FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · September 17, 2014
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
ALD. NIK KOVAC, CHAIR
Ald. Joe Dudzik, Vice-ChairAld. Ashanti Hamilton,
Ald. Milele A. Coggs, and
Ald. Terry L. Witkowski
Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 286-2232; Fax: 286-3456,
clee@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Jim Carroll;, 286-8679,
jcarro@milwaukee.gov
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 9:00 AM Room 301-B, 3rd. Fl., City Hall
Meeting convened at 9:10 a.m.
Present 5 - Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs, Witkowski
Individuals also present:
Martin Matson, Comptroller's Office
Jim Carroll, Legislative Reference Bureau
Mark Nicolini, Budget and Management Office Director
1. 140626 Communication from the City Comptroller relating to the Audit of the
City-wide Payroll Approval Processes.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals appearing:
Gregory Lotze, Comptroller's Office
Aycha Sirvanci, Audit Manager
A motion was made by ALD. DUDZIK that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 4- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton and Witkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Coggs
2. 140637 Communication from the City Comptroller relating to the Audit of
System Backup and Recovery Controls for the City of Milwaukee
Datacenters
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals appearing:
Aycha Sirvanci, Audit Manager
Gregory Lotze, Comptroller's Office
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Ald. Coggs joined the committee at 9:24 a.m.
A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 4- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton and Witkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Coggs
3. 140698 Communication from the City Comptroller relating to the audit of 2014
Audit Status Report.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals appearing:
Aycha Sirvanci, Audit Manager
Gregory Lotze, Comptroller's Office
A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
9:30 A.M.
The Finance and Personnel Committee may convene into closed session, pursuant to s.
19.85(1)(g), Wis. Stats., for the purpose of conferring with the City Attorney who will
render oral or written advice with respect to litigation in which the city is or is likely to
become involved. The committee will then reconvene into open session for the regular
agenda.
Ald. Hamilton moved that the Finance and Personnel Committee may convene into
closed session, pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(g), Wis. Stats., for the purposes of conferring
with the City Attorney who will render oral or written advice with respect to litigation in
which the City is or is likely to become involved.
Ayes: Witkowski, Coggs, Hamilton, Dudzik, Kovac
The committee convened into closed session at 9:34 a.m.
Present: Witkowski, Coggs, Hamilton, Dudzik, Kovac
Individuals appearing:
Miriam Horwitz, City Attorney's Office
Individuals also present:
Mark Nicolini, Budget & Management Office Director
Dennis Yaccarino, Budget Office
John Ledvina, Legislative Reference Bureau
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Jim Carroll, Legislative Reference Bureau
Martin Matson, Comptroller
Clifton Crump, Mayor's Office
Richard Li, Comptroller's Office
Ald. Witkowski moved that the Finance and Personnel Committee convene into open
session. There were no objections.
The committee convened into open session at 10:02 a.m.
4. 140488 Resolution to authorize up to $1.2 million dollars of contingent
borrowing to fund settlement of the claims raised by the plaintiff,
Richard Betker, in the lawsuit entitled Richard Betker, et al. v. City of
Milwaukee, et al.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals appearing:
Miriam Horwitz, City Attorney's Office
Richard Li, Comptroller's Office
A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
5. 140263 Substitute resolution authorizing the sale and issuance of up to
$22,000,000 Water System Revenue Bonds.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individual appearing:
Richard Li, Comptroller's Office
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
10 A.M.
Meeting recessed at 10:03 a.m.
Meeting reconvened at 10:11 a.m.
6. 140755 Communication from the Department of Administration - Budget and
Management Analysis Division regarding vacancy requests, fund
transfers and equipment requests.
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Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals appearing:
David Schroeder, Department of City Development
Joan Johnson, Milwaukee Public Library
Jim Klajbor, Deputy City Treasurer
Joe Plant, Milwaukee Police Department
Judith Allen, Department of City Development
A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Communication to Finance be
APPROVED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
7. 140561 Communication from the Department of Administration relating to
approval of changes to certain single or sole source contracts or
contract amendments.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individual appearing:
Rhonda Kelsey, City Purchasing
A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Communication to Finance be
APPROVED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
8. 140562 Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating
to classification studies scheduled for City Service Commission action.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individual appearing:
Andrea Knickerbocker, Department of Employee Relations
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
9. 140790 Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating
to amending the 2014 Position Ordinance for the reclassification of
one vacant position of Fire Paramedic Field Lieutenant to Fire
Lieutenant
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individual appearing:
Andrea Knickerbocker, Department of Employee Relations
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A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
10. 140667 Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relative
to administrative corrections to the 2014 Salary Ordinance.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individual appearing:
Andrea Knickerbocker, Department of Employee Relations
A motion was made by that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR
PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
11. 140714 Substitute resolution amending Common Council Files #131106,
131365 and 131721 relative to the acceptance and funding of the
2014 Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC) Grant from the State of
Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individual appearing:
Yvette Rowe, Health Department
A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
12. 140715 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the
2014-15 Family Foundations Comprehensive Home Visiting Grant
from the State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals appearing:
Yvette Rowe, Health Department
Jill Radowicz, Health Department
A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
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13. 140717 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the Public
Health 706 Teaching Grant from the UW-Milwaukee School of Public
Health.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals appearing:
Yvette Rowe, Health Department
Eric Gass, Health Department
A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
14. 140718 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the
2014-15 Victims and Suspects of Firearm Violence Grant from the
Joyce Foundation.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals appearing:
Yvette Rowe, Health Department
Eric Gass, Health Department
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
15. 140719 Substitute resolution amending Common Council File #130051 relative
to the acceptance and funding of the Community Safety Data
Repository Grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program - University
of Wisconsin-School of Medicine and Public Health.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals appearing:
Yvette Rowe, Health Department
Eric Gass, Health Department
A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
16. 140721 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the
Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant from the Department of
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Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals appearing:
Yvette Rowe, Health Department
Ms. Rowe said that her office will notify as appropriate prior to the next Common
Council meeting on September 23, 2014 if this file should be held or pulled from the
Common Council meeting in the event that the grant has not been awarded by then.
