FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · October 5, 2022
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
ALD. MARINA DIMITRIJEVIC, CHAIR
Ald. Scott Spiker, Vice-Chair
Ald. Milele A. Coggs, Ald. Michael J. Murphy, and Ald.
JoCasta Zamarripa
Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 414-286-2232; Fax: 414-286-3456,
clee@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Tea Norfolk , 414-286-8012,
tea.norfolk@milwaukee.gov
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 1:00 PM Room 301-B, City Hall
2023 BUDGET HEARINGS
This is also 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 1:09 p.m.
Present 5 - Dimitrijevic, Spiker, Coggs, Murphy, Zamarripa
Also present:
William Christianson, Deputy Comptroller
Nik Kovac, Budget Director
Tea Norfolk, LRB Fiscal Planning Specialist
1. 220001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2023 budget.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
-Mayor’s Office
Appearing:
James Bohl, Mayor Chief of Staff
Molly King, Budget Office
Director Kovac and Chief of Staff Bohl gave a Mayor's Office presentation as follows:
2023 Budget Summary, Budget & Service Changes, Department Workforce, Racial
Equity & Inclusion, Highlights
Members requested a futher breakdwon of workforce demographics based on
race/ethnicity for the Mayor's Office.
-Municipal Court
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Appearing:
Sheldyn Himle, Chief Court Administrator
Derek Mosley, Presiding Judge Branch 2
Eric Pearson, Budget Office
Mr. Pearson, Administrator Himle, and Judge Mosley gave a Municipal Court
presentation as follows:
Community Goals and Objectives, Court Organization, 2023 Budget Summary, Special
Funds, Special Purpose Accounts, Revenues, Court Cases Trend, Court Revenue
Trend, Capital Improvements Budget, Capital Projects, Budget & Service Changes,
Equity
-Deferred Compensation
Appearing:
Beth Conradson-Cleary, Deferred Comp Executive Director
Eric Pearson, Budget Office
Mr. Pearson and Director Conradson-Cleary gave a Deferred Compensation
presentation as follows:
Mission Statement, Goals & Objectives, Deferred Compensation Organization, 2023
Budget Summary, Deferred Compensation Plan Assets, Deferred Compensation
Participants, Recent Accomplishments, Measuring Results: Participation Analysis (by
Gender, Race, Age), Recent Accomplishments
Members requested demographic breakdown numbers for plan participants and
op-outs.
-Employes’ Retirement System
Appearing:
Jerry Allen, ERS Executive Director
Larry Langer, Cavanaugh MacDonald
Eric Pearson, Budget Office
Melody Johnson, ERS Deputy Executive Director
Dan Gopalan, ERS Chief Financial Officer
Erich Sauer, ERS Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Pearson, Director Allen, and Mr. Langer gave an Employes' Retirement System
presentation as follows:
Goals & Objectives, Community Goals & Objectives, ERS Organization, 2023 Budget
Summary, Special Purpose Accounts, Budget & Service Changes, ERS Staff
Demographics, Pension Payments by Annuitant Geographic Area, ERS Summary
Information, Fund Value of Assets: 2007 - June 30, 2022, CMERS' Funded Status
from 2018 - 2021, Benefit Payments Increased by 13% from 2018 - 2021, Investment
Income is 82% of CMERS' Revenue from 2018 - 2021, Performance vs Callan Public
Fund Sponsor Database (Gross), Annual Returns, Peaks and Troughs, Milwaukee
ERS September 28, 2022, CMERS Investment Performance History Periods Ending
August 31, 2022, Historical Value Add - 1995 - June 30, 2022 CMERS Total Fund
(everything except Real Assets), Growth of $1 Since 2000 (ERS and WRS), ERS 20
Year Rolling Ave. Investment Returns 1978-2021, Rolling Fund Returns 1979 - 2021,
Employer Contributions (Combined Fund only as of January 1, 2022), Employer
Contribution Rates, Projections (Assuming All Assumptions Are Met), Change to
Average and Median Investment Return Assumption FY 01 to present, Distribution of
Latest Investment Return Assumptions, Estimated Range of Expected Future Nominal
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Rates of Return
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Communication be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Spiker, Coggs, Murphy, and Zamarripa
No 0
Meeting adjourned at 4:32 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. MARINA DIMITRIJEVIC, CHAIR
Ald. Scott Spiker, Vice-Chair
Ald. Milele A. Coggs, Ald. Michael J. Murphy, and Ald. JoCasta
Zamarripa
Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 414-286-2232; Fax: 414-286-3456,
clee@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Tea Norfolk , 414-286-8012,
tea.norfolk@milwaukee.gov
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 1:00 PM Room 301-B, City Hall
2023 BUDGET HEARINGS
This is also 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. 220001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2023 budget.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
-Mayor’s Office
-Municipal Court
-Deferred Compensation
-Employes’ Retirement System
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