Number
070544
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
070339
Sponsor
ALD. BOHL
Title
Resolution suspending the expenditure of funds related to the purchase, installation, wiring, and other implementation costs associated with the Video Surveillance Project Initiative from grants, operating funds and capital improvement accounts within the Department of Public Works and the Police Department.
Analysis
This resolution suspends the expenditure of funds related to the purchase, installation, wiring and other implementation costs associated with the Video Surveillance Project Initiative from grants, operating funds, and capital improvement accounts within the Department of Public Works and the Police Department. The Police Chief is requested to consult with the Common Council and the Commissioner of Public Works as to the location and placement of the cameras, and that such placement and location shall be authorized by Common Council resolution.
Body
Whereas, On June 19, 2007, the Common Council adopted File Number 070339, Substitute 2, a resolution reserving up to $2 million from the Common Council Contingent Fund for expenditures by the Milwaukee Police Department relating to the Neighborhood Safety Initiative, and reserving up to $1 million from the 2007 Common Council Contingent Fund for expenditures by the Department of Public Works relating to snow and ice control, and authorizing expenditure for these purposes; and
Whereas, An earlier version of the file would have provided $1,975,000 from the Common Council Contingent Fund for the Neighborhood Safety Initiative, $1 million for DPW, and $525,000 for surveillance cameras to be mounted in various high crime areas of the city; the Finance & Personnel Committee divided the question at its June 13, 2007 meeting, and deleted the $525,000 for the cameras; and
Whereas, The Mayor and the Department of Administration - Budget & Management Division then indicated that the cost of the surveillance camera project would b...
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