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Transportation Commission backs higher penalty for disorderly conduct directed at transit operators amid rise in assaults
Summary
The Madison Transportation Commission voted 9–1 to recommend an ordinance change that raises the municipal citation bond for disorderly conduct directed at city transit operators from $300 to $500, a move officials said is intended to give faster municipal-court options and send a stronger message after a recent rise in assaults on drivers.
The Madison Transportation Commission voted 9–1 on April 23 to recommend that the Common Council adopt an amendment to Madison General Ordinances that raises the municipal bond amount for disorderly conduct directed at city transit operators from $300 to $500.
Supporters said the change is intended to provide a faster municipal-court enforcement path and a stronger deterrent after a recent increase in assaults on Metro operators. “The number of assaults…this year has already surpassed in terms of physical assaults that we've had previously last year in total,” said Brian Mulroney, Metro Transit’s chief of operations, describing operators’ concerns.
City Attorney Mike Haas, who drafted…
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