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Monona committee to recommend council consider resolution tightening mutual-aid requests after Madison policy shift
Summary
Monona's Public Safety Committee voted unanimously Feb. 4 to recommend a resolution clarifying how the city asks for mutual aid after Madison adopted a resolution seeking reimbursement for mutual-aid costs; Monona's chief has directed officers to request Madison only for life-or-safety incidents while the matter is monitored.
The Monona Public Safety Committee voted unanimously Feb. 4 to recommend that the full Common Council consider a resolution formalizing how the city handles mutual-aid requests in response to the City of Madison’s recent policy change on pursuing reimbursement for assistance.
The measure, drafted after Madison’s Dec. action (referred to in committee discussion as Madison resolution 90986), seeks to clarify when Monona will request mutual aid and how Monona will manage risk tied to outside agencies’ reimbursement efforts. Chief Cheney told the committee he had issued a directive telling Monona officers they “shall not request the City of Madison Police Department unless it's a life or safety issue” while the legal and…
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