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Committee approves MPD asset-forfeiture fund transfers amid calls for clearer emergency-use policy and public input on drone spending
Summary
The Finance and Personnel Committee approved transferring federal forfeiture funds to the Milwaukee Police Department budget and authorized expenditures including a drone program expansion; aldermen pressed for a written policy defining emergencies and for more resident input on how forfeiture dollars are used.
The Finance and Personnel Committee on Wednesday approved a substitute resolution to transfer funds from the MPD federal forfeiture revenue contribution account into the police department’s budget and voted to authorize multiple expenditures, including funds for a planned expansion of a drone pilot program.
Committee members asked detailed questions about a reserve of approximately $667,000 set aside for future or emergency needs and about the process for using those funds midyear. Police presenters said the reserve is intended for unexpected, time-sensitive needs—examples previously…
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