City of Milwaukee - File #: 201105

• File #: 201105
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/24/2020
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 12/15/2020
• Title: Substitute resolution directing the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Division to provide regular updates to the Common Council on plans to reduce the budget of the Milwaukee Police Department.
• Sponsors: ALD. PEREZ, ALD. JOHNSON
• Indexes: BUDGET, BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT DIVISION, POLICE DEPARTMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/28/2020	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/15/2020	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
11/30/2020	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Dennis Yaccarino - Budget Office - he would be glad to report at any time the Council would like. He can start in January. Pres. Johnson added as a co-sponsor.	Pass	7:0
11/24/2020	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
201105
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. PEREZ AND JOHNSON
Title
Substitute resolution directing the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Division to provide regular updates to the Common Council on plans to reduce the budget of the Milwaukee Police Department.
Analysis
This resolution directs the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Division to provide regular updates to the Common Council on plans to reduce the budget of the Milwaukee Police Department.

Body
Whereas, Common Council File No. 200259, adopted June 16, 2020, directed the Budget Director to prepare a model 2021 budget for the Milwaukee Police Department reflecting a 10-percent reduction in its 2020 budget; and

Whereas, The Budget Director presented a report titled “10% Reduction to the 2020 Police Department Budget” to the Steering and Rules Committee on September 10, 2020; and

Whereas, The Budget Director’s report included a number of proposals for reducing the Police Department budget, including:

1. Attrition-related sworn staffing reductions.
2. Sworn personnel layoffs.
3. Establishing an alternative first-response service outside of the Police Department.
4. Shifting the Police Department’s Internal Affairs audit and investigative functions to a new department.
5. Reducing special event services and/or fully recovering costs for staffing special events.
6. Expanding the use of civilian Community Service Officers.
7. Civilianizing sworn positions.

; and

Whereas, Implementing these proposals will take careful consideration and planning on the part of the Police Department, the Fire and Police Commission, the Budget and Management Division and the Common Council; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Division is directed to provide regular updates to the Common Council on plans to reduce the budget of the Milwaukee Police Depa...