Details Meeting Name: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 10/28/2021 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Room 301-B, City Hall BUDGET AMENDMENT DAY This is also 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 (58) 58 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 9:10 a.m.       Roll call Video         Also present: Minutes note: Dennis Yaccarino, Budget Director Joshua Benson, Deputy Comptroller Keith Broadnax, LRB Manager Tea Norfolk, LRB Fiscal Planning Specialist       Not available 210001 0 1. Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 1 This amendment will add a footnote to the 2022 Budget requiring all departments to report annually on their integration of the Blueprint for Peace into their work. Footnotes are informational only. It is necessary for the Common Council to adopt legislation to implement the intent of the footnote. If the Common Council fails to pass said legislation, the footnote has no impact. AMENDED (WITHDRAWN)     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 2 This amendment will add a footnote directing the Department of Administration-Office of Equity (OEI) to work with City departments to provide status updates regarding their Racial Equity Plans. Footnotes are informational only. It is necessary for the common council to adopt legislation to implement the intent of the footnote. If the Common Council fails to pass said legislation, the footnote has not impact. Ald. Coggs moved to substitute Amendment 2 with Amendment 2A. (Prevailed 5-0) NOT ACTED ON     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 2A This amendment will add a footnote directing the City Clerk to report annually on the Equity Impact Statements submitted by departments and attached to grant resolutions, development agreements, contracts, and changes to penalty provisions in the code. Footnotes are informational only. It is necessary for the common council to adopt legislation to implement the intent of the footnote. If the Common Council fails to pass said legislation, the footnote has not impact. AMENDED Pass 5:0 Action details Not available 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 3 This amendment will add funding of $2,500,000 to the Department of Administration-Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) to provide equitable economic relief for small underserved businesses and organizations in Milwaukee which were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. AMENDED (WITHDRAWN)     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 4 This amendment adds position authority, funding and an FTE for one Grant Compliance Manager position in the Department of Administration-Community Development Grants Administration. Appearing: Pres. Cavalier Johnson, Common Council Steven Mahan, CDGA Ald. Kovac moved substitution of Amendment 4 with Amendment 4A. (Prevailed 5-0) NOT ACTED ON     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 4A Add position authority, funding and FTE for one Grant Compliance Manager position in the Department of Administration-Community Development Grants Administration. AMENDED Pass 5:0 Action details Not available 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 5 This amendment will add funding to the Assessor’s Office budget to purchase software that will support geo-referenced digital sketches and computer software for assessment valuation accuracy. The total cost is $807,715 with $666,715 for digital sketches and $141,000 for assessment valuation accuracy. Ald. Spiker moved to substitute Amendment 5 with Amendment 5A. (Prevailed 5-0) NOT ACTED ON     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 5A Add $807,715 for the purchase of geo-referenced digital sketches ($666,715 one-time purchase) and computer software for assessment valuation accuracy ($141,000 over a 5-year license) to the Assessor’s Office Assessment Software capital account to purchase software that will support geo-referenced digital sketches and computer software for assessment valuation accuracy. Reduce City Hall Foundation & Hollow Walk capital account by the corresponding amount. Appearing: Steve Miner, Assessment Commissioner AMENDED Fail 1:4 Action details Not available 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 6 This amendment will add position authority, FTE, and funding for one Assistant City Attorney in the Common Council-City Clerk. The cost is offset by reducing position authority, FTE, and funding for one Assistant City Attorney in the City Attorney’s Office. The Assistant City will represent the Common Council-City Clerk as special counsel. Charter ordinance enabling legislation is required. Appearing: Ald. Jose Perez, 12th Ald. Dist. James Owczarski, City Clerk Celia Jackson, City Attorney Chief of Staff AMENDED Pass 4:0 Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 7 This amendment eliminates one vacant Assistant City Attorney position from the City Attorney’s Office and uses the funds, $50,130, to add position authority, funding, and FTE for one Human Resources Representative position to the Department of Employee Relations’ Compensation and Certification Division in the 2022 Budget. The amendment’s intent is to provide additional staffing to assist with an increase in vacancies across all City departments due to the impacts of COVID-19 and COVID-19-related policies. Ald. Murphy offered Amendment 7A. Amendment 7A This amendment eliminates 2 vacant Assistant City Attorney positions from the City Attorney’s Office. The funds are used to (1) add position authority, funding, and FTE for one Human Resources Representative position to the Department of Employee Relations’ Compensation and Certification Division in the 2022 Budget; the amendment’s intent is to provide additional staffing to assist with an increase in vacancies across