fighting (Car 1 and Car 3). (Ald. D'Amato, Murphy, Breier)
Approve, by Ald. D'Amato
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Murphy, D'Amato and Gordon – 3.
Noes: Ald. Hines and Henningsen – 2.
Excused:
Reconsider by Ald. Gordon.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Murphy and D'Amato – 2.
Noes: Ald. Hines, Henningsen and Gordon –3. FAILED.
32. FIRE DEPARTMENT – Add a footnote stating the the 2003 reduction of $342,240 in Special Duty Pay relating to fire company staffing levels will be achieved at the discretion of the new Fire Chief. (Ald. D'Amato, Murphy)
Approve, by Ald. D'Amato.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato and Gordon – 4.
Noes: Ald. Henningsen – 1.
Excused:
33. HEALTH DEPARTMENT – (Capitol) – Eliminate funding for new lighted signage for the City's health centers. (Ald. Bohl)
Approve, by Ald. D'Amato
Roll Call: Ayes: 0.
Noes: Ald Murphy, D'Amato, Henningsen and Gordon – 4..
Excused: Ald. Hines. FAILED.
34. LIBRARY – Reduce branch library hours to only 2 evenings per week. (Ald. Henningsen)
Withdrawn, by Ald. Henningsen.
35. LIBRARY – Reduce library hours as much as possible without comprising the State of Wisconsin requirements for MCFLS membership. (Ald. Henningsen)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald Henningsen – 1.
Noes:: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato, Henningsen and Gordon 4. FAILED
36. LIBRARY – Replace one Library Circulation Aide with a Library Circulation Assistant I and to reduce equipment purchases funding to offset the cost in salary. (Ald. D'Amato)
Approve, by Ald. D'Amato. Prevailed.
37. LIBRARY (Capital) – Eliminate funding for new paging system at Central Library. (Ald. Bohl)
Withdrawn.
38. LIBRARY (Capital) – Eliminate funding for new illumination for Forest Home Library. (Ald. Bohl)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Henningsen – 1.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato and Gordon – 4. FAILED.
Excused:
39. LIBRARY (Capital) – Eliminate funding for new carpeting and painting at Center Street Library. (Ald. Bohl)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Henningsen – 1.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato and Gordon – 4. FAILED
Recess: 12:30 P.M.
Reconvene: 1:15 P.M.
40. POLICE DEPARTMENT – Eliminate funding for 2 patrol trucks, sergeant. (Ald. Henningsen)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Henningsen –1.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato and Gordon – 4. FAILED
41. POLICE DEPARTMENT – Redistribute 35 police officers to Police District Stations. (Ald. Henningsen)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Murphy, D'Amato, Henningsen and Gordon
Noes: Ald. Hines – 1.
Excused:
42. POLICE DEPARTMENT – Reduce operating expenditures by 5%. (Ald. Henningsen)
Amend to 3% by Ald. Henningsen.
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Henningsen 1.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato and Gordon – 4. FAILED
43. POLICE DEPARTMENT – Create 14 Community Liaison Police Officer positions utilizing existing Police Officer positions. (Ald. D'Amato, Breier, Bohl, Donovan)
Approve, by Ald. D'Amato.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato and Gordon
Noes: Ald. Henningsen – 1.
44. POLICE DEPARTMENT (SPA) – Move funding for police overtime to a new Special Purpose Account and footnote to require approval by the Common Council for expenditure. (Ald. D'Amato, Donovan) (Ald. Breier and Bohl asked to have their names removed as sponsors)
Ald. D'Amato moved to amend to Footnote this special purpose account to indicate he wants reporting on a pay period basis.
Amend by Ald. Murphy to Give the Chief one quarter up front (eliminate special purpose account) - $9.3 million is the total in the account. The Chief is to report back to the Finance & Personnel Committee quarterly.
Approve, by Ald. D'Amato.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Murphy, D'Amato, Henningsen - 3.
Noes: Ald. Hines and Gordon – 2.
Excused:
45. POLICE DEPARTMENT – Have the Department of Public Works continue to provide custodial services for the Safety Academy. (Ald. Nardelli, Hines, Breier)
Approve, by Ald. Hines.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald.Hines – 1.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, D'Amato, Henningsen, Gordon – 4. FAILED
Excused:
46. POLICE DEPARTMENT – Eliminate $400,000 in CDBG reprogramming fund for overtime related to the "Operation Safe Neighborhoods" in the CDBG target area. (Ald. Richards)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: 0.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato, Henningsen and Gordon – 5. FAILED
47. POLICE DEPARTMENT – Add funding for 3rd police recruit class. (Ald. Bohl, Pratt, Dudzik, Donovan, Sanchez, Breier, Murphy, Gordon, Hines)
(Add. Ald. Hines as co-sponsor.)
Approve, by Ald. Murphy. Prevailed. (Ald. Henningsen and D'Amato voting no.)
48. POLICE DEPARTMENT – Eliminate funding for 2 positions of custodial workers and 2 positions of HVAC mechanics for the 3rd District Data Communications Center. (Ald. Bohl)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: 0.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato, Henningsen and Gordon – 5. FAILED
49. DPW – OPERATIONS DIVISION – Eliminate the proposal for year-round garbage set-out. (Ald. Gordon, Breier, Dudzik, Sanchez, Donovan, Hines, Nardelli, Pawlinski)
(Add Ald. Pawlinski as a sponsor)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato – 3.
Noes: Ald. Henningsen – 1.
Excused: Ald. Gordon. – 1.
