City of Milwaukee - File #: 140760

• File #: 140760
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/3/2014
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 10/14/2014
• Effective date: 10/31/2014
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the collection of racial information at police traffic stops.
• Sponsors: ALD. COGGS, ALD. KOVAC
• Indexes: POLICE DEPARTMENT, RACE RELATIONS, TRAFFIC REGULATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/30/2014	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
10/23/2014	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/14/2014	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
10/2/2014	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
10/2/2014	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	AMENDED; Minutes note: Appearing: Ald. Kovac Ald. Coggs Chief MPD - Ed Flynn Inspector Mary Hoerig Ald Puente moved to amend section 312-16. 3. REPORT. The Department shall provide a written report of the results of its analysis of traffic stops data to the common council each January. Ald. Puente moved to amend the Due date of the report be February. There were no objections	Pass	5:0
10/2/2014	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Fail	2:3
10/2/2014	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
9/26/2014	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/26/2014	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/11/2014	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	4:0
9/8/2014	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/8/2014	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/8/2014	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/8/2014	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/3/2014	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

140760

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

110387

Sponsor

ALD. COGGS AND KOVAC

Title

A substitute ordinance relating to the collection of racial information at police traffic stops.

Sections

312-16 cr

Analysis

This ordinance requires the police department to collect data on the races of all occupants of motor vehicles stopped by the department, analyze the data and use the results to inform department management.  The department shall provide a written report of the results of its analysis of traffic stop data to the common council each February.

Body

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1.  Section 312-16 of the code is created to read:

312-16.  Collection of Traffic Stop Data.  1.  REQUIREMENT.  The police department shall collect data on the races of all occupants of motor vehicles stopped by the department, analyze the data and use the results to inform department management.

2.  INFORMATION TO BE COLLECTED.  To meet the intent of sub. 1, the police department shall collect the following information for each traffic stop:

a.  The motor vehicle operator's home zip code, age, gender and race or ethnicity.

b.  The number of occupants in the stopped vehicle and whether any occupant other than the operator is a member of a racial or ethnic minority.

d.  Whether the operator or any other occupant of the motor vehicle was searched and, if so, the race or ethnicity of each person searched.

3.  REPORT.  The department shall provide a written report of the results of its analysis of traffic stop data to the common council each February.

Part 2.  Common Council File Number 110387 is rescinded.

LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

__________________________

Legislative Reference Bureau

Date:______________________

Attorney

IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE

IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE

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Office of the City Attorney

Date:______________________

Requestor

Drafter

LRB154783-2

Jeff Osterman

10/02/2014