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FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 · 9:00 AM AM · Room 301-B, City Hall

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  1. Meeting convened at 9:11 a.m.
  2. Also present:
  3. Meeting adjourned at 11:29 a.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office
  4. This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research Center at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar.
  5. 1. Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to labor negotiations.
    Communication
    Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. BURGELIS that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

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  7. 2. Communication from the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Analysis Division regarding vacancy requests, fund transfers and equipment requests.
    Communication to Finance
    Action: APPROVED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. BURGELIS that this Communication to Finance be APPROVED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  8. 3. Communication from the Department of Administration relating to approval of changes to certain single or sole source contracts or contract amendments.
    Communication to Finance
    Action: APPROVED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Communication to Finance be APPROVED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  9. 4. Resolution relating to application, acceptance and funding of a State and Local Cybersecurity Grant from the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, Division of Emergency Management.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

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  11. PLEASE NOTE: If action is taken on the following items, they may be referred to the November 7, 2025 Common Council - Budget Adoption Meeting unless otherwise directed by the Finance and Personnel Committee.
  12. 5. A substitute ordinance to make uniform the rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service.
    Ordinance
    Action: REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Ordinance be REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO to the COMMON COUNCIL . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  13. 6. A substitute ordinance determining the offices and positions in the various departments, bureaus, boards and commissions in the City Service under control of the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee.
    Ordinance
    Action: REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Ordinance be REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO to the COMMON COUNCIL . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  14. 7. Resolution authorizing the expenditure of opioid settlement funds.
    Resolution
    Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  15. 8. A substitute ordinance establishing the 2026 vehicle registration fee.
    Ordinance
    Action: REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Ordinance be REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO to the COMMON COUNCIL . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  16. 9. A substitute ordinance relating to increasing various fees for permits, licenses, certificates, inspections and approvals.
    Ordinance
    Action: REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Ordinance be REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO to the COMMON COUNCIL . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  17. 10. Substitute resolution establishing the 2026 Street Lighting Fee.
    Resolution
    Action: REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Resolution be REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO to the COMMON COUNCIL . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  18. 11. Substitute resolution establishing the 2026 Local Sewerage Charge.
    Resolution
    Action: REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO to the COMMON COUNCIL . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  19. 12. Substitute resolution establishing the 2026 Solid Waste Charge.
    Resolution
    Action: REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Resolution be REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO to the COMMON COUNCIL . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  20. 13. A substitute ordinance relating to the fee charged for an extra garbage cart.
    Ordinance
    Action: REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Ordinance be REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO to the COMMON COUNCIL . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  21. 14. Substitute resolution establishing the 2026 Snow and Ice Removal Cost Recovery Charge.
    Resolution
    Action: REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Resolution be REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO to the COMMON COUNCIL . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  22. 15. Substitute resolution establishing the 2026 Equivalent Residential Unit and 2026 Equivalent Residential Unit Rate used in calculation of the Storm Water Management Charge.
    Resolution
    Action: REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO to the COMMON COUNCIL . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  23. 16. Substitute resolution authorizing a payment from the 2025 Transportation Fund to the 2026 Debt Service Fund to pay principal and interest for various parking projects.
    Resolution
    Action: REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Resolution be REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO to the COMMON COUNCIL . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  24. 17. Substitute resolution relative to establishing the rate of taxation for 2026 budget purposes as computed by the Commissioner of Assessments of the City of Milwaukee.
    Resolution
    Action: REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO to the COMMON COUNCIL . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  25. 18. Substitute resolution authorizing a further Tax Stabilization Fund withdrawal for 2026 as permitted by Sub-Section 4(c) and (d) of Section 304-29 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances.
    Resolution
    Action: REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO to the COMMON COUNCIL . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  26. 19. A charter ordinance relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2026 budget.
    Charter Ordinance
    Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Charter Ordinance be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  27. 20. An ordinance relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2026 budget.
    Ordinance
    Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Ordinance be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  28. 21. Resolution relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2026 budget.
    Resolution
    Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  29. 22. Communication from the Milwaukee Public Schools relating to the tax levy for the City of Milwaukee.
    Communication
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  30. 23. Communication from the Wisconsin Division of Transportation Investment Management relating to the 2025 General Transportation Aids and Connecting Highway Aids Estimates.
    Communication
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  31. 24. Communication from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue relating to the Revised Estimated 2025 and the 2026 Shared Revenue and Expenditure Restraint.
    Communication
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  32. 25. Communication from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue relating to state aid payments due to exempted business computers from being subject to property taxes.
    Communication
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. BURGELIS that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  33. 26. Communication relating to the Capital Improvements Committee’s recommendations for the Mayor’s proposed 2026 executive budget.
    Communication
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. BURGELIS that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  34. 27. Communication relating to public comments on the Mayor's Proposed Executive Budget for 2026.
    Communication
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

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  37. 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. Times for specific agenda items are estimations. If items cannot be heard at their specified times, they will be heard as soon as practicable thereafter.
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