FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · October 5, 2020
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
ALD. MICHAEL J. MURPHY, CHAIR
Ald. Scott Spiker, Vice-Chair
Ald. Nik Kovac, Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa, and Ald. Milele A.
Coggs
Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 286-2232; Fax: 286-3456,
clee@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Dana Zelazny, 286-8679,
dana.zelazny@milwaukee.gov
Monday, October 5, 2020 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
2021 BUDGET HEARINGS
This is a virtual meeting. Those wishing to view the proceedings are able to do so via
the City Channel - Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable - or on the Internet at
http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel.
Meeting convened at 9:03 a.m.
Present 5 - Murphy, Spiker, Kovac, Zamarripa, Coggs
Also present:
Aycha Sawa, Comptroller
Dennis Yaccarino, Budget & Management Division
Dana Zelazny, Legislative Reference Bureau
1. 200001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2021 budget.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
-Dept. of Administration
Appearing:
Eric Pearson, Budget Office
Sharon Robinson, Dept. of Administration
Eric Shambarger, Environmental Collaboration Office
Kimberly Montgomery, Intergovernmental Relations
Jordan Primakow, Intergovernmental Relations
Ashleigh Edgerson, Employ Milwaukee
Nikki Purvis, Office of Small Business Development
Steve Mahan, Community Development Grant Administration
Jessica Langill, Dept. of Administration
A Dept. of Adminstration Overview presentation was given as follows:
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Community Goals & Objectives, 2021 Budget Summary, Special Funds, Special
Purpose Accounts, Revenues, Capital Improvements Budget, Budget & Service
Changes, Racial Equity & Inclusion Organizational Chart
This Communication was NOT ACTED ON
-Election Commission
Appearing:
Molly King, Budget Office
Claire Woodall-Vogg, Election Commission Director
An Election Commission Overview presentation was given as follows:
Objectives, 2021 Budget Summary, 2019 vs. 2021 Budget, 2017 & 2019 Actual
Turnout Compared to 2021 Projection, 2021 Initiatives, 2021 Challenges
This Communication was NOT ACTED ON
-Assessor’s Office
Appearing:
Nicholas Sinram, Budget Office
Steve Miner, Assessment Commissioner
An Assessor's Office Overview presentation was given as follows:
Assessor's Office, Community Goals & Objectives, 2021 Budget Summary, Special
Funds, Special Purpose Account, Revenues, 2020 Revaluation - Open Book, Contacts
& Formal Appeals, Appeals Processing, Net New Construction, Equalized Value,
Staffing, History of Litigation Liability, Summary of Current Litigation, Successes at
Court, No Revaluation Planned for 2021, Positive Outcomes
This Communication was NOT ACTED ON
A motion was made by ALD. KOVAC that this Communication be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Spiker, Kovac, Zamarripa and Coggs
No 0
Meeting adjourned at 12:16 p.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. MICHAEL J. MURPHY, CHAIR
Ald. Scott Spiker, Vice-Chair
Ald. Nik Kovac, Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa, and Ald. Milele A.
Coggs
Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 286-2232; Fax: 286-3456,
clee@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Dana Zelazny, 286-8679,
dana.zelazny@milwaukee.gov
Monday, October 5, 2020 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
2021 BUDGET HEARINGS
This is a virtual meeting. Those wishing to view the proceedings are able to do so via
the City Channel - Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable - or on the Internet at
http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel.
1. 200001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2021 budget.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
-Dept. of Administration
-Election Commission
-Assessor’s Office
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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.
Times for specific agenda items are estimations. If items cannot be heard at their specified times,
they will be heard as soon as practicable thereafter.
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