City of Milwaukee - File #: 230466

• File #: 230466
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/11/2023
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 2/11/2025
• Effective date: 3/1/2025
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the reporting of policies issued by the chiefs of the police and fire departments.
• Sponsors: ALD. PEREZ, ALD. SPIKER, ALD. COGGS, ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. BURGELIS
• Indexes: FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/28/2025	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
2/20/2025	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/11/2025	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED; Minutes note: Ald. Burgelis asked to added as Co-sponsor. There were no objections.	Pass	13:0
1/30/2025	1	PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED	Pass	5:0
1/30/2025	2	PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
7/20/2023	0	PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Appearing: Sponsor Pres Perez Ald. Spiker requested to be added.	Pass	5:0
7/11/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
230466
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. PEREZ, SPIKER, CHAMBERS, AND BURGELIS
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the reporting of policies issued by the chiefs of the police and fire departments.
Section
312-03-5 cr
313-02 cr
314-3-1 am
314-5-4 cr
Analysis
This ordinance directs the chiefs of the police and fire departments to notify the common council and the fire and police commission within 48 hours of any new or amended policies issued by the respective chiefs. This ordinance directs the fire and police commission to provide an analysis of any new policy issued by the chief of police or fire chief and report to the common council within 30 days of its issuance. This ordinance further requires that the fire and police commission submit an annual report listing all of the policy changes since its last annual report.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 312-03-5 of the code is created to read:

312-03. Duties of the Chief of Police.

5. NOTIFICATION. The chief of police shall notify the common council and the fire and police commission of any new or amended standard operating procedure or standard operating instruction within 48 hours of its issuance.

Part 2. Section 313-02 of the code is created to read:

313-02. Notification Duties of the Fire Chief.

1. NOTIFICATION. The fire chief shall notify the common council and the fire and police commission of any new policy relating to the control and management of the department within 48 hours of its issuance.

Part 3. Section 314-3-1 of the code is amended to read:

314-3. Duties.
1. Conduct a policy review of all aspects of the operations of the police and fire departments, [[may prescribe general policies and standards for the departments,]] >>advise the common council regarding any recommended policy changes,<< and may inspect any property of the departments, including but not limited to books and reco...