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Bayside accepts roughly $120,000 state planning grant to study regional consolidations
Summary
The Village accepted an Innovation Planning Grant from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue—about $120,000—to study consolidation options for IT services, lock-up facilities, municipal court, and county property assessment compatibility; trustees also approved related agreements to pursue the studies.
The Village of Bayside Board of Trustees voted to accept a Wisconsin Department of Revenue Innovation Planning Grant of approximately $120,000 to explore potential consolidations of municipal services and interoperability projects.
Village Manager Andy Pederson described the grant scope as funding planning to study consolidation of information technology services, public safety lock‑up facilities, municipal court consolidation, and a Milwaukee County property assessment project to evaluate assessment system compatibility across county communities. Trustees also approved agreements for the information technology, lock‑up facilities, and municipal court consolidation work. Trustee Margaret Zitzer moved to accept the grant and approve the agreements; Trustee Kavin Tedamrongwanish seconded and the motions passed unanimously.
The minutes record the grant award amount as approximately $120,000 and do not list contract vendors, specific deliverables, or timelines; the items were accepted as planning-phase work rather than commitments to consolidate.
