Board of City Service Commissioners upholds discharge of Brian Dean
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On December 15, 2025 the Board of City Service Commissioners met in Room 301-A (virtual option available). The board approved the December 2, 2025 minutes and, following a closed session, unanimously found by a preponderance of the evidence that the Department of Neighborhood Services had just cause to both discipline and discharge former Plan Examiner Specialist 2 Brian Dean. The hearing adjourned at 1:32 p.m.
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- Approved meeting minutes from December 2, 2025 (Aye 5; No 0).
- Found, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the Department of Neighborhood Services had just cause to discipline appellant Brian Dean (Aye 5; No 0).
- Found, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the Department of Neighborhood Services had just cause to discharge appellant Brian Dean (Aye 5; No 0).
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BOARD OF CITY SERVICE COMMISSIONERS
CSC Brian Dean Discharge Appeal Hearing
Agenda
- This is a virtual meeting that will be conducted via Microsoft Teams and City Channel 25. Those wishing to view the proceedings via City Channel 25 can do so at http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel and use Live Stream 2. https://bit.ly/4qNkvke Meeting ID: 273 343 215 666 3 Passcode: Cy9xZ7pJ Dial in by phone 414-251-0392 United States, Milwaukee Phone conference ID: 431 266 476
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- Communication for the approval of the December 2, 2025, meeting minutes.
- Communication regarding the Brian Dean Discharge Appeal, former Plan Examiner Specialist 2, Department of Neighborhood Services.
- ADJOURNMENT
- 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.
- Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For additional information or to request this service, contact the Executive Secretary to the City Service Commission 286-3335, (FAX)286-0800, (TDD)286-2960 or by writing to the Executive Secretary at Room 706, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
- Limited parking for persons attending meetings in City Hall is available at reduced rates (5-hour limit) at the Milwaukee Center on the southwest corner of East Kilbourn and North Water Street. Parking tickets must be validated in the first floor Information Booth in City Hall.
- This notice is being made pursuant to Section 19.84 (3) Wis. Stats., "Public Notice of every meeting...shall be given at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of such meeting unless for good cause such notice is impossible or impractical, in which case shorter notice may be given, but in no case may the notice be provided less than two hours in advance of the meeting."
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