City of Milwaukee - File #: 011317

• File #: 011317
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/22/2002
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 3/26/2002
• Title: Resolution requesting the Milwaukee Police Department to install video surveillance equipment capable of creating a video record in all police transportation vans.
• Sponsors: ALD. CAMERON
• Indexes: COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, CRIME PREVENTION, POLICE DEPARTMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/3/2002	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/26/2002	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:1
3/14/2002	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:1
3/7/2002	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/5/2002	0	COMMON COUNCIL	REFERRED TO	Pass	15:0
2/21/2002	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:1
2/14/2002	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/14/2002	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/14/2002	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/13/2002		PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
1/22/2002	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

011317

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. CAMERON

Title

Resolution requesting the Milwaukee Police Department to install video surveillance equipment capable of creating a video record in all police transportation vans.

Analysis

This resolution requests the Milwaukee Police Department to install video surveillance equipment capable of creating a video record in all police transportation vans.

Body

Whereas, On December 27, 2001, Mario Mallett, a resident of the City of Milwaukee, died while in the custody of the Milwaukee Police Department; and

Whereas, The circumstances surrounding Mr. Mallett's death remain mysterious in large measure because there is no record of how Mr. Mallett was treated while being transported in a police van; and

Whereas, In a free and open society, every citizen must be assured that the police officers entrusted with his or her protection are acting in a manner that is both above reproach and also reflects the highest regard for the safety and well-being of the public; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee has had previous incidents in which citizens have died in police custody and departmental secrecy and a lack of information surrounding these incidents were subsequently blamed for both an increase in tension within the community and a decrease in respect for the police department and its hard-working men and women; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Common Council requests the Milwaukee Police Department to install video surveillance equipment capable of making a permanent video record in all police transportation vans.

Drafter

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