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Consent agenda (adopted by general consent)
- Item 2, FPC 21,235: Resolution approving the April 17, 2025 meeting minutes (adopted by general consent).
- Item 3, FPC 21,236: Resolution relating to the appointment to the Crime Scene Analyst 1 position (MPD) (adopted by general consent).
- Item 4, FPC 212,037: Resolution rescinding two appointments to the Crime Scene Investigator position (MPD) (adopted by general consent).
- Item 5, FPC 212,038: Resolution relating to a request to promote without examination to the Office Assistant 4 position (MPD) (adopted by general consent).
- Item 6, FPC 212,039: Resolution requesting referral to the Department of Employee Relations (DER) for an examination and eligible list for the Victim's/Witness Specialist position (MPD) (adopted by general consent; referral recorded).
- Item 7, FPC 212,040: Resolution regarding the Intelligence Analyst eligible list (MPD) (adopted by general consent).
- Item 8, FPC 212,041: HVAC Maintenance Technician 3 eligible list (MPD) (adopted by general consent).
- Item 9, FPC 212,042: HVAC Maintenance Technician 2 eligible list (MPD) (adopted by general consent).
- Item 10, FPC 212,043: HVAC Maintenance Technician 1 eligible list (MPD) (adopted by general consent).

Examination bulletin
- Item 11, FPC 212,044: Resolution approving the firefighter job announcement bulletin for the Milwaukee Fire Department. Motion to approve was carried by voice vote; no roll‑call tally recorded in the transcript.

Promotions and roll‑call votes (each approved; roll call recorded)
- Item 16, FPC 212,048: Promotions to Emergency Communications Officer 3 (Keisha Adgar, James Ireton, Bridal Drake, Yamani Arnold, Leanne Zimmer). Roll call: Burgos (Aye), Fung (Aye), Ramey (Aye), Snyder (Aye), Spence (Aye), Spencer (Aye), Ward Patterson (Absent), Horowitz (Aye). Outcome: approved.
- Item 17, FPC 212,049: Promotions to Emergency Communications Officer 2 (Beatrice Fiera, Chelsea McNealis, India Young, Amber Hamala, Stephanie Hughes, Patrice Tolliver). Roll call: Burgos (Aye), Fung (Aye), Ramey (Aye), Snyder (Aye), Spence (Aye), Spencer (Aye), Ward Patterson (Absent), Horowitz (Aye). Outcome: approved.
- Item 18, FPC 212,050: Promotion of Kalyn Waite to Crime Analyst 3. Roll call: Burgos (Aye), Fung (Aye), Ramey (Aye), Snyder (Aye), Spence (Aye), Spencer (Aye), Ward Patterson (Absent), Horowitz (Aye). Outcome: approved.
- Item 19, FPC 212,051: Promotion of Solisa Butler to Office Assistant 4. Roll call: Burgos (Aye), Fung (Aye), Ramey (Aye), Snyder (Aye), Spence (Aye), Spencer (Aye), Ward Patterson (Absent), Horowitz (Aye). Outcome: approved.

