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Controller outlines accounts-receivable reforms and ongoing Spectrum/Charter billing reconciliation
Summary
City Controller Bill Christiansen told the committee the city is enforcing a 90-day referral policy for overdue receivables and moving to a new Workday financial system; DPW said a multi-year Spectrum/Charter conduit-billing discrepancy will be reconciled this year.
Bill Christiansen, Milwaukee’s city controller, told the Judiciary & Legislation Committee on Feb. 23 that the controller’s office has implemented an accounts-receivable policy that pushes departments to take defined steps within 90 days to collect unpaid invoices and to refer older amounts to Cohen Law Firm for collection.
"We do this report for you," Christiansen said, describing monthly follow-ups and a triage system for receivables 0–30, 31–90 and over 90 days old. He said invoices over 90 days should be referred to outside collections unless…
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