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Minutes note: Also appeared: Joseph Czarnezki, Director (DOA-Budget), Wally Morics Comptroller's Office), Marianne Walsh, Manager (Fiscal Review), Cassandra Patterson (Special Assistant to the Finance & Personnel Committee)
ERS-ADMINISTRATION & RETIREMENT PROVISIONS
Ann Bahr, Katie O'Sullivan, Jim Carroll appeared.
To reflect the Positions Ordinance all 8 ERS Board members are included in the 2004 Proposed Budget. There is no additional cost for this change. The 2004 Proposed Budget includes approximately $16.1 for ERS Operating Expenditures. This is an approximately $700,000 increase from the $15.4 million provided for in the 2003 Budget. It also includes $4.8 million for Special Funds: $300,000 Fiduciary Liability Deductible; $4,500,000 Pension Management Information System. As of June 20, 2002, the market value of the Fund was approximately $3.63 billion. The year-to-date rate of return as of July 31, 2003 was 11.2%. ERS manages two tax levy funded special purpose accounts with proposed funding of approximately $3.1 million. Ann Bahr stated they have been working on the Global Pension Settlement approved by the Court , on January 1, 2001
In August of 2003, the court ordered that members who had not (1700) consented to the global settlement. 1,947 members received paid former member bonuses and 43 retires would not consent. They are working for enhancements for ERS which will include an imaging system. The system will include some work flow. Web based membership features - that system will be uprunning sometime in 2005. They are in the process of buying hardware and software for the new system. They have continued to produce a monthly newsletter to their retirees. Most of their activities will be focused on their new technology. No contribution is needed for the 2004 budget. We will make an average of 8 and ½ % each year. We are number two in the country. We are being sued by the Mil. Police Association where the computerization was part of the Adm. Process and it may cost $3 million or more out of the fund. If we lose that lawsuit, it will cost the taxpayers $3,000,000. The Global Pension discussions began in the mid nineties. The safety net is the reserve fund. 17 people still owe us for the over payment and is probably in the $30,000 range.
POLICE ANNUITY & BENEFITS FUND
George Sprague, Bonnie Stahl, Sandra Rotar and Jim Carroll appeared.
The 2004 Proposed Budget includes $975,733 as the City's PA&BF pension contribution. Of that amount, $505,773 is to fund the amount annually set by the PA&BF actuary. The remaining $470,000 is to fund part of the unfounded past service liability. The liability amount will be amortized over the next 5 years. The 2004 Proposed Budget includes a levy funded, lump sum supplemental contribution of $500,000 to this fund. Another $500,000 is being provided to the Firemen's Pension Fund. It also provides $61,700 for Professional Services. As of August 20, 2003, PA&BF membership included 235 total retired annuitants and spouses. The 2002 Annual Actuarial Statement shows that the PA&BF currently had assets of $6.2 million and projected liabilities of $8.3 million. The Funds unfounded liability is $2.1 million.
TREASURER
Wayne F. Whittow, James Klajbor, Katie O'Sullivan, Jim Owczarski appeared.
