Milwaukee County supervisors demand answers over $4.56M budget error

Milwaukee County supervisors approved the countys 2027 budget while demanding answers about a roughly $4.56 million calculation error that budget staff identified weeks before finance leadership was notified.The error caused the proposed budget to show about $4.56 million in property tax levy savings that will not be realized. According to a county memo, two airport-related entries had their positive and negative signs reversed after a calculation previously done manually was automated.Milwaukee County supervisors demand answers over $4.56M budget error in the video below: Milwaukee County supervisors demand answers over $4.56M budget errorMilwaukee County Budget Director Nicholas Sinram told TMJ4 that staff identified the problem around Oct. 20 and spent the following weeks investigating the error and looking for solutions.Asked who made the decision about when to notify supervisors, Sinram said, The decision was mine.Finance Committee Chair Steve Taylor told TMJ4 he did not learn ab