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Milwaukee Turners present FPC monitoring report, urge act 12 changes and more public engagement
Summary
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.
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,…
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