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Annual Report
2010
From the chairman: ThePublicPolicyForum’svisionstatementsayswewillstrivetobe“theindispensablere-sourceforobjectiveresearchandanalysistoguideandshapepublicpolicy”intheregion.Whileitwouldbepresumptuoustosaywehavereachedthatgoal,ourcontinuedprogressin2010makesitsafetosaywearegettingthere.
AmajorhighlightofthepastyearwasourtwoawardsfromtheGovernmentalResearchAssociation–thefirsttimetheForumhasbeensohonoredtwiceinthesameyear.
WhenRobHenkenbecameourpresidentin2008,hevowedtotaketheForumbacktoitsrootsbyrenewingitsfocusonhard-hittinglocalgovernmentfinancialanalysis.Our“MostEffectiveEducation”awardforfiscalassessmentsofMilwaukee’scityandcountygovernments–aswellasasubsequentassessmentofMATC–showshehasdeliveredonthatpledge.CongratulationstoresearchersDougDayandVanessaAllenforteamingupwithRobtogiveusatop-notchlocalgovernmentfinanceteam.
Ourearlychildhoodeducationresearchproject,meanwhile,producedninereportsthatcollectivelyearnedtheGRAawardfor“MostDistinguishedResearch.”TheprojectwasthebrainchildofresearchdirectorAnnelieseDickman,whoworkedwithresearcherMelissaKovachtoproduceinsightfulresearchthathaspositivelyimpactedchildcarereformsinWisconsin.
Other2010highlightsincludedtheextensivemediacoverageandimpactofourmentalhealthredesignproject;threePeopleSpeaksurveysthatgavepolicymakerscriticalinsightintotheviewsofcitizensonpolicyissues;anewpresenceonFacebookandTwitterspearheadedbyourITdirector,JeffSchmidt;ouragreementtohousethecoordinatorpositionfortheMilwaukeeCountyCommunityJusticeCouncil;anddozensofappearancesbyRobandourstaffonlocalradioandtelevisionandtheopedpagesofourlocalnewspapers.
Onthefinancialfront,despitethetroubledeconomy,wefinished2010witha$20,000surplus.Thanksagaintoourloyalmembers,whohavestayedwithustosupporttheoneorganizationinMilwaukeethatisconstructivelyproddinggovernmenttobemoreefficientandaccountable.
AtourMarchannualmeeting,mytwo-yeartenureasBoardChairmancomestoaclose.IwanttothankForummembersandstaffformakingmyjobeasy.Aspecialthanksalsotoourexecutivecommitteemembers,whojoinedmeinastrategicplanningexercisethatpositionstheForumtoprovidegreatervaluetoitsmembers,andtoreachnewheightsin2011andbeyond.
SusanHatch,alongtimeTrusteeandrespectedMilwaukeebusinessleader,willtakeoverthereinsoftheorganization,andinsodoingbecomesthefirstwomantochairtheForum.SusanfoundedHatchStaffingServicesmorethan20yearsagoandhasbeenactivelyengagedinstatewideworkforcedevelopmentefforts.Hermanagementskillsandpublicpolicyknowledgemakeherperfectlysuitedfortheposition.
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WilliamR.A.BergumBadger Meter, Inc.
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Deuren S.C.
ThomasA.Brophy
JeffreyC.Browne*Vietnomics
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RichardA.Dieffenbach*Dieffenbach & Associates
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School
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WITI-TV, MILWAUKEE — It's no surprise that unemployment is
high, and jobs are scarce, but what do you tell students about the
future?
Charlotte Hasburgh is an example of a student that the job market
demands. She hasn't yet graduated from Alverno College, and she
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Alverno's research says right now in high school girls are lagging behind in math, science, engineering and
technology where the jobs of the future will be.
The public policy forum in Milwaukee did research too. It too finds that now through the year 2016 science, math,
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Mental health overhaul could nearlyend inpatient careReport calls for Milwaukee County to pursueoutsourcing, community careBy Steve Schultze and Meg Kissinger of the Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee County would eliminate nearly all inpatient psychiatric care at the
troubled Mental Health Complex and dramatically transform local mental health
services, if policy-makers agree to changes called for in a study released
Wednesday.
