MKE COMMUNITY IMPACT COMMITTEE

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · 5:00 PM AM · Room 301-B, Third Floor, City Hall

TL;DR

This agenda document outlines a scheduled meeting of the MKE Community Impact Committee for August 18, 2026, focused on developing processes to allocate community impact funds to projects. The committee will review website materials, discuss allocation methods with work groups, and explore participatory budgeting approaches to involve residents in funding decisions.

Key Decisions

  • Review and approval of July 14, 2026 meeting minutes Scheduled for approval
  • Review of community budget program website and MKE Community Impact Funds allocation system Scheduled for review
  • Discussion of fund allocation methods including program definition, outreach, budgeting, timeline, and rules Scheduled for discussion
  • Participatory budgeting trainings and resource opportunities Scheduled for discussion
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. This is also a virtual meeting via GoToMeeting. Should you wish to join this meeting from your phone, tablet, or computer you may go to https://meet.goto.com/989937629. You can also dial in using your phone United States: +1 (872) 240-3212 and Access Code: 989-937-629.
  2. Call to order.
  3. Roll call.
  4. Review and approval of the previous meeting minutes from July 14, 2026.
  5. Public comments and/or announcements.
  6. Review of a website for the committee and community budget program for allocation of MKE Community Impact Funds.
  7. Discussion, review, and/or updates from work groups and/or committee on devising a method to allocate MKE Community Impact Funds relating to program definition, outreach plans, additional capacity and resources, budgeting and funding, timeline, rulebook, and/or other aspects.
  8. Discussion on the Participatory Budgeting Project relating to participatory budgeting trainings and resource opportunities.
  9. Next meeting date and time.
  10. Items for future agendas.
  11. Adjournment.
  12. Meeting materials for this meeting and past meetings can be found within the following file:
  13. 251987 Communication relating to the activities of the MKE Community Impact Committee.
    Communication
  14. 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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