The 2004 Proposed Budget allocates $2,916,895 in total expenditures. This is a - 3.54% ($106,965) decrease from 2003. The office's Direct Labor Hours drop - 1.63% from 58,366 to 57,416. Position authority decreases by 1. One vacant position of “Customer Service Representative I (SG 425) is eliminated from the Customer Services Unit and to help reduce the impact on front-line customer service caused by this reduction, one position of “Tax Enforcement Specialist” (SG 540) is transferred from the Administrative Services and Information Systems Support Unit to the Customer Services Unit. There it is re-titled “Tax Collection Specialist” (SG 540). In an effort to make the operations of all the City Treasurer's sections more uniform, the structure of the Cash Management, Investments and Financial Services Unit is being changed. One position of “Accounting Assistant II” will be eliminated. In their place will be created 2 positions of “Accounting Assistant I.”. the 2004 Proposed Budget provides $783,590 for operating expenses. This is a decrease of $75,915 (-8.83%) over the 2003 allocation of $859,505. For 2004, the Treasurer's Office, along with the City Attorney's Office and other agencies, is near completion of a protocol that would allow the City to be more aggressive in pursuing properties eligible for in rem foreclosure. Under the protocol, City agencies would be permitted to pursue particularly desirable actions separate from the annual in rem proceedings undertaken by the City, provided the agency was willing to bear the cost. The 2004 Proposed Budget indicates that $225 million will be available for investment purposes, an increase of $31.44 million (16.24%) from the $193.56 million projected in the 2003 Budget. The Treasurer's Office expects its rate of return to be 1.25% in 2004, a decrease of 0.3780 percentage points compared to 1.6280% projected in the 2003 Budget. It also indicates the Treasurer's Office will receive $2,013,450 in total revenue, a decrease of $223,690 (10%) from the $2,237,140 projected in the 2003 Budget.
DELINQUENT TAX FUND
Dennis Yaccarino and Jim Owczarski appeared.
The Delinquent Tax Fund provides tax levy authority to fund the loss or shortfall resulting from the sale of tax deed parcels, and to provide a reserve for delinquent taxes based on prior uncollectables. The City Treasurer initiates foreclosures on tax delinquent real estate parcels. The Comptroller is authorized to make fund transfers with the appropriation. The Comptroller implemented accounting changes as of July 1, 2001. The Delinquent Tax Account will be used exclusively to absorb losses on the sales of delinquent tax properties acquired prior to July 1, 2001. DCD is responsible for the maintenance of these properties. Delinquent taxes foreclosed as of July 1, 2001 will be accounted in the Special Revenue Delinquent Tax fund. Per the City Assessor's Office report “2002 Assessments and Taxes Booklet”, the City, by this most recent count, holds 2,787 tax deed properties with an estimated total value of $15,592,245. In 2004, $1 million will be dedicated to the Delinquent Tax Appropriation Account. This is the same amount as the 2003 Adopted Budget. In addition to in rem foreclosures, statute now permits in personam actions against delinquent taxpayers. Common Council File Number 011094 authorized the City to enter into an agreement with the Kohn law firm for the collection of various receivables including those resulting from in personam actions. Since then, this agreement has been amended several times up to and including authorization for the firm to pursue these actions on the City's behalf. Since the inception of this program, which began as a pilot in June, 2002, the firm has collected approximately $1 million in delinquent taxes. Ald. Gordon asked about selling tax delinquencies. Mr. Whittow stated we buy tax delinquencies. We have no guarantee that the county will continue to sell their delinquencies to the City. We collect 85 to 90% of the delinquent taxes. We have over 3,000 vacant parcels in the City. Mr. Whittow has been in City employment since 1976. Ald. D'Amato asked about our role in sheriff's sales? We don't have sheriff's sale for the City. Most properties at the sheriff's sale are by the mortgage companies.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Dr. Seth Foldy, Bevan Baker, Patrick Shambarger, Loyce Robinson, Patty Yunk, Yvette Rowe, Mark Mayland, Irmine Reitl and Mark Ramion appeared.
The Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) 2004 proposed budget is $13.1 million, a 4.9% decrease from 2003. MHD anticipates receiving approximately $16.6 million in new and continuing grants in 2004. Grant funding represents approximately 56% of MHD operations. Operation & Maintance (O&M) Direct Labor Hour (DLH) decreases by 4%. DLH from other sources will remain the same as in 2003. Position authority is reduced by 9 positions for 2004, DLH from other sources will remain the same as in 2003. Position authority is reduced by 9 positions for 2004, primarily from vacant positions. Public Health Nurses remain the single largest classification vacancy in MHD representing approximately 7 unfilled positions. New strategies have been implemented in 2003 in order to attract more nurses to public health nursing. Some public health services will be reorganized in 2004. MHD continues to monitor and respond to various public health issues of concern with plans for continuing programming through 2004. MHD administers an SPA for AIDS initiative with funds of $314,200. In 2004 the allocation for the AIDS Initiative will come from CDBG funds and is included in the grant funds total. The budget includes $1,240,000 for Capital Improvements for exterior maintenance, mechanical systems upgrades and building maintenance. 2004 anticipated revenues for MHD are $2.16 million, a 0.8% decrease from 2003. Health Department gets about 6% from CDBG and 7% from billings for health services. In 2003 they recruited 6 new health nurses and only lost one due to retirement. The health department has expended $45,000 grant fund and $45,000 of their own funds to the West Nile Virus. $12,000 was spend on an individual with TB that needed to be isolated. We are making progress in lowering the infant mortality rates. Low birth rate contributes to infant mortality. Initiation of prenatal care in the first trimester. Milwaukee leads the state in reducing smoking during pregnancy. We put more emphasis on washing hands, etc. To promote healthy behaviors and access to health services in Milwaukee and have Lead safe rental housing units. Asthma hospitalization of children under age 5 has been driven done. When people come in for their WIC program, we could make Public Health Nurses available to deal with any problems people may be having. Less than 5% of the schools have health services, as they can't afford it. The federal deficient is probably going to lead to receiving less grants in the future. We have a 12% infant mortality rate compared to 2% mortality rate for trees. Ald. D'Amato asked Dr. Foldy for a priority list on what would be the most and what would be least important, if they were to give them back some money in their budget. Ald. Donovan asked if they could work with the police department and possibly get them to enforce hand washing and other food safety concerns. Drugs play a big part in the infant mortality rates. They received a grant from NADA house and they are working with woman trying to get themselves off of drugs. The county used to provide the social work program. It has changed and is now under the State. Teen pregnancy continues to be one that health department monitors and also what teens are doing to not become pregnant. We operated very much like a unit with the staff of 7 or 8 other health departments when it came to monkey pox. Municipal regulations of these doesn't get us very far. They are advertising for flu shots and hoping that more people do get the flu shots voluntarily. Diabetes is an epidemic. Ald. Murphy asked if perhaps we could really start a “campaign” to get employees to get or stay healthy and lose weight. HMO's are investing more money to reach their members. Their goal is visit 100% of establishments. They created a school age health care manager that meets with the public and parochial schools. The health department contains the only non-WIC local public health nutritionist in Wisconsin to deal with these issues. Patty Yunk stated the county currently plans to eliminate 89+ social workers in the Department of aging. Each worker will have a 200 or 250% increase in their work load. Mental Health Services has a lifetime max under Medicare. There are lots of social workers out their including at Aurora. The State has taken over child welfare. There are plenty of social workers in the community and they are available and they work very well with the Milwaukee Health Department.
DEPT. OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES
Martin Collins, Jeff Crouse, Erick Pearson, Angelyn Ward appeared.
