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The JULY 30th 2026. Meeting of
the Milwaukee County Board of
Supervisors will now come to
order of this meeting is live
streaming in. Click our county
Legislative Information
Center. And that link is
included on top of today's
agenda, I will give it to our
first vice chair of Shea who
is joining us virtually to go
over our house, keeping girls.
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exit the meeting under point
of personal, Thank you. First
Vice chair shape. The first
order of business is called
the role Supervisor. Alexander
asked to be excused for the
duration of the meeting, MR.
Clegg, please call the Roll
Supervisor. Alexander excused
blends. Keep Cabral. Don't
glad all messed com. Johnson
junior. Logsdon present.
Martinez presenting. O Connor.
PRESIDENT Rolland. Rountree
junior PRESIDENT Shea. Taylor
mentioned. Watch in MADAM
CHAIRWOMAN, PRESIDENT. 17
members present. We have a
quorum. Remember is in our
guests to join our second vice
chairs it. Priscilla
Coggs-jones far Pledge of
Allegiance. I pledge to the
flag of the United States of
America and to the Republic
for which it stands. One
nation under GOD, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for
all. MADAM CHAIRMAN, the next
order of business is
presentations by supervisors.
So by the Watchman, Yeah. And
CHAIRWOMAN Diaries to ask
unanimous consent to suspend
the rules and take up county
board citations at this time.
All right. Thank you.
Supervisor Westerman. We're
going to take up county board
citations certificates Page.
29 of the Digest. That's item.
33 we will start with any
objection to suspension of the
rules. Reynoso water. So we'll
start with the supervisor
locks and will be presenting a
citation.
We'll try this
again. Good morning and thank
you. MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, I am
honored to present. This is
MISS Don blue hose with this
retirement citation
recognition of her nearly 3
decades of dedicated service,
Vance Wildlife Conservation.
Through research. Fieldwork.
Education and Inter national
collaboration throughout her
career at the Milwaukee County
Zoo. She has helped protect
endangered species. Both here
Milwaukee and in their native
habitats around the world. She
has also served as grant
coordinator for the American
Associated Zoo Keepers, trees
for you and me project and
coauthored the Jamaican big a
report on 25 years of
conservation effort reflecting
her lasting contributions. 2
global conservation.
Congratulations and thank you
for your ex. Jordan Henry work
at the zoo. Thank you.
Thank
you all for this recognition.
I was very surprised, too,
received this years at the zoo
is as labor of love it was
bittersweet leaving. But I'm
happy to be moving on to the
next chapter of my life. So
appreciate you very much. To
week for you to come up this
time. Started fast out of the
gate last time. I'm also
honored to date 2%. Sergeant
Robert. And those are real.
With retirement citation
reckon recognition accusation
of 32 years of distinguished
public service with the
Milwaukee County Sheriff's
Office. Sergeant real began
his career with Milwaukee
County in 1994. As the deputy
sheriff serving with
professionalism, integrity and
protecting lives, enforcing
the law and keep his our
community safe. Throughout his
career. He demonstrated
exceptional dedication,
including 20 years without an
unscheduled absence and more
than 30 years without any
disciplinary action. But give
hand for that better. In 2020,
he was promoted to sergeant
and transfer it to the airport
security where he proudly
served until his retirement
this year. Congratulations and
thank you for your remarkable
service to Milwaukee County.
And we are honored to have his
his up sergeant. Lieutenant,
I'm sorry. Our share of here
for the presentation. It's
good be here.
You all to stick
around player were come
forward thank you for Rebecca,
supervise around tree. You
have the floor.
Thank you.
Thank you. MADAM Chair, and
thank you, colleagues. Thank
you, everybody for being here.
