Milwaukee County - File #: RES 11-3

• File #: RES 11-3
• Version: 1
• Name: Director of Sustainabiltiy Position
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Placed on File, End of Term
• File created: 1/10/2011
• In control: County Clerk's Office
• On agenda: 1/25/2011
• Final action: 3/17/2011
• Title: A Resolution creating an Office of Sustainability under the Office of the County Executive’s and a new, full-time position of Director of Sustainability that would directly report to the County Executive, retitling the existing position of Sustainability and Environmental Engineer to Managing Environmental Engineer and funding the new position with funds from the Appropriation for Contingencies account. (02/04/11 County Board Meeting: Referred back to the Committees on Finance and Audit and Personnel, the Department of Administration, and the Department of Human Resources.)
• Sponsors: Marina Dimitrijevic, Gerry Broderick, Nikiya Harris, Theodore Lipscomb Sr., John Weishan Jr.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/20/2014	1	Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors	LAID OVER TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass
3/17/2011	1	Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors	REJECTED	Pass
3/11/2011	1	Committee on Personnel	CONCURRED	Pass
3/10/2011	1	Finance and Audit Committee	RECOMMENDED FOR REJECTION	Fail
1/21/2011	1	Board Chairman	ASSIGNED
1/21/2011	1	Board Chairman	ASSIGNED

Title
A Resolution creating an Office of Sustainability under the Office of the County Executive’s and a new, full-time position of Director of Sustainability that would directly report to the County Executive, retitling the existing position of Sustainability and Environmental Engineer to Managing Environmental Engineer and funding the new position with funds from the Appropriation for Contingencies account. (02/04/11 County Board Meeting: Referred back to the Committees on Finance and Audit and Personnel, the Department of Administration, and the Department of Human Resources.)


Body
by recommending adoption of the following:

WHEREAS, on July 26, 2007 the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve a resolution creating the “Green Print” environmental and conservation initiative for Milwaukee County government; and

WHEREAS, a provision of the Green Print authorized the Director of Human Resources to develop a position of Director of Sustainability and report back to the Personnel and Finance and Audit Committees in September of 2007; and

WHEREAS, instead, the 2008 adopted budget for the Architectural, Engineering and Environmental Services division (AE&ES) abolished the vacant position of Director of Energy and Environmental Services and created the position of Director of Sustainability and Environmental Engineer; and

WHEREAS, the job duties associated with the Director of Sustainability and Environmental Engineer position that relate to sustainability include providing effective, rational and cost conscious leadership on environmental sustainability issues, working closely with county departments to identify opportunities to apply “green” building concepts, performing cost benefit and/or life cycle analysis on proposed major maintenance and capital public works projects and monitoring results on implemented projects; and

WHEREAS, the job duties associated with the Director’s position that relate to environmental services re...