County board OKs $95.2 million airport funding, affirms courthouse due-process policy and refers transit pilot back to committee

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors on April 24 approved a series of actions, most notably a $95.2 million appropriation transfer to advance the General Mitchell International Airport international terminal project, adopted a resolution affirming due process and public access at the county courthouse complex, approved a county climate action plan and referred a proposed transportation network company (TNC) bus driver relief pilot back to committee for further study.

Board members voted first to authorize a large appropriation transfer for the airport project. The board approved an appropriation transfer to increase expenditure authority to $95,200,000 for capital project WA0221, the General Mitchell International Airport international terminal project. The item (file no. 25272) passed on a roll-call vote with 17 ayes and 1 no; Supervisor David Alexander cast the lone no vote.

The airport measure was followed by action on transit. The board considered adopted budget amendment 16, which had directed funding toward a TNC bus driver relief pilot program. Supervisor Pedro Martinez moved to refer that budget amendment back to both the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Transportation and Transit, saying, “So right now I would like to, make a motion to refer this back to committee not only to finance but also to transit.” The board voted to refer the item unanimously (18…