STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · March 31, 2023
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
ALD. JOSE G. PEREZ, CHAIR
Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic, Vice-Chair
Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II, Ald. Robert J. Bauman, Ald.
Michael J. Murphy, Ald. Milele A. Coggs, Ald. Mark A.
Borkowski, and Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa
Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 414-286-2231; Fax:
414-286-3456, lelmer@milwaukee.gov
Friday, March 31, 2023 1:30 PM City Hall, Room 301-B
Meeting convened: 1:45 P.M.
Present 8 - Perez, Dimitrijevic, Stamper, Bauman, Murphy, Coggs, Borkowski,
Zamarripa
1. 221521 Communication from various city departments relating to the impacts
of a 10%, 20% and 25% budgetary reduction on staffing, operations
and services provision and possible fee increases.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals present:
Nik Kovac - Budget Director
Shaketa Winters - Budget Office and Nick DeSiato - Mayor's Office
Jim Owczarski - City Clerk and Dana Zelazney - Deputy City Clerk
Angelique Pettigrew - Budget Office and Aycha Sawa - Comptroller and Bill
Christianson - Deputy Comptroller
Tawauna Swanigan - Business Finance Office - City Attorney's Office, Robin
Pederson and Odalo Ohiku, Todd Farris and Jennifer Williams - Deputy City
Attorneys
Nathaniel Haack - Budget Office and Spencer Coggs - Treasurer and Jim Klajbor -
Deputy City Treasurer
Meeting adjourned: 3:20 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.
A motion was made by ALD. MURPHY that this Communication be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
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Agenda
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Agenda
STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
ALD. JOSE G. PEREZ, CHAIR
Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic, Vice-Chair
Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II, Ald. Robert J. Bauman, Ald. Michael
J. Murphy, Ald. Milele A. Coggs, Ald. Mark A. Borkowski, and
Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa
Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 414-286-2231; Fax: 414-286-3456,
lelmer@milwaukee.gov
Friday, March 31, 2023 1:30 PM City Hall, Room 301-B
1. 221521 Communication from various city departments relating to the impacts of a
10%, 20% and 25% budgetary reduction on staffing, operations and
services provision and possible fee increases.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- Departments being discussed are: Comptroller, City Clerk, City Treasurer, Mayor's
Office and City Attorney.
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