Finance & Personnel Committee meeting summary
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Committee reviewed MRF insurance/payout accounting (held to call of the chair), placed an employee down payment assistance feasibility report on file, approved vacancy and contract items (with one vacancy held), recommended acceptance of a public health preparedness grant, and amended 2026 pay and position ordinances. Most motions passed unanimously (5-0).
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The committee discussed several administrative and budget-related items. They postponed final action on accounting for Materials Recycling Facility insurance payouts, asked staff to provide more data on a possible employee down payment assistance pilot, approved most vacancy and contract requests (one vacancy was held), accepted state funding for public health emergency preparedness, and moved forward amendments to 2026 pay and position ordinances. For residents, this means city hiring, payroll, and contract matters advanced; public health preparedness funding was authorized; and staff will continue work on the employee home-buying assistance concept.
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- Held the communication on historical accounting of payouts from the Materials Recycling Facility to the call of the chair (motion prevailed 5-0).
- Recommended placing on file the Department of City Development communication on feasibility of an employee down payment assistance program (motion prevailed 5-0).
- Recommended adoption of the substitute resolution to accept and fund the 2026-2027 Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant (motion prevailed 5-0).
- Approved the Department of Administration vacancy, fund transfer, and equipment requests as amended; held the Building Codes Enforcement Manager vacancy request to the call of the chair (approval prevailed 5-0).
- Approved changes to certain single or sole source contracts/contract amendments (motion to approve to Finance prevailed 5-0).
- Placed on file the communication informing the committee of waivers granted for certain single or sole source contracts or contract amendments (motion prevailed 5-0).
- Moved to hold the citywide HR business operations report (classification studies) to the call of the chair (motion prevailed 5-0).
- Recommended placing on file clerical/administrative corrections to the Salary and Positions Ordinances (motion prevailed 5-0).
- Recommended placing on file the addition of Auxiliary Executive Administrative Assistant positions (motion prevailed 5-0).
- Amended and recommended for passage substitute ordinances to further amend 2026 rates of pay and offices/positions in the City Service, deleting provisions related to the citywide HR Business Operations reports (motions prevailed 5-0).
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FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Amended 6/15/26 - Added agenda item 10, CCFN 260281.
Agenda
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- Communication from the Department of Public Works and the Comptroller relating to an historical accounting of payouts from the disposal of the Materials Recycling Facility and the segregation of final insurance payout from a negotiated depreciation settlement.
- Communication from the Department of City Development relating to the feasibility of creating an employee down payment assistance program.
- Substitute resolution relating to reimbursement allowances for members of the Granville-Havenwoods Advisory Council.
- 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 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 and Positions Ordinances relating to clerical or administrative corrections.
- Communication from the Common Council - City Clerk’s Office amending the Positions Ordinance relating to adding Auxiliary Executive Administrative Assistant positions.
- Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2026-2027 Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant from the 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 adjourned at 11:31 a.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.
- Also present:
- Meeting convened at 9:20 a.m.
- 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.
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