In recognition of the outs,
outstanding and continue
contributions to Milwaukee,
art and cultural landscape. I
like to honor these 2
visionary community members
for their role in creating and
cultivating experience in
Katy. I bowled in beautiful
testament to what happens when
creativity meets purpose
through their tire. This
dedication, they have built a
platform where unity, Leeds,
inclusion and diversity are
not just ideals believed
experiences shared across our
city's neighborhoods and
communities. Their work has
opened doors for artists and
creators who might otherwise
go unseen. Transform public
spaces into a connection of
celebration and reminded that
culture is not something that
we simply witness. It is
something we built together
hand in hand in a city as rich
and diverse as Milwaukee. They
have created space for every
voice to be heard and every
story to be told because of
their vision, passion and
unwavering commitment to
community Milwaukee stands
more vibrant, more unified and
more truly itself. We I'm
proud to celebrate their
legacy and grateful for their
culture for there. For the
culture. They have continued
to cultivate. I like to MISTER
Timothy Ricketts, MR. Myron,
Jules Smith Myron Smith. I'm
sorry. Missed forgive me of
MR. Miras Memphis to Timothy
Ricketts to come up here and
get their citations. I just
really want celebrate these 2
gentlemen because they're
creating something in
Milwaukee that is gone 4
overlook for far too long. And
I just want to make sure that
we're celebrating him. So can
we get around a lot?
We didn't
get the feeling up. Get you.
And are our last citations
from our parks. Chair
supervisor last month. JULY is
parks month and its chair, the
parks to me. I really
celebrate this month. It's
it's in the summertime. It's
when we enjoy parks. The most.
And today I have a really rare
pri privilege to discuss. 2
discussed too. He rose from
Milwaukee County, one hero.
Really has saved us because
our financial situation,
Waukee County Parks,
Department. Is not good. You
know, we have 500 million
dollars of deferred
maintenance. We have financial
pressures that are going to be
coming up in in the budget.
Look at our chair finance
chair. When the act there were
dealing with financial
pressures. But the state we
are in right now is that we're
the only park system in the
entire United States generates
60% of its revenue to pay for
its total budget. The closest
is 25%. So where forces
situation to raise money to
run the park system. World
class park system. So how do
we do it? And we run it
because we have to make money.
I want to do this. They don't
want to turn this into a
capitalist adventure. But
truth is we don't raise money.
We don't have a park system.
So what are we left with
raising money and who raises
more money than anyone else?
The Marine Mckinley, Marina.
And there's one person who's
been running it for year after
year. He's made the
difference. And Erica, want to
call you up here. Erik Less
has been with us for 34 years.
Milwaukee County service. He's
not retiring. You have some
retirement say he's still
young guy is gonna be here for
a few years longer. I a lot
longer because what he
persist, what he has for us is
an institutional memory. Put
together the marina. He kept
the key, puts the docks
together and they're coming up
with a new docking for it.
This is the man with
institutional memory to say,
hey, this is the best way to
do it. When we have people
coming down 2 the Marine and
wanting parking situations.
There isn't a day that goes by
that we don't have major
customer service issues. Where
people are swearing. People
are using the f word and
saying works. But does he
sense 16 year-old kids dealing
with that front line service
know he takes on himself. So
here's the head of the marina
works. The toll booth. And
takes the brunt of all this.
Also sees the sheriff's
department from even coming
down there because guess what,
he'll take it will come the
customer down. So it doesn't
become a criminal event. He
takes care all these things in
I behalf of Waukegan. I would
just say thank you. You put
these things together to
provide customer service. I
represent the district every
single person who comes in
contact with this man tells
me. I love walking alone.
Milwaukee County. I want to
stay in the marina. I want to
keep it here. And together he
makes this county over
3 million dollars a year.
Nobody is doing this that
money he's raising goes to
every one of our parks goes,
wrote our entire community.
It's a reality we're living in
start to really wish it was.
But the reality is we've got
to raise money, 3 million
dollars. The biggest number
one fundraiser is right in
front of
a customer service and you
treat people with respect and
every single one. Doesn't
matter what you look like.
This man treats people with
respect honor having you
Milwaukee County employee and
behalf of Joaquin County. One
present this plaque to you.
Thank you for your service.
Excuse me. Can we a clean shot
of that? Hold your box. Thank
you, sir.
I have one more
presentation to that today.
And this is another hero, too.
This is hero from our aquatics
program from our life Guard
Corps. I think the caught up
at this time. Erica, thank
Please come forward. Erica has
been with the department since
2015. She has moved up in the
in the aquatic score from.
Most basic lifeguard to head
lifeguard. She likes that.
