FPC COMPLAINTS AND DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 · 5:30 PM AM · City Hall, 301-B

TL;DR

The Fire and Police Commission held a meeting to review citizen complaints and disciplinary data for 2022-2023. The meeting primarily focused on administrative tasks, including approving previous meeting minutes and reviewing complaint reports. No major policy changes or significant public safety decisions were made during this session.

Key Decisions

  • Approve January 24, 2023 Meeting Minutes Passed
  • 2022 Citizen Complaint Report Placed on File
  • 2023 FPC Citizen Complaints Placed on File
  • Disciplinary Appeals Data and Trends Placed on File
  • Complaint Trial Procedures Placed on File
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. This meeting has been amended to remove the option to view the proceedings virtually on Live Stream 2. Those wishing to view the proceedings can do so in person at City Hall, Room 301-B. Those wishing to speak in person during the Public Comment portion of the meeting may do so at City Hall. Those wishing to join virtually to speak during the Public Comment portion of the meeting should email brhughe@milwaukee.gov at least 24 hours in advance. In the subject line, please state your interest in speaking during Public Comment, emailing using the address to which you would like us to respond. You do not need to submit your question in advance. On the morning of the meeting, you will receive a TEAMS invitation to the supplied email account. Following Public Comment, you will be removed from the TEAMS meeting. There will not be an option to watch the remainder of this meeting virtually. The meeting will be made available for playback within 24-48 hours at https://milwaukee.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Please search using the “FPC Complaints and Discipline Committee” drop-down. The Fire and Police Commission will meet on the following items:
  2. Comment(s) by the Public.
  3. 2. Resolution to approve the January 24, 2023 meeting minutes
    Fire and Police Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by Bree Spencer, seconded by Dana World-Patterson, that this Fire and Police Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  4. 3. Communication from the Wisconsin Policy Forum relating to Citizen Complaint Report (2022)
    Fire and Police Resolution
    Action: PLACED ON FILE

    This Fire and Police Resolution was PLACED ON FILE

  5. 4. Communication from FPC Investigator relating to 2023 FPC citizen complaints
    Fire and Police Resolution
    Action: PLACED ON FILE

    This Fire and Police Resolution was PLACED ON FILE

  6. 5. Communication from FPC Research and Policy Analyst relating to data and trends for disciplinary appeals.
    Fire and Police Communication
    Action: PLACED ON FILE

    This Fire and Police Communication was PLACED ON FILE

  7. 6. Communication relating to procedures for FPC citizen complaint trials involving pro se complainants
    Fire and Police Communication
    Action: PLACED ON FILE

    This Fire and Police Communication was PLACED ON FILE

  8. Motion to Adjourn
  9. This meeting may also simultaneously constitute a meeting of the Fire and Police Commission or any of the following committees or subcommittees: Research and Rules, Testing and Recruiting, Policies and Standards. Whether a simultaneous meeting is occurring depends on whether the presence of one or more of the Fire and Police Commission members results in a quorum or a negative quorum of the Commission or another committee and whether any agenda items listed above involve matters within that committee's realm of authority. In the even that a simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action other than information gathering will be taken at the simultaneous meeting. Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For additional information or to request this service, contact the Fire and Police Commission ADA Coordinator at 414-286-5072, 414-286-5050 (fax), 414-286-2960 (TDD), or by writing to the Coordinator at Fire and Police Commission, Milwaukee City Hall, Room 706A, 200 East Wells Street, Milwaukee WI 53202. This notice is being made pursuant to Section 19.84 (3) Wis. Stats., "Public Notice of every meeting...shall be given at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of such meeting unless for good cause such notice is impossible or impractical, in which case shorter notice may be given, but in no case may the notice be provided less than two hours in advance of the meeting."