Number
250578
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
220724
Sponsor
ALD. CHAMBERS
Title
Substitute resolution amending the City of Milwaukee's State Legislative Package to urge the introduction and passage of legislation granting municipalities greater access to the Amber Alert system.
Analysis
This resolution amends the City of Milwaukee’s State Legislative Package to seek introduction and passage of legislation granting municipalities greater access to the Amber Alert system.
Body
Whereas, Amber Alerts, which is an acronym for America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response, are activated in serious child-abduction cases and are intended to instantly galvanize the community to assist in searching for a missing child; and
Whereas, Wisconsin's Amber Alert Plan is a collaborative effort between the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, Outdoor Advertising Association of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Revenue, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and local law enforcement agencies; and
Whereas, Granting municipalities such as Milwaukee greater access to the Amber Alert system would encourage information sharing and increase the chances of recovering missing children; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that Common Council Resolution File Number 241415 is amended by inserting the following item into the document attached to the file as the “2025-26 State Legislative Package”:
Public Health and Safety Seek introduction and passage of legislation to ensure that municipalities are granted greater access to the Amber Alert system. Common Council
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the City Clerk shall forward copies of this resolution to members of the City of Milwaukee’s delegation to the Wisconsin Legislature.
Requestor
Drafter
LRB180887-1
Alex Hig...
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