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Committee holds MPD asset-forfeiture spending plan after questions about drones, license-plate cameras and community priorities
Summary
The Police Department—s draft plan to spend federal asset forfeiture funds, which includes drones, equipment, and program leases, was held for one committee cycle so members could review federal guidelines and neighborhood requests for license-plate cameras.
The Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) presented its annual plan to spend federal asset forfeiture funds and the Finance and Personnel Committee agreed to hold the file for one meeting cycle so members could review federal guidance and discuss community priorities.
Assistant Chief Craig Sarno summarized MPD—s draft plan, which proposed spending roughly $1.2 million on about 87 projects and leaving a roughly $600,000 balance in the trust fund. The department described priorities that include community engagement, leases (including a $100,000 lease for the mounted patrol program at Milwaukee Urban Stables), training and travel,…
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