PUBLIC DEBT COMMISSION

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 · 3:00 PM AM · 200 E. Wells Street, Room 405

TL;DR

The Public Debt Commission met to review financial reports and authorize a $6 million draw from the Public Debt Amortization Fund for 2026. The meeting focused on reviewing debt-related communications and ensuring the city's financial planning is on track for the upcoming year.

Key Decisions

  • Authorize $6 Million Public Debt Amortization Fund Draw Passed
  • Annual Report on Public Debt Amortization Fund Placed on File
  • Debt and Debt Service Report for 2020-2029 Placed on File
  • Revised Debt Policies Placed on File
  • Certification of Debt Obligations Placed on File
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. THE PUBLIC MAY OBSERVE BY TELECONFERENCE: (414) 251-0392, ACCESS CODE 298 646 222.
  2. Untitled item
  3. Approval of Previous Minutes
  4. 2 Communication from the City Treasurer Regarding 2024 Public Debt Amortization Fund Reports.
    Communication

    A motion was made by David Misky that this Communication be PLACED ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED unanimously.

  5. 3 Communication from the City Comptroller Regarding the Annual Report on the Public Debt Amortization Fund for the year ending 12/31/2024.
    Communication

    A motion was made by Mary Reavey that this Communication be PLACED ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED unanimously.

  6. 4 Communication from the City Comptroller Regarding the Debt and Debt Service report for the years 2020-2029.
    Communication

    A motion was made by Mary Reavey that this Communication be PLACED ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED unanimously.

  7. 5 Resolution authorizing a draw on the Public Debt Amortization Fund for 2026 Purposes.
    Resolution

    A motion was made by David Misky to fill the file in order to authorize $6 million for this purpose at the request of the budget office. A motion was made by David Misky that this Resolution as substituted be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED unanimously.

  8. 6 Communication from the City Comptroller Regarding the Revised Debt Policies.
    Communication

    A motion was made by Mary Reavey that this Communication be PLACED ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED unanimously.

  9. 7 Communication from the City Comptroller Regarding the Report on Line of Credit draws and renewals, other debt issuance, future financings, rating agencies, and RFP’s.
    Communication

    A motion was made by David Misky that this Communication be PLACED ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED unanimously.

  10. 8 Certification that obligations can be sold and issued, and declaring official intent to be reimbursed from proceeds of obligations issued under City borrowing resolutions recently adopted or to be considered for adoption by the Common Council.
    Resolution

    A motion was made by Mary Reavey that this Resolution be PLACED ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED unanimously.

  11. Schedule future meetings of the public debt commission
  12. Untitled item
  13. 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.
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