City of Milwaukee - File #: 080571

• File #: 080571
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution-Immediate Adoption
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/19/2008
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 8/19/2008
• Title: Resolution approving an agreement between the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, and the City of Milwaukee for provision of law enforcement personnel relating to public safety and security in conjunction with the 2008 National Republican Convention held in St. Paul.
• Sponsors: ALD. DONOVAN, ALD. WITKOWSKI
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, CONVENTIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/19/2008	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
8/19/2008	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED; Minutes note: Ald. Donovan moved that the Council become a Committee of the Whole for the purpose of hearing from Milwaukee Chief of Police Edward Flynn. There were no objections. The Chief addressed the body and answered questions from members. Ald. Donovan moved that the Committee now rise. There were no objections.	Pass	13:0

Number
080571
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. DONOVAN AND WITKOWSKI
Title
Resolution approving an agreement between the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, and the City of Milwaukee for provision of law enforcement personnel relating to public safety and security in conjunction with the 2008 National Republican Convention held in St. Paul.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Chief of Police to enter into an agreement with the City of St. Paul to dispatch members of the Milwaukee Police Department to the 2008 National Republican Convention to be held between September 1, 2008, and September 4, 2008, and to fully participate in public safety and security operations with other police departments located throughout the United States under the direction of the Unified Command.
Body
Whereas, The City of St. Paul, Minnesota, is a host city for the 2008 National Republican Convention (“2008 RNC”) to be held between September 1, 2008, and September 4, 2008; and

Whereas, The City of St. Paul is in need of procuring additional law enforcement services to provide the public safety and security measures required of an event the size and unique nature of the 2008 RNC, and has requested the participation of the City of Milwaukee Police Department; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee, through the Milwaukee Police Department, wishes to provide law enforcement services to the 2008 RNC pursuant to the police powers and law enforcement authority granted under the laws of the State of Wisconsin and City of Milwaukee; and

Whereas, According to the agreement, the Milwaukee Police Department personnel may not and will not act with some or all of the arrest or other police authority of a law enforcement officer of any law enforcement agency in Minnesota; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee shall be reimbursed for related time and expenses; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Chief of Police is authorized to enter in...