Mental Health Task Force/ Make It Work Milwaukee Update

2020 Milwaukee County Budget Briefing Resources

 The Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force held our annual Briefing on Proposed 2020 Milwaukee County Department Budget Requests on August 13 at IndependenceFirst.  The county budget funds many important services for people with mental illness and other disabilities, and for older adults, and families.  

• Budget briefing materials are posted here for your reference: http://www.milwaukeemhtf.org/2019/08/13/briefing-on-proposed-2020-milwaukee-county-department-budget-requests/

• Departmental Budget requests are posted on the County Budget Website: https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Administrative-Services/Performance-Strategy-and-Budget

• Thanks to Wisconsin Health News for covering the briefing: https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2019/08/14/milwaukee-county-officials-push-state-lawmakers-for-fair-deal-on-funding/

• For information about the Milwaukee County Fair Deal: https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Board-of-Supervisors/Fair-Deal

Our thanks to our speakers at the briefing: County Executive Chris Abele, Budget Director Joe Lamers, MCTS President Daniel Boehm, Department of Health and Human Services Interim Fiscal Administrator Matt Fortman, and DHHS Deputy Director David Muhammad, House of Corrections Superintendent Michael Hafemann, Theodore Chisholm Chief of Staff for Sheriff Lucas, and Department on Aging Director Holly Davis.