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Committee hears Fire & Police Commission SOP updates, including new generative-AI policy and timing concerns about pursuit changes

Milwaukee Common Council Public Safety & Health Committee · January 29, 2026
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Summary

The Fire & Police Commission briefed the committee on six SOP changes including a new SOP about generative artificial intelligence meant to guide future procurement; committee members also expressed concern that a recently heard change to vehicle pursuit policy had limited time for oversight review and asked for earlier coordination on controversial SOPs.

The committee received a monthly update from the Fire & Police Commission (FPC) about standard operating procedure changes, including a newly created SOP addressing generative artificial intelligence.

Leon Todd, Executive Director of the FPC, said the new SOP (SOP 682) “is intended to promote responsible and ethical use of AI technologies within the police department,” including guidelines for secure application, legal compliance and transparency. Todd said…

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