The report, issued by the Public Policy Forum and a team of national mental health
consultants, calls for significant reductions of inpatient care and the phasing out of
the county's 72-bed unit for patients with developmental disabilities.In their place, the county would largely privatize inpatient care through deals with
local hospitals and expand outpatient treatment with community agencies, to help
break the cycle of patients who move from the county hospital to the community
and back again. Only the sickest patients who require constant monitoring would
remain in a greatly downsized public psychiatric hospital.The proposals, if adopted, would move the county away from calls to build an
entirely new hospital.
The shift could take up to five years and would amount to a complete overhaul in
the way mental health services are now provided locally to low-income residents.
The move would match changes that have happened in nearly every other large
city in the country, said Steven L. Day, of the Technical Assistance Collaborative
and part of the report's research team.The report comes in the wake of the Journal Sentinel's "Patients in Peril" series,
which highlighted bungled care of patients, including sexual assaults and one
patient who became pregnant while at the complex. Earlier this year, federal
inspectors declared patients were in "immediate jeopardy" at the complex.Mental health advocates said they were encouraged by the attention to
much-needed reforms to Milwaukee County's mental health care system but
remained skeptical that private hospitals would voluntarily take many of the patients
whose behaviors can be difficult to manage.County officials have been trying for years to get private hospitals to assume a
greater role in providing mental health care."In all the years I've worked in mental health care, I've never seen any interest by
private hospitals to take on these patients," said Steve Gardner, former director of
development for Mental Health America. "I wish they would. But I just don't see it
happening."
Calculating costsThe forum report says making the switch would scramble the funding model the
county now uses, but the report's authors also suggested that a reconfigured
mental health system may eventually cost less. That would be the result of diverting
patients from expensive inpatient treatment to less expensive community care and
catching mental health problems before they reach a crisis stage.In the short run, the change will likely cost more money needed to build up
community groups that would provide more outpatient care and financial incentives
for private hospitals to take over some of the Mental Health Complex's patient load,
the report authors said.
The report gives no cost estimate of the change.The Mental Health Complex would shrink from four units, each with 24 acute
psychiatric patients, to a single unit of 16 patients, under one of the report's key
recommendations. The Hilltop unit at the complex for patients with mental illness
and developmental disabilities would gradually shrink as patients are switched to
private facilities.
The "culture shift" in mental health would happen over three to five years, but
Milwaukee County would not outsource all mental health services, said David
Hughes, of the Massachusetts-based Human Services Research Institute, which
helped complete the report."We are not saying you are going to get rid of everyone," Hughes told a County
Board long-range planning committee. The number of patients could be
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SantiagofollowedthepresentationwithhisreactiontothereportandremarksonUWM’sroleinMilwaukee’spursuitofaninnovationeconomy.
Beyond Milwaukee CountyMay17Paneldiscussionontheissuesandchal-lengesfacingothercountygovernments(besidesMilwaukee)includedDaveBretl,WalworthCountyadministrator;
DougJohnson,WashingtonCountyadministrativecoordinator;WilliamL.McReynolds,RacineCountyexecutive;TomMeaux,OzaukeeCountyadmin-istrator;andDanVrakas,WaukeshaCountyexecutive.ChuckLaw,Director
Events…TheForumisknownforitsinfor-mativeprogramming,whichgivesitsmembersdirectaccesstotheviewsandinsightsofpolicyex-pertsandgovernmentofficialsplustheopportunitytonetworkwithcivic-mindedcolleagues.In2010,morethan1,500membersandtheirguestsattendedtheForum’sViewpointluncheons,PolicyinaPubandotherspecialevents.
anthropicleadersinaneventco-hostedbytheGreaterMilwaukeeFoundation.
