City of Milwaukee - File #: 140381

• File #: 140381
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/3/2014
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 6/24/2014
• Effective date: 7/12/2014
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to security measures for retail establishments.
• Sponsors: ALD. WITKOWSKI
• Indexes: SECURITY MEASURES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/11/2014	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
7/2/2014	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/24/2014	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
6/12/2014	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Appearing: Nick DeSiateo - Asst City Atty Malloy O'Brien - Director of Milwaukee Homocide Review Commission Art Dahlberg - Department of Neighborhood Services - Commissioner	Pass	5:0
6/10/2014	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
6/10/2014	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/9/2014	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/9/2014	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/6/2014	0	CITY CLERK	ASSIGNED TO
6/3/2014	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
140381
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to security measures for retail establishments.
Sections
105-91 rc
Analysis
Currently, if 3 or more incidents of violent or firearms-related crime have occurred at a retail establishment, the chief of police may require the establishment to install a security camera system to help ensure public safety.

Under this ordinance, the police chief may require a retail establishment to install a security camera system if the police chief determines 3 or more separate incidents of “qualified activity” have occurred at the retail establishment. “Qualified activity” means any of the following activities, behaviors or conduct whenever engaged in by any person associated with the premises of a retail establishment:

1. Crimes against life and bodily security as enumerated in ss. 940.01 to 940.32, Wis. Stats.
2. Robbery as enumerated in s. 943.32, Wis. Stats.
3. Theft as defined in s. 110-16 of the code or s. 943.20, Wis. Stats.
4. Crimes involving illegal possession or use of firearms as defined in ch. 941 and s. 948.60, Wis. Stats.
5. Discharge of a firearm as defined in s. 105-35.
6. Disorderly conduct as defined in s. 106-1 of the code or s. 947.01, Wis. Stats.
7. Keeping a place of prostitution as defined in s. 106-3 of the code or s. 944.34, Wis. Stats., or leasing a building for the purposes of prostitution as defined in s. 106-4 of the code.
8. Possession, manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance or related offenses as defined in ch. 961, Wis. Stats.
9. Gambling as defined in ss. 107-1 and 2 of the code or s. 945.02, Wis. Stats.
10. Underage alcohol activities, as defined in s. 90-18.
11. The sale, offering for sale, bartering or giving away of any intoxicating liquors or fermented malt beverages without a license or to be in violation of the terms of such license as provided in s. 90-3-1 of the code or s. 125.04(1), Wis. Stats.
12. Any crim...