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Committee advances ordinance to formalize Department of Compliance and Engagement
Summary
The steering and rules committee considered substitute file 250,798 on March 9, 2026, to convert the Office of Equity and Inclusion into a Department of Compliance and Engagement and update code language; committee members praised the change as clarifying function and adding council confirmation, though a final adoption vote is not recorded in the transcript.
The Milwaukee Common Council Steering & Rules Committee on March 9, 2026, considered a substitute ordinance (file 250,798) to convert the existing Office of Equity and Inclusion into a Department of Compliance and Engagement, sponsor Alderman Scott Spiker told the committee.
Spiker said the ordinance implements budget decisions to move the office into a department, cleans up code and name language, and “closely reflects the work of the office.” Mary Reid, who identified herself as the director-designate for the planned department, told the committee the change is intended to reflect both “compliance” with city…
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