50. DPW – OPERATIONS DIVISION – Restore Sanitation and Forestry to the 2002 organizational structure. (Ald. Gordon, Nardelli, Breier) (Remove Ald. Dudzik as a sponsor)
Approve, by Ald. Murphy
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Gordon
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato and Henningsen – 4. FAILED
51. DPW – OPERATIONS DIVISION – Restore full salting but maintain the proposed reduction in plowing on side streets. (Ald. Gordon, D'Amato, Hines)
Approve, by Ald. Hines.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato and Gordon – 4.
Noes: Ald. Henningsen – 1.
52. DPW – OPERATIONS DIVISION – Eliminate funding for one Dump Truck (16 Yard Tri-Axle), add an equivalent level of funding for painting and touch up of the fleet. (Ald. Henningsen)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Henningsen and Gordon
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato – 3. FAILED
53. DPW – OPERATIONS DIVISION – Restore funding for one position of Sanitation Supervisor. (Ald. D'Amato, Breier, Dudzik, Hines, Donovan, Sanchez) (Add Ald. Donovan and Sanchez as sponsors)
Approve, by Ald. Hines.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Hines, D'Amato and Gordon – 3.
Noes: Ald. Murphy and Henningsen – 2.
54. DPW – OPERATIONS DIVISION – Restore funding relating to mowing and irrigation of boulevards. (Ald. D'Amato, Breier, Hines, Nardelli)
(a) D'Amato – To restore position authority, FTE's direct labor hours, and capital project authority for boulevard irrigation.
Approve, by Ald. D'Amato.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Hines, D'Amato and Gordon 3.
Noes: Ald. Murphy and Henningsen – 2.
(b) To restore position authority, FTEs, direct labor hours, and capital project authority for mowing.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato, Henningsen and Gordon.
Noes:0
55. DPW – OPERATIONS DIVISION – Restore one position of Vehicle & Equipment Specialist and eliminate the proposed Vehicle & Equipment Repairs Manager. (D'Amato, Breier, Donovan)
Withdrawn, by Ald. D'Amato.
Reconsider by Ald. D'Amato.
Department of Public Works – Operations Division
Technical amendment to restore one position of Vehicle and Equipment Specialist and eliminate one position of Auto Mechanic Supervisor III.
Approve as substituted, by Ald. D'Amato. Prevailed.
56. DPW – OPERATIONS – Restore large tract mowing (with City employees) and charge property owners 100% of the cost. (Ald. D'Amato)
(A) Funds large tract mowing with city employees and charges property owner 100% of the Costs. Revenues are subject to recognition by the Comptroller.
Approve, by Ald. D'Amato
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Hines, D'Amato and Gordon – 3.
Noes: Ald. Murphy and Henningsen – 2.
Excused:
Reconsider, by Ald. Hines.
Roll Call: Ayes: 0.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato, Gordon and Henningsen – 5. FAILED.
57. DPW – OPERATIONS – Use City employees for weed and mowing code compliance violations and charge owners 100% of the cost. (Ald. D'Amato)
Approve, by Ald. D'Amato. (His intention to be O impact. If it has an impact, Ald. D'Amato will take it out)
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. D'Amato
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, Henningsen and Gordon 4. FAILED.
Excused:
58. DPW – OPERATIONS DIVISION – Restore funding for one position of Nursery Laborer. (Ald. Richards)
Approve, by Ald.
Roll Call: Ayes: 0.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato, Henningsen and Gordon – 5. FAILED.
59. DPW – OPERATIONS DIVISION – Restore salting and plowing funding for non-arterial streets. (Breier, Dudzik, Sanchez, Donovan, Bohl)
Approve, by Ald. Murphy.
Roll Call: Ayes: 0.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato, Henningsen and Gordon – 5. FAILED
60. DPW – OPERATIONS DIVISION – Restore funding for street sweeping to 100%. (Ald. Breier, Donovan, Dudzik, Nardelli)
Approve, by Ald. Hines.
Roll Call: Ayes: 0
Noes: : Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato, Henningsen and Gordon – 5. FAILED
61. DPW – OPERATIONS DIVISION – Increase the number of street sweeping routes from 15 to 19.(Ald. Bohl)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: 0.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato, Henningsen and Gordon – 5. FAILED.
62. DPW – OPERATIONS DIVISION (Capital) – Eliminate the consolidation of the South Repair Garage with the Central Garage and other repairs to Central Garage. (Ald. Bohl, Breier, Dudzik, Donovan, Henningsen)
(A) Eliminate funding for the consolidation of South Repair Garage with the Central Garage and other repairs to Central Garage. (Ald. Bohl, Breier, Dudzik,, Donovan, Henningsen)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Henningsen
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato, Henningsen and Gordon 4. FAILED.
63. DPW – OPERATIONS DIVISION (Capital) – Eliminate funding for the security card system for City Hall. (Ald. Bohl)
Approve, by Ald. Hines.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Henningsen – 1.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato and Gordon – 4. FAILED.
64. DPW – OPERATIONS DIVISION (Capital) – Eliminate funding for remodeling/office improvements on the 10th floor of the Zeidler Building. (Ald. Bohl)
Approve, by Ald. Henningsen.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Henningsen – 1.
Noes: Ald. Murphy, Hines, D'Amato and Gordon 4. FAILED.
65. DPW – OPERATIONS DIVISION (Capital) – Eliminate funding for new HVAC unit for the Common Council Chambers. (Ald. Bohl)
Withdrawn, by Ald. Bohl.
66. DPW – OPERATIONS DIVISION (Capital) – Eliminate funding for remodeling of DER for office space and storage in preparation for moving the Fire & Police Commission. (Ald. Bohl, Breier, Dudzik, Murphy, Hines, Nardelli)
Approve, by Ald. D'Amato.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Murphy, Hines – 2.
Noes: Ald. D'Amato, Henningsen, Gordon – 3. FAILED.
Excused:
RECESSED: 5:15 P.M. | LAYED OVER TO | Pass | 5:0 |
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