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Meeting Name: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/7/2024 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Room 301-B, City Hall
2025 BUDGET HEARINGS This is also a virtual meeting. Those wishing to view the proceedings are able to do so via the City Channel - Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable - or on the Internet at http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel
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     Meeting convened at 1:29 p.m.    Roll call Video Video
     Also present:

Minutes note: Charles Roedel, Deputy Comptroller Nik Kovac, Budget Director Keith Broadnax, LRB Manager Kathy Brengosz, LRB Fiscal Impact Statement Pres. Jose Perez, 12th Ald. Dist.
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240001 01.CommunicationCommunication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2025 budget.

Minutes note: -Assessor's Office Appearing: Nathaniel Haack, Budget Office Nicole Larsen, Chief Assessor Bill Bowers, Deputy City Assessor Jeffrey Arp, Business Systems Manager Mr. Haack and Assessor's Office representatives gave an Assessor's Office presentation on the following: 2025 Budget Summary; 2025 Budget by Service; Salaries and Positions; Operating, Equipment, and Special Funds; Special Purpose Accounts; Revenues; Core Services; Service Delivery Model; Key Performance Indicators; Major Updates; Property Tax Exemptions; Community Engagement; Department Demographics; Racial Equity; Climate and Equity Further details of the presentation can be found within the file. Members and participants questioned and discussed Board of Review vacancies being a preference of the board, valuation of appraisal fees, handling of notices returned undeliverable, quanity of objections and appeals, there being no recent complaints from churches, no interest received yet for the PILOT program, desire to engage Council members on altering the PILOT program as well as with the Innovation Director, liability from litigation and carryover of those funds, engagement with the Office of Equity and Inclusion going forward, legal review on electronic notification of assessments, exemption from being taxable, internship opportunities, appraisal market valuation method, commercial and residental inspector positions and division, market reclassifications, cost recovery with new fees, maintenance years being an exception going forward, assessed value to be at full value and equitable Ald. Spiker asked for a breadown on appraisal fees and permits including the median, range, and charges from other municipalities. Ald. Spiker requested for the Chief Assessor to attend his town hall meetings and data on the collection from PILOTS from comparable cities from LRB.
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240001 0 CommunicationCommunication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2025 budget.

Minutes note: -Dept. of Administration Appearing: Sarah Osborn, Budget Office Preston Cole, DOA Director Steven Mahan, DOA Deputy Director Bernadette Karanja, OEI Chief Director David Henke, ITMD Chief Information Officer Darryl Davidson, OAAA Director Ashanti Hamilton, OCWS Director Erick Shambarger, ECO Director Mario Higgins, CDGA Director Jordan Primakow, IRD Director Ms. Osborn and DOA representatives gave a Dept. of Administration presentation on the following: 2025 Budget Summary, 2025 Budget by Service, Salaries and Positions, Operating and Equipment, Special Funds, Special Purpose Accounts, Capital, Revenues, and Service Delivery Model Further details of the presentation can be found within the file. Members and participants questioned and discussed promotion of the One Milwaukee Citizen-Led Transformation Fund in pursuance of philanthropic contributions, redesign of a PILOT program, reporting on Office of African American Affairs activities, reporting on other efforts beyond ARPA funding of salaries, DirectConnect MKE training opportunites, development of a racial equity plan, streamlining of processes for permits and licenses, lack of responses or actions taken from budget amendment footnotes, vendor fair participants and logistics, OAAA outreach and Fatherhood events, survey and data collection by OCWS, OCWS staffing and vacancy challenges, Neighborhood Investment Beautification Program absorbtion by DPW, Lead Paint Abatement Program funds not being spent, healing spaces coordination, OEI impact and restructure within DOA, absorption of offices into DOA, salary costs and increases, grant application and compliance capacity, grants through ECO, ARPA compliance capacity resuming with grant monitors, enterprise resource program progressing on time and budget, OCWS progress and strategies going forward, funding of IRD positions, and coordination over the legislative packag between IRD and the Common Council-City Clerk Ald. Spiker requested for further details of key performance indicators for all divisions within DOA.
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240001 0 CommunicationCommunication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2025 budget.HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass4:0 Action details Not available
     Meeting adjourned at 4:27 p.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office    Not available
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