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Finance & Personnel Committee — Meeting minutes (Nov 17, 2025)
MilwaukeeNov 17, 20254 min read
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Committee convened at 10:14 AM in Room 301-A, City Hall (also virtual). The committee met in closed session regarding ratification of a tentative agreement with the Milwaukee Police Association, then reconvened to consider the regular agenda. Multiple resolutions, communications, and substitute ordinances were acted on—several recommended for adoption or placement on file; some items were held to the call of the chair or held in committee. Meeting adjourned at 2:59 PM.
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- Item 221201 (Milwaukee Police Association tentative agreement): Committee convened into closed session and, upon reconvening, recommended the substitute resolution for adoption (Aye 3; Abstain 2).
- Item 251185 (Marcus Center parking structure repairs): File substituted with Proposed Substitute A (Substitute 2); motion to hold to call of the chair prevailed.
- Item 250818 (MKE Mobile Action App amendment): Resolution recommended for adoption unanimously.
- Item 250603 (Audit of CDGA award process): Motion to hold to call of the chair prevailed.
- Item 250816 (Audit of Residents Preference Program): Communication recommended for placing on file.
- Item 250855 (Designation of events/initiatives eligible for contributions): Motion to hold to call of the chair prevailed.
- Item 251190 (Vacancy requests, fund transfers, equipment requests): Communication held in committee.
- Item 250945 (Waivers for single/sole source contracts): Communication placed on file.
- Items 251052 and 250947 (DER classification studies for Fire & Police Commission and City Service Commission): Communications recommended for placing on file.
- Item 250074 (DER — shift/weekend differential pay language): Communication recommended for placing on file after reconsideration; request made to confirm if AFSCME 32 was conferred with.
- Item 251198 (Designate one DPW Water Works position as bilingual): Communication recommended for placing on file.
- Item 251200 (DER — recruitment flexibility for transfers): Communication recommended for placing on file.
- Item 251130 (Acceptance/funding of 2026 DOJ Beat Patrol Program grant): Resolution recommended for adoption.
- Item 251079 (Acceptance/funding of 2025-2026 Preventive Health Grant): Resolution recommended for adoption.
- Item 251056 (Authorize attendance at conventions/seminars/travel): Substitute adopted and recommended for adoption.
- Items 251054, 251049, 251050, 251055 (Substitute ordinances amending 2025/2026 rates/offices/positions): Substituted where noted and recommended for passage.
- Item 251183 (Reserve/appropriate up to $1,250,000 from 2025 Common Council Contingent Fund to Damages & Claims Fund): Resolution recommended for adoption.
- File 250810 (DER study re: retroactive hourly wage supplements for certain non-management employees): Placed on file as no longer necessary.
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FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Nov 17, 2025, 12:00 AMRoom 301-A, City Hallscheduled
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.
Agenda
- Substitute resolution to ratify and confirm the final agreement between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Police Association.
- 11 AM
- Substitute resolution relating to the transfer of funds for repairs to the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts parking structure.
- Resolution amending Common Council File Number 241271 relating to the MKE Mobile Action App.
- Communication from the Office of the Comptroller relating to the audit of the Community Development Grants Administration (CDGA) award process.
- Communication from the Office of the Comptroller relating to the audit of the Residents Preference Program for Development Agreements.
- Resolution designating certain City of Milwaukee events and initiatives as eligible for contributions.
- Communication from the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Analysis Division regarding vacancy requests, fund transfers and equipment requests.
- Communication from the Department of Administration informing the Finance and Personnel Committee of waivers granted for certain single or sole source contracts or contract amendments.
- Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to classification studies scheduled for Fire and Police Commission action.
- Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to classification studies scheduled for City Service Commission action.
- Communication from the Department of Employee Relations amending the Salary Ordinance to amend the language authorizing shift and weekend differential pay.
- Communication from the Department of Employee Relations amending the Positions Ordinance to designate one position in the Department of Public Works - Water Works as bilingual.
- Communication from the Department of Employee Relations amending the Salary Ordinance to provide recruitment flexibility for transfers that come off an open and competitive eligible list.
- Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a 2026 Wisconsin Department of Justice Beat Patrol Program grant.
- Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2025-2026 Preventive Health Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
- Substitute resolution authorizing attendance at conventions, seminars and other travel.
- A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2025 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service.
- A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2025 offices and positions in the City Service.
- A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2026 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service.
- A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2026 offices and positions in the City Service.
- Substitute resolution reserving and appropriating up to $1,250,000 from the 2025 Common Council Contingent Fund to the 2025 Damages and Claims Fund Special Purpose Account for resolutions related to settlements of lawsuits and/or claims.
- The following file may be placed on file as no longer necessary:
- Substitute resolution directing the Department of Employee Relations to study the feasibility of retroactively providing hourly wage supplements to certain non-management employees while on special assignments related to flood impact mitigation.
- This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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- In the event that Common Council members who are not members of this committee attend this meeting, this meeting may also simultaneously constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of the following committees: Community and Economic Development, Finance and Personnel, Judiciary and Legislation, Licenses, Public Safety and Health, Public Works, Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development, and/or Steering and Rules. Whether a simultaneous meeting is occurring depends on whether the presence of one or more of the Common Council member results in a quorum of the Common Council or any of the above committees, and, if there is a quorum of another committee, whether any agenda items listed above involve matters within that committee’s realm of authority. In the event that a simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action other than information gathering will be taken at the simultaneous meeting. Times for specific agenda items are estimations. If items cannot be heard at their specified times, they will be heard as soon as practicable thereafter.
- Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For assistance contact the Legislative Services ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
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- Meeting convened at 10:14 a.m.
- Also present:
- Meeting adjourned at 2:59 p.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office
- This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research Center at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar.
- Substitute resolution relating to the transfer of funds for repairs to the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts parking structure.
- Substitute resolution authorizing attendance at conventions, seminars and other travel.
- Communication from the Department of Employee Relations amending the Salary Ordinance to amend the language authorizing shift and weekend differential pay.
- Communication from the Department of Employee Relations amending the Salary Ordinance to amend the language authorizing shift and weekend differential pay.
- A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2025 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service.
- A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2026 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service.
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