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Votes at a glance: Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission actions on March 6, 2025
Summary
The Fire and Police Commission adopted consent items, approved personnel appointments, promotions and several probationary extensions at its March 6 meeting. This article lists each resolution from the agenda with the action taken.
The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission covered a roster of personnel resolutions and administrative items at its March 6, 2025 meeting. Below are the agenda items called and the outcomes recorded on the public record.
Consent agenda (adopted by general consent): - Item 2 (FPC 211,960): Approval of the 02/20/2025 meeting minutes — adopted by general consent. - Item 3 (FPC 211,961): Resolution relating to the appointment to the administrative assistant I position within the Department of Emergency Communications — adopted by general consent. - Item 4 (FPC 211,962): Appointments to Payroll Assistant 3 positions, Milwaukee Fire Department (two appointments) — adopted by general consent. - Item 5 (FPC 211,963): Appointment to Custodial Worker 1 position, Milwaukee Police Department — adopted by general consent. - Item 6 (FPC 211,964): Appointment to Police District Administrative Assistant position, Milwaukee Police Department — adopted by general consent. - Item 7 (FPC 211,965): Appointment to Public Safety Systems Administrator position, Milwaukee Police Department — adopted by general consent. - Item 8 (FPC 211,981): Resolution to rescind nine appointments to the firefighter position within the Milwaukee Fire Department — adopted by general consent. - Item 9 (FPC 211,966): Request to refer to the Department of Employee Relations for an examination and eligibility list for Custodial Worker 1, Milwaukee Police Department — adopted by general consent. - Item 10 (FPC 211,967): Request to refer to the Department of Employee Relations for an examination and eligibility list for Police District Administrative Assistant, Milwaukee Police Department — adopted by general consent. - Item 11 (FPC 211,968): Approval of the Office Assistant 2 job announcement bulletin for the Milwaukee Police Department — adopted by general consent. - Item 12 (FPC 211,969): Approval of the Office Assistant 3 eligible list for the Milwaukee Police Department — adopted by general consent.
Examinations and personnel actions (votes taken): - Item 13 (FPC 211,970): Approval of the transfer or lateral police officer eligible list for the Milwaukee Police Department — motion carried by voice vote. - Item 15 (FPC 211,971): Probation extension for a 911 position (Department of Emergency Communications) — motion carried by voice vote.
Fire Department items (approved): - Item 16 (FPC 211,972): Request to revise job descriptions for sworn positions in the Bureau of Operations — approved by voice vote. - Item 17 (FPC 211,973): Promotion of Capt. Michael A. Payne II to battalion chief — approved by roll-call vote (Commissioners Burgos, Evans, Fung, Ramey, Snyder, Spence, and Chair Spencer voted aye; two commissioners were excused). - Item 18 (FPC 211,974): Promotion of Lt. Justin P. Dorr to fire captain — approved by roll-call vote. - Item 19 (FPC 211,975): Residency-extension request for a firefighter (second extension of nine months approved) — approved by roll-call vote. - Item 20 (FPC 211,976): Request to approve and forward classification of 2 Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative (MORI) practitioner positions to the Department of Employee Relations — approved by voice vote. Presenters clarified these positions are sworn firefighters who will staff MORI cars alongside civilian peer responders.
Police Department items (approved): - Item 21 (FPC 211,977): Appointments to the police officer position (36 appointments) — approved by voice vote. - Item 22 (FPC 211,978): Promotion of Melanie Wade to custodial worker II — approved by roll-call vote. - Item 23 (FPC 211,979): Request to change the length of probationary periods for certain civilian support positions from six months to 12 months — approved by voice vote. Commission staff noted the Fire and Police Commission rules set civilian probationary defaults to one year unless otherwise specified. - Item 24 (FPC 211,980): Request to extend probationary period for a forensic processor supervisor — approved by voice vote.
The chair adjourned the meeting after the items were adopted. Where the transcript recorded roll-call votes, results are listed above; many routine personnel items were adopted by general consent or voice vote. The meeting record identifies Commissioners Burgos, Evans, Fung, Ramey, Snyder, Spence and Chair Spencer present; Commissioners Horowitz and Will Patterson were excused.
