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PURPOSE: Per s. 312-14-2-a of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances: "To foster community commitment to and participation in crime prevention consistent with the crime prevention plan established in the citywide crime prevention program report apporved by the common council."

COMPOSITION: There is one advisory council in each of the City of Milwaukee's six police districts. Each district council consists of: citizen members appointed by the Common Council members whose districts are included in the police district, with each Common Council member appointing only one member to a particular council; a member of the police department's crime prevention staff; the district police captain; and three at-large citizen members to be elected by a vote of the other council members.

Members must be residents of the district whose council they are appointed to or active in business, community work or volunteer activities within the district for at least one year prior to appointment. Block captains, police auxiliaries, community group staff members and others with a prior background in crime prevention are given preference as members.

Citizen members serve one-year terms and may be reappointed or reelected by the appropriate authority.

A member who is not an elected official continues to serve after the completion of his or her term until reappointed or until a successor has been appointed.

PLEASE NOTE: The membership of this body is not tracked by the office of the City Clerk. For more information about this body, please use the contact information given below.

CREATING AUTHORITY: Section 312-14 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances.

SALARY: $20 per meeting (reimbursement) to a maximum of $400 per year.

STAFFING: Milwaukee Police Department, Sgt. Luis Gonzales, 935-7825.

LAST UPDATED: February 21, 2006