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Jul 23, 2026

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Public safety committee advances local measures

Published Jul 23, 2026

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Briefing

Jul 23, 2026

Public safety committee advances local measures

The committee recommended passage of ordinances on parking controls, traffic controls, illegal dumping penalties, short-term rentals, and underage sales of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabinoid products, and it recommended confirmation of Jordan Morales to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners.

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Briefing

Jul 2, 2026

Safety and health committee advances local measures

The committee recommended passage of parking, traffic, scooter, and dangerous-animal ordinances, approved lead-hazard and public health grant actions, and advanced several appointments and reappointments.

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Briefing

Jun 11, 2026

Public safety committee advances health and police items

The committee recommended passage or adoption of several public safety and public health items, including grant funding for immunization, communicable disease prevention, emergency readiness, and fire preparedness, while sending one emergency preparedness grant to the Finance and Personnel Committee.

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Briefing

May 21, 2026

Public Safety and Health Committee meeting summary

Committee recommended passage of parking and traffic ordinances, approved acceptance of WIC breastfeeding grant and a HUD Lead Hazard Reduction & Healthy Homes grant, reviewed multiple public safety communications, and considered changes to MPD Use of Force SOP 460 which was ultimately placed on file after divided votes. Several communications were held to the call of the chair and several older files were placed on file as no longer necessary.

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Briefing

Apr 30, 2026

Public Safety and Health Committee (Apr 30, 2026) — Multiple ordinances, grant approvals, and intergovernmental agreements recommended; MPD street takeover communication held

Meeting convened 9:04 AM and adjourned 11:28 AM in Room 301‑B, City Hall. Committee recommended passage/adoption of parking and traffic ordinances, approved multiple health- and safety-related grants and agreements (including opioid settlement expenditures, community paramedic services, and an EMS intergovernmental agreement with Milwaukee County), directed Health Department collaboration to prevent clinic closures, held a communication on vehicular street takeovers, and placed several items on file.

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Briefing

Apr 10, 2026

Public Safety and Health Committee — April 10, 2026 meeting minutes

Committee met April 10, 2026 (present: Spiker, Burgelis, Taylor, Moore, Chambers Jr.). The committee recommended passage of ordinances on parking controls, traffic controls, and time‑limited food truck zones; held communications from the Milwaukee Police Department on entertainment‑district safety and teen takeovers to call of the chair; recommended confirmation of Karin Tyler as Community Wellness and Safety Director; recommended adoption of a substitute resolution to authorize up to $1,679,792 in opioid settlement funds for the Milwaukee Fire Department’s Overdose Response Initiative; and held or placed on file several other items.

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Briefing

Mar 12, 2026

Public Safety and Health Committee (Mar 12, 2026): referrals on food access, MPD SOP actions, appointments, and multiple safety/health grants

Committee convened Mar 12, 2026; referred three food-related items to Steering & Rules; acted on several Milwaukee Police Department standard operating procedures; recommended adoption or placement on file for multiple safety and health resolutions and grants; confirmed or recommended confirmation of several appointments; held certain communications to the call of the chair.

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Briefing

Feb 20, 2026

Public Safety and Health Committee minutes — Feb 20, 2026: ordinances, appointments, and resolutions recommended

Meeting convened at 9:07 AM in Room 301-B, City Hall. Committee (Ald. Spiker, Burgelis, Taylor, and Moore; Ald. Chambers excused) voted unanimously (4-0) on multiple items. The committee recommended passage of ordinances on parking and traffic controls; recommended confirmation of four appointees to the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault while holding the reappointment of Byron Marshall, Jr. to the Safety and Civic Commission to the call of the chair; recommended adoption of agreements for extra-duty police services and amendments to ambulance provider agreements; held communications on Operation: Safe Haven and a Health Department staffing resolution to the call of the chair; placed the Vision Zero Annual Report and Fire & Police Commission standard operating procedures on file; and recommended passage of a substitute ordinance to create a Department of Community Wellness and Safety (after reconsideration). Meeting adjourned at 10:33 AM.

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Briefing

Jan 29, 2026

Public Safety and Health Committee (Jan 29, 2026) recommends passage of parking, traffic, and animal treatment ordinances; approves multiple grants and confirms several appointments

Meeting convened 9:05 AM in Room 301-B, City Hall; all five committee members present. The committee recommended passage of ordinances on parking controls (251587) and traffic controls (251588). A substitute ordinance on ethical treatment and ownership of animals (250028) was substituted and recommended for passage. Communications from the Fire & Police Commission and Department of Emergency Communication (CommsCoach) were placed on file; a communication from Enough is Enough and a DPW update on Habitual Parking Violators were held to the call of the chair. The committee recommended adoption of grant-related resolutions accepting CDC Public Health Crisis Response funding (251374) and a COPS Anti-Heroin grant (251607), and recommended adoption of a ReCAST grant (251530) and referred it to Finance & Personnel (due 2/5/2026). Multiple appointments to the Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee and the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault were recommended for confirmation or held as noted. Meeting adjourned at 11:53 AM.

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Briefing

Jan 8, 2026

Public Safety and Health Committee (Milwaukee) — January 8, 2026: parking/traffic ordinances advanced; multiple grants and appointments recommended

Committee met at 9:08 AM in Room 301-B, City Hall; five members present. Ordinances on parking controls and traffic controls were recommended for passage. A substitute ordinance prohibiting selling articles from parked vehicles was substituted and recommended for passage. A substitute ordinance on ethical treatment and ownership of animals and a substitute creating a Department of Community Wellness and Safety were held to the call of the chair. The committee recommended adoption of acceptance of 2026 FAP funding, recommended acceptance and referred the DOJ 2025 COPS Hiring Program grant to Finance & Personnel, and recommended adoption of a JAG Gunshot Location Technology Program Expansion grant. Two mayoral appointments to advisory bodies were recommended for confirmation; one reappointment to the Board of Health was recommended for confirmation. Communications from the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and an FPC communication on certain SOPs were held or placed on file, with concerns raised about SOP 460 (Use of Force). Meeting adjourned at 10:08 AM.

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Briefing

Dec 4, 2025

Committee unanimously recommended passage/adoption of parking, traffic, EMS and multiple health grant items; animal ordinance substituted and referred to Common Council

Public Safety and Health Committee met Dec. 4, 2025 (City Hall, Room 301-B). Five members present (Spiker, Burgelis, Westmoreland, Taylor, Moore). Meeting ran 9:26 AM–12:26 PM. Committee voted (mostly 5-0) to recommend passage/adoption of ordinances on parking and traffic, EMS provider certification and agreements, numerous health grants, a food-peddler penalties ordinance, substituted an animal welfare ordinance and referred it to the Common Council, and held two Safety & Civic Commission communications.

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Briefing

Nov 13, 2025

Public Safety and Health Committee — Meeting Minutes (Nov 13, 2025)

Committee met Nov. 13, 2025 (9:11–11:59 AM). Members recommended passage of parking and traffic ordinances, recommended passage of a substituted tenant fire-safety disclosure ordinance, placed a Milwaukee Health Department communication on file regarding closure of the Keenan STI Clinic after discussion of staffing and reopening plans, recommended adoption of police pursuit data collection and a DOJ Beat Patrol grant (both referred to Finance & Personnel as noted), recommended adoption of a Fire Department resolution to extend Tax Refund Interception access for private ambulance companies, and held several grant- and commission-related communications to the call of the chair.

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