Total labor hours in the 2004 Proposed Budget are 292,644, a decrease of 2,196, -0.7% from the total labor hours in the 2003 Budget of 294,840. The net authorized positions change from 216 in the 2003 Budget, to 219 in the 2004 Proposed Budget. Department activities include: Neighborhood Services System database to track complaints and violations; nuisance vehicles towed; certificate of Code Compliance changes; chronic Nuisance Premises. The 2004 Proposed Budget for Operating Expenditures if $1,033,319, an increase of $34,001, 3.4% from the 2003 Budget of $999,318. The 2004 Proposed Budget for Additional Equipment provides $90,000. an increase of $390, 0.4% from the 2003 Budget of $89,610. In the 2004 Proposed Budget, Special Funds provides $1,770,000, an increase of $145,106, 8.9%, from the 2003 Budget of $1,624,894. These line items include funding for the Community Sanitation Fund, the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission and Anderson Lake Tower Building. Grants in the 2004 Proposed Budget anticipate $2,096,131 in funding from CDBG. Special Purposes Accounts are funded at $1,635,000 in the 2004 Proposed Budget, a decrease of $45,605, -2.7% from the 2003 Budget of $1,680,605. The accounts include the Graffiti Abatement Fund, the Maintenance of Essential Services, Razing and Vacant Buildings, and Neighborhood Cleanup. Estimated revenue in the 2004 Proposed Budget is $10,328,200, an increase of $1,244,400, 13.7%, more than the 2003 projection of $9,083,800. They have the highest compliance in graffiti abatement. Ald. Donovan complimented Marty Collins and the entire staff and stated he feels they work very hard. He stated he has concerns in the reduction in the budget for nuisance abatement. Mr. Collins stated they have a unionized work force and they do everything they can to keep their costs down. They have 4 zoning inspectors in the City. Ald. Murphy thanked Commissioner Collins and his great support staff. He feels their department has done more with less. An impact statement is only available in sentencing. Ald. D'Amato asked why they give extensions for absentee landlords. Mr. Collins stated he will talk to the City Attorney's Office. The code says “you have to give a reasonable time to comply”. The Commissioner does not have the authority to issue tickets to cars parked on the lawn per Jim Owczarski of the LRB. Mr. Collins stated they enforce codes relating to private property. They have court case loads of about 3,000. $20,000,000 of private reinvestment has gone back into the housing stock. In 2002 only 7% of their budget was on the tax roll. Alderman have asked them to tighten up on illegal car repair dealers and perpetual rummage sales. Mr. Collins stated keep the tax rate down, but be aware of what this decrease in his budget is going to do for production. In 2004 they will be working on a new electronic route sheet. They need better tools to monitor field activity. Their 2003 project was successful - crime is still done. They look forward to their continued collaboration with the MPD. Mr. Collins thanked the Committee for allowing him to be the Commissioner of Neighborhood Services. Ald. Gordon thanked Ron Roberts for all his help and thanked Marty Collins for the great work they have done. Big rivers are made out of a lot of different streams. Mr. Collins stated the biggest impact on them will be the proposed cuts in Sanitation. Skid loader crews do a wonderful job, but due to union rules, every week they had a new skid loader crew and you can't keep training a new skid loader crew every week. They have done a better job than most cities in graffiti abatement.
1:05 P.M(Recess)
1:25 P.M.(Reconvened)
DEPT. OF CITY DEVELOPMENT
Julie Penman, Mike Dawson, Tom Croasdaile, John Egan, David Schroeder and Emma Stamps appeared.
The 2004 Proposed Budget reflects a review of the housing production function with DCD as it relates to staffing and funding changes. The 2003 Proposed Budget eliminates 73 positions. The 2004 Proposed Budget provides funding for 4 Special Purpose Accounts; Milwaukee Fourth of July, Milwaukee Arts Board Projects, Business Improvements Districts, and the Economic Development Fund. The 2004 Proposed Budget separates total Business Improvement District funding for 23 projects amongst the Business Improvement District Special Purpose Account and a newly created “Economic Development fund” special revenue fund. It also provides various BID projects a total of $169,000 in city contributions through the BID special purpose account. Funding for the Development Fund capital improvement account increases $500,000 from $1.7 million in 2003 to $2.2 million in 2004. The 2004 Proposed Budget provides $20.6 million