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Committee recommends confirmation of Karen Tyler to lead Department of Community Wellness and Safety after extended budget and strategy questioning
Summary
The committee voted 3-1-1 to recommend confirmation of Karen Tyler as director of the new Department of Community Wellness and Safety after extensive questioning about sustainability, the department's ARPA-dependent budget, staffing and a 90-day vision to stabilize operations and prepare for summer outreach.
Milwaukee ' The Public Safety and Health Committee voted to recommend confirmation of Karen Tyler as the director of the newly formed Department of Community Wellness and Safety after a lengthy hearing that focused on funding sustainability, staffing, and program priorities.
Tyler described a public-health approach that centers prevention, outreach and healing: "Violence in our city is not only a public safety issue; it is a public health issue," she told the committee, and said her priorities include strengthening outreach teams and aligning resources to neighborhoods most affected by violence. (Karen…
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