Reaping the Benefits of Academic ResearchOctober25PaneldiscussionexploringtheroleofacademicresearchinourregionaleconomyincludedDr.JayBayne,Execu-tiveDirector,MilwaukeeInstitute;Dr.MarcLevine,Professor,UWMCenterforEconomicDevelopment;DanielSteininger,Co-Founder,BizStartsMilwaukee;andTomStill,Presi-dent,WisconsinTechnologyCouncil.ModeratedbyStephenL.Percy,ActingDean,UWMSchoolofPublicHealthandDirector,UWMCenterforUrbanInitiativesandResearch.
Citizens’ Views on Energy: Toward a Brighter Future?December13ForumResearchDirectorAnnelieseDickmanpresentedaPeopleSpeaksurveygaugingtheopinionsofarearesidentsonarangeofenergyissues.Followingherpresentation,apanelofexpertsresponded,includingJohnBobrowich,ExecutiveDirector,Wis-consinEnergyResearchConsortium;RomanDraba,VicePresident-Regula-toryAffairsandPolicy,WeEnergies;SteveHiniker,ExecutiveDirector,1000FriendsofWisconsin;andJoeMuelbach,ExecutiveDirectorofFacili-tiesandEnvironmentalPolicy,Quad/Graphics.RobHenkenmoderatedthediscussion.
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Salute to Local GovernmentTheForumpromotesaccountableandefficientgovernmentinnumerousways,includinganannualbreakfasthonoringpublicsectorleadersforoutstandingandinnovativeperformance.
Category: Innovative Response to Economic DownturnRecipient: City of MilwaukeeTheMilwaukeeForeclosurePartnershipInitiativedevelopedandimplementedacomprehensivestrategytoaddressthecausesandconsequencesofforeclosures.
Category:Effective Use of Technology Recipient: Milwaukee Public Library & City of MilwaukeeTheMilwaukeePublicLibraryworkedwiththecity’sOfficeofEnvironmentalSustainability,WeEnergies,MMSD,andFocusonEnergytocreatea“green”roofon30,000squarefeetoftheCen-tralLibraryannex.
Category:Inter-governmental CooperationRecipient:Villages of Shorewood and Whitefish Bay ShorewoodandWhitefishBaycol-laboratedthroughthecreativeuseofannexation,taxincrementalfinancing,andabrownfieldremediationgranttotransformthreevacantparcelsintoTheCornerstonedevelopment.
Category:Private-Public CooperationRecipient: Southeastern Wis. Watersheds Trust, Inc.Governmententities,specialpurposedistricts,non-profits,localresidents,andrepresentativesofbusiness,agricul-ture,andacademiacollaboratedtoformaneworganizationtopromotehealthyandsustainablewaterresources.
Leader of the Future AwardLizaDrake, Health and Human Services Crisis Intervention SupervisorWalworthCounty
James R. Ryan Lifetime Achievement AwardDavidBerousek,Retired Fire ChiefNorthShoreFireDepartment
Norman N. Gill AwardRichardE.Maslowski,City AdministratorCityofGlendale
Honorable Mention Awards:• The Milwaukee County Department
of Parks, Recreation and Cultureforits“StayLocal–PlayLocal”program.
• The Housing Authority of the City of MilwaukeeandWisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporationfortheir“MakeYourMoneyTalk/IDAProgram”initiative.
• The Milwaukee County ZooandtheZoological Society of Milwaukee County fortheirsuccessful
partnership.
RobertE.Henken,M.J.P.A.president
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AnnelieseM.Dickman,J.D.
research director
PamMatthewsmembership/operationsmanager
JeffreyK.Schmidtresearcher/IT directo
VanessaAllen,M.P.A.
researcher
DougDayresearcher
DavidHelpapresearcher
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TheForum’s2010finan-cialperformancewashighlightedbystrongmembershiprevenueandcontractincome.Operat-ingrevenue–generatedmainlyfrommembershipdues,grants,contracts,sponsorshipsandspecialevents–totaled$713,594.Expenditurestotaled$693,262,producinga$20,000year-endsurplus.
