Board of City Service Commissioners meeting summary
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Commissioners met virtually and unanimously approved: the April 8, 2025 meeting minutes; 90-day temporary appointment extensions for three Milwaukee Water Works supervisors; the Department of Employee Relations 2025 Annual Report; and the Office of the City Attorney’s Findings of Fact in the Anthony Bass discharge appeal. The meeting convened at 1:30 p.m. and adjourned at 1:40 p.m.
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What this means
The commission agreed to keep three Water Works supervisors in their temporary roles for an additional 90 days, meaning those supervisors will continue performing their duties through August 1, 2026. The commission accepted the city employee relations office’s annual report (a review of its 2025 activities) and approved the city attorney’s factual findings in a personnel discharge appeal. These actions finalize the listed personnel and report items but do not themselves change city services.
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- Approved the April 8, 2025 Board of City Service Commissioners meeting minutes.
- Approved a 90-day temporary appointment extension for Armando Lopez, Water Field Supervisor (April 26, 2026 through August 1, 2026).
- Approved 90-day temporary appointment extensions for Richard Vanriper, Jr. and Timothy Edwards, Water Field Supervisors (April 26, 2026 through August 1, 2026).
- Approved review of the Department of Employee Relations 2025 Annual Report of Activities.
- Approved the Office of the City Attorney’s Findings of Fact in the Anthony Bass discharge appeal.
- Adjourned the meeting at 1:40 p.m.
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BOARD OF CITY SERVICE COMMISSIONERS
CSC Meeting
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. MicroSoft TEAMS: https://bit.ly/4v5LRUM Meeting ID: 286 040 214 415 151 Passcode: jj2a9yn2 Dial in by phone +1 414-251-0392 United States, Milwaukee Phone conference ID: 908 867 887
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- Communication for the approval of the April 8, 2025 CSC meeting minutes.
- GENERAL HEARING
- Communication from the Milwaukee Water Works to extend the temporary appointment for Armando Lopez, Water Field Supervisor, for 90 days, from April 26, 2026, through August 1, 2026. This is the first extension request.
- Communication from the Milwaukee Water Works to extend the temporary appointments for Richard Vanriper, Jr. and Timothy Edwards, Water Field Supervisor, for 90 days, from April 26,2026, through August 1, 2026. This is the first extension request.
- Communication for the review of the Department of Employee Relations 2025 Annual Report of Activities.
- PUBLIC HEARING
- Communication from the Office of the City Attorney, regarding the Findings of Fact in the Anthony Bass Discharge Appeal Hearing.
- ADJOURNMENT
- 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.
- 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,
- Persons engaged in lobbying as defined in s. 305-43-4 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances are required to register with the City Clerk's Office License Division. Registered lobbyists appearing before a Common Council committee are required to identify themselves as such. More information is available at http://city.milwaukee.gov/Lobbying
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