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Milwaukee Transport Services explains quasi‑government status as supervisors press for updated org chart and fiscal update
Summary
Milwaukee Transport Services Inc. (MTS) briefed the County Personnel Committee on its organizational relationship to Milwaukee County, drawing questions about vacant posts, HR authority and a pending fiscal update; MCTS leaders pledged transparency and an updated org chart.
Milwaukee County supervisors heard an informational briefing Tuesday on the organizational structure of Milwaukee Transport Services Incorporated — the private corporation that manages and operates the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) — and pressed transit leaders for an updated organizational chart and a fiscal-status briefing ahead of budget season.
Sandy Kellner, chief administrative officer for MTS, told the Committee on Personnel that “Milwaukee Transport Services Incorporated is considered a quasi governmental instrumentality of Milwaukee County” and that MTS employees are employees of MTS Inc., not Milwaukee County. Kellner said MTS uses facilities and equipment owned by Milwaukee County and that the MTS board — which sets business affairs while the county sets policy — includes five seats tied to county officials and the MCTS CEO.
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