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Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Meetings Y
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Elected Officials Y
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Administrative Officials Y
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Permits, zoning Y
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Audits Y
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Contracts P
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Lobbying Y
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Public records Y
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Milwaukee is a city in Wisconsin.

[edit] Website evaluation

Last rated on Jan. 10, 2012

This website was most recently evaluated on 13 January 2012.

[edit] The good

  • Current and archived budgets are posted.[1]
  • The Mayor and Common Council members are listed with contact information and biographies.[2][3]
  • Meeting dates, minutes, and agendas are posted.[4]
  • Administrators and contact information is listed with each department.[5]
  • Public records law and methods for obtaining public records from each city department are posted.[6]
  • Property tax information and payment options are provided.[7]
  • Permitting information and ePermits are available, as well as the city's zoning codes.[8][9]
  • Open and awarded bids are posted, but active contracts are not.[10][11]
  • Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports and internal audit documents are posted.[12]
  • Lobbying information is posted.[13]

[edit] The bad

  • The city's checkbook register is not posted.

[edit] Elected Officials

Official Office
Tom Barrett Mayor
Willie L. Hines, Jr. Common Council President, 15th District Alderman
Ashanti Hamilton 1st District Alderman
Joe Davis 2nd District Alderman
Nik Kovac 3rd District Alderman
Robert J. Bauman 4th District Alderman
James A. Bohl, Jr. 5th District Alderman
Milele A. Coggs 6th District Alderman
Willie C. Wade 7th District Alderman
Robert G. Donovan 8th District Alderman
Robert W. Puente 9th District Alderman
Michael J. Murphy 10th District Alderman
Joe Dudzik 11th District Alderman
James N. Witkowiak 12th District Alderman
Terry L. Witkowski 13th District Alderman
Tony Zielinski 14th District Alderman
Grant F. Langley City Attorney
W. Martin Morics City Comptroller
Wayne F. Whittow City Treasurer

[edit] Public employee salaries

Main article: Milwaukee employee salaries

According to a recent report published at Northwestern University, Milwaukee is one of the ten municipalities with the largest amount of unfunded pension liabilities. Nationwide there is $574 billion in unfunded pension liabilities for local pension plans, and this is in addition to the $3 trillion in debt facing state-sponsored pension plans.[14] The report states that the pension plans could be out of money as early at 2025.[14]

Municipality
(number of plans) 		Liabilities, Stated Basis, June ’09 ($B) Liabilities (ABO), Treasury Rate Net Pension Assets ($B) Unfunded Liability ($B) Unfunded Liability / Revenue Unfunded Liability per Household ($)
Milwaukee (1)4.46.73.33.4687%14,853

[edit] Lobbying

In 2010, Milwaukee reported $10,000 spent on lobbying. [15]

[edit] See also

[edit] External link

http://sunshinestandard.org
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[edit] References

  1. ↑ Budget Documents
  2. ↑ Council Members
  3. ↑ Office of the Mayor
  4. ↑ Calendar
  5. ↑ Departments
  6. ↑ Public Records
  7. ↑ Treasurer
  8. ↑ Planning and Permits
  9. ↑ Zoning Code
  10. ↑ Bid Information
  11. ↑ Purchasing
  12. ↑ Office of the Comptroller
  13. ↑ Lobbying
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 MacIver Institute, City of Milwaukee Pension a Ticking Time Bomb According to Northwestern Study, Oct. 12, 2010
  15. ↑ Milwaukee - Open Secrets
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