FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · October 6, 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
Thursday, October 6, 2022 9:00 AM 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 9:06 a.m.
Present 5 - Dimitrijevic, Spiker, Coggs, Murphy, Zamarripa
Also present:
Aycha Sawa, City Comptroller
William Christianson, Deputy Comptroller
Nik Kovac, Budget Director
Tea Norfolk, LRB Fiscal Planning Specialist
Keith Broadnax, LRB Manager
1. 220001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2023 budget.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
-Milwaukee Public Library
Appearing:
Joan Johnson, Library Director
Jennifer Meyer-Stearns, Library Deputy Director
Mason Lavey, Budget Office
Eileen Force Cahill, Library Community Relations & Engagement Director
Andrea Fowler, Budget ARPA Director
Sam McGovern-Rowen, Library Project Manager
Kelly Wochinske, Library Public Services Area Manager - Education and Outreach
Services
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Mr. Lavey, Director Johnson, and Deputy Director Meyer-Stearns gave a Library
presentation as follows:
Community Goals & Objectives, 2022 Budget Summary, Operating & Equipment,
Special Funds, Capital, Revenues, Branch Library Summary, 2021/2022
Accomplishments and Activities, 2023 Service Plan, 2023 Goals, 2022/2023
Challenges
Members requested further programming data analysis on all branches.
Meeting recessed at 11:19 a.m.
Meeting reconvened at 11:40 a.m.
10:00 A.M.
-Health Department
Appearing:
Kirsten Johnson, Health Commissioner
Aaron Szopinski, Health Dept. Budget & Administration Manager
Sarah Osborn, Budget Office
Ashanti Hamilton, OVP Injury & Violence Prevention Director
Bailey Murph, Deputy Commissioner - Innovation and Engagement Deputy
Erica Olivier, Deputy Commissioner - Community Health
Myra Edwards, Health Dept. Chief of Staff
Kristin Schieble, Laboratory Operations Manager
Tyler Weber, Deputy Commissioner -Consumer Environmental Health
Andrea Fowler, Budget ARPA Director
Ms. Osborn, Commissioner Johnson, and Manager Szopinski gave a Health
Department presentation as follows:
2023 Budget Summary, 2023 Budget Change & Highlights, Special Funds, Special
Purpose Accounts, 2023 Revenues, Capital Improvements Budget, Operating & Grant
Funding, Vacancy Updates, Department Workforce, Organization & Functions, 2022
Successes & Challenges, 2023 Priorities & Goals, 2023 Budget (Mandated Health
Functions, Strategic Health Functions), Violence Prevention - 2023 Goals, Policy,
Innovation, Engagement - 2023 Strategic Goals, Community Health, Maternal & Child
Health, Clinical Services, MHD Laboratory, Clinical Services - 2023 Goals, Emergency
Preparedness, Consumer Environmental Health, Lead Case Management, Lead
Hazard Reduction - 2023 Goals
Ald. Zamarripa left the meeting at 12:18 p.m.
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 4- Dimitrijevic, Spiker, Coggs, and Murphy
No 0
Excused 1- Zamarripa
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Meeting adjourned at 2:26 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
Thursday, October 6, 2022 9:00 AM 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
-Milwaukee Public Library
10:00 A.M.
-Health Department
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