STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · February 15, 2021
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
ALD. CAVALIER JOHNSON, CHAIR
Ald. Michael J. Murphy, Vice-Chair
Ald. Ashanti Hamilton, Ald. Robert J. Bauman, Ald. Milele A.
Coggs, Ald. Jose G. Perez, Ald. Khalif J. Rainey, and Ald.
Marina Dimitrijevic
Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 286-2231; Fax: 286-3456,
lelmer@milwaukee.gov
Monday, February 15, 2021 1:30 PM City Hall, Room 301-B
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.
Present 8 - Johnson, Murphy, Hamilton, Bauman, Coggs, Perez, Rainey, Dimitrijevic
1. 201379 Communication from the Inspector General relating to the Report of
Investigation - Chief Alfonso Morales.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Meeting convened: 1:42 P.M.
Also present:
Ald. Borkowski, Spiker, Kovac and Stamper
FPC Commissioners Everett Cocroft, Angela McKenzie and Amanda Avalos
FPC Executive Director Leon Todd
City Attorneys Tearman Spencer and Kimberly Walker
Ronda Kohlheim - Inspector General
Ald. Coggs moved to go into closed session. There were no objections.
Ald. Hamilton joined the committee in closed session at 2:20 P.M.
Ald. Bauman moved to go into open session. There were no objections.
A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 8- Johnson, Murphy, Hamilton, Bauman, Coggs, Perez, Rainey and
Dimitrijevic
No 0
Meeting adjourned: 3:38 P.M.
Linda M. Elmer
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Agenda
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Agenda
STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
ALD. CAVALIER JOHNSON, CHAIR
Ald. Michael J. Murphy, Vice-Chair
Ald. Ashanti Hamilton, Ald. Robert J. Bauman, Ald. Milele A.
Coggs, Ald. Jose G. Perez, Ald. Khalif J. Rainey, and Ald.
Marina Dimitrijevic
Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 286-2231; Fax: 286-3456,
lelmer@milwaukee.gov
Monday, February 15, 2021 1:30 PM City Hall, Room 301-B
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. 201379 Communication from the Inspector General relating to the Report of
Investigation - Chief Alfonso Morales.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
The Steering and Rules Committee may convene into closed session at 1:30 P.M. on Monday,
February 15th in Room 301-B, City Hall, 200 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pursuant to 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 and then
may go into open session for the regular agenda.
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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