BOARD OF CITY SERVICE COMMISSIONERS
TL;DR
The Board of City Service Commissioners held a virtual meeting on September 22, 2026, to address personnel matters including staff appointments and disciplinary appeals. Key items included extending temporary and probationary appointments for health department staff, exempting winter relief driver positions, and reviewing findings in two employee discharge/suspension cases.
Key Decisions
- Extend Kathleen Lopez's temporary appointment Agenda item presented
- Extend Dr. David Payne's probationary period Agenda item presented
- Permanently exempt 10 part-time winter relief driver positions Agenda item presented
- Scott Reiske discharge appeal findings Agenda item presented
- Skylar Wilkerson suspension appeal findings Agenda item presented
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/3USIlzv Meeting ID: 292 602 519 527 212 Passcode: WR3VX9X4 Dial by phone: 414-251-0392 United States, Milwaukee Phone conference ID: 255 989 302#
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- 3. Communication for the approval of the September 15, 2026, meeting minutes.Communication
- GENERAL HEARING
- 4. Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department to extend the temporary appointment for Kathleen Lopez, Empowering Families of Milwaukee Program Manager, for 4 months, from September 16, 2026, through January 15, 2027. This is the first extension request.Communication
- 5. Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department to extend the probationary period for Dr. David Payne for 4 months, from October 8, 2026, through January 8, 2027.Communication
- PUBLIC HEARING
- 6. Communication from the Department of Public Works to permanently exempt ten (10) part-time auxiliary positions of Temporary Winter Relief Driver Worker, Pay Range 9JN.Communication
- 7. Communication from the Office of the City Attorney regarding the Findings of Fact in the Scott Reiske Discharge Appeal case.Communication
- 8. Communication from the Office of the City Attorney regarding the Findings of Fact in the Skylar Wilkerson Suspension Appeal case.Communication
- ADJOURNMENT
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