FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

Room 301-B, City Hall

Agenda — 53 items

1. 1. Communication from the Office of the Comptroller relating to Audit of the Office of Violence Prevention. 240744 RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Pass ▶ jump to 1:29
2. 1 Meeting convened at 9:11 a.m. ▶ jump to 0:09
3. 2. Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to labor negotiations. 241273 HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Pass ▶ jump to 23:33
4. 2 Also present:
5. 3. Appointment of Nicholas DeSiato to serve as the Labor Negotiator by the Mayor. 241229 RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION Pass ▶ jump to 27:09
6. 4. Substitute resolution relating to expenditure of funds received from the JUUL Labs Multi-state Settlement. 240281 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 35:27
7. 5. Resolution amending Common Council Resolution File Number 190445, as amended, specifying an annual January meeting of the City-County Advisory Board on Climate and Economic Equity. 241198 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 54:20
8. 6. Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a grant agreement through the United States Department of Energy for Benchmarking and Building Performance Standards Policy Development and Implementation as outlined in the Climate and Equity Plan. 241215 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 56:35
9. 7. Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a grant agreement through the United States Department of Energy Communities Sparking Investment in Transformative Energy funding opportunity in support of the Environmental Collaboration Office’s Milwaukee’s All Electric, Affordable Net-Zero Energy Homes Project. 241217 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 59:51
10. 8. Substitute resolution to provide a signing bonus for lateral hires of sworn officers to the Milwaukee Police Department in support of the City’s recruitment efforts. 241227 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 62:09
11. 9. An ordinance relating to animal licenses and permits, and the keeping of chickens. 241268 RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE Pass ▶ jump to 96:19
12. 10. Resolution directing the Department of Administration to institute a policy of semiannual reporting to the Common Council by the Innovation Director. 241264 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 113:36
13. 11. Resolution directing the Department of Administration and the Comptroller’s Office to develop a fund balance policy. 241261 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 115:59
14. 12. Substitute resolution directing the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Division and the Comptroller to create quarterly reports on all vacant positions, beginning Pay Period 1, 2025. 241259 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 116:57
15. 13. Resolution directing the Department of Administration to determine additional ways that e-text could be used by the City. 241265 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 118:42
16. 14. Resolution directing the Department of Administration to assess the provision of City resources to COP Houses and Community Hubs. 241263 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 122:17
17. 15 PAGE BREAK
18. 16 10:45 AM
19. 15. Communication from the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Analysis Division regarding vacancy requests, fund transfers and equipment requests. 241232 APPROVED Pass ▶ jump to 123:47
20. 16. Communication from the Department of Administration relating to approval of changes to certain single or sole source contracts or contract amendments. 241233 APPROVED Pass ▶ jump to 127:09
21. 17. 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. 241234 PLACED ON FILE Pass ▶ jump to 129:03
22. 18. Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to classification studies scheduled for Fire and Police Commission action. 241235 ▶ jump to 136:11
23. 19. Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to classification studies scheduled for City Service Commission action. 241236 RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Pass ▶ jump to 142:07
24. 20. Communication from the Department of Employee Relations amending the Salary Ordinance to add the employees in the title of Emergency Communications Systems Administrator to the reporting pay provision. 241141 RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Pass ▶ jump to 143:19
25. 22 Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to classification studies scheduled for Fire and Police Commission action. 241235 RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Pass ▶ jump to 165:49
26. 21. Communication from the Department of Employee Relations amending the Positions Ordinance to designate additional positions as bilingual. 241282 RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Pass ▶ jump to 144:21
27. 22. Communication from the Department of Employee Relations amending the Salary and Positions Ordinances relating to clerical or administrative corrections. 241237 RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Pass ▶ jump to 146:03
28. 23. Substitute resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2024-25 Epidemiology & Lab Capacity (ELC) Combatting Antibiotic Resistant Gonorrhea & Other STIs (CARGOS) grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. 241120 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 147:05
29. 24. An ordinance relating to the deduction of juror pay from employee wages. 241152 RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE Pass ▶ jump to 147:46
30. 25. Communication from the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Division amending the 2025 Positions Ordinance relating to technical or administrative corrections. 241179 RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Pass ▶ jump to 153:42
31. 26. Resolution appropriating additional funding to the Department of Administration from the 2024 Special Purpose Account Reimbursable Services Advance Fund. 241168 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 154:22
32. 27. Substitute resolution authorizing the sale and issuance of General Obligation Promissory Notes for up to $5 million of contingent borrowing for excess 2024 expenditures. 241202 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 155:22
33. 28. Substitute resolution related to increasing the reimbursable expenditure authority for the Department of Employee Relations in the Reimbursable Services Advance Fund. 241186 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 157:40
34. 29. Substitute resolution authorizing city departments to expend monies appropriated in the 2025 city budget for Special Purpose Accounts, Debt Service Fund, Provisions for Employees’ Retirement Fund, Delinquent Tax Fund, Common Council Contingent Fund, Grant and Aid Fund, and Special Capital Projects or Purposes. 240784 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 158:16
35. 30. Substitute resolution appropriating $50,000,001 from the 2025 Special Purpose Account Reimbursable Services Advance Fund. 240785 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 159:18
36. 31. Substitute resolution authorizing attendance at conventions in 2025 by employees of city departments and board and commission members and further authorizing expenditure of departmental budgeted funds for that purpose. 241081 AMENDED Pass ▶ jump to 160:11
37. 32. Communication from the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Division relating to amending the 2025 Positions Ordinance as a result of the Common Council adopted budget and amendments. 241164 RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Pass ▶ jump to 162:29
38. 33. Substitute resolution authorizing attendance at conventions, seminars and other travel. 240821 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 162:57
39. 34. A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2025 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service. 241238 AMENDED Pass ▶ jump to 163:22
40. 36 Substitute resolution authorizing attendance at conventions in 2025 by employees of city departments and board and commission members and further authorizing expenditure of departmental budgeted funds for that purpose. 241081 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass
41. 35. A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2025 offices and positions in the City Service. 241239 RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE Pass ▶ jump to 175:53
42. 38 The following files may be placed on file as no longer necessary:
43. 36. Communication relating to the current status of funds allocated from the American Rescue Plan Act. 231868 RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Pass
44. 37. Resolution reserving and appropriating up to $200,000 from the 2024 Common Council Contingent Fund to the Department of Administration for the Walker’s Point Youth and Family Center. 241122 RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Pass ▶ jump to 176:29
45. 40 A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2025 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service. 241238 RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE Pass
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51. 45 Meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office
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