City of Milwaukee - File #: 250288

• File #: 250288
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: In Council-Passage
• File created: 6/3/2025
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the creation of a city hall campus emergency preparedness committee.
• Sponsors: ALD. PEREZ, ALD. STAMPER, ALD. MOORE, ALD. TAYLOR, ALD. CHAMBERS JR., ALD. BURGELIS, ALD. WESTMORELAND, ALD. JACKSON

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/12/2025	0	PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Appearing: President Perez - Sponsor Leon Todd - Director F&PC Nick DeSiato - Mayor's Office Chief of Staff Jennifer Evans - DER Benefits Ald. Burgelis and Moore asked to be added as Co-sponsors. There were no objections.	Pass	5:0
6/12/2025	0	PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Fail	2:3
6/12/2025	0	PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
6/3/2025	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
250288
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. PEREZ, STAMPER, MOORE, TAYLOR, CHAMBERS, BURGELIS, WESTMORELAND, JACKSON
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the creation of a city hall campus emergency preparedness committee.
Sections
320-55 cr
Analysis
This ordinance creates an emergency preparedness committee staffed by the city clerk’s office. The committee will meet every 2 months and will consist of the following members:

1. The fire chief, or designee.
2. The police chief, or designee.
3. The city clerk, or designee.
4. The director of emergency management, or designee.
5. The commissioner of public works, or designee.
6. The director of employee relations, or designee.
7. The city attorney, or designee.
8. The mayor, or designee.
9. The common council president, or designee.

The committee will be co-chaired by the fire chief and the city clerk, and shall be responsible for making recommendations relating to emergency preparedness and management protocols governing the city hall campus and staff training. The committee shall evaluate best practices and recommend protocols for:

1. Responses to specific types of emergencies, including plans for evacuations or sheltering.
2. Securing public free-standing buildings or campuses.
3. Internal and external emergency communication.
4. Training protocols.
5. Special accommodations that may be required for different employees.
6. After-action review of emergencies.

In addition, the committee shall focus on emergency preparedness-related topics, including, but not limited to:

1. Information technology.
2. City equipment.
3. Resources and budgeting.
4. Emergency response command nexus.

Further, the committee will recommend appropriate personnel to develop and provide emergency preparedness and management protocols and training for city staff working at locations other than the city hall campus. Finally, the committee shall provide a written report to the mayor and common council n...