total in borrowing authority for Tax Incremental Districts compared to $144 million provided in 2003. According to the Budget and Management Office, 2004 charges for services revenue are expected to increase 4.80% to $1,377,200 compared to $1,3144,200 in 2003, but the 2004 estimate does not include a $63,000 Zoning Change Fee revenue estimate. The Budget Office will draft a technical amendment to correct this oversight. The 2003 Public Housing Programs Funding is $19,494,188 more than the $48,505,172 estimate, according to annual Budget and Management Office budget summaries. In 2004, the programs total revenue is expected to decrease 9.65% or -$6,557,190 to $61,442,170 from the $67,999,360 funded in 2003. From 1999 to date: Assisted 47 project, $1.2 million grants; leveraged $12.2 million in investment; $2.7 million granted local businesses. 20 active BIDS, 1700 private properties, raising $4 million annually, improvements such as streetscapes, economic development, and public safety. In 2004 they are looking at 3 new bids. On National Ave. from 1st to 12th they were able to get a grant to make some improvements to the area. They are working on Capitol Court transformation to midtown center. The city has invested $6.1 million for this project. Before the holiday season we should see the opening of TJ Max and Linens N Things. The River walk continues to spur economic development downtown. Jobs Move Downtown - new office development, Cathedral Place, 875 Wisconsin and relocation of the Bank One. Since 1997 nearly 5,000 new housing units completed or planned. Total $1 billion of new investment. Since 1990 - 22.6 % increase in population. Four Hope VI sites: Hillside, Parklawn, Carver Park, Highland. Total $10 million Federal investment for economically integrated neighborhoods. It has put tax exempt properties back on the tax rolls. Housing Authority not only focuses on houses but help residents get GED's etc. They assisted 204 families with the purchase of a home. Lindsey Heights - 65 new homes built, City Homes - more than 70 homes built Private investment through Low Income Housing Tax Credits. DCD - Development Center has been extremely busy this past year. By spring of 2004, they are hoping their on-line permits will be on line. No service of walk-ins on Wednesday afternoon. No phone calls before 10 AM in the Development Center. Comprehensive Planning: Completed Plans in Recent Years: Downtown Plan, Menomonee Valley Plan. Nearing Completion: Fond du Lac and North Neighborhood Plan; Near West Side Neighborhood Plan. Continue/Begin 2004: Third Ward Neighborhood Plan, City wide Comprehensive Plan (WI Smart Growth), Washington Phase I and Green Tree Button Park Neighborhood. The City owns 3 of the 4 corners in Traser Yard (20 acres total). Park East is a major area that they will be dealing with next year. The Park East Redevelopment project continues to move forward. The Knapp Street bridge is almost half way done. By Spring of 2004 we expect the government will turn most of the land over to the County. They plan to designate 3 to 4 main streets that will receive guidance. They will begin construction on the Lloyd Street Playground which is 47 homes. Greenfield Corridor, Hampton-Atkinson, Harambee Riverwest, Layton Blvd. West, Metcalfe Park, Midtown Triangle, Muskego heights, Near West., St Adalberts. They eliminated 73 positions which are mainly vacant. 5 of those positions were filled. Ald. Gordon complimented the department on the great job they are doing in the City. The private market takes care of itself in the downtown. Ms. Kelz from the NIDC Board commended Ms. Penman on her report. She is a principle of Legacy Bank Core. NIDC is a private corporation (501-3C). The Board of Directors of NIDC approved the recommendations put forth by DCD. DCD has a contract with NIDC to provide certain services. NIDC reimburses the City to do certain services for them. All of the people who performed services for NIDC are city employees of DCD. The executive director of NIDC technically reports to NIDC and DCD. They have a million dollar grant with the health department to do lead abatement. The development center generated $8.3 million in revenue. How many condemnation projects can DCD take on. Training the people in the neighborhood to help us help them. Certain positions will move from the City directly to HACM or RACM. We have 3 park areas are in the redevelopment plan. The Pabst development is moving along. They have lots of letters of intent. Vacant, improved lots are maintained by DNS.
SPECIAL PURPOSE ACCOUNTS
OVERVIEW & MISC. SPA'S.
Erick Shambarger and Marianne Walsh appeared.
$125.8 million is the grand total of all the special purpose accounts.