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1110Presentations…Withmorethan30presentationsandspeakingappearancesin2010,Forumresearchersworkeddiligentlytosharetheirresearchandexpertisewithdecision-makers,opinionlead-ersandconcernedcitizens.Someofthevenuestheyvisited…
Governmental Research Association – AnnelieseDickmanparticipatedinapaneldiscussiononmayoralcontrolofpublicschooldistrictsattheGRA’san-nualconferenceinNewYorkCity.
Milwaukee Area Technical College – RobHenkenandDougDaytestifiedbeforeMATC’sFinance,PersonnelandOpera-tionsCommitteeregardingtheMATCfiscalassessmentreport.
Milwaukee Bar Association – RobHenkendiscussedhowMilwaukeeCounty’sfiscalproblemsareimpactingthecourts.
Milwaukee City Hall – RobHenkenandSandraZupanpresentedtheMainStreetMilwaukeereporttotheCom-monCouncil’sCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentCommittee.
Milwaukee County Courthouse –RobHenkenpresentedtheShoulditStayorShoulditGoreporttothe
county’sLongRangeStrategicPlanSteeringCommitteeandthementalhealthredesignreporttotwoCountyBoardcommittees.
Milwaukee Forum –RobHenkenwasapanelistfortwoMilwaukeeCounty-re-latedpolicydiscussionsbeforethisgroupofup-and-comingcommunityleaders.
State Capitol –RobHenkenpresentedtotwolegislativecommitteesonlocalserviceconsolidationandmentalhealth.
Turner Hall –RobHenkenandAnnelieseDickmanparticipatedaspan-elistsonFourthStreetForumprogramsfilmedbeforealiveaudienceatMilwau-kee’shistoricTurnerHall.Waukesha County Courthouse –VanessaAllenpresentedonmultipleoccasionstotheWaukeshaCountyCriminalJusticeCollaboratingCouncil.
Wingspread Conference Center –RobHenkenandJeffSchmidtpresentedtheRacineUnifiedSchoolDistrictanalysistoeducatorsandcommunityleaders.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee –RobHenkenparticipatedinapaneldiscussionon“TheFutureofTransit”aspartoftheHenryW.MaierStateofMilwaukeeSummit.
Administrators& SupervisorsCouncilAECOMAlvernoCollegeAmericanTransmissionCo.AonCorporationA.O.SmithCorporationArgosyFoundationArmstrong,KevinAssociatedBank,N.A.AssociatedGeneralContractorsAuroraHealthCareAvenuesWestAssociationBadgerMeter,Inc.BakerTillyVirchowKrause,LLPBDOSeidman,LLPBethFoy&Associates,LLCBetterBusinessBureauBlack&VeatchBloodCenterofWisconsinBottomLineMarketing& PublicRelationsBriggs&StrattonCorp.Brophy,ThomasA.Business Journal Serving Greater MilwaukeeCardinalStritchUniversityCassidyTurleyBarryCedarburgSchoolDistrictCH2MHill,Inc.CharlesD.JacobusFamily FoundationChildren’sHealthAllianceof WisconsinChildren’sHospitalof WisconsinCityofFranklinCityofGreenfieldCityofMilwaukeeCityofMuskegoCityofNewBerlinCityofSt.FrancisCityofWauwatosaCityofWestAllisCommercialAssociationof RealtorsWisconsinCook&Franke,S.C.CulturalAllianceofGreater MilwaukeeDavis&Kuelthau,S.C.Davis,LindaL.DickmanCompany,TheDieffenbach&AssociatesDisabilityRightsWisconsinDonorsForumofWisconsinDubner,EileenR.Ehlers&AssociatesElls,DavidElmbrookSchoolDistrictEngbergAnderson,Inc.EvanandMarionHelfaer FoundationFoley&LardnerFranklinPublicSchoolsFroedtertHospitalGatewaytoMilwaukee,TheGEHealthcareGodfrey&Kahn,S.C.Gollmar,BillGoodwillIndustriesof SoutheasternWisconsinGraefGreaterMilwaukee AssociationofRealtorsGreaterMilwaukeeCommitteeGreendaleSchoolDistrictHamiltonSchoolDistrict
