Alderman, District 4· 2024-04-16 to 2028-04-01 (start 2024-04-16 per Legistar OfficeRecord; month-level end: April 2028 per Legistar OfficeRecord end 2028-04-17)
Robert Bauman
Milwaukee
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 66
- Total speaking time
- 8:21:56
- Avg per meeting
- 7:36
- Segments
- 9305
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Top issues during term (6)(Budget)
State Shared Revenue Shortfall
$207 million annual shortfall versus inflation-adjusted shared revenue; over $3 billion cumulatively since the 1990s.
Redevelopment Authority 2027 Budget
The RACM budget directs public funding toward redevelopment projects across the city in 2027.
Highland Gardens buyouts and change orders
Change orders can shift project costs, but no dollar figures were provided in the agenda.
Fire Equipment Funding Zeroed Out for 2027
$10 million in unspent 2026 fire borrowing authority; $0 proposed for 2027.
county budget amendments
The county avoids cutting education aid and food assistance, so that money stays in the budget and services keep running.
missed legal deadline costing city $832,000
Residents with legitimate claims can lose thousands of dollars simply by filing late.
Decisions during term (10)
Recorded while Bauman was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Amendment 27A — Good Neighbor fund and budget shifts
260001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2027 budget.
2027 budget implementation files (260764, 260748, 260750)
Hold budget communication to call of the chair
Hold mayor's 2027 budget communication to call of the chair
File 260001 — Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2027 budget (Port Milwaukee; Dept. of City Development)
File 260654 — Resolution relating to the adoption of the proposed 2027 budget for the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee
Hold Communication 260001 (2027 Proposed Budget) to Call of the Chair
Purchase of Participatory Budgeting Project handbook subscription
2027 budget preview communication held to call of the chair
Voting record (1)(Budget)
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