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Council approves supplemental budget to move contingency funds for development services hires
Summary
Council approved a supplemental budget moving $430,000 from contingency into the building fund to fund additional staff in Development Services; council voted unanimously to approve the resolution.
The Milwaukee City Council approved a resolution authorizing a supplemental budget that moves remaining contingency funds into the Building Department (now Development Services) to fund additional staff needed to meet rising development workloads.
Assistant Finance Director Matthew Deans told council the city is transferring $430,000 from contingency into the building department budget, triggering a supplemental budget notice because the amount exceeded a statutory threshold. Deans said the move "was required to advertise in the newspaper" under state procedures and that the building fund remains healthy despite the transfer.
Staff and council explained the request is driven by higher-than-expected development activity, including increased inspections and plan-review work. The adjustment will fund additional positions described in staff remarks as an "additional inspector, plans examiner, and a development coordinator," and staff later summarized the request as enabling "2 additional FTE to support that development services division." The transcript contains both statements; staff said the change will be paid from contingency and that the building fund's revenues are exceeding projections.
The council conducted the required public hearing portion (no public testimony was received) and then voted to approve the supplemental budget for the 2025–2026 biennium. The motion passed unanimously.
Ending: The funding transfer is authorized and staff will proceed to fill the positions described and return with administrative details as required by hiring and budget rules.