Adjournment
- Motion to adjourn carried by voice vote/general consent.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Milwaukee - FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION on 2025-05-01 4:30 PM - Regular Session - May 01, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its May 1 regular meeting the Fire and Police Commission adopted the consent agenda by general consent, approved a firefighter job announcement and several promotions with roll‑call votes. The commission also referred a request to recruit for victim's witness specialist to the Department of Employee Relations.","taxTitle","Milwaukee , Milwaukee County, Wisconsin","taxId",2851,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6578465,"MPD reports modest Q1 homicide uptick, outlines 2025 violent‑crime plan with Summer/Winter Guardian and SRO focus",2530,3871000,6401000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3180952-1a9206715308eef80e9e36a25ef5699c&start=3871&end=6401","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3180952-1a9206715308eef80e9e36a25ef5699c/thumbnail_3871000.jpg","/articles/6578465/Milwaukee/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/MPD-reports-modest-Q1-homicide-uptick-outlines-2025-violentcrime-plan-with-SummerWinter-Guardian-and-SRO-focus","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6578465-f8383d5ed8c662898d6192fb13f50d5a/orig.mp4?Expires=1773656947&Signature=AGp3vA8KSWANcHvBLRRKj-91RmIcXhDsEpFR3S17bkkkL-MQHxawJ67UEEVLQ41KeXPD3Djme2Sh0lGmxZJX-E9~95tkbNr-Rv~by8UK0wXEP-UyA5lnJ311hqFk9pc4iLhtgGdNC53K0x-EvR0ofEVfe0frUyAmSfXmIIIlwyZV29q0j~9TvsiVLj1mwKPYEBsp1rLfp7QqgCPdpck5tGYmfka-Zn0H8mXPPPvgRAmP7BG3knL1LvESKaBnqle-YHn~z5bISaN5o-iB0N2sl3SlXqjOEr3k6AK9FfS05Qydejy3JU0UiSGLKk56fx76Rvj1ijTkaADb-ASi5vscFA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Milwaukee Police Department told the Fire and Police Commission on May 1 that Q1 2025 violent‑crime trends show a slight increase in homicides compared with Q1 2024 and outlined an amended 2025 violent‑crime reduction plan that emphasizes data‑driven deployments, community outreach and multi‑agency partnerships.

Chief of Staff Heather Huff said homicides rose from 23 in Q1 2024 to 25 in Q1 2025 but remain below 2023 levels (39 in that quarter). Huff said nonfatal shootings and other Part 1 crime measures have shown improvement overall, and stressed that many factors beyond policing affect crime trends: “We react to crime ... That’s our role,” she said.

Huff described a number of programs and changes highlighted in the updated plan. Summer Guardian is a data‑driven seasonal deployment in neighborhoods with concentrated shootings; the department pairs Special Investigations Division (SID) officers with district officers and conducts outreach before and during deployments. Huff said the program emphasizes community engagement over “mean mugging” tactics, and includes park‑and‑walks, door‑to‑door canvassing, and non‑policing assistance (helping residents with errands or repairs) to build trust. The department piloted Winter Guardian targeting carjackings during the holidays; Huff said the three‑week pilot resulted in three arrests and that the department plans to expand winter efforts.

The department also raised school resource officers (SROs) as a violence‑prevention tool. Huff noted a recent instance where an SRO took a student report that led to an investigation — an example she said illustrated why the department views SROs as a prevention and reporting resource. MPD said it is monitoring SRO activity in partnership with Milwaukee Public Schools.

Other elements cited in the plan include the Violence Reduction Public Health and Safety Team (VRFAST), which meets weekly and includes the Department of Health, the Medical College of Wisconsin, the district attorney’s office and other partners; the Milwaukee Police Athletic League (MPAL), which the department said has engaged more than 1,000 young people since May 2023; and targeted efforts to remove illegal firearms. Huff said officers also carry Narcan, the department distributes Narcan at community events, and a Narcan vending machine was placed in District 2.

Commissioners asked about racial disparities, community perception of safety, outreach to immigrant communities and how the department measures community impact for targeted deployments. Huff said the department provides fair‑and‑impartial training, documents stops and deployments, and conducts pre‑ and post‑deployment community surveys; she said the department is confident procedures reduce the risk of bias during focused deployments but acknowledged broader disparities in the criminal justice system require cross‑system attention.