He's in charge of 2 pools,
Pulaski and Wilson. She's
ahead car. So she has to go
between those 2 poles as one
thing, just to be an
administrator of a pool system
and to run the core. But
another thing to do what you
do as a lifeguard. And one of
those days when she was 19
years old. She saw person go
in the water. That person she
knew has some levels but know
that this is the type of
person who can swim over their
head and needs to touch the
bottom before use. Well, and
we all know those type of
swimmers. They think they're
good. But guess what? They
can't touch the bottom panic
sets in. A man. Probably
almost triple her age 2 and a
half times her age far bigger
than her. A big person goes
Starts winning and she saw him
going into event. She knows
what's going to happen. So at
19 years old. It's it's a
moment of truth. It's a
moment, because do you let
that person go win and drown?
Or do you go in and save your
life? Saved her life. It's
what training it's about
practice. It's like it's
everything's on the line at
that moment. You've got to
make a decision. She saw what
was taking place. She stood
up. She blew her whistle to
alert every other guard. We
have a problem number. We have
an emergency right now. She
jumped into the water. This
guy's bigger than her taller
bigger. Hold them off to the
side because he started going
under the panic set She got
got him to the side and saved
his life. 19 years old. That's
the finest of the fine for
Milwaukee County. And we're
honored to have you. She
doesn't only do it for self
trains other guards to do the
same thing to stand up and be
there at the moment of truth
when life. Potentially death.
She's there for us. She also
trains and teach us lessons.
So shes a way to the end. She
trains and she told me a story
about to Boyce, 2 brothers.
One brother has special needs
and the other one's completely
fine. Their goal was a past.
That's one class. Well,
obviously, lot of people say
let's special needs child
probably won't pass. One
brother will one brother
won't. Not with Erica Erica's
make sure both pass. So she
took that special needs
brother and her other and her
brother, the 2 brothers
together both passed at slur
in class because she wanted
make sure they have a lifelong
skill. Thanks, Casey. Ever go
down. One brother's go
surviving. The other not not
on her watch. On behalf of
Milwaukee County. I want to
say thank you very much for
saving at life and saving
others. One life makes a
difference. Who don't know
what's going to happen. She's
but she teaches others to save
themselves. Erica, thank you
very much. Behalf work.
Significant other come on up.
It. Thank you. Supervisor
Wasserman. Where will do a
group photo, everybody. But
we're going to dispense the
report very quickly. So are
there any other additions to
citations or certificates?
Supervisor Vincent, thank you.
MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, if I could
be added to your Marcus
performing arts, one that for
some reason, my name's not on
there. Thank you. Of course,
all Hearing objections so
ordered. And I would also like
to be at added to Supervisor
Martinez's recognition for the
Wisconsin coalition to
normalize relations with Cuba.
Hearing. No objection. Ordered
any other corrections or
additions. All right, seeing
none first vice chair. She
moves these be adopted. All
those in favor say Aye. Anyone
oppose say no. I All We've
adopted our citations get so
if all our honorees and their
guests want to come back
forward and board members will
all assemble and take a full
group photo.
If there's
40 million dollars
Let the
online people know when we
should smile.
MADAM
CHAIRWOMAN, the next order of
business is presentations,
petitions and communications.
We are now on presentation of
petitions and communications
on pace to the digests is one
item. Some of the complaints
first Vice Chair shade moves
these we received in place on
fire. All those in favor say
aye. Anyone oppose style. The
listing of summons and
complaint was received in
place on file. MADAM
CHAIRWOMAN, the next order of
Business is notice of claims.
We are on notice of claims
Page 3 of the Digest. There's
one item. First vice chair she
asked and it was consent to
suspend any rules and to
family consideration. Here an
objection. Rules are
suspended. First vice chair
shame moves this allowance.
All those in favor say Aye.
Aye. I Anyone opposed. But
Thursday, JULY 30th listing a
notice of claim says disallow.
MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, the next
order of business is files,
referred to standing
committees also based through
that, I just there's one item.
First vice chair. Shame moves
the JULY 30th listing 1000 for
standing committees beera say
received in place file all
those in favor say Aye. I
anyone oppose say now. JULY 30
of listing of Pfizer for to
standing committees is
received and placed on file.
MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, the next
sort of businesses correction,
an approval of the journal
proceedings from Thursday,
JUNE 25th 2026. All right.
Which is on pace for the guy.
Just that's item 4. First I
Shame. Moves these be adopted.
All those in favor of adopting
proceedings say Aye. Aye.
Those opposed say no. That
Thursday, JUNE 25th 2026.
