Tag: Joe Sanfelippo

Joint Listening Session on County Government to be Held at Washington Park Senior Center April 18 (MILWAUKEE) – Milwaukee County Supervisor David Bowen and Supervisor Russell W. Stamper II will hold a joint “OUR Milwaukee County” listening session at 6:30 April 18 at the Washington Park Senior Center, 4420 W….

County Executive Chris Abele has protested that his support of Assembly Bill 85 isn’t personal so frequently that it’s nearly a cliche. The variety of additional follow up comments he has provided have often totally negated the not personal statement on many levels. But assembly Democrats aren’t helping any by…

Before approving Assembly Bill 85, Representative San Felippo’s bill to reform Milwaukee County government, the Assembly Government Operations Committee cleaned up a number of inconsistencies in the text of the original bill. First and foremost, they made all of the clauses that used county population as a trigger for implementation…

After a rather lively debate, the state assembly Government Operations Committee approved Representative Sanfelippo’s Milwaukee county government reform bill (Assembly Bill 85) by a vote of 6 – 3. There is little surprise here and the bill will move to the assembly for a vote next Wednesday. Representative Steve Nass…

Let’s start with a very basic factoid that I’ve brought up a time or two this year: $15,080 is minimum wage ($7.25) times 40 hours per week per 52 weeks. And just 60 days ago State Representative Joe Sanfelippo, before he finally introduced ‘his’ bill, was tossing around $15,000 as…

If you want a say in how your county operates in the future…take the opportunity to have your voice heard and attend one of these listening sessions: Upcoming OUR Milwaukee Reform Plan Hearings: April 11th Hosted by Supervisor Borkowski, 6:30 p.m. – 9:00p.m. Greenfield High School 4800 S 60th St,…

Certainly by now you have read any number of articles about the involvement of lobbyists in the development of Assembly Bill 85 ~ you know the one ~ the one that Representative Joe Sanfelippo introduced in Madison to reform Milwaukee County government. From Daniel Bice at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:…

I was able to attend the OUR Milwaukee County listening session hosted by County Supervisor Patricia Jursik in South Milwaukee. Supervisor Jursik titled the event as Restructuring County Government. And I applaud her format for the event, far different and far more effective than the previous two sessions that I…

Don’t you find it just a little bit weird that so many people are getting bent out of shape over a county supervisor, who is responsible for the well being of the county and needs to be responsive to 53,000 residents, making $50,000 per year, but Don Smiley, the purveyor…

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has published a very nice profile of Milwaukee Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic. To Marina Dimitrijevic, the South Shore Park Pavilion is a symbol of what is right about Milwaukee County. And it is here where Dimitrijevic, the chairwoman of the Milwaukee County Board, chooses to meet…