2004 Special Purpose Account: Aids Initiative
The 1997 Adopted Budged provided $240,000 to six agencies for AIDS case management, support services, prevention outreach and education. For 1998, funding of $69,200 that had formerly been located in the Health Department Services Account donated to the Milwaukee Aids Project for educational programs, was added for purposes of funding AIDS related services. The 1999 budget continued to provide $309,200 to AIDS agencies based upon anticipated Request for Proposal results. This account has a tax levy impact. It provides no funding for this SPA. The plan in the 2004 proposed budget is to fund community-based AIDS initiatives using 2004 CDBG dollars.
Alternative Transportation for City Employees
This program began in April, 2000. It is designed to provide all city employees with the opportunity to purchase reduced fare bus passes. All city employees are eligible to participate. This program is known as the Milwaukee County Transit System commuter Value Pass Program and is valid on local and freeway flier bus routes. This program is offered to encourage bus ridership and decrease the number of autos driven to work. This program is an employee benefit that does not require labor negotiations. Currently, 321 employees participate in this program. The city share for the program is $22 per month. The cost to the employee is $17 per month through payroll deduction.
Annual Payment to DNR
This account represents a refund to the State Department of Natural Resources of its payment-in-lieu-of-taxes to the City for the operation and maintenance of the Havenswoods property. The State maintains Havenwoods as a State Park and is required to pay the City on an annual basis to use the property as a state park. The required payment was initially at $100,000 in the first year, to be reduced until it reached the $7,100 level, which it did in 1998. It will remain at $7,100 as long as the property is a State park. The City agreed to return each annual payment to the State for park operation and maintenance costs. This account merely relects that offsetting exchange.
Audit Fund
This account provides for the preparation of the City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). This account has a tax levy impact. Funds from City component units also contribute to the cost of CAFR preparation.
Boards and Commissions Reimbursement Expense
This account reimburses public members of certain boards and commissions for expenses incurred in attending meetings. The salary ordinance authorizes $20 per meeting for citizen members of certain boards and commissions, $60 for Board of Assessment and $180 for Administrative Review Appeals Board members. This allowance, not to exceed $400 for all boards except the Board of Assessment and the Administrative Review Appeals Board, is intended as reimbursement for expenses in attending board meetings.
Board of Ethics
Marianne Walsh, Erick Pearson, Kit Halloran and Nola Deveraux appeared.
This account supports expenditures for the administrative costs related to the Board of Ethics. The special account request sheet has a total of $24,101 with $15,000 of it going to the Research Assistant. They have had a marked increase for confidential opinions.
Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)
Cities are authorized under state statute (s.66.1109) to establish BIDs consisting of contiguous parcels for promoting business developments. BID plans are subject to City Plan Commission and Common Council approval and may not proceed if owners of 40% or more of the assessed value of the proposed assessable property file an objection. BID Boards have at least 5 members appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Common Council.
Budget Bid Funding
The 2004 Proposed budget separates total business Improvement District funding amongst the Business Improvement District Special Purpose Account and an Economic Development Fund special revenue fund, capital funding excluded.
Cable TV Franchise Regulation and Negotiation
This account provides funding for a consultant to provide technical assistance associated with the City's cable television franchise.
Care of Prisoners Fund
Sections 303.18 and 800.095, Wisconsin State Statutes, require the City to reimburse the County for certain costs related to transporting and housing persons convicted of city ordinance violations at the House of Corrections.
City Attorney Collection Contract
This account funds private collection agencies' contracts with the city for the collection of outstanding personal property taxes and other city receivables. The Collection contract generates over $4 million in net revenue for the city.
City Employee Innovation Award
This account was created in 2003 in order to reward city employees for contributing towards the improved quality of city services.
Clerk of Court Witness Fees
This account reimburses witnesses subpoenaed by the City to appear before the Municipal Court, excluding police officers. Even though subpoenas require witnesses to appear, fees are believed to encourage court attendance.
Contribution fund - General
This account, which was first added in the 1991 budget, provides expenditure authority to the City. City departments, or City employees for contributions received by the City. Actual contributions are received as revenues by the City; contributions must be expended under the guidelines set forth in Section 304-24 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances.
