{x + 11} DotW; virtual meetings, keys misplaced, exponential messes

Hola amigos, I know it’s been a while since rapped at ya, but man things have just been whack over here since this shitdog Corona virus started kicking ass. One of my coworkers at the old gas station as telling me about it, and I was like, yeah! I mean, if it’s a Corona virus,

A good reason to get some sleep

The reason to get some sleep: the Milwaukee County Board Finance and Audit Committee meets tomorrow at 11AM. Most of our committee meetings were cancelled this month due to the public health threat of COVID-19. Originally, Finance was to meet immediately after the Health and Human Needs Committee… but it was cancelled. Similarly, I cancelled

County Board to hold public hearing on Mitchell Park Domes [updated]

The (mostly?) temporary  closure of the Mitchell Park Domes due to safety concerns is old news by now. This is a direct result of the deferred maintenance that has plagued the Milwaukee County Parks System for far too many years now — and I argue deferred maintenance is a direct cause of the tragedy at O’Donnell Park

Bird’s eye view of the recommended 2014 Milwaukee County budget process

The Milwaukee County Board is analyzing and modifying the Milwaukee County Executive’s Proposed 2014 Budget. Milwaukee County’s budget is approximately $1.3 Billion. This may seem like a large amount, and it is. From this sum, Milwaukee County pays for services ranging from Sheriff’s department, to the Courts system to the Gold Medal Award Winning County

The “reform” of Milwaukee County Government: Massive power transfer to county executive

Attachments: Milwaukee County “reform” bill, Milwaukee County Board Reform Memo We have received the text and attachments of the Milwaukee County government “reform” bill that is now circulating in the state legislature. Please read through these documents carefully.  The bill would have a binding referendum in April 2014. While most people would be happy to cut elected official’s pay

I’m busy… on my other blog.

This one is pretty much kaput for now, but I’m going to be doing a bit more with my other blog, The Fighting 14th!  New posts today: A new day for the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors; and Thursday April 19: Six meetings, all in a row.  You may also want to see my crude-yet-posted Tweets from the

Results from 11/3/11 Milwaukee County Board meeting

Today was the last Milwaukee County Board meeting prior to passing the 2012 budget, which happens Monday, November 7. • 12-7 (No: Borkowski, Cesarz, Johnson, Jursik, Rice, Sanfelippo, Schmitt) to lay over [emphasis added] the County Executive’s veto of a resolution providing for an advisory referendum on the plan by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District to pay approximately

Milwaukee County 2012 budget hearings, Day 7 (10/24/2011)

The amount of activity on the county board appears to increase in direct proportion to the proximity of any meeting, and even more so as budget passage nears. Things are really picking up now, and we have about two weeks before our final budget-passing marathon meeting. Here’s what the finance committee looked at today: Milwaukee

Milwaukee County 2012 budget hearings, Day 5

We made it through the first week of budget hearings, and we’re all standing. That’s a good sign. This post has a lot of juicy tidbits if you’re interested in how an elected governing body carries out its duty to determine its own future course. In particular, check out the stuff about the corporation counsel and

Milwaukee County 2012 budget hearings, Day 4

Here is the customary summary from Board spokesman Harold Mester. My comments are in [brackets]. I’ll add my notes in detail later. (Done.) COUNTY BOARD 2012 BUDGET BLAST: OCTOBER 13, 2011 Milwaukee, WI – The Milwaukee County Board’s Finance & Audit Committee is holding a series of public meetings throughout October on the County Executive’s