all City departments due to the impacts of COVID-19 and COVID-19-related policies, and (2) add position authority, funding, and FTE for one Assistant City Attorney in the Department of Neighborhood Services; the intent is to represent the Department of Neighborhood Services as special counsel. Charter ordinance enabling legislation is required. Appearing: Erica Roberts, DNS Commissioner Celia Jackson, City Attorney Chief of Staff Ald. Murphy withdrew Amendment 7A. Amendment 7 Appearing: Makda Fessahaye, DER Director AMENDED Fail 1:4 Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 8 This amendment will add a footnote to the Department of City Development to require the Department to examine the feasibility of using City-owned property for advertising purposes. Footnotes are informational only. It is necessary for the Common Council to adopt legislation to implement the intent of the footnote. If the Common Council fails to pass said legislation, the footnote has no impact. Ald. Coggs moved substitution of Amendment 8 with Amendment 8A. (Prevailed 5-0) NOT ACTED ON     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 8A This amendment will add a footnote to the Department of City Development to require the Department, in consultation with the City Attorney’s Office, to examine the feasibility of using City-owned property for advertising purposes. Footnotes are informational only. It is necessary for the Common Council to adopt legislation to implement the intent of the footnote. If the Common Council fails to pass said legislation, the footnote has no impact. AMENDED Pass 3:2 Action details Not available 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 9 This amendment provides $100,000 to the Department of City Development to support the Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation-administered “Healing Spaces” Initiative. Ald. Coggs moved substitution of Amendment 9 with Amendment 9A. (Prevailed 5-0) NOT ACTED ON     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 9A This amendment provides $50,000 to the Department of City Development to support the Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation-administered “Healing Spaces” Initiative. Ald. Murphy added as a cosponsor. AMENDED Pass 5:0 Action details Not available 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 10 This amendment will provide $100,000 to the Department of City Development Operating Expenditures account to fund the Alert Neighbor Program. AMENDED (WITHDRAWN)     Action details Not available 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 11 This amendment will provide $150,000 to the Department of City Development Operating Expenditures account to fund the Alert Neighbor Program. Ald. Coggs moved substitution of Amendment 11 with Amendement 11A. (Prevailed 5-0) NOT ACTED ON     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 11A This amendment will provide $150,000 to the Common Council-City Clerk Operating Expenditures account to fund the Alert Neighbor Program. AMENDED (WITHDRAWN)     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 12 This amendment will add position authority, FTE, and funding of $159,522 in the Common Council-City Clerk for 4 Legislative Assistant positions. AMENDED Fail 0:5 Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 13 This amendment will add position authority, FTE, and funding of $119,642 in the Common Council-City Clerk for 3 Legislative Assistant positions. AMENDED Fail 0:5 Action details Not available 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 14 This amendment will add position authority, FTE, and funding of $235,108 in the Common Council-City Clerk for 14 Legislative Services Aide positions to the Common Council-City Clerk. AMENDED Fail 0:5 Action details Not available 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 15 This amendment will add $1,000,000 in funding for a participatory budgeting initiative involving American Rescue Plan Act funds in the Common Council-City Clerk’s Office. It will add position authority, FTE and funding for one Grant Administrator position in the City Clerk’s Office to assist in this initiative. Ald. Coggs moved substitution of Amendment 15 with Amendment 15A. (Prevailed 5-0) NOT ACTED ON     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 15A Add $1,000,000 in funding to a possible ARPA funding for a participatory budgeting initiative involving American Rescue Plan Act funds in the Common Council-City Clerk’s Office. Add position authority, FTE and funding for one Grant Administrator position in the City Clerk’s Office to assist in this initiative. AMENDED (WITHDRAWN)     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 16 This amendment will create an Office of Veterans’ Affairs in the Common Council City Clerk’s Office. It will add position authority, funding and FTE for an Executive Director and a Program Assistant I. It will also add Operating and Equipment Expenditures. Appearing: Ald. Chantia Lewis, 9th Ald. Dist. AMENDED Fail 1:4 Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 17 This amendment will add funding of $250,000 for the DirectConnect MKE special fund in the Common Council–City Clerk. Appearing: James Owczarski, City Clerk AMENDED (WITHDRAWN)     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 18 This amendment will add a footnote urging the Fire & Police Commission to work with the Fire Department and the Police Department to create and distribute a survey to determine the reasons why personnel have moved away from the City. Footnotes are informational only. It is necessary for the Common Council to adopt legislation to implement the intent of the footnote. If the Common Council fails to pass said legislation, the footnote has no impact. Ald. Spiker and Murphy added as cosponsors. AMENDED Pass 5:0 Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 19 This amendment reduces the Fire Department budget by $2,887,514, the equivalent of 2 fire houses, and adds the funding to the Pension Reserve Fund. Appearing: Ald. Robert Bauman, 4th Ald. Dist. Andrew Timm, Assistant Fire Chief Aaron Lipski, Fire Chief AMENDED Fail 0:5 Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 20 This amendment will Increase the deposit to the Employer’s Pension Reserve Fund in 2022 by $30,000,000, for a total contribution of $40,000,000. The cost is offset by reducing the Fire Department salaries by $30,000,000. Appearing: Pres. Cavalier Johnson, Common Council AMENDED Pass 5:0 Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 21 Reduce Fire Department operating expenditures by $6.05 million and increase Police Department funding by the same amount to fund the hiring of three Police Officer recruit classes of 65 recruits each. Appearing: Pres. Cavalier Johnson, Common Council Leon Todd, FPC Director AMENDED Pass 4:0 Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 22 This amendment appropriates $164,000 to the Fire Department to perform a civilian/sworn personnel resource analysis for the purpose of determining appropriate staffing levels for the Milwaukee Fire Department. Appearing: Aaron Lipski, Fire Chief Ald. Spiker moved substitution of Amendment 22 with Amendment 22A. (Prevailed 5-0) NOT ACTED ON     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 22A This amendment appropriates $164,000 to the Fire Department to perform a civilian/sworn personnel resource analysis for the purpose of determining appropriate staffing levels for the Milwaukee Fire Department. This amendment also intends for the Fire Department to conduct a study to determine placement of fire stations in the city for optimal efficiency. AMENDED Fail 1:4 Action details Not available 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 23 This amendment will add a footnote to the Commissioner of Health directing the department to explore the possibilities of capturing more payments from property owners involved in lead remediation. Footnotes are informational only. It is necessary for the Common Council to adopt legislation to implement the intent of the footnote. If the Common Council fails to pass said legislation, the footnote has no impact. Ald. Perez added as a cosponsor. AMENDED Pass 5:0 Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 24 Add a footnote to the Violence Reduction & Prevention Program Director for the Health Department to provide metrics to evaluate the efficacy of the services of the Office of Violence Prevention. Footnotes are informational only. It is necessary for the Common Council to adopt legislation to implement the intent of the footnote. If the Common Council fails to pass said legislation, the footnote has no impact. Ald. Coggs and Spiker added as cosponsors. AMENDED Pass 5:0 Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 25 This amendment will add a footnote to the Violence Reduction & Prevention Program Director in the Health Department to provide annual reports related to trauma care for Fire and Police personnel. Footnotes are informational only. It is necessary for the Common Council to adopt legislation to implement the intent of the footnote. If the Common Council fails to pass said legislation, the footnote has no impact. Ald. Kovac, Murphy, Spiker, and Zamarripa added as cosponsors. AMENDED Pass 5:0 Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Meeting recessed at 12:17 p.m. Meeting reconvened at 1:05 p.m. Amendment 26 This amendment will add $360,000 to the Health Department to fund one year of unarmed first responders for mental health and homelessness crisis response. The cost is offset by delaying the last police officer recruit class by three pay periods. Appearing: Myra Edwards, MHD Chief of Staff AMENDED (WITHDRAWN)     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 27 Provide funding of $250,000 in the Health Department Office of Violence Prevention. The funding will be used to create a micro-grant youth initiative with funding provided to smaller organizations that work directly with youth involved in reckless driving. The funding will also provide seed funding for a media campaign. AMENDED (WITHDRAWN)     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 28 This amendment will add a footnote that directs the Department of Neighborhood Services to use, at minimum, $400,000 of demolition money for properties in areas of concentrated blight. Footnotes are informational only. It is necessary for the Common Council to adopt legislation to implement the intent of the footnote. If the Common Council fails to pass said legislation, the footnote has no impact. Ald. Murphy added as a cosponsor. Appearing: Erica Roberts, DNS Commissioner AMENDED Pass 5:0 Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 29 This amendment will add position authority, FTE, and $200,000 for five Community Service Officers. It will add $200,000 for five Police Service Specialist - Investigators. The cost is offset by delaying the last police officer recruit class by 4 pay periods and reducing average sworn strength by 10 full time equivalents. Ald. Kovac moved substitution of Amendment 29 with Amendment 29A. (Prevailed 5-0) NOT ACTED ON     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 29A This amendment will add position authority, FTE, and $400,000 for ten Police Service Specialist - Investigators. The cost is offset by delaying the last police officer recruit class by 4 pay periods and reducing average sworn strength by 10 full time equivalents. Appearing: Nicholas DeSiato, MPD Chief of Staff Bryan Rynders, Budget Office Ald. Kovac moved to amend to strike reference to delaying the last recruit class. (Prevailed 5-0) NOT ACTED ON     