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Finance & Personnel Committee (Dec 10, 2025) advances budget and personnel measures, holds several communications for further review
MilwaukeeDec 10, 20253 min read
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The committee met Dec. 10, 2025 (Room 301-B, City Hall; virtual viewing available). Members acted on ordinances and resolutions related to fiscal forecasting, position and pay changes, grant acceptances, tax incremental district extensions for housing, and multiple departmental communications. Several communications (including AI use, vacancy reporting, and exit surveys) were held to the call of the chair or placed on file for follow-up.
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- Item 241536 (reporting requirements for certain positions) — motion by Ald. Coggs: RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE (motion prevailed).
- Item 251009 (5-year city fiscal forecast) — motion by Ald. Spiker: RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE (motion prevailed).
- Item 241688 (expenditure of funds reimbursed by greater-than-anticipated MPS revenue) — motion by Ald. Burgelis: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE (motion prevailed).
- Item 251185 (funds transfer for Marcus Center parking structure repairs) — motion by Ald. Moore: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR (motion prevailed).
- Item 250892 (development of formal fund balance policy) — motion by Ald. Coggs: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE (motion prevailed).
- Item 250894 (quarterly reporting of vacant positions) — motion by Ald. Coggs: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR (motion prevailed).
- Item 250898 (annual reporting of exit-survey results) — motion by Ald. Coggs: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR (motion prevailed).
- Item 250895 (ITMD: additional uses for e-texts) — motion by Ald. Coggs: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE; survey to be added to file (motion prevailed).
- Item 250940 (use of Artificial Intelligence by City departments) — motion by Ald. Spiker: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; requested communication file on GovAI and prospective Front Desk implementations (motion prevailed).
- Item 251216 (directing administrative support to Dept. of Community Wellness and Safety and Dept. of Equity and Inclusion) — motion by Ald. Spiker: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION (motion prevailed).
- Item 250603 (audit of CDGA award process) — motion by Ald. Coggs: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE; requested further data on timely cost report submittals (motion prevailed).
- Item 251190 (vacancy requests, fund transfers, equipment requests) — motion by Ald. Burgelis: COMMUNICATION TO FINANCE APPROVED; discussion and votes recorded regarding a DPW Transportation fund transfer (motion prevailed).
- Item 251191 (changes to single/sole source contracts) — motion by Ald. Burgelis: COMMUNICATION TO FINANCE APPROVED (motion prevailed).
- Item 251279 (waivers for certain single/sole source contracts) — motion by Ald. Spiker: COMMUNICATION PLACED ON FILE (motion prevailed).
- Item 251373 (designate one Milwaukee Health Dept. Community Health Administrative Specialist as bilingual) — motion by Ald. Coggs: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE (motion prevailed).
- Item 251053 (clerical/administrative corrections to Salary and Positions Ordinances) — motion by Ald. Moore: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE (motion prevailed).
- Item 250855 (designating City events/initiatives as eligible for contributions) — motion by Ald. Burgelis: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION (motion prevailed).
- Items 250872 and 250873 (authorizations/appropriations from 2026 budget and Special Purpose Account) — motions recommending adoption prevailed.
- Item 251232 (amend 2026 Positions Ordinance per adopted budget) — RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE (motion prevailed).
- Item 251225 (authorization for 2026 convention attendance) — RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION (motion prevailed).
- Item 251270 (general obligation promissory notes for up to $10M contingent borrowing) — RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; committee requested estimated contingent borrowing amount by end of 2025 (motion prevailed).
- Items 251227, 251228, 251229, 251230 (one-year TID extensions; use of increment for affordable housing) — each RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION (motions prevailed).
- Items 251110, 251237, 251238 (acceptance/funding of 2026 Family Planning, Lead Detection, and HIV Partner Services grants) — each RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION (motions prevailed).
- Items 251283 and 251282 (2026 rates of pay and offices/positions ordinances) — motions to RECOMMEND FOR PASSAGE prevailed.
- Meeting convened at 9:22 a.m. and adjourned at 1:52 p.m.; attendance recorded for Chair Ald. Dimitrijevic and Alds. Burgelis, Spiker, Coggs, and Moore.
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FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Dec 10, 2025, 12:00 AMRoom 301-B, 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
- A substitute ordinance relating to reporting requirements for certain positions.
- A substitute ordinance relating to a 5-year city fiscal forecast.
- Resolution relating to expenditure of funds to be reimbursed by greater than anticipated revenue from Milwaukee Public Schools.
- Substitute resolution relating to the transfer of funds for repairs to the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts parking structure.
- Communication from the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Division and the Office of the Comptroller relating to the development of a formal fund balance policy.
- Communication from the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Division and the Office of the Comptroller relating to the quarterly reporting of vacant positions.
- Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to the annual reporting of exit-survey results to the Common Council.
- Communication from the Department of Administration - Information Technology Management Division relating to additional ways the City can use e-texts.
- Communication relating to the use of Artificial Intelligence by City departments.
- Resolution directing various departments to provide administrative support to the Department of Community Wellness and Safety and the Department of Equity and Inclusion.
- Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to classification studies or other studies scheduled for Fire and Police Commission action.
- Communication from the Office of the Comptroller relating to the audit of the Community Development Grants Administration (CDGA) award process.
- 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 relating to approval of changes to certain single or sole source contracts or contract amendments
- 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 amending the Positions Ordinance to designate one position of Community Health Administrative Specialist in the Milwaukee Health Department as bilingual.
- Communication from the Department of Employee Relations amending the Salary and Positions Ordinances relating to clerical or administrative corrections.
- Resolution designating certain City of Milwaukee events and initiatives as eligible for contributions.
- Substitute resolution authorizing city departments to expend monies appropriated in the 2026 city budget for Special Purpose Accounts, Debt Service Fund, Provisions for Employees’ Retirement Fund, Common Council Contingent Fund, Grant and Aid Fund, and Special Capital Projects or Purposes.
- Substitute resolution appropriating $50,000,001 from the 2026 Special Purpose Account Reimbursable Services Advance Fund.
- Communication from the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Division relating to amending the 2026 Positions Ordinance as a result of the Common Council adopted budget and amendments.
- Substitute resolution authorizing attendance at conventions in 2026 by employees of city departments and board and commission members and further authorizing expenditure of departmental budgeted funds for that purpose.
- Substitute resolution authorizing the sale and issuance of General Obligation Promissory Notes for up to $10 million of contingent borrowing for excess 2025 expenditures.
- Substitute resolution authorizing a one-year extension to the term of Tax Incremental District No. 42 (Midtown) and using the resulting tax incremental revenue to benefit affordable housing and improve housing stock in the City of Milwaukee with the 2025 levy.
- Substitute resolution authorizing a one-year extension to the term of Tax Incremental District No. 39 (Hilton Hotel) and using the resulting tax incremental revenue to benefit affordable housing and improve housing stock in the City of Milwaukee with the 2025 levy.
- Substitute resolution authorizing a one year extension to the term of Tax Incremental District No. 46 (Grand Avenue / New Arcade) and using the resulting tax incremental revenue to benefit affordable housing and improve housing stock in the City of Milwaukee with the 2025 levy.
- Substitute resolution authorizing a one-year extension to the term of Tax Incremental District No. 51 (Granville Station) and using the resulting tax incremental revenue to benefit affordable housing and improve housing stock in the City of Milwaukee with the 2025 levy.
- Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2026 Family Planning Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
- Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2026 Lead Detection Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
- Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2026 HIV Partner Services Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
- 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.
- This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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- Meeting convened at 9:22 a.m.
- Also present:
- Meeting adjourned at 1:52 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.
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