STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · July 3, 2018
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
ALD. ASHANTI HAMILTON, CHAIR
Ald. Milele A. Coggs, Vice-Chair
Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II, Ald. Mark A. Borkowski, Ald.
Robert G. Donovan, Ald. Robert Bauman, Ald. Nik Kovac, and
Ald. Khalif J. Rainey
Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 286-2231; Fax: 286-3456,
lelmer@milwaukee.gov
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 11:00 AM City Hall, Room 301-B
Special - Amended 7/2/18 (closed session text changed)
Meeting convened: 11:48 A.M.
Ald. Witkowski present on behalf of Ald. Kovac
Ald. Lewis, Ald. Murphy and Ald. Perez also present.
Ald. Donovan and Ald. Bauman arrived at 11:55 A.M.
Present 7 - Hamilton, Coggs, Stamper, Borkowski, Donovan, Bauman, Rainey
Excused 1 - Kovac
1. 171510 Communication relating to the leadership and operation of the
Milwaukee Health Department.
Sponsors: Ald. Coggs
Aaron Cadle - Legislative Reference Bureau
Maria Monteagudo - Employee Relations Director
Ald. Coggs excused from the rest of the meeting at 12:22 P.M. (Ald. Lewis now sitting
in for her as Vice Chair).
Patricia McManus - Health Dept. Commissioner
Ald. Borkowski excused from the rest of the meeting at 1:34 P.M.
Ald. Witkowski excused from the rest of the meeting at 1:38 P.M.
Marty Matson - Comptroller
A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Communication be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Hamilton, Stamper, Donovan and Bauman
No 0
Excused 4- Coggs, Borkowski, Kovac and Rainey
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The Steering and Rules Committee may convene into closed session, pursuant to s. 19.85(1)
(b), Wis. Stats., to consider the dismissal, demotion, licensing or disciplining of health
department personnel, pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(c), Wis. Stats., to consider employment and
performance evaluation data of health department personnel, pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(f), Wis.
Stats., to consider financial, medical, social or personal histories or disciplinary data of
health department personnel, preliminary consideration of specific health department
personnel problems or the investigation of charges against specific health department
personnel which, if discussed in public, would be likely to have a substantial adverse effect
upon the reputation of any person referred to in such histories or data, or involved in such
problems or investigations, and s. 19.85(1)(g), Wis. Stats., for the purpose of conferring with
the City Attorney who will render oral or written advice with respect to litigation in which the
city is or is likely to become involved.
Meeting adjourned: 2:03 P.M.
Linda M. Elmer
Staff Assistant
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
STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
ALD. ASHANTI HAMILTON, CHAIR
Ald. Milele A. Coggs, Vice-Chair
Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II, Ald. Mark A. Borkowski, Ald.
Robert G. Donovan, Ald. Robert Bauman, Ald. Nik Kovac, and
Ald. Khalif J. Rainey
Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 286-2231; Fax: 286-3456,
lelmer@milwaukee.gov
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 11:00 AM City Hall, Room 301-B
Special - Amended 7/2/18 (closed session text changed)
1. 171510 Communication relating to the leadership and operation of the Milwaukee
Health Department.
Sponsors: Ald. Coggs
The Steering and Rules Committee may convene into closed session, pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(b), Wis.
Stats., to consider the dismissal, demotion, licensing or disciplining of health department personnel,
pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(c), Wis. Stats., to consider employment and performance evaluation data of
health department personnel, pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(f), Wis. Stats., to consider financial, medical,
social or personal histories or disciplinary data of health department personnel, preliminary
consideration of specific health department personnel problems or the investigation of charges
against specific health department personnel which, if discussed in public, would be likely to have a
substantial adverse effect upon the reputation of any person referred to in such histories or data, or
involved in such problems or investigations, and s. 19.85(1)(g), Wis. Stats., for the purpose of
conferring with the City Attorney who will render oral or written advice with respect to litigation in
which the city is or is likely to become involved.
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, 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.
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