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Board of City Service Commissioners Meeting - April 21, 2026

Common Council — Tuesday, April 21, 2026
BodyMilwaukee, Wisconsin
SessionCommon Council
DateTuesday, April 21, 2026
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0:00

Operational.

0:01

My name's Frank Bach, and I'm the president of the Board of City Service Commissioners.

0:05

The first item on today's agenda is the call to order.

0:09

This April 21st meeting of the Board of City Service Commissioners is called to order.

0:16

The next item is the roll call.

0:18

Would the executive secretary please call the roll?

0:21

Vice President Miller.

0:23

Present.

0:24

Commissioner Cleary.

0:25

Yes.

0:26

Commissioner Smith.

0:28

Present.

0:28

Commissioner Woods Borough.

0:30

Present.

0:31

President Bach.

0:32

Present.

0:35

Thank you.

0:36

Um next item, please.

0:41

Item number three, file number 252-175.

0:45

Communication for the approval of the April 8th, 2025 CSC meeting minutes.

0:51

Commissioners, do you have any comments or questions concerning the proposed minutes?

0:55

No.

0:56

No.

0:58

That might have been me.

0:59

I move approval.

1:01

I second.

1:03

It's been moved and seconded to approve the proposed minutes of the April 8th meeting.

1:09

I'll pull the commissioners.

1:10

Commissioner Miller.

1:12

Yes.

1:12

Commissioner Smith.

1:14

Yes.

1:14

Commissioner Cleary.

1:16

Yes.

1:16

Commissioner Wick Sparrow.

1:18

Yes.

1:19

The minutes are approved as submitted.

1:21

Next item, please.

1:23

Item number four, file number 252-178.

1:26

Communication from the Milwaukee Waterworks to extend the temporary appointment for Armando Lopez, water field supervisor for 90 days from April 26, 2026 through August 1st, 2026.

1:40

This is the first extension request.

1:42

Commissioners, prior to the meeting, we received a letter from Jane Islow, Waterworks Administration Manager, who explains that the regular incumbent is on injury leave and does not yet have a projected return to return date.

1:59

They also provide a temporary appointment paperwork and a job description.

2:03

Do commissioners have any comments or questions?

2:07

No.

2:08

No.

2:08

No.

2:09

I move with grant approval.

2:14

It's been moved and seconded to approve the request to extend this temporary appointment.

2:19

I'll pull the commissioners.

2:20

Commissioner Miller.

2:22

Yes.

2:22

Commissioner Smith.

2:23

Yes.

2:24

Commissioner Cleary.

2:26

Yes.

2:26

Commissioner Wicksparl.

2:28

Yes.

2:29

The request is approved.

2:31

Next item, please.

2:33

Item five, file number 252180.

2:36

Communication from the Milwaukee Waterworks to extend the temporary appointments for Richard Van Reaper Jr.

2:42

and Timothy Edwards, Waterfield Supervisor for 90 days from April 26, 2026 through August 1st, 2026.

2:51

This is the first extension request.

2:55

Prior to the meeting, Commissioners, we received a letter from Jane Islow Waterworks Administration Manager, who made this request for the following two reasons.

3:05

One was to provide adequate supervision of field operations, but also to give these two employees more supervisory experience for possible future promotional opportunities.

3:18

They provided a temporary appointment paperwork and job description.

3:22

Do commissioners have any comments or questions?

3:26

No.

3:27

No.

3:28

I move approval.

3:32

It's been moved and seconded to approve the request to extend these two temporary appointments.

3:37

I'll pull the commissioners.

3:38

Commissioner Miller.

3:40

Yes.

3:41

Commissioner Smith.

3:42

Yes.

3:43

Commissioner Cleary.

3:44

Yes.

3:45

Commissioner Wick Sparrow.

3:48

Yes.

3:52

The request is approved.

3:55

Next item, please.

3:57

Item six, file number two five two one seven six.

4:00

Communication for the review of the Department of Employee Relations 2025 Annual Report of Activities.

