Milwaukee council members want police chief search paused
There have been three police chiefs since August and a nationwide search for a fourth, which is now down to two finalists. Share Updated: 9:52 AM CST Dec 20, 2020
Milwaukee council members want police chief search paused
There have been three police chiefs since August and a nationwide search for a fourth, which is now down to two finalists. Share Updated: 9:52 AM CST Dec 20, 2020
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Show Transcript NEW TONIGHT, SEVERAL MILWAUKEE COMMON COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ASKING THE FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION TO HALT ITS SEARCH FOR THE CITY’S NEXT POLICE CHIEF. YESTERDAY, A JUDGE REVERSED THE DEMOTION OF FORMER POLICE CHIEF ALFONSO MORALES. THE RULING SAID MORALES DID NOT RECEIVE DUE PROCESS, WHEN DEMOTED TO CAPTAIN BACK IN AUGUST. IN THE MEANTIME, THE FPC HAS BEEN TRYING TO SELECT A NEW CHIEF DEADLOCKING TWICE. AND AS 12 NEWS HANNAH HILYARD SHOWS US SOME ARE VOICING SUPPORT BEHIND YET ANO
Russell Stamper) rejected the COPS grant, a $9.7 million federal grant to support 30 additional officers for three years. The community believed that the Common Council listened to the countless voices demanding that no additional money be added to the Milwaukee Police Department, not just through the COPS grant, but overall.
Later in this same meeting where they voted “no,” Ald. Dodd made a motion to reconsider the grant, meaning it will go back to the Common Council in January.
Hundreds of voices that spoke at budget hearings over the past two years said they don’t want the COPS grant today, tomorrow or next year! The community wants something else, and it’s not more police.
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Nine council members blast Barrett, claiming he s not committed to police reform. By Jeramey Jannene - Dec 16th, 2020 04:02 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Police Administration Building, 951 N. James Lovell St. Photo by Christopher Hillard.
Should Milwaukee accept a federal grant to pay for 30 additional police officers?
Some Milwaukee officials, including Mayor
Tom Barrett, believe it’s a simple answer: yes.
But a majority of the Common Council has argued it’s far more complicated.
The council rejected the grant’s acceptance on an 6-8-1 vote Tuesday before one member used a procedural move to set it up to be voted on again in January.
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