Browsing by Author "Yackee, Susan"
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Residential Sewer Lateral Maintenance Program Analysis for the City of Milwaukee
Viel, Erik; Ruder, Julie; Klusmeier, Amy; Fifield, Erin; Ellerkamp, Caroline (2010)This report analyzes programs that would encourage residential property owners to maintain private sanitary sewer laterals in the City of Milwaukee. The authors recommend implementing a citywide insurance program to give ... -
Retirement Income Security: Hybrid Pension Plans Merit Further Attention
Swearingen, Melissa; Sim, Grant; Nast, Kate; Lee, Adam (2008)This report was done at the request of the Chicago field office of the U.S. Government Accountability Office. It investigates whether hybrid pensions might be worthy of further investigation by GAO. The authors review ... -
Street Lighting in Milwaukee: An Evaluation of Street Lighting Circuit Upgrade Costs and Benefits
Stritchko, Megan; Scott, Michelle; Moore, John; Loew, Cody (2009)This report assesses alternatives for how the City of Milwaukee might complete its upgrade of street lighting circuitry to make it more reliable and cost effective. This analysis employs cost-benefit and political feasibility ... -
Treatment of Juveniles in the Wisconsin Criminal Court System
Wolf, Saul; Martin, Justin; Campbell, Bradley; Boggs, Breann (2008)Seventeen-year-olds accused of criminal offenses in Wisconsin have been under the jurisdiction of the adult court system since 1995, when the court system?s treatment of juveniles was changed dramatically. This report ... -
Unemployment Compensation in Milwaukee: Evaluating and Improving Cost Management
Zeman, Elizabeth; Stepien, David; Fuentes, Jeannette; Fontaine, Joe (2008)This report assesses whether and how the City of Milwaukee could improve its Unemployment Compensation cost control and management by analyzing the city?s costs and administrative practices and evaluating the findings ... -
Workers Compensation Program Improvements: Managing Workplace Safety and Costs
Sheehan, Elijah; Reif, Kathryn; Gibert, Jocelyn; DeCramer, Carissa (2008)The City of Milwaukee would like to identify management practices to increase workplace safety and reduce Workers Compensation costs. The authors identify promising practices in six comparable municipalities and evaluated ...