BOARD OF CITY SERVICE COMMISSIONERS
TL;DR
The Board of City Service Commissioners held a virtual meeting on April 21, 2026, where they approved several routine personnel matters and administrative reports. All items on the agenda passed without opposition, including extensions for temporary water department supervisors and review of the Department of Employee Relations annual report.
Key Decisions
- Approval of April 8, 2025 meeting minutes Passed
- Extension of temporary appointment for Armando Lopez, Water Field Supervisor (90 days through August 1, 2026) Passed
- Extension of temporary appointments for Richard Vanriper, Jr. and Timothy Edwards, Water Field Supervisors (90 days through August 1, 2026) Passed
- Review of Department of Employee Relations 2025 Annual Report Passed
- Approval of Findings of Fact in Anthony Bass Discharge Appeal Hearing Passed
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
- 3. Communication for the approval of the April 8, 2025 CSC meeting minutes.CommunicationAction: APPROVED Passed
A motion was made by Janet Cleary, seconded by Heidi Wick Spoerl, that this Communication be APPROVED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- GENERAL HEARING
- 4. 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.CommunicationAction: APPROVED Passed
A motion was made by Marilyn Miller, seconded by Janet Cleary, that this Communication be APPROVED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 5. 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.CommunicationAction: APPROVED Passed
A motion was made by Janet Cleary, seconded by Heidi Wick Spoerl, that this Communication be APPROVED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 6. Communication for the review of the Department of Employee Relations 2025 Annual Report of Activities.CommunicationAction: APPROVED Passed
A motion was made by Marilyn Miller, seconded by Steve Smith, that this Communication be APPROVED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- PUBLIC HEARING
- 7. Communication from the Office of the City Attorney, regarding the Findings of Fact in the Anthony Bass Discharge Appeal Hearing.CommunicationAction: APPROVED Passed
A motion was made by Steve Smith, seconded by Heidi Wick Spoerl, that this Communication be APPROVED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- ADJOURNMENT
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