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Milwaukee FPC suspends police chief search
Milwaukee FPC suspends police chief search
The decision to suspend the search comes after the commission twice attempted to vote on a new chief, both times resulting in a tie.
MILWAUKEE - In its first meeting of 2021, The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission (FPC) on Thursday, Jan. 7 suspended its search for a permanent police chief, Chair Nelson Soler said.
In explaining the decision, Soler said the commission cannot continue to rely on verbal advice from the city attorney s office on whether it can do the search while former Chief Alfonso Morales still has litigation pending.
Barrett Sticks With Ann Wilson for FPC
Reappointing her to Fire & Police Commission though she backed its reckless decision to demote Chief Morales. By Jeramey Jannene - Dec 22nd, 2020 05:44 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Mayor Tom Barrett and Ann Wilson accept a grant in 2018. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
The City of Milwaukee is poised to shell out hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars as a result of a lawsuit filed by former police chief
Alfonso Morales after the Fire & Police Commission unanimously demoted him in August. But the part-time commissioners responsible could all continue to serve.
Christopher Foley noting that the commission denied Morales his due process rights in firing him before he had a chance to comply with 11 commission directives.
Why So Many Police Chiefs?
Milwaukee s police leadership has become a surreal version of musical chairs. What’s going on? By Bruce Murphy - Dec 23rd, 2020 09:19 am //end headline wrapper ?>Michael Brunson, Alfonso Morales, Jeffrey Norman, Hoyt Mahaley and Malik Aziz.
Last week Urban Milwaukee’s indefatigable reporter
Jeramey Jannene, who covers City Hall among other beats, had one of his better tweets:
“Milwaukee has two, maybe three, possibly as many five police chiefs after a court ruling Friday afternoon.”
The court ruled that former Milwaukee Police Chief
Alfonso Morales had been demoted from the position without due process and could in theory reclaim the job. Meanwhile
After two weeks of trying and failing to select a permanent chief, the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission named Jeffrey Norman as its next acting chief of police Thursday.
Norman, an assistant chief, will take over from Michael Brunson Sr. in the temporary role Dec. 23 following Brunson s retirement. Brunson recommended the selection of Norman, who was briefly considered for the permanent role two months ago.
Norman, a 24-year veteran of the Milwaukee Police Department and native of the city, will serve as the top cop while the commission navigates a tied vote for his permanent successor. I am honored to serve in this role, Norman said during Thursday s online meeting.