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Meeting Name: BOARD OF CITY SERVICE COMMISSIONERS Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/3/2025 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, room 301-A
Lakena Cornelius Discharge Appeal Hearing
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   1. CALL TO ORDER

Minutes note: The meeting commenced at 9:04 a.m.
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   2. ROLL CALL

Minutes note: All commissioners were present.
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251088 03.CommunicationCommunication for the approval of the October 21, 2025 meeting minutes.APPROVEDPass5:0 Action details Not available
251087 04.CommunicationCommunication regarding the Discharge Appeal of Lakena Cornelius, former Medical Assistant in the Milwaukee Health Department.

Minutes note: The Commission went into a closed session at 1:10 p.m. and came back into open session at 1:41 p.m. The commission found based on a preponderance of the evidence that the Department had just cause to discipline the appellant, Ms. Lakena Cornelius. APPROVED Aye 5 (Bock, Miller, Smith, Cleary, Wick Spoerl) No: 0 The Commission found based on a preponderance of the evidence that the Department had just cause to discharge the appellant, Ms. Lakena Cornelius. APPROVED Aye 5 (Bock, Miller, Smith, Cleary, Wick Spoerl) No: 0
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     ADJOURNMENT

Minutes note: Heidi Wick Spoerl motioned to adjourn the hearing, seconded by Janet Cleary. None opposed. All in favor. The motion carried. The hearing adjourned at 1:43 p.m.
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     The Board may convene in closed session pursuant to Section 19.85 (1)(a) Wis. Stats., to deliberate concerning a case which was the subject of a quasi-judicial hearing before the Board of City Service Commissioners. The Board may then reconvene in open session concerning any such item following the closed session pursuant to Section 19.85 (2) Wis. Stats.    Not available
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