City of Milwaukee - File #: 130462

• File #: 130462
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/23/2013
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 9/24/2013
• Title: Substitute resolution amending the 2013-2014 State Legislative Package relating to the establishment of a state facility or facilities to house released sexually violent offenders and to end the program that places them in residential neighborhoods.
• Sponsors: ALD. ZIELINSKI, ALD. PUENTE
• Indexes: SEX CRIMES, STATE LEGISLATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/27/2013	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/24/2013	2	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
9/17/2013	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Appearing: Ald. Zielinski - Sponsor Ted Medhin - LRB Ald. Puente moved to amend the current text to include "Further Resolved, That the Common Council supports the establishment of the facility or facilities only in the state's rural communities; and, be it" Ald. Puente asked to be added as co sponsor. There were no objections	Pass	3:0
9/17/2013	2	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	2:1
9/10/2013	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/9/2013	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
7/23/2013	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
130462
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
121009
Sponsor
ALD. ZIELINSKI AND PUENTE
Title
Substitute resolution amending the 2013-2014 State Legislative Package relating to the establishment of a state facility or facilities to house released sexually violent offenders and to end the program that places them in residential neighborhoods.
Analysis
This resolution amends the 2013-2014 “State Legislative Package Proposals” as attached to Common Council File Number 121009 by adding an item relating to the establishment of a state facility or facilities to house released sex offenders and to end the program that places them in residential neighborhoods.
Body
Whereas, Wisconsin state law provides for punishment, treatment and supervision of persons convicted or otherwise responsible for sex crimes against children, including their release into the community; and

Whereas, Chapter 980, Wis. Stats., provides for the civil commitment of sexually violent offenders, a more dangerous type of sex offender, and specifically, at s. 980.08, Wis. Stats., following such commitment and under certain conditions, provides for the supervised release of such offenders into the community; and

Whereas, Every year, a number of these sexually violent offenders meet conditions for discharge and are released back to their counties of origin under supervision; and

Whereas, A number of states across the United States, including, but not limited to, Illinois, Alabama, Iowa, Florida, Maine and Louisiana, have enacted legislation imposing restrictions upon sex offenders with respect to residency; and

Whereas, Wisconsin statutory law does not impose restrictions upon sex offenders with respect to residency; and

Whereas, A recent report by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau found that the state’s program for placing treated sex offenders has no written policies for key arrangements such as housing for those individuals on supervised release; and

Whereas, The report also fou...