Controller outlines accounts-receivable reforms and ongoing Spectrum/Charter billing reconciliation

Feb 23, 2026

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.

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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.

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