4:08

Commissioners, do you have any comments or questions regarding the uh annual report for last year?

4:15

Um other than to say it's a very nice summary of all of the activities, and I appreciate seeing it.

4:23

President Bach.

4:25

Yes, Commissioner.

4:27

Um, I was I I hadn't remembered seeing a report like this in the past, but I'm sure I have.

4:32

Uh, but I was interested to see the um number of discipline and discharge hearings that we heard uh on top of the 30 meetings that we held.

4:44

I thought that was a very interesting perspective to look at.

4:48

I hadn't uh done the math to figure it out myself.

4:54

Well, someone did a nice job of gathering all of that data, and I appreciated it.

5:00

And I'm sure Jackie Carter is using this information very well to advocate on our behalf note.

5:09

Uh and and I will say uh the credit for putting this together goes to Ms.

5:13

Moore.

5:13

We met with President Bach and talked a little bit about um just some some of the things that we want to see going forward and how we kind of tighten up the way that we operate.

5:22

And so this was one of the things that came out of that is the report that uh was once before you, and so we're bringing it back.

5:30

Thank you.

5:31

Thank you.

5:34

Uh with that is um is there a motion to approve the report?

5:40

So moved.

5:41

I said it's been moved and seconded to approve the 2025 annual report.

5:47

I'll pull the commissioners.

5:50

Commissioner Miller, yes, commissioner Smith, yes, Commissioner Cleary, yes, Commissioner Wick Sparl.

5:58

Yes, uh the report is approved, and staff will follow through to see that it's forwarded in conformity with the statute.

6:07

Absolutely.

6:08

Uh the next item, please.

6:10

Item number seven, file number 252181.

6:14

Communication from the office of the city attorney regarding the findings of fact in the Anthony Bath discharge appeal hearing.

6:27

Do the other commissioners have any comments or questions concerning the proposed findings of fact.

6:38

I have uh uh no questions, I would move approval.

6:42

Second.

6:45

Okay.

6:46

Um there have no changes were suggested or questions were raised.

6:51

So there's been a motion to approve the findings as submitted.

6:56

Um I'll poll the commissioners.

6:59

Commissioner Miller, yes, commissioner Smith, yes, Commissioner Cleary, yes, Commissioner Wick Sparrow, yes.

7:09

The findings are approved as submitted based on our commission action.

7:14

Ms.

7:15

Moore may sign the findings for me.

7:19

The next item is or or and final item on our agenda is the adjournment.

7:27

Um prior before we consider a motion to adjourn, I'd like to check with you, my fellow commissioners, as well as our executive secretary regarding any announcements that anyone may have.

7:42

I um I looked at the one thing that uh I just thought I'd I'd mention again for everybody's benefit, so make sure we're all on the same page.

7:55

One is that um our meeting on May 19th.

8:02

We uh the plan is to um meet at 2.30, not 1.30.

8:08

I hope everybody caught that.

8:11

And um in November, we're having the general election on a Tuesday, which is November 4th.

8:18

That coincides with our intended commissioner meeting.

8:21

Uh pardon me.

8:22

The the commission meeting was intended to be or is scheduled for November 3rd, but we want to move it to November 4th because of the general election.

8:32

So that's that's another uh key uh administrative issue uh facing the commission.

8:40

So I wanted to remind everybody of those two facts.

8:43

May 19th at 2:30, November 4th instead of November 3rd.

8:49

But Commissioner Cleary, did you have a comment?

8:55

Except for beeping my horn.

8:57

Um I just wanted to comment uh the May 19th meeting.

9:01

I will be out of town.

9:03

Um I'll attempt to end, but I've already told Ms.

9:09

Moore that it may not be possible for me to log in and attend.

9:14

Well, do what you can and then five things and thank you for mentioning it to us.

9:21

Uh anything else from my fellow commissioners.

9:25

No, well, then I'm going to uh ask uh our executive secretary, uh Jackie Carter, who's at officially the director of employee relations, if she has any comments or information for us.

9:40

I do not, President Mark, thank you.