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
17. 140693 Substitute resolution authorizing the Department of Employee
Relations to enter into an engagement statement with Workforce
Health for a pilot nurse practitioner service program.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individual appearing:
Michael Brady, Department of Employee Relations
A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
18. 140076 Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating
to the 2015 rates for health and dental insurance for active and retired
City employees.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individual appearing:
Michael Brady, Department of Employee Relations
A motion was made by ALD. DUDZIK that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
19. 131255 Communication from the Department of Administration-Budget and
Management Division relating to the projected impact of the 2014
Adopted Budget on achievement in 2014 of the performance metrics
established as part of the Milwaukee Promise.
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Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton
Individuals appearing:
Bryan Rynders, Budget and Management Office
Joe Plant, Milwaukee Police Department
A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Communication be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
20. 140564 A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2014 rates of pay of
offices and positions in the City Service.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED
FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
21. 140565 A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2014 offices and positions
in the City Service.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Ordinance be
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
22. 140057 Substitute resolution authorizing attendance at conventions, seminars
and other travel.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski
No 0
Meeting adjourned at 12:38 p.m.
Chris Lee, Staff Assistant
This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research Center
at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar.
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Agenda
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Agenda
FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
ALD. NIK KOVAC, CHAIR
Ald. Joe Dudzik, Vice-ChairAld. Ashanti Hamilton,
Ald. Milele A. Coggs, and
Ald. Terry L. Witkowski
Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 286-2232; Fax: 286-3456,
clee@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Jim Carroll;, 286-8679,
jcarro@milwaukee.gov
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 9:00 AM Room 301-B, 3rd. Fl., City Hall
1. 140626 Communication from the City Comptroller relating to the Audit of the
City-wide Payroll Approval Processes.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 140637 Communication from the City Comptroller relating to the Audit of System
Backup and Recovery Controls for the City of Milwaukee Datacenters
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 140698 Communication from the City Comptroller relating to the audit of 2014
Audit Status Report.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
9:30 A.M.
The Finance and Personnel Committee may convene into closed session, pursuant to s. 19.85(1)
(g), Wis. Stats., for the purpose of conferring with the City Attorney who will render oral or
written advice with respect to litigation in which the city is or is likely to become involved. The
committee will then reconvene into open session for the regular agenda.
4. 140488 Resolution to authorize up to $1.2 million dollars of contingent borrowing
to fund settlement of the claims raised by the plaintiff, Richard Betker, in
the lawsuit entitled Richard Betker, et al. v. City of Milwaukee, et al.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
5. 140263 Substitute resolution authorizing the sale and issuance of up to
$22,000,000 Water System Revenue Bonds.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
10 A.M.
6. 140755 Communication from the Department of Administration - Budget and
Management Analysis Division regarding vacancy requests, fund
transfers and equipment requests.
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Sponsors: THE CHAIR
7. 140561 Communication from the Department of Administration relating to
approval of changes to certain single or sole source contracts or
contract amendments.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
8. 140562 Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to
classification studies scheduled for City Service Commission action.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
9. 140790 Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to
amending the 2014 Position Ordinance for the reclassification of one
vacant position of Fire Paramedic Field Lieutenant to Fire Lieutenant
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
10. 140667 Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relative to
administrative corrections to the 2014 Salary Ordinance.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
11. 140714 Substitute resolution amending Common Council Files #131106,
131365 and 131721 relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2014
Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC) Grant from the State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
12. 140715 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the
2014-15 Family Foundations Comprehensive Home Visiting Grant from
the State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
13. 140717 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the Public
Health 706 Teaching Grant from the UW-Milwaukee School of Public
Health.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
14. 140718 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the
2014-15 Victims and Suspects of Firearm Violence Grant from the
Joyce Foundation.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
15. 140719 Substitute resolution amending Common Council File #130051 relative
to the acceptance and funding of the Community Safety Data
Repository Grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program - University
of Wisconsin-School of Medicine and Public Health.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
16. 140721 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the Lead
Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant from the Department of
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Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
17. 140693 Resolution approving a contract between the City of Milwaukee and
Froedtert Health Workforce Health to provide a pilot nurse practitioner
service to City employees.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
18. 140076 Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to
the 2015 rates for health and dental insurance for active and retired City
employees.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
19. 131255 Communication from the Department of Administration-Budget and
Management Division relating to the projected impact of the 2014
Adopted Budget on achievement in 2014 of the performance metrics
established as part of the Milwaukee Promise.
Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton
20. 140564 An ordinance to further amend the 2014 rates of pay of offices and
positions in the City Service.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
21. 140565 An ordinance to further amend the 2014 offices and positions in the City
Service.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
22. 140057 Resolution authorizing attendance at conventions, seminars and other
travel.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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