Damages and Claims
The Damages and Claims Fund Account is used to cover the cost of judgments against the city.
E-Government Payments System
This account (created in the 2003 Adopted Budget) provides funds to purchase hardware and software required to improve the City's information technology capabilities. The funds enable the multiple language capability, electronic document distribution, electronic service requests, and e-payments capability of the City's web site. DOA - Information and Technology Management Division works with other City departments to implement technologies needed to ensure that the City's e-governments capabilities integrate effectively with existing departmental processes.
Economic Development Committee Fund
This fund supports costs related to advertising and marketing the City for industrial and commercial development, business attraction and retention, and tourism.
Employee training fund
Funds in this account are used to provide technical training and policy training to city employees. Training includes, for example, computer technology, management principles, ethics and leadership principles. Other subjects for training are provided as requested or as needed by individual departments.
Fire and Police Discipline and Citizen Complaint Account
This special Purpose Account was initiated in 2002. This fund pays for the legal defense expenses for exonerated police and fire personnel. This fund allows the city to more clearly track police officer and fire fighter investigations and the subsequent legal fees paid for sworn personnel cleared of wrongdoing.
Firemen's Relief Fund
This account helps defray the costs of the Fire Department Relief Association, established under Section 20-18 of the City Charter. The Association provides assistance to injured or fatally injured firefighters and their families. Funding is set per Charter, and represents 1/8 of the State Aids for Fire Insurance Premiums.
Flexible Spending Account
The flexible spending account program allows employees to set aside pre-tax dollars for certain medical care and dependent care expenses. This ongoing account provides funding to contract with a third party administrator to coordinate and manage the program. This account also covers administrative cost to the city associated with marketing the program to city employees.
Graffiti abatement Fund
This account was established by amendment to the 1996 Budget. It provides funding for residential and commercial graffiti abatement throughout Milwaukee. The Anti-Graffiti Policy Committee is responsible for developing and implementing graffiti abatement strategies.
Group Life Insurance Premium
This account covers the City's share of the premium for the Group life Insurance benefit for all eligible City employees.
Insurance Fund
Funds are provided in this account to pay the insurance premiums on various policies carried by the city, and to pay the fee of the city's risk management consultant, who advises the office on an as-needed basis (approximately $10,000 per year).
Long Term Disability Insurance
This account funds an income replacement program for employees who cannot work due to injury of illness. Currently, about 3.400 employees are eligible as a result of collective bargaining and extension to non-represented and management employees. Insured benefits begin 180 days from the date an employee can no longer work because of illness or injury.
Low Interest Mortgage Program
The Low Interest Mortgage Program, which has been accounted for as an Enterprise fund, was closed out at the end of 1996. The debt utilized to finance mortgages under the program has been retired. No new loans have been made since 1985 and all remaining outstanding mortgages will be transferred to the General Fund. This account provides the necessary expenditure authority for mortgage servicing fees, mortgage guarantee insurance and foreclosure expenditures. There are approximately 32 mortgages with a total value of approximately $449,050. The Department estimates 2003 revenue of $36,800 from mortgage interest which should decline as mortgages are repaid.
Maintenance of Essential Services
City Memberships
Milwaukee Arts Board Projects
Milwaukee Fourth of July Commission
Municipal Court Intervention Program
Neighborhood Cleanup Initiative
Outside Counsel/Expert Witness Fund
Razing and Vacant Building Protection Fund
Receivership Fund
This fund is reduced by $100,000
Reimbursable Services Advance Fund
Remission of Taxes Fund
Reserve for 27th Payroll
Retirees Benefit Adjustment Fund
Sewer Maintenance Fee
MMSD - Sewer User Charge - Pass through Less Recovery from Sewer User Charge
Tuition Reimbursement Fund
Unemployment Compensation Fund
Wages Supplement Fund
Increases by $1.2 million
Board of Zoning Appeals
Worker's Compensation
Increases $700,000 | HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR | Pass | 5:0 |
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