City of Milwaukee - File #: 061338

• File #: 061338
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/6/2007
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 4/17/2007
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to an additional Milwaukee Police Department police officer recruit class in 2007.
• Sponsors: ALD. ZIELINSKI, ALD. BOHL, ALD. DUDZIK
• Indexes: BUDGET, CRIME PREVENTION, POLICE DEPARTMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/24/2007	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
4/17/2007	2	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED; Minutes note: Notwithstanding the recommendation of the committee.	Pass	8:7
4/5/2007	2	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE; Minutes note: Appearance by: Deputy Inspector Anna Ruzinski, Milwaukee Police Department David Schroeder, Dept. of Administration, Budget & Management Analysis Division	Pass	5:0
3/30/2007	2	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/29/2007	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED; Minutes note: Substitute 2 submitted
3/29/2007	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	AMENDED; Minutes note: Appearances: Mark Nicolini, Department of Administration. Chief Hegerty, Milwaukee Police Department. John Balcerzak, Milwaukee Police Association. Motion by Alderman Puente to accept Proposed Substitute (B). Prevailed. 5-0.	Pass	5:0
3/29/2007	2	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED	Pass	3:1
3/23/2007	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/8/2007	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Appearances: Chief Hegerty, Milwaukee Police Department. Barbara Butler, Milwaukee Police Department. Marianne Walsh, Legislative Reference Bureau. Tom Fisher, Milwaukee Police Association. Motion by Alderman Puente to accept Proposed Substitute (A) to Common Council File Number 061388. Prevailed. 5-0.	Pass	5:0
3/8/2007	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECONSIDERED	Pass	4:0
3/8/2007	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Motion by Alderman McGee to hold Common Council File Number 061338 to the call of the chair for one cycle, with a directive to the Department of Administration to provide a report that would identify how funding would be administered for the hiring of background investigators for the Milwaukee Police Department.	Pass	4:0
3/8/2007	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	3:2
3/2/2007	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/15/2007	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Appearances: Deputy Inspector Anna Ruzinski, Mlwaukee Police Department. Mark Nicolini, Department of Administration. David Schroeder, Department of Administration. Marianne Walsh, Research and Analysis Manager, Legislative Reference Bureau. Maria Monteagudo, Director, Employee Relations.	Pass	4:0
2/7/2007	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/7/2007	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/7/2007	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/6/2007	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
061338
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. ZIELINSKI, BOHL AND DUDZIK
Title
Substitute resolution relating to an additional Milwaukee Police Department police officer recruit class in 2007.

Analysis
This resolution expresses the Common Council’s support for the addition of a 3rd police recruit class of 66 recruits to commence in early December 2007; the moving up of a 2nd class of 66 recruits from December 2007 to mid-August 2007; the creation of 10 temporary positions of Police Service Specialist Investigator effective April 1, 2007; and the department’s utilization of internal savings as a first source of funding for these positions, as outlined in the letter attached to this file dated March 27, 2007 from the Budget and Management Director, Department of Administration, to the Common Council’s Public Safety Committee. It further requests the appropriate City officials and staff, including the Police Department, the Fire and Police Commission, the Department of Employee Relations, and the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Division, to implement the addition of the 3rd police recruit class of 66 recruits to commence in early December 2007, to move up a 2nd class of 66 recruits from December 2007 to mid-August 2007, and to hire 10 additional Police Service Specialist Investigators effective April 1, 2007.

Body
Whereas, Recent events in the City of Milwaukee indicate that public safety concerns are paramount among citizens, elected officials, the Police Department, and Milwaukee Public School students and staff; and

Whereas, The 2007 Adopted City Budget includes funding for 2 police officer recruit classes of approximately 50-55 candidates each, with projected start dates of early June and early December; and

Whereas, The 2 police recruit classes were intended to reduce the average number of police officer vacancies in the department by about 40 vacancies; and

Whereas, The number of vacancies in 2007 is now p...