Number
131748
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
100415
Sponsor
ALD. KOVAC AND HAMILTON
Title
Substitute resolution encouraging employee participation in the City of Milwaukee Employees' Combined Giving Campaign and directing the inclusion of the Milwaukee Brotherhood of Firefighters.
Analysis
This resolution encourages participation by employees in the 2014 and future City of Milwaukee Employees' Combined Giving Campaigns authorized by Resolution File Number 100415, as amended.
The resolution also directs the proper City officials to take the actions necessary to ensure that the Milwaukee Brotherhood of Firefighters is included as a participating recipient of donations in future Combined Giving Campaigns.
Body
Whereas, City employee participation in the City of Milwaukee Employees' Combined Giving Campaign was reauthorized upon adoption of Common Council Resolution File Number 100415 on July 27, 2010; and
Whereas, Additional organizations were authorized to participate as recipients of donations to the Combined Giving Campaign upon adoption of Resolution Files 110208 on July 6, 2011 (EarthShare), 130792 on November 5, 2013 (Earn and Learn Fund) and 130909 on November 5, 2013 (Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee - HACM); and
Whereas; It is desirable to encourage participation in the City of Milwaukee Employees' Combined Giving Campaign; and
Whereas, The Milwaukee Brotherhood of Firefighters (MBFF), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization incorporated, qualified and registered in 1988, is a fraternal organization of men and women who are current or retired members from all ranks of the Milwaukee Fire Department; and
Whereas, The MBFF is a community-based, non-profit organization that focuses on recruiting, training individuals to become firefighters and fire education to build a safer Milwaukee; and
Whereas, The MBFF seeks to foster community involvement and mentoring programs and partners with the Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee Public Schools and local faith-based organizations as mentors, sponsoring fire safety fairs and emergency medical services for civic events; and
Whereas, The MBFF urban health and safety outreach program focuses on educating the public about safe neighborhood initiatives including:
1. Safe Sleep Initiative (for infants). Train parents on the dangers of co-sleeping.
2. Stop Fire (safe cooking). Educate / train seniors and teens on the dangers of inattentive cooking, a program of the International Association of Black Firefighters (IABPFF).
3. No Child Left Alone (focuses on the perils of leaving children home alone), an IABPFF program.
4. Bring your "A" Game (a program targeting 12-18 year-old African American youth, focusing on bringing your "A" Game to everything you do, and pledging not to become part of the criminal justice system).
; and
Whereas, The Common Council commends the MBFF for its community service, programs and educational activities and wishes to encourage support for MBFF's continued work in the Milwaukee community; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that all employees are encouraged to participate in the 2014 and future City of Milwaukee Employees' Combined Giving Campaigns authorized by Resolution File Number 100415, as amended; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the proper City officials are directed to take the actions necessary to ensure that the Milwaukee Brotherhood of Firefighters is included as a participating recipient of donations in future Combined Giving Campaigns.
Drafter
LRB151818-2
Richard L. Withers
3/27/2014