9:42

Okay.

9:43

Um in that case, uh I would accept uh a motion to adjourn.

9:53

Move that we adjourn.

9:55

I second that motion.

9:57

It's been moved and seconded to adjourn.

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Summary of Proceedings

Board of City Service Commissioners Meeting - April 21, 2026

The Board of City Service Commissioners held a brief virtual meeting on April 21, 2026, at 1:30 PM. All five commissioners were present. The meeting lasted approximately 10 minutes and covered routine personnel matters, an annual report, and discharge appeal findings. All agenda items were approved unanimously.

Approval of Minutes

  • The board approved the minutes of the April 8, 2025 meeting as submitted. (Motion by Cleary, second by Wick Spoerl; vote 5-0)

Temporary Appointment Extensions

  • Armando Lopez: Approved a 90-day extension as Water Field Supervisor from April 26, 2026 to August 1, 2026, due to the regular incumbent being on injury leave without a projected return date. (Motion by Miller, second by Cleary; vote 5-0)
  • Richard Vanriper, Jr. and Timothy Edwards: Approved 90-day extensions as Water Field Supervisors for the same period, to provide adequate supervision of field operations and to give the employees supervisory experience for future promotional opportunities. (Motion by Cleary, second by Wick Spoerl; vote 5-0)

Department of Employee Relations 2025 Annual Report

  • Commissioners reviewed and approved the 2025 Annual Report of Activities prepared by Administrative Support Specialist Elizabeth Moore. President Bock highlighted the data on discipline and discharge hearings and the 30 meetings held. The report will be forwarded as required by statute. (Motion by Miller, second by Smith; vote 5-0)

Findings of Fact – Anthony Bass Discharge Appeal

  • The board approved the proposed findings of fact from the Office of the City Attorney regarding the discharge appeal hearing for Anthony Bass. No changes or questions were raised. (Motion by Smith, second by Wick Spoerl; vote 5-0)

Key Outcomes

  • All five agenda items were approved by unanimous 5-0 votes.
  • Executive Secretary Jackie Q. Carter will forward the annual report as required.
  • The findings of fact will be signed by staff on behalf of the commission.
  • President Bock announced schedule changes: the May 19, 2026 meeting will start at 2:30 PM instead of 1:30 PM, and the November 2026 meeting will be held on November 4th (instead of November 3rd) due to the general election.
  • Commissioner Cleary noted she may be unable to attend the May 19 meeting.
  • The meeting adjourned at 1:40 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Operational. My name's Frank Bach, and I'm the president of the Board of City Service Commissioners. The first item on today's agenda is the call to order. This April 21st meeting of the Board of City Service Commissioners is called to order. The next item is the roll call. Would the executive secretary please call the roll? Vice President Miller. Present. Commissioner Cleary. Yes. Commissioner Smith. Present. Commissioner Woods Borough. Present. President Bach. Present. Thank you. Um next item, please. Item number three, file number 252-175. Communication for the approval of the April 8th, 2025 CSC meeting minutes. Commissioners, do you have any comments or questions concerning the proposed minutes? No. No. That might have been me. I move approval. I second. It's been moved and seconded to approve the proposed minutes of the April 8th meeting. I'll pull the commissioners. Commissioner Miller. Yes. Commissioner Smith. Yes. Commissioner Cleary. Yes. Commissioner Wick Sparrow. Yes. The minutes are approved as submitted. Next item, please. Item number four, file number 252-178. Communication from the Milwaukee Waterworks to extend the temporary appointment for Armando Lopez, water field supervisor for 90 days from April 26, 2026 through August 1st, 2026. This is the first extension request. Commissioners, prior to the meeting, we received a letter from Jane Islow, Waterworks Administration Manager, who explains that the regular incumbent is on injury leave and does not yet have a projected return to return date. They also provide a temporary appointment paperwork and a job description. Do commissioners have any comments or questions? No. No. No. I move with grant approval. It's been moved and seconded to approve the request to extend this temporary appointment. I'll pull the commissioners.

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