General proceedings is
adopted. MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, the
next order of business is
resolutions and ordinances
buying from standing
committees beginning with the
committee on Finance. We are
now on the report of the
committee on finance that
begins on page 5 of the guy
just their 14 items, 5 to 18.
Please note that item 18
requires it to their vote of
members elect. Supervisor
Taylor asked unanimous consent
to suspend the rules to
consider 5, 6, 7, objection.
The rules are suspended. Are
there any request for separate
action items? 5 to 18
supervisor Balinsky item 7. 7
has been called out.
Supervisor Vincent Item 9,
please. Item 9 has been called
out. Item. 7 has been called
out for summer action item. 9
has been called out from
several action. Any other
requests items 5 to 18. Going
once going twice, seeing none.
MISTER Clerk, please call the
roll on the question is
adoption of the bounce in
committee for Supervisor
Balinsky Die? Gabriel? Don't.
I ekblad. Gomes time. Johnson
Junior. I Logsdon. I Martin.
I. Martinez o Connor. Roll
Rountree junior. I shea.
Taylor, mentioned I Wasserman
MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, I something
17 I 0 knows the report. The
balance of the report is
adopted. MR. Clerk, can you
please read an item? 7 item, 7
number 26, Dash 6, 8, from the
Milwaukee County Comptroller
Office of the Comptroller
providing an informational
report regarding contract
negotiate notifications
received pursuant to sections.
44 0, 9 per 46.0 0, 9 per in
aid. And 56 0.3 0 parade of
the Milwaukee County Court of
General Ordinance is that it
was recommended to receive
placed on file a committee.
Thank you. As a clerk.
Supervisor balinsky of the
floor. Thank Real briefly. We
are getting ready to head into
our budget season and a couple
months. One particular
contract in this report drew
my attention it was the
Mueller communications
contracts, $546,000 over over
2 years for advocacy and
support of a capital project
being jcc it seems to me that
if we if we have $546,000 to
spent. To advocate to spend
more money. Then we definitely
should have enough money to
fund the right to counsel
program in this next budget
last year, we funded that
$100,000 a year before was
250. I think probably get that
up a little bit. So I'm going
to be advocating hard for a
program that has a 90% success
rate. That is saves $3 for
every dollar we spend. Help
thousands, tens of thousands
of people over the years. And
so I think, you know, we need
to look very carefully at all
these reports. We get all
these contracts and figure out
which ones are really needed
and which ones aren't. I don't
think going forward. We don't
have county board approval
over this contract, but I
think we spend more money on
services and less money on
things like this. Thank you.
Thank you. Supervisor
Bielinski any other discussion
item 7. Seeing none was the
clerk. Please call the roll.
The question Charlie, Adam be
received in Supervisor
Balinsky. I. Cabrillo. Jones.
I glad time. Johnson Junior. I
in I Martinez. Got her
Rolland. Rountree junior.
Taylor. Mentioned a MADAM
CHAIRWOMAN 70 eyes or nose
item is adopted. MISTER Clerk,
please read an item 9 item, 9
phone number, 26, Dash 5, 3, 6
from the executive director,
Milwaukee County Parks
requesting authorization to
enter into a lease in vendor
permit with abc Estabrook Inc
for the operation of the
Esther broke. Park Beer
Garden. Item is recommended
for adoption at committee. Any
discussion on this item?
Seeing none is first
Scarborough questions.
Adoptions Supervisor Balinsky.
I Jones, glad I Gomes Johnson
junior. I logs I Martin, I
Martinez, o Connor. I Roland.
Rountree junior. I. Taylor, I
Vincent know. Wasserman MADAM
CHAIRWOMAN, I. Working 14 ayes
3 knows item is about it.
MADAM CHAIRMAN, the next order
of business is the personnel.
We aren't on the report of the
personnel beginning on Page 17
of the digester. For items
items 19 through. 22 1920
require a two-thirds vote of
members elect. Any request for
separate action on items. 19
through. 22. Seeing none MR.
Clarke and his father on the
ballot. Questions, adoption of
the bounce of the committee
report Supervisor Balinsky.
Gabriel. Jones, I ekblad
almost dot. Johnson junior.
Logs Martin, I Martinez. O
Connor. Rolland. Roger j I.
Shea. I mentioned I watched a
MADAM CHAIRWOMAN. 70 eyes,
nose. The item is adopted.
MADAM Next order of business
is the committee an audit?
