FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · October 15, 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
Thursday, October 15, 2020 10:30 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 10:31 a.m.
Present 5 - Murphy, Spiker, Kovac, Zamarripa, Coggs
Also present:
Dennis Yaccarino, Budget & Management Director
Joshua Benson, Deputy Comptroller
Dana Zelazny, Legislative Reference Bureau
1. 200001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2021 budget.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
-Fire Department
Appearing:
Thomas Bell, Budget Office
Mark Rohlfing, Fire Chief
Aaron Lipski, Fire Dept.
Joshua Parish, Fire Dept.
Philip Cockroft, Fire Dept.
A Fire Department Overview presentation was given as follows:
Community Goals & Objectives, 2021 Budget Summary, Special Funds, Revenues,
Capital Budget, Budget & Service Changes, City of Milwaukee Fire Fatality Report 25
Year Overview 1995-2019, 2019 Milwaukee Fire Department Responses, Sworn
Staffing and Vacancies, Fire Cadet Demographics, Organization Chart, Reponse Data,
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Health and Wellness, Firefighters in Process, Training, 2021 Budget Proposal, 2021
Ongoing Challenges/Goals
Meeting recessed at 12:56 p.m.
Meeting reconvened at 1:33 p.m.
This Communication was NOT ACTED ON
-Fire and Police Commission
Appearing:
Bryan Rynders, Budget Office
Griselda Aldrete, FPC Executive Director
Deborah Wilichowski, FPC
Kyle Mirehouse, FPC
Tom Maureau, Winbourne Consulting
A Fire and Police Commission Overview presentation was given as follows:
Key Performance Measures, 2021 Budget Summary, 2021 Budget Highlights,
Operational Team Organization, FPC Staff and Needs, Responsibilities & Priorities,
2019-2020 Year in Review, Examinations held in 2020, 2020 Recruitments, 2020-2021
Recruitment, Investigations and Community Hours, Collins Settlement Compliance
Efforts, Community Relations & Engagement, 911/Emergency Communications Center
Staffing, Public Safety Enhancement program (PSEP), 2021 Budget Highlights
Relating to Public Safety, Office of Emergency Management and Communications,
Emergency Management/Homeland Security & Communications Overview
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 3:36 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
Thursday, October 15, 2020 10:30 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
-Fire Department
-Fire and Police Commission
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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meeting, this meeting may also simultaneously constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any
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