City of Milwaukee - File #: 251798

• File #: 251798
• Version: 1
• Type: Motion
• Status: Placed On File
• File created: 2/10/2026
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 3/24/2026
• Title: Substitute motion modifying Milwaukee Police Department Standard Operating Procedure 340 - Uniforms / Equipment / Appearance.
• Sponsors: ALD. ZAMARRIPA, ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC, ALD. BROWER, ALD. PEREZ, ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. MOORE
• Indexes: POLICE DEPARTMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/24/2026	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PLACED ON FILE	Pass	15:0
3/12/2026	1	PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Appearing: MPD Chief Jeffrey Norman MPD Chief of Staff - Heather Hough MFD Chief - Aaron Lipski Ald.Burgelis requested to Hold this item to the Call of Chair. Ald. Taylor asked to be added as Co-sponsor. there were no objections	Fail	1:4
3/12/2026	1	PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE	Pass	5:0
2/10/2026	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
251798
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. ZAMARRIPA, DIMITRIJEVIC, BROWER, PEREZ, BAUMAN, AND MOORE
Title
Substitute motion modifying Milwaukee Police Department Standard Operating Procedure 340 - Uniforms / Equipment / Appearance.
Analysis
This motion modifies Milwaukee Police Department Standard Operating Procedure 340 - Uniforms / Equipment / Appearance to prohibit members from wearing masks or face coverings that obscure their face or identity. Exceptions to the prohibition include disease prevention, occupational health and safety requirements, and undercover assignments with supervisory approval.
Body
Whereas, Milwaukee Police Department Standard Operating Procedure 003 - Community Oriented Policing directs that department members are responsible for maximizing positive interactions with the public and building positive relationships with residents, community groups, and businesses; and

Whereas, Existing Milwaukee Police Department policy and City Ordinance have established the expectation that department members shall be identifiable to the public by visibly wearing the department badge or insignia of their office and a nametag; and

Whereas, If Milwaukee Police Department members were to conduct law enforcement activities while obscuring their faces in order to conceal their identity, it would not serve the goal of building positive relationships with residents, community groups, and businesses; and

Whereas, S. 62.50(3)(am), Wis. Stats., allows for the Common Council to suspend or modify any policy established by the Chief of Police upon a two-thirds vote of all of the members of the Common Council; now, therefore, be it

Moved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that Milwaukee Police Department Standard Operating Procedure 340 - Uniforms / Equipment / Appearance shall be modified to include the following language in Section 340.30 APPEARANCE STANDARDS - SWORN MEMBERS:

FACE COVERINGS

Members shall not wear m...