BARRETT ISSUES SOLE BUDGET VETO

Asks 2 Unpaid Furlough Days in 2010 for Sworn Officers

Council to Meet Friday to Consider
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Also: "Meet the Media" Event Thursday at Newsroom Pub

Special to the Readers of Milwaukeeworld

By Michael Horne

And The Milwaukee World Hound Dog Team

In a letter to the Common Council sent today, Wednesday November 18th, 2009, Mayor Tom Barrett issued his "sole veto" to the council's recently passed budget.

Barrett rejected the council's vote on amendment 30A and called for a substitute to council file 090591. The result: two days unpaid furlough time in 2010 for sworn police officers. Barrett said the furlough time should be observed by the officers as part of the "shared sacrifice" in the "most challenging" fiscal environment he had faced since assuming office in 2004.

The savings, Barrett said, would amount to $675,000 and would be directed to property tax relief.

The council will vote on Barrett's veto at a special meeting Friday, November 20th, 2009. Expect interested parties to attend.

FIFTH ANNUAL "MEET THE MEDIA" THURSDAY

The Milwaukee Press Club event, to be held at the Newsroom Pub, 137 E. Wells St., will feature "celebrity" "bartenders" -- actual reporters, wouldn't you know!

Sonya Jongsma Knauss of Milwaukee Moms will lead off the parade, beginning her pour of duty at 5 p.m. sharp. I'll be battling elbows with Marilyn Krause of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Eric Von for the 7:30 p.m. shift, long after Sonya's gone home to feed her kiddies.  (Actually, the top of Marilyn ends somewhere south of where the elbows of Eric and I begin, so she ought to wear a helmet just to be safe. It is very tight quarters* behind the Newsroom Pub bar.)

[* "Quarters," noun, plural for a fractional unit of currency of the United States Dollar. When used to describe gratuity left by reporter usually spelled without the "s".--Ed.]

The idea behind "Meet the Media" is that you would actually want to do so in the first place, and then leave a tip for the privilege. The goal: raising money for a good cause.

The problem is, if they're counting on reporters for the tips, the cause is lost.

So, we're relying on you!

See you there.

--Horne

http://www.milwaukeepressclub.org/events/details/98

Here is the list of celebrity bartenders. If you can't make it until 7:30, I understand.

	A	B	C
1	Celebrity Bartenders 2009	Company	Time
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3	Sonya Jongsma Knauss	MilwaukeeMoms.com	5:00 p.m.
4			5:00 p.m.
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6	Tom Sheehy	MMAC	5:15 p.m.
7	Bridgette Ridgeway	TaylorField & Company	5:15 p.m.
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9	Chuck Quirmbach	Wisconsin Public Radio	5:30 p.m.
10	Dennis A. Shook	WisDOT	5:30 p.m.
11	David Fantle	VISIT Milwaukee	5:30 p.m.
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13	Dean Amhaus	Spirit of Milwaukee	5:45 p.m.
14	Sara Walker	Associated Bank	5:45 p.m.
15	John Boler	Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.	5:45 p.m.
16	Patrice Harris	Wisconsin State Fair Park	5:45 p.m. / back bar
17			5:45 p.m. / back bar
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19	Joel Dresang	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel	6 p.m.
20	Kyler Burgi	WISN Channel 12	6 p.m.
21	Becky Steimle	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel	6 p.m.
22			6 p.m. / back bar
23			6 p.m. / back bar
24
25	David Wise	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel	6:15 p.m.
26	John Steinmiller	Milwaukee Brewers	6:15 p.m.
27	Evan Zeppos	Zeppos & Associates	6:15 p.m.
28	Greg Borowski	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel	6:15 p.m. / back bar
29			6:15 p.m. / back bar
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31	Dave Umhoefer	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel	6:30 p.m.
32	Ann Richmond	The Daily Reporter	6:30 p.m.
33	Amy Westrup	Shift Worldwide	6:30 p.m.
34	Alex Runner	City of Milwaukee	6:30 p.m. / back bar
35			6:30 p.m. / back bar
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37	Todd Bragstad	The Business Journal	6:45 p.m.
38	Chris Thompson	The Daily Reporter	6:45 p.m.
39	Jeff Sherman	OnMilwaukee.com	6:45 p.m.
40	Andrew Wagner	OnMilwaukee.com	6:45 p.m. / back bar
41			6:45 p.m. / back bar
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43	Bruce Murphy	Milwaukee Magazine	7 p.m.
44	Scott Steele	Today's TMJ4	7 p.m.
45	James Causey	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel	7 p.m.
46	Becky Lang	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel	7 p.m. / Back Bar
47			7 p.m. / Back Bar
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49	Kurt Chandler	Milwaukee Magazine	7:15 p.m.
50	Dan Meyer	BizTimes Milwaukee	7:15 p.m.
51	John Steinmiller	Milwaukee Bucks	7:15 p.m.
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53	Marilyn Krause	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel	7:30 p.m.
54	Michael Horne	Milwaukee World	7:30 p.m.
55	Eric Von	Von Communications	7:30 p.m.
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57	Natalie Emmer	Marquette University	7:45 p.m.
58	Jim Nelson	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel	7:45 p.m.
59	Steve Jagler	BizTimes Milwaukee	7:45 p.m.
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