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File #: 230678    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 9/1/2023 In control: LICENSES COMMITTEE
On agenda: Final action: 3/19/2024
Effective date: 4/6/2024    
Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the establishment of license and bond requirements for private security personnel.
Sponsors: COMMON COUNCIL
Indexes: LICENSES, SECURITY MEASURES
Attachments: 1. OCA Approval, 2. LRB179362_SecurityPersonnel_LicenseBond_Pratt_Substitute_3_15_Signed.pdf, 3. Notice published 4/5/2024, 4. Proof published 4/5/2024
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
4/5/20242 CITY CLERK PUBLISHED   Action details Meeting details Not available
3/20/20242 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
3/19/20241 COMMON COUNCIL SUBSTITUTEDPass15:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
3/19/20242 COMMON COUNCIL PASSED

Minutes note: Ald. Brostoff moved to add all the Council members as sponsors. There were no objections.
Pass15:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
3/5/20240 LICENSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE

Minutes note: Ald. Pratt presented the file after the fatal incident where a felon working as a "security guard" in a gas station took the life of Isaiah Allen. The meeting paused at 9:13 a.m. The meeting reconvened at 9:16 a.m.
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9/1/20230 COMMON COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO   Action details Meeting details Not available
Number
230678
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
COMMON COUNCIL
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the establishment of license and bond requirements for private security personnel.
Section
81-104.7 rn
81-104.7 cr
84-55 cr
Analysis
This ordinance establishes a requirement for security personnel to obtain a license, and to execute a bond agreement prior to attaining such license.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 81-104.7 of the code is renumbered to 81-104.8

Part 2. Section 81-104.7 of the code is created to read:

81-104.7. Security Personnel.
1. Each license shall be valid for 2 years from the date of issuance.
2. The fee for each license shall be $100.

Part 2. Section 84-55 of the code is created to read:

84-55. Security Personnel License.
1. DEFINITIONS. In this section, “security personnel” means any on-site employee or contractor of an establishment, or any employee of a third-party security firm hired by an establishment, whose primary job responsibility is maintaining the security of a premise.
2. LICENSE; WHEN REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to inform the city that an establishment utilizes security personnel, unless such personnel possess a valid license issued pursuant to this section, or a valid private security permit pursuant to ch. SPS 31, Wis. Admin. Code.
3. APPLICATION. License application forms shall be obtained from the city clerk and require the information specified in s. 85-12.
4. INVESTIGATION AND FINGERPRINTING. Each application for a new license shall be referred to the chief of police in accordance with s. 85-21.
5. CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL. a. A license may be issued under this section if the individual applicant, or each member of a partnership or a limited liability company or each corporate officer who executed the application:
a-1. Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, Wis. Stat...

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