City of Milwaukee - File #: 060222

• File #: 060222
• Version: 6
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/31/2006
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/12/2006
• Title: Substitute resolution reserving and appropriating up to $1.5 million from the 2006 Special Purpose Account - Community Services Staffing for the purpose of funding additional police recruit training and police overtime.
• Sponsors: ALD. BOHL, ALD. ZIELINSKI
• Indexes: CRIME PREVENTION, POLICE DEPARTMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/17/2006	6	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/12/2006	5	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO	Fail	1:13
7/12/2006	6	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. D'Amato moved a substitute which would appropriate $1.5 million from the Community Services Staffing SPA to the Police Department's Salaries and Wages Account to fund additional police overtime in 2006.	Fail	5:9
7/12/2006	6	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	12:2
7/12/2006	5	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Witkowski moved: 1. To amend the file to indicate that the $750,000 for police overtime be "appropriated from" rather than "reserved in" the SPA - Community Services Staffing. 2. To amend the file by adding the following "Further Resolved" clause as the final "Further Resolved" clause: "Further Resolved, That a Community Service Officer program consisting of 15 Community Service Officers be implemented with service provided by these officers to begin during the summer of 2007." Ald. Zielinski requested suspension of the rules to permit him to submit an amendment to this motion without having it prepared in writing. On the motion to suspend the rules: PASS, Donovan and Witkowiak EXCUSED. Ald. Zielinski moved to strike the second portion of Ald. Witkowski's motion. On Ald. Zielinski's motion: FAIL: Hamilton, Davis, D'Amato, Bauman, McGee, Wade, Puente, Murphy, Witkowski, and Hines NO; Witkowiak EXCUSED	Pass	12:2
6/20/2006	3	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Bohl questioned the germaneness of the substitute. Chairman Hines ruled the substitute germane. Ald. Bohl called for the previous question. On the motion: FAIL: Davis, D'Amato, Bauman, Bohl, Donovan, Puente, Murphy, Dudzik AYE	Pass	8:6
6/20/2006	4	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Witkowiak called for the previous question. On the question: PASS: D'Amato, McGee, Hines NO	Pass	8:7
6/20/2006	4	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO	Fail	7:8
6/20/2006	4	COMMON COUNCIL	AMENDED; Minutes note: Ald. Witkowski moved to amend this file by inserting the following "Further Resolved" clause after the final "Further Resolved" clause: "Further Resolved, That the continuing need for these 40 positions, as well as other vacant sworn police positions, shall be evaluated upon submission and review of the Police Department staffing report, which was funded in the 2006 City Budget."	Pass	8:7
6/20/2006	5	COMMON COUNCIL	HELD IN COUNCIL	Pass	4:11
6/19/2006	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Speakers: Ald. Zielinski, 14th Aldermanic Dist. Ald. Witkowski, 13th Aldermanic Dist. Mark Nicolini, Director, Dept. of Admin.-Budget & Management Div. Deputy Inspector Anne Ruzinski, Milwaukee Police Dept. David Heard, Fire & Police Commission John Balcerzek, President, Milwaukee Police Association Sharon Cook, Dept. of Administration	Pass	4:0
6/19/2006	2	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	3:1
6/14/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Sponsor added; Minutes note: Ald. Bohl added as co-sponsor.
6/8/2006	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED	Pass	3:1
6/6/2006	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
6/1/2006	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
6/1/2006	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
5/31/2006	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
060222
Version
SUBSTITUTE 6
Reference
050956
Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI AND HINES
Title
Substitute resolution reserving and appropriating up to $1.5 million from the 2006 Special Purpose Account - Community Services Staffing for the purpose of funding additional police recruit training and police overtime.

Analysis
This resolution reserves and appropriates up to $750,000 from the 2006 Special Purpose Account - Community Services Staffing for the purpose of funding additional police recruit training - 40 recruits - for the second and third recruit classes in 2006. This resolution also specifies that the continuing need for these 40 positions, as well as other vacant sworn positions, shall be evaluated upon submission and review of the Police Department staffing report, which was funded in the 2006 City Budget. This resolution also appropriates the remaining $750,000 from the SPA to the Police Department’s Salaries and Wages Account for additional police overtime in 2006. This resolution further specifies that a Community Service Officer program consisting of 15 Community Service Officers shall be implemented with service to begin in the summer of 2007.

Body
Whereas, On May 22, 2006, the permanent vacancies in the position of police officer in the Milwaukee Police Department numbered 172 and the temporary vacancies numbered 17; and

Whereas, Recent events in the City of Milwaukee indicate that public safety concerns are paramount among the citizens, the Police Department and civic leaders; and

Whereas, The 2006 City Budget includes an appropriation of $1.5 million in a Special Purpose Account (SPA) entitled Community Services Staffing, for purposes related to implementation of non-sworn positions of Community Services Officer within the Police Department; and

Whereas, The Common Council approved File Number 050956 on December 13, 2005, a resolution implementing provisions of a budget footnote to the Community Services Staffing SPA which speci...