HatchStaffingServicesHelenBaderFoundationHill,ChristineB.Hinshaw,EdHNTBCorporationHungerTaskForceHurtadoConsulting,LLCIndependenceFirstJenkins&AssociatesJohnsonControls,Inc.JohnsonDirectLLCJohnsonFoundationat Wingspread,TheJohnson,TracyJournalCommunicationsInc.JoxelGroup,LLC,TheJ.P.Cullen&Sons,Inc.KettleMoraineSchool DistrictKeystoneTravelServicesKimballCommunicationsKnetzger,RussellLaCausa,Inc.LastWord,TheLegacyBankLocalInitiativesSupportCorp.LutheranSocialServicesof Wis.&UpperMich.Inc.LyndeandHarryBradley Foundation,TheLynneBroydrickGroupM&IMarshall&IlsleyBankMacNeil,DouglasM.ManagedHealthServicesMarcusCenterforthe PerformingArtsMarcusCorporationMarquetteUniversityMedicalCollegeofWisconsinMellowes,LindaT.Meissner,DavidG.Messing,ReneeMetropolitanMilwaukee AssociationofCommerceMichael,Best&FriedrichMilwaukeeAreaTechnical CollegeMilwaukeeAreaWorkforce InvestmentBoardMilwaukeeArtMuseumMilwaukeeCenterfor IndependenceMilwaukeeCountyMilwaukeeDowntown,Bid#21MilwaukeeMagazineMilwaukeeMetropolitan SewerageDistrictMilwaukeeMunicipalCourtMilwaukeePoliceAssociationMilwaukeePublicLibraryMilwaukeePublicSchoolsMilwaukeeRegionalMedical CenterMilwaukeeSchoolof EngineeringMilwaukeeUrbanLeagueMortensonConstructionMuellerCommunicationsMultipleListingServiceMurtaugh,JackNationalAssociationof Industrial&Office Properties(NAIOP)Wis.NorthShoreBankNorthwesternMutualOgden&Company,Inc.OgdenDevelopmentGroup,Inc.
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YWCAofGreater MilwaukeeZaferosCommunicationsZeppos&Associates,Inc.Zilber,Ltd.
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POTAWATOMI BINGO CASINOLOGO USAGE GUIDELINES
This is our Full Dress Logo. Its usage is preferred in all 4-colorprocess applications where reproduction quality is at its highest.
The elements within the brandmark were created to be uniquesymbols that honor our history and tradition. It is not tobe re-created, redrawn or reconfigured under any circumstances.
VisibilityA graphics free area equal to the x height of the I located in thePotawatomi wordmark is required. (i.e. no wording can be placedcloser to the logo edges than the graphic free area dictates.)
LegibilityThis logo must not appear smaller than a width of 1.875 inches.
LegalityThe Potawatomi Bingo Casino logo is a registered trademark, andthe ® must always appear with it. The size and positioning of thismark should not be altered. (When it appears on a dark background,the ® should appear in PMS 406, or match color.)
(full dress, 4-color)
Acceptable VariationWhen small reproduction of high quality is guaranteed, a version ofthe Full Dress logo may be used with the BINGO CASINOdescriptor removed from the dream catcher and placed below. TheFull Dress logo is not to be used without the BINGO CASINOdescriptor for any purpose. It is also not to be altered mechanicallyfrom the figures shown.
VisibilityA graphics free area equal to the x height of the I located in thePotawatomi wordmark is required. (i.e. no wording can be placedcloser to the BINGO CASINO descriptor than the graphic free areadictates.)
LegibilityThis logo must not appear smaller than a width of .6875 inches,and no larger than 1.875 inches.
LegalityThe Potawatomi Bingo Casino logo is a registered trademark, andthe ® must always appear with it. The size and positioning of thismark should not be altered. The size and positioning of this markshould not be altered. (When it appears on a dark background, the ®and “BINGO CASINO”should appear in PMS 406, or match color.)
(small full dress, 4-color)