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 29A, as amended. This amendment will add position authority, FTE, and $400,000 for ten Police Service Specialist - Investigators. Ald. Spiker added as a cosponsor. AMENDED Pass 5:0 Action details Not available 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 30 This amendment will add $900,000 to the Police Department to fund: (1) 10 Police Service Specialist - Investigators for $400,000 and (2) 100 Automated License Plate Readers for $500,000 to assist with the auto theft clearance rate. Ald. Spiker moved substitution of Amendment 30 with Amendment 30B. (Prevailed 5-0) NOT ACTED ON     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 30B Add $250,000 of funding for 100 Automated License Plate Readers to assist with the auto theft clearance rate. Appearing: Nicholas DeSiato, MPD Chief of Staff AMENDED Fail 2:3 Action details Not available 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 31 This amendment will add position authority, FTE, and funding of $1,060,000 for 21 Operations Driver Worker positions in the DPW-Operations Division for the purpose of assisting with additional sanitation and forestry related services. The intent is to have separate legislation to increase the Solid Waste Fee to offset the tax-levy impact of this amendment. If the Common Council does not pass the separate legislation and the Comptroller does not recognize the revenues, the tax-levy impact will be as stated. Appearing: Bryan Rynders, Budget Office AMENDED Fail 1:4 Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 32 This amendment will add funding for a pilot program to establish 2 Wildflower Planting Beds by increasing Forestry's Professional Services allocation by $25,000. The purpose of this pilot program is to identify cost savings by reducing overall maintenance costs related to contract mowing. This amendment assumes that the total cost will be offset by increasing the transfer from the Sewer Maintenance Fund to the General Fund. This amendment will require revenue recognition by the Comptroller. If revenue is not recognized, the tax-levy impact of this amendment will be as stated. Ald. Coggs and Murphy added as cosponsors. AMENDED Pass 5:0 Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 33 This amendment will add funding for Contract Stump Removal Services by increasing DPW-Operations Forestry Division's Professional Services account by $2,980,000. The intent is to have separate legislation to increase the Stormwater Fee to offset the tax levy impact of this amendment. If the Common Council does not pass the separate legislation and the Comptroller does not recognize the revenues, the tax-levy impact will be as stated. Ald. Kovac moved substitution of Amendment 33 with Amendment 33A. (Prevailed 5-0) NOT ACTED ON     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 33A This amendment will add funding for Contract Stump Removal Services by increasing DPW-Operations Forestry Division's Professional Services account by $667,000. The intent is to have separate legislation to increase the Stormwater Fee to offset the tax levy impact of this amendment. If the Common Council does not pass the separate legislation and the Comptroller does not recognize the revenues, the tax-levy impact will be as stated. Appearing: Randy Krouse, DPW Forestry Jeffrey Polenske, DPW Commissioner AMENDED (WITHDRAWN)     Action details Not available 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 34 This amendment will reduce the Common Council-City Clerk City Memberships Special Purpose Account by $51,601. AMENDED (WITHDRAWN)     Action details Not available 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 35 This amendment will reduce borrowing authority for the Department of Public Works Street Lighting Improvements capital account by $2,980,000 and increase borrowing authority for the Department of Public Works Stump Removal capital account by the same amount. Ald. Kovac moved substitution of Amendment 35 with Amendment 35B. (Prevailed 5-0) NOT ACTED ON     Action details Video 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. Minutes note: Amendment 35B This amendment will reduce borrowing authority for the Department of Public Works Street Lighting Improvements capital account by $3,080,000 and increase borrowing authority for the Department of Public Works Stump Removal capital account by the same amount. Appearing: Randy Krouse, DPW Forestry Jeffrey Polenske, DPW Commissioner AMENDED (WITHDRAWN)     Action details Not available 210001 0   Budget Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2022 budget. REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Pass 5:0 Action details Not available 210636 0 2. Resolution Resolution relating to the adoption of the proposed 2022 budget for the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee. REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Pass 5:0 Action details Video 210804 0 3. Charter Ordinance A charter ordinance relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2022 budget. REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Pass 5:0 Action details Video 210798 0 4. Ordinance An ordinance relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2022 budget. REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Pass 5:0 Action details Video 210801 0 5. Resolution Resolution relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2022 budget. REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Pass 5:0 Action details Video         Meeting adjourned at 2:27 p.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office       Not available         PLEASE NOTE: If action is taken on the above files, they may be referred to the November 5, 2021, Common Council - Budget Adoption Meeting.       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