FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
TL;DR
The Finance & Personnel Committee held a meeting to address various administrative and financial matters including budget adjustments, contract approvals, employee compensation changes, and grant funding. The agenda covered 12 items spanning facility disposal accounting, employee assistance programs, salary adjustments, and emergency preparedness funding.
Key Decisions
- Materials Recycling Facility disposal accounting and insurance settlement Reviewed for information
- Employee down payment assistance program feasibility Reviewed for information
- Granville-Havenwoods Advisory Council reimbursement allowances Substitute resolution presented
- 2026-2027 Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant acceptance and funding Substitute resolution presented
- 2026 salary and position adjustments for City Service Ordinances presented for amendment
Agenda
- 1. 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
- 2. Communication from the Department of City Development relating to the feasibility of creating an employee down payment assistance program.Communication
- 3. Substitute resolution relating to reimbursement allowances for members of the Granville-Havenwoods Advisory Council.Resolution
- 4. Communication from the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Analysis Division regarding vacancy requests, fund transfers and equipment requests.Communication to Finance
- 5. Communication from the Department of Administration relating to approval of changes to certain single or sole source contracts or contract amendments.Communication to Finance
- 6. 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 to Finance
- 7. Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to classification studies scheduled for Fire and Police Commission action.Communication
- 8. Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to classification studies scheduled for City Service Commission action.Communication
- 9. Communication from the Department of Employee Relations amending the Salary and Positions Ordinances relating to clerical or administrative corrections.Communication
- 10. Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2026-2027 Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.Resolution
- 11. An ordinance to further amend the 2026 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service.Ordinance
- 12. An ordinance to further amend the 2026 offices and positions in the City Service.Ordinance
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