City of Milwaukee - File #: 201314

• File #: 201314
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/19/2021
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 2/9/2021
• Title: Substitute resolution directing the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division to seek revised terms for grants from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
• Sponsors: ALD. DODD, ALD. HAMILTON, ALD. JOHNSON, ALD. KOVAC, ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. LEWIS, ALD. COGGS, ALD. RAINEY
• Indexes: GRANTS, POLICE DEPARTMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/18/2021	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/9/2021	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
2/1/2021	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: Ald. Dodd - sponsor	Pass	5:0
1/22/2021	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
1/19/2021	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
201314
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. DODD, HAMILTON, JOHNSON, KOVAC, BAUMAN, LEWIS, COGGS, AND RAINEY
Title
Substitute resolution directing the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division to seek revised terms for grants from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
Analysis
This resolution directs the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division to seek revised terms for grants from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division is also directed to include the substance of this resolution in the City of Milwaukee's Federal Legislative Package for the 117th United States Congress.

The City Clerk shall send copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, all members of Wisconsin's Congressional delegation and the U.S. Attorney General.
Body
Whereas, Years of ballooning public safety budgets and pension liabilities, combined with stagnating shared revenues and legislative constraints on the City of Milwaukee’s ability to generate revenues, are placing the City under tremendous fiscal pressures; and

Whereas, The City is concurrently under pressure from residents and community organizations to increase funding for community, health, social justice and anti-poverty programming, particularly as an alternative to traditional law enforcement funding as a means of maintaining public safety; and

Whereas, The Common Council has made clear its desire that the Police Department:

1. Re-think a mind-set that hiring and deploying sworn officers is the best use of budgeted and outside funding.
2. Make the use of force a tool of last, rather than first, resort.
3. Embrace early intervention methodologies like trauma-informed care and violence prevention.

; and

Whereas, Council members and community stakeholders have found their efforts...