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 3^rd police recruit class of 66 recruits to commence in early December 2007;  the moving up of a 2^nd 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 3^rd police recruit class of 66 recruits to commence in early December 2007, to move up a 2^nd 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 projected to be higher than anticipated due to 2 factors:  the recruit classes that started in October and December 2006 were smaller than expected, and separations from employment for Milwaukee police officers in 2007 due to retirement, resignation and other personnel actions, is  running higher than anticipated; and

Whereas, The addition of a 3^rd police recruit class of 66 recruits to commence in early December 2007, coupled with moving up the 2^nd class of 66 recruits from December to mid-August 2007, will help alleviate the spike in vacancies in 2007 resulting from smaller than anticipated classes in 2006 and increased police officer retirements and other separations from employment; and

Whereas, The Police Department has determined it will be necessary to hire 10 additional Police Service Specialist Investigators to performing police recruit background investigations related to the addition of the third recruit class and moving up the second class to mid-August; and

Whereas, At this point in 2007, it is anticipated that the Police Department will be able to absorb the costs related to the addition of a 3rd police recruit class of 66 recruits to commence in early December 2007 and moving up of the 2^nd class of 66 recruits from December to mid-August, in part from savings related to the increased vacancies; and

Whereas, The Police Department has agreed to the creation of 10 temporary positions of Police Service Specialist Investigator effective April 1, 2007, and to minimize the financial impact of filling these positions by utilizing internal savings within the department’s budget as outlined in the letter dated March 27, 2007 from the Budget and Management Director, Department of Administration, to the Public Safety Committee, which is attached this file; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Common Council supports the addition of a 3^rd police recruit class of 66 recruits to commence in early December 2007;  the moving up of a 2^nd class of 66 recruits from December 2007 to mid-August 2007;  the creation of 10 temporary positions of Police Service Specialist Investigators 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; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Common Council 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 3^rd police recruit class of 66 recruits to commence in early December 2007, to move up a 2^nd class of 66 recruits from December 2007 to mid-August 2007, and to hire 10 additional Police Service Specialist Investigators effective April 1, 2007.

Requestor

Drafter

LRB07044-6

mcw-lrb

03/28/2007