FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · October 5, 2018
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
ALD. MILELE A. COGGS, CHAIR
Ald. Chantia Lewis, Vice-Chair
Ald. Terry L. Witkowski, Ald. Michael J. Murphy, and Ald.
Russell W. Stamper, II
Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 286-2232; Fax: 286-3456,
clee@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Dana Zelazny, 286-5679,
dana.zelazny@milwaukee.gov
Friday, October 5, 2018 8:30 AM Room 301-B, Third Floor, City Hall
2019 BUDGET HEARINGS
Meeting convened at 8:38 a.m.
Present 4 - Coggs, Lewis, Witkowski, Stamper
Excused 1 - Murphy
Individuals also present:
Martin Matson, Comptroller
Dennis Yaccarino, Budget Director
Dana Zelazny, Legislative Reference Bureau
1. 180001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2019 budget.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
-Budget Overview (Given by COA's Budget Director)
Budget Overview Presentation:
Presentation Goals, Pension 2018 Payment, Pension 2019 Payment, Pension Future
Payments, Future Pension Payments, Using the Pension Reserve Funding for
Alternative Expenditures, 2019 Budget, 2019 Proposed Tax Levy: Distribution by
Budget Section/Purpose, City of Milwaukee 2019 Revenue Sources: Tax Levy
Supported Budget, 2019 Proposed General City Purposes Budget: Expenditures, State
Shared Revenue/ERP Trend, Limits on Revenue Options, Growth of Debt Service Levy
and Employer Pension Contribution as a Percentage of Total Levy, Employee Health
Care Benefits and Employer Pension Contributions as a Share of Tax Levy and Shared
Revenue: 1995, 2013 and 2019 Proposed, 2019 Proposed Budget "Bottom Line",
Proposed 2019 Budget Impact on Typical Household, Caution
This Budget was NOT ACTED ON
-Capital Improvement Overview
Individual appearing:
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William Christianson, Budget Office
Capital Improvement Overview Presentation:
2019 Proposed Capital Budget Summary; Levy-supported Capital; Enterprise Funds;
Outlook for 2019-2024 Capital Improvements Plan; Levy Supported GO Borrowing in
Capital Budgets, 2013-2018 Adopted, 2019 Proposed, and 2020-2024 Planned; Key
Takeaways
This Budget was NOT ACTED ON
-City Revenue / City Debt
Individual appearing:
William Christianson, Budget Office
City Debt Presentation:
Community Goals & Objectives, Controlling Debt, Levy-supported Debt as a
Percentage of Equalized Value, 2019 Proposed City Debt Budget
Individual appearing:
Eric Pearson, Budget Office
General City Revenues Presentation:
General City Purposes Budget Revenue, Revenue Strategic Overview, Trends in State
General Purpose Revenue (GPR) and MKE Shared Revenue/ERP Aid: 2003 and 2019,
State Shared Revenue/ERP Trend, 2019 Proposed Budget Changes
Ald. Coggs left the meeting at 9:31 a.m.
This Budget was NOT ACTED ON
-Grant & Aid Fund
Individual appearing:
Eric Pearson, Budget Office
Grant & Aid Fund Presentation:
2019 Budget Summary, Projected Operating Grant Funding, Key Issues, Grants
Expenditures vs CDBG & Home Grant Awards,
This Budget was NOT ACTED ON
--CC Contingent Fund
Individual appearing:
Eric Pearson, Budget Office
CC Contingent Fund Presentation:
Purpose of Contingent Fund, 2019 Budget Summary, Contingent Fund Usage, Percent
of Contingent Fund Used
This Budget was NOT ACTED ON
-Tax Stabilization Fund
This item was discussed along with General City Revenues.
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This Budget was NOT ACTED ON
A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Budget be HELD TO CALL OF
THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 3- Lewis, Witkowski and Stamper
No 0
Excused 2- Coggs and Murphy
Meeting adjourned at 9:58 a.m.
Chris Lee, Staff Assistant
Council Records Section
City Clerk's Office
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. MILELE A. COGGS, CHAIR
Ald. Chantia Lewis, Vice-Chair
Ald. Terry L. Witkowski, Ald. Michael J. Murphy, and Ald.
Russell W. Stamper, II
Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 286-2232; Fax: 286-3456,
clee@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Dana Zelazny, 286-5679,
dana.zelazny@milwaukee.gov
Friday, October 5, 2018 8:30 AM Room 301-B, Third Floor, City Hall
2019 BUDGET HEARINGS
Amended 10/3/18 - Removed 10:30 AM session (Strong Neighborhoods and other Major
Inititaives).
1. 180001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2019 budget.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
-Budget Overview (Given by DOA's Budget Director)
-Capital Improvement Overview
-City Revenue / City Debt
-Grant & Aid Fund
-CC Contingent Fund
-Tax Stabilization Fund
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