For undefined inefficiency or neglect of duty. Alders slam the proposal. By Jeramey Jannene - Jun 28th, 2021 05:03 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Milwaukee City Hall. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
“We agreed this past spring that we should be held accountable, like our city worker colleagues, to the city’s harassment policy,” said Alderwoman
JoCasta Zamarripa at a Monday afternoon meeting of the Common Council’s Judiciary & Legislation Committee.
Turns out that’s simple in theory, complicated in reality.
A proposal, sponsored by Zamarripa and Alderman
Michael Murphy, would allow elected and appointed officials to be removed from office by a simple majority vote of council members for “inefficiency, neglect of duty, official misconduct or malfeasance.” Officials currently can only be removed for malfeasance.
Council approves settlement, which includes apology and changes in how police are trained. By Jeramey Jannene - May 4th, 2021 12:34 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Sterling Brown and City Hall. Brown photo provided, City Hall photo by Jeramey Jannene.
It’s taken three years, but the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Police Department and former Milwaukee Bucks guard
Sterling Brown have an approved settlement regarding a 2018 incident.
As part of the agreement, the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Police Department will issue a statement formally apologizing for the incident and admit the incident “escalated in an unnecessary manner and despite Mr. Brown’s calm behavior.”
Record challenges to 2020 assessments now headed to court. By Jeramey Jannene - Mar 15th, 2021 07:20 pm //end headline wrapper ?>BMO Tower at 790 N. Water St. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
Milwaukee’s 2020 assessment process generated a record number of appeals. So many that the city suspended the process for 2021.
Almost a year later, a record dollar value of challenges remains. The Common Council’s Judiciary & Legislation Committee recommended Monday to allow 94 unresolved claims, representing $876 million in city-assessed value, to go to court.
The city received 5,592 appeals in 2020. The overwhelming majority of claims came from single-family homeowners representing themselves and arguing over changes that would result in a property tax bill changing by a few hundred dollars. The Assessor’s Office and Board of Review resolved those claims, either adjusting the assessed values or denying the claim.