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Board accepts $9M in state patrol aid and reallocates tax levy for planned Justice Complex; supervisors debate fiscal trade-offs
Summary
Milwaukee County accepted $9 million in state expressway patrol aid and moved $7.5 million in county tax levy toward a Justice Complex capital project while allocating $1.5 million to offset the sheriff's overtime deficit; the vote cleared the board after extended debate over priorities.
Milwaukee — The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors voted to recognize $9 million in increased expressway patrol aid included in the state's 2025-27 budget, to reallocate $7.5 million of county tax levy toward a Justice Complex capital project and to allocate $1.5 million to the sheriff's office to offset overtime expenditures.
The item (file 25-583) was recommended by the Office of Strategy, Budget and Performance and required a two-thirds majority because of the reallocation of levy. The motion prompted prolonged floor debate about whether…
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