City of Milwaukee - File #: 040060

• File #: 040060
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Placed On File
• File created: 5/10/2004
• In control: JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
• Final action: 12/21/2004
• Title: Substitute resolution directing the Budget and Policy Division - Department of Administration to seek introduction and passage of state legislation making various changes to the membership and selection of the board of fire and police commissioners.
• Sponsors: ALD. MCGEE JR.
• Indexes: FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION, STATE LEGISLATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/21/2014	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/21/2014		ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO; Minutes note:  PLEASE PREPARE A FISCAL NOTE FOR THIS FILE. PLEASE RUSH!
4/10/2014	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/2/2014	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO
4/2/2014		COMMON COUNCIL	REFERRED TO
12/21/2004	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PLACED ON FILE	Pass	15:0
12/13/2004	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Make memo from the Legislative Reference Bureau dated 12/10/04 part of the record, by Ald. Bauman. Prevailed. 5-0 (Exhibit 1) Speakers: David Heard - Fire and Police Commission Crystal Miller - 2803 N. 45th St.	Fail	1:4
12/13/2004	2	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE	Pass	5:0
12/2/2004	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/30/2004	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/15/2004	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	4:0
11/9/2004	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
11/8/2004	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/8/2004	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/8/2004	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/7/2004	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: (Ald. D'Amato excused for a meeting of Historic Preservation). Ald. Murphy moved to make memos of Ald. McGee by the LRB as part of the record. Speakers: Ald. McGee, Mileka Aljawani, LaGrace Murphy, David Heard, Eric Johnson, Master Azallah and Brian Verdine. Mike Anderson spoke on behalf DOA - Intergovernmental Relations (Ald. Bauman excused at 3:47 P.M.)	Pass	2:1
5/20/2004	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED

Number
040060
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. MCGEE
Title
Substitute resolution directing the Budget and Policy Division - Department of Administration to seek introduction and passage of state legislation making various changes to the membership and selection of the board of fire and police commissioners.
Analysis
This resolution directs the Budget and Policy Division - Department of Administration to seek introduction and passage of state legislation providing for the following amendments to state law relating to the board of fire and police commissioners in cities of the first class:
1. Establishes that the board shall consist of 5 members elected at the spring election from numbered election districts comprised of 3 aldermanic districts each.

2. Establishes that the electors of each election district shall elect one member residing within the election district to represent the election district.

3. Reduces the regular terms of office for members of the board from 5 years to 2-year terms, conterminous with the election of the board of school directors.
Body
Whereas, Pursuant to s. 62.50(1), Wis. Stats., the members of the board of fire and police commissioners in cities of the first class are appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the common council for terms of 5 years; and

Whereas, The current composition and method of selection of the members of the board of fire and police commissioners subjects the board to political influences, limits its autonomy and restricts the diversity of the board, its accountability to the public and its ability to implement change; and

Whereas, In order to reduce political influences and give the board of school directors greater autonomy, state laws were enacted in 1897 and 1905 reorganizing the administration of public school systems in cities of the first class; and

Whereas, In 1907, in order to increase the diversity of the board, its accountability to the public, and its...