Commissioners also discussed public perception versus measured crime declines, and the department said it will make greater efforts to publicize case outcomes to balance coverage of incidents with follow‑up outcomes. Several commissioners urged continuing outreach and clearer public reporting of activities and results.","Milwaukee Police Department briefed the Fire and Police Commission on Q1 2025 crime data showing a slight year‑over‑year rise in homicides and presented an amended 2025 violent‑crime reduction plan emphasizing targeted deployments, community outreach (Summer/Winter Guardian), school resource officers and multi‑agency partnerships.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6578470,"Milwaukee Turners present FPC monitoring report, urge act 12 changes and more public engagement",3418,242000,3660000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3180952-1a9206715308eef80e9e36a25ef5699c&start=242&end=3660","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3180952-1a9206715308eef80e9e36a25ef5699c/thumbnail_242000.jpg","/articles/6578470/Milwaukee/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Milwaukee-Turners-present-FPC-monitoring-report-urge-act-12-changes-and-more-public-engagement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6578470-38ba79ed51df79b5220f6e3599397b71/orig.mp4?Expires=1773656947&Signature=mOTi0mxtgnnJ9jz-PSW8xahPwV3F5vua-yz7AwDepCaUVJR1ZrEqf3y6pAHuZuuLLpCEUZXcYKUtTwh5osZIXyTf3tAjC1BWGZJb~XV2IDAjS5iMU6rGz-rrO0yezqCfBD0JQCXQAg4Sw5ubaCNGkamx40ujFmEXV8xQ-fJsZ6Q5VB15HGtNUCDp89igI8kuB604QDJNTgn~gAgdLLMqIVb4OQEG-~Z0nAR70DsCZvoUl6DkMASsPbdb8WviVjg3taKq1OjA7YY30DIRoe374e5belNVJ6B7-nNfD6NMAnMA2QEbqp5pPN1d9Y8LC8knbt3W8264aaoDTGXTNKCbzw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Milwaukee Turners on May 1 presented results from a six‑month monitoring project of the Fire and Police Commission (FPC), urging the commission to increase public engagement, publish standard operating procedures more accessibly, and advocate to the state to amend Wisconsin Act 12.

The Turners said their monitoring, conducted June–December 2024 and published as a white paper in February 2025, relied on 25 tracked data points and a public dashboard. Dr. Emily Stirk, the group's research and advocacy associate, told commissioners the group's “data we collected revealed that the FPC devoted 81% of its meeting time to personnel matters.”

The Turners said that heavy focus on personnel, combined with the practice of addressing many agenda items first in closed session, has contributed to public confusion and eroded trust. Emilio Dottore, executive director of the Milwaukee Turners, told the commission that the April 17 meeting — when 29 people spoke against the police department's planned facial recognition technology — showed the public still expects this body to address community concerns.

In a prepared set of recommendations, the group urged four changes: 1) commissioners should prepare for and actively participate in meetings; 2) the FPC should pursue more, clearer opportunities for public input (including an agenda item such as “public input” or broader communication files); 3) the commission should increase transparency around closed sessions by providing a brief synopsis where allowable and consider moving closed sessions to after the open session to shorten wait times for attendees; and 4) the Milwaukee community and officials should advocate to amend Wisconsin Act 12 to restore policy‑origin authority to the FPC.

Stirk and other Turners said the Turners’ study built on a 2021 League of Women Voters monitoring report and was supported by the Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative. The group acknowledged limits to their review — their dataset covered only open, regular sessions and not closed sessions — and said recommendations aim at changes in practices rather than immediate rule changes.

Commissioners asked questions about the data and about how to improve public comment and access to SOPs. Several commissioners said personnel matters legitimately take meeting time because hiring, promotions and background reviews require review in closed session before votes in open session. Commissioners expressed interest in improving public access to SOPs on the FPC page and in trying modest procedural changes to make attending meetings less burdensome.

The Turners closed by urging the commission to use its advisory role to the common council and mayor to rebuild public trust through clearer reporting, public engagement and by making SOPs easier to find.","The Milwaukee Turners told the Fire and Police Commission their six‑month monitoring project found the commission spent most meeting time on personnel matters, recommended clearer public engagement and SOP transparency, and urged amendment of Wisconsin Act 12 to restore policy authority.","actionData","errors"]

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