City of Milwaukee - File #: 010905

• File #: 010905
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/6/2001
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/27/2001
• Effective date: 12/14/2001
• Title: An ordinance relating to the minimum age to become a member of the auxiliary police.
• Sponsors: ALD. SANCHEZ, ALD. CAMERON
• Indexes: CRIME PREVENTION, POLICE DEPARTMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/13/2001	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
12/5/2001	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/27/2001	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	17:0
11/15/2001	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Ald. Cameron request to be added as a sponsor.	Pass	4:0
11/9/2001	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/8/2001	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/6/2001	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
010905
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. SANCHEZ
Title
An ordinance relating to the minimum age to become a member of the auxiliary police.
Sections
312-13-3 am
Analysis
Currently, a person seeking to become a member of the auxiliary police must be at least 21 years of age. This ordinance changes the minimum age for a person to become a member of the auxiliary police to 18 years of age.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 312-13-3 of the code is amended to read:

313-13. Auxiliary Police Service.

3. ELIGIBILITY AND APPOINTMENT. No person shall be eligible for or deemed a member of the auxiliary police until such person has been appointed and registered as such and that person's name enrolled upon a register of members to be kept by the chief of police. No person shall become a member of the auxiliary police who is not a citizen of the United States and until such person has taken an oath subscribed to in writing to observe and obey the constitution of the United States, the laws of the state of Wisconsin, and the ordinances of the city of Milwaukee. Such oath shall further provide that such members will carry out the duties of a member of the auxiliary police service as prescribed by the chief of police of this city to the best of such member's ability. No person shall become a member of the auxiliary police who is not at least [[21]] >>18<< years of age, with a maximum age to be determined at the discretion of the chief of police. Recruitment of said auxiliary police is to be accomplished through press releases to a news media when recruits are needed.


LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM


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Legislative Reference Bureau
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Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE


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Office of the City Attorney
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Requestor
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