There's one item item. 23.
MISTER Clerk. Please item. 23.
That move? So we do not have a
report on the committee of
thought sort of business MADAM
CHAIRMAN, next are businesses,
the committee and Judiciary
Law Enforcement in General
Services. All right. We are
now on the report of the
committee on j Legs beginning
on page. 21 of the guy just
there are 3 items 24 through.
26 supervisory Bielinski asked
is consent to suspend the
rules to considered 24. Any
objection. Seeing none so
order. Request for separate
action. 24 through 26. Seeing
none MISS A car. Please call
the roll. Question is
adoption. The balance of the
committee report Supervisor
Balinsky. I can't Jones. Mess
Johnson junior high. Logsdon.
Martin, I Martinez, I
o'Connor. I rolland. Rountree
junior. I j. I mentioned
Wasserman MADAM CHAIRWOMAN.
I-79 your nose. 17 eyes are on
knows the balance is adopted.
MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, the next
order of business is the
committee on Parks and
Culture. Beginning on page 23
of the Digest. There's one
item. 28. It's a part. Please
read item 28 number 26, Dash
5, 3, 4, from the executive
director of Parks requesting
authorization to amend
Milwaukee County General
Ordinance Chapter 13
guidelines for county
departments, establishing
partnerships with support
groups. This time is
recommended for adoption
committee. Thank Support any
discussion on item. Please
call the and adoption
Supervisor Balinsky. Cabrillo.
Jones. I. I'm glad I Gomes
Johnson junior High Logsdon. I
Martin, I Martinez, I o
Connor. Rountree junior. I
Taylor. I mentioned I
Wasserman MADAM CHAIRMAN. I-17
ayes 0 knows 70 eyes or nose.
The park's report is adopted.
MADAM CHAIRMAN, the next order
of business is the committee
on Transportation and Transit.
We are now on the report of
transportation and transit as
page. 25 of the guy just
there's one item 30 as the
parties would an item and 30
from number 26, Dash 4, 9, 3,
from the Director Department
of Transportation. The
PRESIDENT And ceo Milwaukee
County Transit System provide
an actual report regarding
title 6 equity analysis and
service and fair equity
analysis. This actually port
is also responsive to
reference report found 26 dash
26. This item is recommended
for committee committee. Any
discussion on this item?
Seeing none as a clerk, please
the roll. Questions. Adoptions
Supervisor Balinsky. Real low.
Jones. I plan I. Gomes Todd.
That's a junior I logs and I
Martinez. I o'Connor, I
rolland. Rountree junior. I
Taylor. I mentioned I
Wasserman MADAM CHAIRMAN, I-79
your nose, 70 eyes and your
nose. The report is adopted.
MADAM CHAIRMAN, the next order
of business is a committee
community environment and
economic development. We have
no more items. Their about her
next report. MADAM CHAIRMAN,
the next businesses, the
committee Intergovernmental
Relations. Okay, which is on
Pace, 28 of the Digest.
There's one item which is MR.
Clarke. He read that Memphis
32 fa number 26, Dash, 5, 5,
5, from the Office of
Strategy. Budget Performance
requesting confirmation Waukee
County Youth Commissioners to
represent vacancy supervisory
District and provide youth
commission program updates.
The is recommended for
adoption committee. Any
discussion on this item?
Seeing none. MISTER Clerk,
please call the roll in the
balance. Please call item in
question is an option.
Supervisor Balinsky. I Cabral.
Jones. I glad I Gomes dot.
Johnson junior. I loves I
Martin, our teen o'Connor.
Rolland. I rountree junior. I
Taylor. I mentioned I MADAM
CHAIRMAN. I-79 70 eyes, your
nose. The report is adopted.
MADAM CHAIRMAN, the next order
of business is files not refer
to Standing Committee. All
right. We are files, not
referred to standing
committees, which is on pace,
30th at the guy just item. 34
there are no files listed
first vice chair. Shame moves
these be received in place on
fire. All those in favor say
Aye. Anyone oppose say no. I.
And 1000 not refer standing
committees is received and
placed on fire. MADAM
CHAIRMAN, next order of
business is announcement. Some
remarks under special
privilege followed by German.
