City of Milwaukee - File #: 060219

• File #: 060219
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Placed On File
• File created: 5/31/2006
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 6/20/2006
• Title: Resolution in support of a plan to enhance public safety strategies and resources in the City of Milwaukee.
• Sponsors: ALD. DONOVAN
• Indexes: CRIME PREVENTION, SAFETY MEASURES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/20/2006	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PLACED ON FILE	Pass	15:0
6/8/2006	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE; Minutes note: Appearances: Chief Hegerty, Milwaukee Police Departmenmt. Deputy Inspector Ruzinski, Milwaukee Police Department. Ald. Joe Dudzik, 11th Aldermanic District. David Heard, Fire and Police Commission. Mark Nicolini, DOA-Budget. Ald. Witkowski requested a copy of the presentation presented by Chief Hegerty be submitted to council members, in addition to statistics relative to crime trends in the City of Milwaukee.	Pass	4:0
6/1/2006	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/31/2006	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
060219
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. DONOVAN

Title
Resolution in support of a plan to enhance public safety strategies and resources in the City of Milwaukee.

Analysis
This resolution endorses an 8-point plan to enhance public safety strategies and resources in the City of Milwaukee.

Body
Whereas, Public safety in the City of Milwaukee is among the highest priorities for maintaining tranquility, security and a positive quality of life for citizens; and

Whereas, Recent events that have occurred in the city indicate that swift and thorough responses to public safety concerns are imperative; and

Whereas, Citizens throughout the City of Milwaukee are seeking proactive policing in the city’s neighborhoods in order to detect and deter criminal activity and violation of civic order that decrease the quality of life in those neighborhoods; and

Whereas, The adoption and implementation of any plan to address public safety will include both short-term implementation and longer-term processes and planning; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that an 8-point plan be endorsed to enhance public safety efforts in the City of Milwaukee; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the 8-point plan include the following:

1. The Milwaukee Police Department will receive all necessary resources, including police officer personnel up to its current authorized strength, to provide for public order and to respond to citizen calls for service in a timely and thorough fashion.

2. The Governor and State Legislature will grant authority to the City of Milwaukee to impose a one-half percent municipal sales tax to fund increased police services and to alleviate the current property tax burden applied to police services in the city.

3. The Milwaukee Police Department will be authorized to create a part-time police officer position in order to employ and engage the experience of retired police officers.

4. The Milwaukee P...