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DISPARITY STUDY INDEPENDENT REVIEW COMMITTEE

Friday, July 26, 2019 · 9:00 AM AM · City Hall, Room 301-B

TL;DR

This was an organizational meeting for the Disparity Study Independent Review Committee, where members were sworn in and received initial guidance about their role and legal responsibilities. The committee aims to review the city's contracting and procurement practices related to minority and disadvantaged businesses. No substantive decisions were made during this initial meeting.

Key Decisions

  • Committee Formation Established
  • Open Meetings Law Briefing Completed
  • Open Records Law Overview Reviewed
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

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  3. Administration of the Oath to Members (Jim Owczarski, City Clerk)
  4. Welcome (Pres. Ashanti Hamilton and Ald. Russell Stamper, II)
  5. Introduction of Members (all)
  6. Overview of the Role of this Committee (Pres. Hamilton and Ald. Stamper, II)
  7. Guidelines on Open Meetings Law (Jim Owczarski)
  8. Open Records Law (Peter Block, Assistant City Attorney)
  9. Overview of Estimated Requeset for Proposals (RF) Timeline and Purchasing Do's and Don'ts (Rhonda Kelsey, Purchasing Director)
  10. Compilation of Items for Future Agendas and Set Next Meeting Date and Time (all)
  11. 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.
  12. 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 City Clerk's Office ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to the Coordinator at Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.