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| | | | Meeting convened at 1:11 p.m. | | | |
Roll call
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| | | | Also present:
Minutes note: William Christianson, City 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 2026 budget.
Minutes note: -Mayor’s Office
Appearing:
Bryan Rynders, Budget Operations Manager
Nicholas Desiato, Chief of Staff
Preston Cole, DOA Director
Pres. Ald. Jose Perez, 12th Ald. Dist.
Ald. Lamont Westmoreland, 5th Ald. Dist.
An overview presentation was given on the Mayor's Office on the following topics:
2026 Budget Summary, Salaries and Positions, 2026 Budget by Service, Org Chart (Service Delivery Model), Key Performance Indicators, Mayor's Priorities, Environmental Impact, Challenges2025 Amendment Update, Department Demographics
There was discussion on wage increase (within the Mayor's Office and general city), alternative work arrangement, handling of complaints, org chart and staffing, recruitment and retention, AI solutions and innovation, reclassifications, use of generative AI tools
Information requests made were as follows:
Updated org chart listing names, description, demographics (Ald. Moore)
Camp Rise breakdown of data (Ald. Moore)
Policy and strategy on use of generative AI (Ald. Spiker)
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| 0 | | Communication | Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2026 budget.
Minutes note: 2:00 P.M.
-Dept. of Administration
Appearing:
Preston Cole, DOA Director
Steven Mahan, DOA Deputy Director
Sarah Osborn, Budget Office
Mary Reed, OEI
Jessica Wineberg, Vision Zero Police Director
James Bohl, Innovation Director
David Henke, Chief Information Officer
Dea Wright, Early Childhood Initiative Director
An overview presentation on the Dept. of Administration was given on the following topics:
2026 Budget Summary, Salaries and Positions, Operating & Equipment Expenses, Special Funds, Special Purpose Accounts, Revenues, Capital Expenses, Budget by Service, Org Chart, Core Services, Vision Zero, Innovation, Office of Early Childhood Initiatives, IT Management
There was discussion on revenues, new positions created in DOA, moving of an Epidemiologist position into the Office of Community Wellness and Safety, increase in positions and expenses, org chart, cost benefit of DOA administration overseeing its divisions, centralization of shared services, cabinet level positions and reporting, staffing and FTE levels, ARPA funded positions, Office of Equity and Inclusion (workforce outreach and funding source), internships, Vision Zero (suppression, police cooperation, traffic deaths, support to victims and families, reduction in fatalities, outreach efforts, strategies, community engagement and involvement, driver's and transportation education, data collection), Innovation Office (use of Auxiliary Resource Program to add staff to the Innovation Office, initiatives, Innovation Director salary and employment history, vehicle registration fee increase), ITMD (new technologies and innovation, consolidation of IT, use of AI technologies, revising/updating of IT policies, GovAI selection, Workday implementation, computer upgrades), Early Childhood Initiative (MPS IEPs, literacy development initiatives, relocation to YWCA, Southgate Playfield Story Path, transition from the Mayor's Office to DOA, communication with Zilber and Bridge Group
Information requests made were as follows:
Further breakdown of information regarding revenues (Ald. Coggs)
Cost benefit analysis of consolidation of divisions under DOA (Pres. Perez)
Detailed information on cabinet positions and reporting structure under DOA (Ald. Burgelis)
Analysis of use of ARP for staffing the Innovation Office (Ald. Dimitrijevic)
The remainder of the budget hearing for DOA may be added to the Finance and Personnel Committee 2026 budget hearing meeting on Friday, October 10, 2025 and scheduled for 1 p.m.
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| 0 | | Communication | Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2026 budget. | HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR | Pass | 5:0 |
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| | | | Meeting adjourned at 4:49 p.m.
Chris Lee, Staff Assistant
Council Records Section
City Clerk's Office | | | |
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