umber
011573
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. MURPHY
Title
Substitute resolution establishing a policy for the acceptance of grants for additional law enforcement services from tax exempt public or quasi-public entities and relative to application, acceptance and funding of a Bradley Center Program Grant (Police Department), and approving a Law Enforcement Services Grant Agreement with the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation.
Analysis
This resolution establishes a policy for the acceptance of grant funds for additional law enforcement services from tax exempt public or quasi-public entities that own and operate large venues open to the public and, in accordance with that policy, the resolution authorizes the Chief of the Police Department to enter into a Law Enforcement Services Grant Agreement with the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, a public body corporate and politic created under the provisions of sec. 232.03(1), Stats. The agreement provides for the following:
1. The Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) will provide two police officers for duty inside the Bradley Center for certain selected events.
2. The Bradley Center may request additional officers, and the Chief of Police is authorized to provide additional officers under the terms of the agreement.
3. The Bradley Center will compensate the MPD for the officers' actual overtime costs up to a total of $162,000 over the next 2-year period.
In addition, this resolution authorizes the Milwaukee Police Department to apply for, accept and fund a Bradley Center Program Grant from the Bradley Center in the amount of $308,308 with a city share of $146,308 and a grantor share of$162,000. The purpose of the project is to provide on-premise security at selected events held at the Bradley Center.
Body
Whereas, The Common Council of the City of Milwaukee finds that:
1. Large facilities open to the public operated by tax-exempt public...
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