Thank you, MR. Clegg, other
any announcements are remarks
and a special privilege as
supervisor Balinsky followed
by Martin. Thank you. MADAM
CHAIRWOMAN, just in case
anyone is listening, please go
out and vote. We have our
primary election coming up on
AUGUST. 11th, if you plan to
return a ballot by mail,
probably showdown that are
ready, but do it now because
there's lots of delays and
some of them purposeful, some
of them not to make sure your
vote counts. And just as a
reminder, if you already
voted, you are not able to
spoil your ballot just because
you want to change your mind.
There's been guidance put out
by work on that and that that
legal process seems to have
concluded. You know. It's
super super important. People
are trying to take away our
rights. Let's not let them.
Any other. I'm sorry.
Supervisor Martin. Thank you.
MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, Anne and
piggybacking off what my
colleague has said about
voting. We ask that you please
use drop boxes whenever
possible. United States Postal
Service is no longer reliable
in your vote. Is your voice.
Do not de for your voice to
someone else whenever
possible. Use the drop boxes,
please. Also in follow up to
Supervisor Balinsky item
number 7. I want to thank him
for calling that out in
helping us and reminding us to
be mindful of how we expand
the dollars allocated to
Milwaukee County for
responsible governments by
this board by this body.
Because Ari Fiction protection
program deserves more dollars.
Providing funding for our food
pantries hunger task force as
well as feeding America should
require more attention and
more funding. So I want to
thank my colleagues for always
keeping his eye on the prize
and this past week, a couple
of my colleagues and I we went
to the national Association of
counties. I encourage more
supervisors to attend the
meeting. There are things
there are topics that are
being covered, that all
really. You can have an
opportunity to meet with
experts in industries such as
environmental protections as
well as our climate, which 2
of my passions. And now that
this huge debate about data
centers. Milwaukee County is
one of those few counties that
has access to. Grand body of
water. Lake, Michigan, our
entire shoreline for Milwaukee
County, as well as the city
Milwaukee proper sits on 3
rivers. We always assume that
water is going to be there.
That's the wrong assumption of
all mothers, a wrong
assumptions. There is a Lake
and I believe it's in Utah or
was in Utah's a beautiful
lake. Historically today is
filled with tumble weeds. Why
inappropriate usage of water?
So whenever possible. To
expand your worldview, expand
your world beyond Milwaukee
County. 10. The national
Counties Association so you
can get expertise on all of
the things that are
influencing and impacting our
environment are state of
affairs here in Milwaukee
County. And it was. Fruitful.
Some things were
disappointing. But overall it
was fruitful. And I do
encourage my colleagues to
attend whenever your schedule
allows. Thank you, Matt. Thank
you. Supervisor Martin. I have
supervisor Ekblad followed by
supervisor Rolland and
Roundtree. Thank you, MADAM
Chair. I also appreciate
Resilence Commission voting
early voting also runs through
AUGUST 8th. Supervisor Island.
Thank you. MADAM Chair. I just
wanted to for any staff there
watching. Just wanted to give
a shout out to the in of
Milwaukee County is always
under a microscope every day,
but especially when the county
executive is running for
governor and a time like this.
And were all running for
governor right? All of our
collective work is under the
microscope being vented. I
just want to shout out to the
staff for their careful
attention to detail all of the
results that we've heard in
the health equity human use,
the Strategic Planning
Committee meeting over the
past months. And anybody has
been able to tune in, but the
departments of really been
able to turn in a lot of
incredible outcomes on a
shoestring budget with not
enough people or support. So
just want to recognize them
for all their work, especially
in a time like this. Thank
you. Thank you. Supervisor so
guys around tree. Thank you,
MADAM Chair. So I agree with
what everybody's saying to
piggyback a bit off what
supervisor Martin said again,
as someone who's fairly still
new to this board has taken
the time and went to these
different conference is an
organization that I've got to
get a wealth of knowledge and
information and I got to spend
time more with my colleagues
and we've got talk. But
there's been a common thread
that I've seen. So I want to
make I want to take this
moment to speak plainly about
who we are, who I believe we
are as a board and what we
were sent here to do. This boy
was not created to reversed
and it was created to do it
was not created to defer to
sit quietly or to let
departments defined the terms
of accountability for us. We
are legislative body. We are
oversight body. That is the
constitutional function and is
the end. It is the whole of
our function. If we lose sight
of that, if we let convenience
comfort or fatigue, pull us
away from it, we are not doing
the job of the people of this
county has elected us to do.
