Details Meeting Name: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 9/30/2024 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Room 301-B, City Hall 2025 BUDGET PUBLIC INPUT HEARING 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. Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video eComment: Not available   Attachments: Meeting Items (7) 7 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Type Title Action Result Tally Action Details Video         Meeting convened at 10:09 a.m.       Roll call Video         Also present: Minutes note: William Christianson, City Comptroller Nik Kovac, Budget Director Kathy Brengosz, LRB Fiscal Planning Specialist       Not available 240001 0 1. Communication Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2025 budget. Minutes note: Appearing to provide public testimony: Debra Gillispie testified in objection to the raising of property taxes. She has limited income as a senior citizen. She advocated for ways to lower property taxes, such as increasing homeownership in vacant homes, and privatizing police pension. She had concerns of residents being priced out of their homes and increases to property tax assessment not being equitable between homeowners and investors. There was no virtual testimony. It was noted one person had pre-registered but was not present. eComments on file were read as follows: Ax DeLessio-Parson wrote that there was the misalignment of budget funds in the proposed budget, too much funds were being devoted into the police, and more invested was needed elsewhere to support the community. Ben Turk wrote that the budget was over-funding the police, contributing to the racial disparities and extortion of communities of color, and should entail participatory budgeting. Director Kovac said that Act 12 requires sworn public safety positions to be maintained and/or increased and that privatizing of police pensions was not an option. HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Pass 5:0 Action details Video         Meeting adjourned at 10:31 a.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office       Not available         This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research Center at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar.       Not available         Public comments made using the eComments system can be found within the following file:       Not available 240758 0   Resolution Communication relating to public comments on the Mayor's Proposed Executive Budget for 2025.       Action details Not available