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File #: 221641    Version:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 2/7/2023 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: Final action: 3/21/2023
Effective date:    
Title: Substitute Resolution relating to the selection of outside counsel for the purpose of advising the City concerning nuisance levels of automobile thefts.
Sponsors: ALD. COGGS, ALD. RAINEY, ALD. PEREZ, ALD. CHAMBERS JR., ALD. STAMPER
Indexes: CRIME AND CRIMINALS, MOTOR VEHICLES
Attachments: 1. LRB 177936 Res Sub COGGS -Outside Counsel - CC221641.pdf, 2. Opinion - Authority to Retain Outside Counsel
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
3/21/20232 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
3/21/20231 COMMON COUNCIL TAKEN FROM COMMITTEEPass12:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
3/21/20231 COMMON COUNCIL SUBSTITUTED

Minutes note: Ald. Coggs moved to substitute the file with Proposed Substitute A. (Prevailed 12-0)		Pass12:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
3/21/20232 COMMON COUNCIL ADOPTEDPass12:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
2/24/20230 JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass5:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
2/20/20230 JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass4:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
2/7/20230 COMMON COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO   Action details Meeting details Not available

Number

221641

Version

SUBSTITUTE  1

Reference

 

Sponsor

ALD. COGGS, RAINEY, PEREZ, CHAMBERS, STAMPER

Title

Substitute Resolution relating to the selection of outside counsel for the purpose of advising the City concerning nuisance levels of automobile thefts.

Analysis

This resolution authorizes the City Attorney to retain outside counsel for the purpose of pursuing all potential remedies for damages suffered by the City of Milwaukee as a result of nuisance levels of automobile theft. 

Body

 

Whereas, Motor vehicle thefts have been increasing nationwide; and

 

Whereas, The National Insurance Crime Bureau found that Milwaukee had the eighth-highest motor vehicle theft rate of any U.S. city in 2021; and

 

Whereas, The National Insurance Crime Bureau reported that Milwaukee experienced the highest increase in vehicle thefts from 2020 to 2021 in the nation; and

 

Whereas, The loss of a motor vehicle can cause extreme hardship for the vehicle’s owner; and

 

Whereas, Many stolen cars are used to commit other crimes; and

 

Whereas, Motor vehicle thefts are a significant burden on law enforcement and can threaten public safety; and

 

Whereas, Motor vehicle thefts can cause damage to public infrastructure and private property; and

 

Whereas, Many motor vehicle thefts can be attributed to manufacturers’ design flaws; now, therefore, be it

 

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Office of the City Attorney is authorized to retain outside counsel to pursue all potential remedies for damages suffered by the City of Milwaukee as a result of nuisance levels of automobile theft.

 

Requestor

 

Drafter

Kathleen Brengosz

3/20/23

LRB 177936-2