Oversight is not an
obstruction asking her
questions is not our position
requesting data demanding
transparency holding
departments accountable to the
people they serve. That is the
job that is the entire premise
of this board existence We shy
away from that role. We let
our power caught. We let power
concentrate unchecked in
either the executive branch or
in county departments without
scrutiny. We are not being
Colegio. We are be. We are
abdicating our response
responsibility. I say this not
to create division but because
I believe in what this board
can be, we have real level
levers of power, budgetary
subpoena, the power to
requests records. The power to
legislate the power to demand
answers on behalf of every
district we represent. Those
exist for a reason. They
cannot be ceremonial. They
cannot be decorative. They are
meant to be used consistently
responsibly and without
apology, a robust successful
board is not one that avoids
friction. It is one that is
willing to sit in the
discomfort of hard questions
because the people we serve
deserve answers. Every data
requests. Every follow-up
letter, every point of
clarification we raise on this
floor is not noise. Is the
paper trail of a government
that is actually watching
itself. So I just know that my
colleagues, let's not give up
that fight and we are in these
moments. Let's stop saying
what we can't do and focus on
what we actually can do.
That's Thank you. Thank you.
Supervisor on tree well said.
Just see Supervisor Shays
hand. You have the floor.
Thank you. MADAM Chair. I just
wanted to echo the comments of
the mentos supervisors. Please
get out and vote. And not only
that, just wanted to say I
have complete faith. The votes
been cast. A Milwaukee County.
In past elections and in
elections this year. I
counted. Barely and
impartially and the results
are accurate. We're living in
an age where some people, if
they don't like the results of
the election, the claimant is
rigged. Well, I don't believe
that elections in Milwaukee
County are rigged. I believe
they're fair and square. Thank
you. Any other announcements
are remarks. Supervisor
o'Connor. Thank you. MADAM
CHAIRWOMAN and I will just
chime in since we are in the
AUGUST election cycle that
prior to this meeting, I spent
90 minutes with our elections
clerk and was again, very
reassured about the process
and entirely ironclad it is.
It functions really well. It
is the mechanism for having
our voices heard and choosing
our leadership. So I will pile
onto the statements of go
vote. Thanks. I do have a
little housekeeping. So as you
all know, we recess 2 months
out of the year, FEBRUARY and
also AUGUST. For those
listening legislative recess,
as we do not have a full board
meeting nor legislative cycle,
these are opportunities for
board members to go out and
engage with community members
and prepare for the budget,
which is going to be one of
our most challenging coming
forward. So I want to provide
some housekeeping for you all
and also let you know that my
off this as well as occ. I'm
sure research is here willing
to help support over AUGUST.
If you have questions leading
up to budget. So the board has
you'll see in your calendars,
Oviedo sketches, a veto
session scheduled on SEPTEMBER
17th. So those are just, you
know, rules. We have just in
case that we get something
returned from the county
executive within that
timeline. If there are no
vetoes, we will not meet on
SEPTEMBER 17th. We will not
meet in SEPTEMBER. We will
meet on OCTOBER first to
receive the county executive's
recommended budget. So please
make sure you do have those in
your calendar if you have not
yet. And again, get i
encourage you to engage with
offices and departments on
budget priorities before we
get that recommended budget
because once we get that
recommended budget will be
ratifying in amending it and
we will be competing for a
very, very limited resources.
So this is your opportunity to
meet with again. Departments
are county executive as he
crosses budget and again, our
officers are here support you.
Okay. Any other remarks?
Supervisor, this time. Yes,
thank you. MADAM Chair. Would
just have to also emphasize
that even though there is
recess in AUGUST, typically
Capital improvement project.
AUGUST. So folks that 10 to 2
capital improvement projects,
other to district or across
the county. It's important to
attend those meetings and just
be it participatory up during
those Sessions. Thank you.
Thank you. Supervisor. Seeing
none going once going twice.
First, vice chair on
adjournment. Thank you. MADAM
Chair. I move a German to
Thursday, SEPTEMBER 17th 2026.
At noon possible can
consideration of possible
vetoes no vetoes to Thursday.
OCTOBER 1st 2026 at noon for
the next meeting of the
Milwaukee County Board of
Supervisors. All those in
favor say Aye. I. Anyone
oppose, say no. This meeting