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Finance & Personnel Committee — Meeting Minutes (Oct 29, 2025)

MilwaukeeOct 29, 20253 min read

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Committee convened at 9:11 a.m.; held a closed session on labor negotiations and reconvened in open session. The vacancy agenda was approved with discussion and holds on specific police and public health positions and a $353,170 fund transfer to Parking EV Fleet. Changes to single/sole source contracts were approved. The committee recommended adoption of a State and Local Cybersecurity Grant and referred or held multiple 2026 budget-related ordinances and fee/resolution items to the Common Council or to the call of the chair. Several state and local communications were placed on file. Meeting adjourned at 11:29 a.m.

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Convene into closed session under s.19.85(1)(e) Wis. Stats. for labor negotiations; communication held to call of the chair.
Vacancy agenda approved, as amended.
Request I.D. No. 11969 for Police Sergeant (5 positions) held to the call of the chair.
Fund transfer of $353,170 from Surface and Tow Lot Repaving to Parking EV Fleet (DPW - Transportation) held to the call of the chair.
Approved changes to certain single/sole source contracts/contract amendments.
Recommended for adoption: Resolution to apply for and accept a State and Local Cybersecurity Grant (Wisconsin Dept. of Military Affairs, Division of Emergency Management).
Referred without recommendation and assigned to the Common Council: ordinances/resolutions addressing 2026 vehicle registration fee, various permit/license fees, street lighting fee, local sewerage charge, solid waste charge, extra garbage cart fee, snow & ice cost recovery charge, storm water ERU and rate, payment from 2025 Transportation Fund to 2026 Debt Service Fund, and establishment of 2026 tax rate.
Held to the call of the chair: resolutions/ordinances implementing various provisions of the 2026 budget and expenditure of opioid settlement funds where noted.
Communications from Milwaukee Public Schools and multiple state agencies (transportation aids, Department of Revenue estimates) were recommended for placing on file.

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FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

Oct 29, 2025, 12:00 AMRoom 301-B, City Hallscheduled

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Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to labor negotiations.
9:30 AM
Communication from the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Analysis Division regarding vacancy requests, fund transfers and equipment requests.
Communication from the Department of Administration relating to approval of changes to certain single or sole source contracts or contract amendments.
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.
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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.
A substitute ordinance to make uniform the rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service.
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.
Substitute resolution authorizing the expenditure of opioid settlement funds.
A substitute ordinance establishing the 2026 vehicle registration fee.
A substitute ordinance relating to increasing various fees for permits, licenses, certificates, inspections and approvals.
Substitute resolution establishing the 2026 Street Lighting Fee.
Substitute resolution establishing the 2026 Local Sewerage Charge.
Substitute resolution establishing the 2026 Solid Waste Charge.
A substitute ordinance relating to the fee charged for an extra garbage cart.
Substitute resolution establishing the 2026 Snow and Ice Removal Cost Recovery Charge.
Substitute resolution establishing the 2026 Equivalent Residential Unit and 2026 Equivalent Residential Unit Rate used in calculation of the Storm Water Management Charge.
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.
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.
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.
A charter ordinance relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2026 budget.
An ordinance relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2026 budget.
Resolution relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2026 budget.
Communication from the Milwaukee Public Schools relating to the tax levy for the City of Milwaukee.
Communication from the Wisconsin Division of Transportation Investment Management relating to the 2025 General Transportation Aids and Connecting Highway Aids Estimates.
Communication from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue relating to the Revised Estimated 2025 and the 2026 Shared Revenue and Expenditure Restraint.
Communication from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue relating to state aid payments due to exempted business computers from being subject to property taxes.
Communication relating to the Capital Improvements Committee’s recommendations for the Mayor’s proposed 2026 executive budget.
Communication relating to public comments on the Mayor's Proposed Executive Budget for 2026.
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Meeting convened at 9:11 a.m.
Also present:
Meeting adjourned at 11:29 a.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office
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