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FPC adopts routine personnel and administrative actions; promotions approved by roll call
Summary
At its January 2, 2025 meeting the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission adopted consent items, approved two fire lieutenant promotions by roll call, and approved multiple personnel and administrative requests by voice vote or general consent.
The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission adopted a set of routine personnel and administrative items at its Jan. 2, 2025 regular meeting, including approval of meeting minutes, personnel appointments, classification requests and probation extensions.
Consent agenda: The commission adopted the consent agenda by general consent. Items listed on the consent agenda included FPC 211894, approval of the Dec. 19, 2024 meeting minutes; FPC 211895, appointment to the veil processor position within the Milwaukee Police Department; and FPC 211896, request to create an office assistant to examination and eligible list for the Milwaukee Police Department. No commissioners removed items for separate discussion.
Fire promotions: The commission approved two promotions to the rank of fire lieutenant — Zachariah H. Hamburg and Tyler J. Sharp — under item FPC 211898. Chief Lipsky introduced the nominees. A motion to approve carried on a roll-call vote with each commissioner recorded as voting aye: Commissioners Burgos, Evans, Ramey, Schneider, Spence, Spencer, Wuerl Patterson and the chair, Commissioner Horowitz. The motion carried unanimously (8–0 yes).
Police personnel and administrative items: The commission approved additional personnel and administrative requests under the police department portion of the agenda: - FPC 211899: Request for an extension of a probation period for a detective — motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote. - FPC 211900: Request for an extension of probation for a police lieutenant (three requests) — motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote. - FPC 211901: Reclassification request to move an administrative assistant 3 position to administrative assistant 4 — the commission authorized submission to the Department of Employee Relations (DER) for review; approved by voice vote. - FPC 211902: Detachment request for a police liaison officer — request originated with the Milwaukee Police Association seeking a department member to be assigned to the union on city clerk payroll (commonly called a detachment). The commission approved the detachment request by voice vote.
Motions and voting details: Where the meeting record contains explicit roll-call votes, the article reports the named votes (fire lieutenant promotions). For other items the meeting used voice votes or general consent; the file contains no roll-call tallies for those items. When motions were made the transcript records the motions as "So moved" with accompanying seconds but does not consistently name the mover and seconder.
Meeting close: The commission adjourned after completing the agenda. There was no substantive public comment at the start of the meeting.
Items adopted (summary): FPC 211894 (minutes approved); FPC 211895 (appointment to veil processor position); FPC 211896 (office assistant examination/eligible list); FPC 211898 (promotions of Zachariah H. Hamburg and Tyler J. Sharp; roll-call approval); FPC 211899 (probation extension — detective); FPC 211900 (probation extensions — lieutenant); FPC 211901 (reclassification submission to DER); FPC 211902 (detachment request for police liaison officer).
