2002 PLAN AND BUDGET SUMMARY CITY OF MILWAUKEE STATE OF WISCONSIN Department of Administration Budget and Management Division David Riemer Laura J. Engan Administration Director Budget and Management Director Budget and Management Staff: Thomas J. Bell Katherine O’Sullivan Jennifer C. Gonda Eric C. Pearson Patrick J. Hartmann Sandra J. Rotar JoAnn Hubbard Dore M. Rozwadowski Crystal E. Ivy David J. Schroeder John Ledvina Dennis A. Yaccarino GUIDE TO BUDGET DOCUMENTS PLAN AND BUDGET SUMMARY A document containing an overview of economic conditions in Milwaukee; a fiscal summary of the 2002 budget; an economic forecast for Milwaukee; detailed narrative descriptions of each department’s mission, objectives, outcome measures and related activities; and a summary of appropriations by expenditure category. This document is printed annually in proposed and final form as follows: the Proposed Plan and Executive Budget Summary contains the Mayor’s Executive Budget as presented to the Common Council for review. The Plan and Budget Summary contains the budget as adopted by the Common Council. BUDGET The official City of Milwaukee line-item budget. It provides a listing of all appropriation accounts by department. It is published after final budget adoption. SIX-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN A presentation of the city's six-year capital program. It includes details on planning, financing, infrastructure, and urban development undertakings involved in the capital plan. It is published the spring following budget adoption. To obtain copies of the: Proposed Plan and Executive Budget Summary, Plan and Budget Summary, Budget, or Six-Year Capital Plan Contact: Budget and Management Division City Hall - Room 307 200 East Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 (414) 286-3741 (414) 286-5475 (fax) Visit the Budget and Management Home Page at: www.ci.mil.wi.us/citygov/doa/bmd/bmd.htm BUDGET AND PLANNING PROCESS City Strategic Plan Citywide Objectives Citywide Strategies Unified Strategic Plans and Budget Department Objectives Department Strategies Department Performance Measures Department Annual Budget Annual Budget Executive Budget Adopted City Budget CALENDAR DATE ACTIVITY January - March Departments Prepare Plans, Objectives, and Performance Measures March 19 Departments Receive Budget Materials May 8* Plans and Budget Requests Due June 19, 20 and 21 Mayor's Public Hearings on Plans and Budgets July - September Mayor's Executive Plan and Budget Review September 28** Plan and Budget Submitted to Common Council October 5 - 20 Legislative Hearings November 1 and 2 Finance and Personnel Committee Budget Amendment Days November 9*** Common Council Action on Budget * Second Tuesday in May ** Legal Deadline September 28 *** Legal Deadline November 14 ELECTED OFFICIALS MAYOR............................................................................................................................................John O. Norquist CITY ATTORNEY........................................................................................................................... Grant F. Langley CITY COMPTROLLER..................................................................................................................W. Martin Morics CITY TREASURER ......................................................................................................................Wayne F. Whittow COMMON COUNCIL PRESIDENT ........................................................................................................................................Marvin E. Pratt DISTRICT ALDERPERSON FIRST ...................................................................................................................................................Marvin E. Pratt SECOND .......................................................................................................................................... Terrance Herron THIRD ........................................................................................................................................ Michael S. D’Amato FOURTH .................................................................................................................................... Paul A. Henningsen FIFTH............................................................................................................................................... James A. Bohl, Jr. SIXTH .............................................................................................................................. Marlene E. Johnson-Odom SEVENTH ................................................................................................................................. Frederick G. Gordon EIGHTH .......................................................................................................................................Robert G. Donovan NINTH .........................................................................................................................................Donald F. Richards TENTH ................................................................................................................................................. Rosa Cameron ELEVENTH................................................................................................................................Annette E. Scherbert TWELFTH............................................................................................................................................Angel Sanchez THIRTEENTH ............................................................................................................................Jeffrey A. Pawlinski FOURTEENTH............................................................................................................................. Suzanne M. Breier FIFTEENTH ................................................................................................................................ Thomas G. Nardelli SIXTEENTH..................................................................................................................................Michael J. Murphy SEVENTEENTH............................................................................................................................Willie L. Hines, Jr. MUNICIPAL JUDGES BRANCH 1...........................................................................................................................................Vincent Bobot PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 2 ..............................................................................................Louis B. Butler, Jr. BRANCH 3............................................................................................................................ James A. Gramling, Jr. September 25, 2001 Budget Transmittal Statement From Milwaukee Mayor John O. Norquist The tragic events of September 2001 presented enormous challenges to us as a nation and a city. Our prayers and our resources have reached out to those struggling to rebuild in New York and Washington. But we also know that we have a responsibility to this community. We have duties to perform here at home. Milwaukee has responded with an increased focus on preparedness and providing essential services to our citizens.- We have police officers and fire fighters who are fighting crime and saving lives in our community. We have officials in our Health Department who have been working for years to prepare for potential biological or chemical attacks. Water Works Director Carrie Lewis is one of ten utility executives working closely with the federal government on plans to protect drinking water operations nationwide. There are employees among us - reservists - who have been and continue to be called to perform military duty, defending our country against terrorism. These reservists show great courage in their readiness to protect us and weve’ arranged to provide funds to keep their health insurance in force as reservists get called up. We press on because our work matters. We deliver services that are vital to our residents. The city budget has a major impact on our local economy. It's clear that recent trends favor Milwaukee in ways we haven't seen in years. We're capitalizing on these trends as recognized in this month's Governing Magazine, which cited us as leading a generation of city administrations that run “city government efficiently and with a broad public in mind, rather than using it to broker the demands of competing [interest] groups”. Things are happening that previously seemed impossible. ? Thousands of people are choosing urban life in Milwaukee. It's in the newspapers’ Real Estate section - young professionals, empty nesters and foreign transferees brought here by the global economy prefer living in the City of Milwaukee. ? We're seeing a housing boom in Downtown and retail investment in the Central City - on King Drive, at 35th and North and at Capitol Court. It's happening because city markets are attractive • with more buying power per square mile than the suburbs. ? In 2000, property value in Milwaukee appreciated faster than in Brookfield, Mequon and other suburbs. That reflects demand. Milwaukee is a better buy right now. And the improvement is occurring in every aldermanic district • from the Central City to the far Northwest Side. ? And most encouraging, residents in areas once known for welfare dependence and joblessness are joining the workforce. According to UWM researchers John Pawasarat and Lois Quinn, nearly 10,000 more people in our 9 inner•city zip codes are