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Gross Nickel told commissioners that the cost of deploying the National Guard is substantial, saying Guard members “get paid almost twice the amount per day” that city police officers receive, and argued that such spending would strain the budget while increasing the city’s militarized posture. He also asked the commission to review proposed surveillance tools, including facial‑recognition technologies and unmanned aerial surveillance drones proposed for use by first responders, and to provide public information about those measures before they are adopted.

Gross Nickel asked the commission to “review these things with the police chief and come to a consensus of standard of practice” or at least provide public information so residents understand technologies that may be introduced only through the budget or by organizations that study the proposals in depth. The speaker said many citizens would not know what facial‑recognition technology is or how unmanned aerial surveillance systems would be used by first responders.

The public‑comment period concluded with no formal commission action recorded on the items raised by the speaker; the chair closed public comment and the meeting proceeded to the agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Milwaukee, WI - FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION on 2025-09-04 5:00 PM - Regular Session","oneSentenceSummary","At the Sept. 4 meeting, a community member asked the commission to review a police‑union proposal for National Guard deployment and proposed surveillance technologies, citing cost and civil‑liberties concerns.","taxTitle","Milwaukee , Milwaukee County, Wisconsin","taxId",2851,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6470696,"Fire and Police Commission approves promotions, reappointments and probationary extensions; consent agenda adopted",1225,226000,1451000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5779115-9de67f989a40f3167cf40385e2204f04&start=226&end=1451","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5779115-9de67f989a40f3167cf40385e2204f04/thumbnail_226000.jpg","/articles/6470696/Milwaukee/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Fire-and-Police-Commission-approves-promotions-reappointments-and-probationary-extensions-consent-agenda-adopted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6470696-667558b1a00831b5e8d6e7c15c9ac5e2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770646829&Signature=lhUBHXbRWhPJrqTqu~7wehvhSUqMB68iUTIeb9OkAMMqno4CtBf9Mw1iAfuUCmyZNVjpuz6AL9INIWf0Tr-i8j3fF-Fetm6MuLZku9-uS2G-4BrV3~6mfmAz2iy39-bQAj6qmLULovpYKs-RaK6k~XgKvGDE5OMbrPi9tjoXwhmaGNUUf~fz~YkbvW~uEQ04bPE3KYd9MH3SrCg91LkqylC0CZNOLQevQqxIMNEy8sU2IaMUoaMusLkIiyIZ1C06bkrLyWeIVWhulXvG1gNggc2rDuEp-eL~ByvlAEOInyB4aZoWzg02WbVsQkRGF4GUNNEgedb5qMNo4blpRJPT6w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission adopted a consent agenda Sept. 4 and approved multiple personnel actions across the Milwaukee Police and Fire departments, including promotions to Emergency Communications Officer 2, crime analyst promotions, reappointments and requests to extend probationary periods.

By general consent the commission adopted the consent agenda, which included resolutions FPC‑212,171 through FPC‑212,195 covering meeting‑minute approval, appointments and reclassification referrals, eligible‑list referrals, and eight rescissions of firefighter and police appointments as listed in the meeting file. The commission recorded no objections when the chair called for adoption by general consent.

The commission approved promotions to Emergency Communications Officer 2 (FPC 212,185) for Shelby Wood, Morgan Dixon, Lashana Webb, Clarissa Elanteni and Antonesha Jones. The motion to approve passed on a roll‑call vote with all commissioners recorded as voting yes.

The commission approved the reappointment request of firefighter recruit Nicholas R. Gerhartz (FPC 212,185 rollback by policy) on a roll call vote; the department described the action as a standard rollback under existing FPC policy allowing a candidate to roll back up to one class.

The commission approved promotions within the Police Department: Kendra Stepnowski, Mikaela Artiga and Christian Schwartz to Crime Analyst II (FPC 212,189) and John Armstrong to Office Assistant 3 without examination (FPC 212,190); the department said Armstrong met the requirements and the existing eligible list had been exhausted. Each of those personnel actions passed on roll call with unanimous ayes.

The commission granted the reappointment of former police officer Juan Orozco (FPC 212,192) after first waiving the one‑year reappointment rule in FPC Rule 13, Section 1 by a two‑thirds motion. The joint motion to waive the rule and approve the reappointment passed on a roll‑call vote with all commissioners recorded as voting yes. The meeting record notes the commission met earlier in closed session to interview Orozco and reviewed department and officer letters.

The commission approved several requests to extend probationary periods (FPC 212,196; FPC 212,197; FPC 212,198), each supported by department letters on file describing commanding officers’ recommendations; those items passed by voice vote with no recorded objections.

All motions that took roll‑call votes were recorded with unanimous affirmative votes in the meeting transcript; voice‑vote items were recorded as approved with no objections.","At its Sept. 4 meeting the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission adopted a long consent agenda and approved multiple promotions, reappointments and probationary‑period extensions by unanimous or voice vote.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6470700,"Milwaukee Police Department updates SOPs on lateral hires, mental-health detentions, canines and property management",532,514000,1046000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5779115-9de67f989a40f3167cf40385e2204f04&start=514&end=1046","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5779115-9de67f989a40f3167cf40385e2204f04/thumbnail_514000.jpg","/articles/6470700/Milwaukee/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Milwaukee-Police-Department-updates-SOPs-on-lateral-hires-mental-health-detentions-canines-and-property-management","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6470700-bd840c0db66c10de14cc50dac08892d5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770646829&Signature=LXsOu2tl47LgcSL5yoBMf8f3RO1iMHL4H~BPrSPaVH2-jlI~UNSTFc6Fff0cv2UP9sTyV1hi6cFBUFldETtqT2xBkzI~GsuwpJe8B5ZGn-P3OyVrGZaf4uW9v2QTZL6sQ9TRd1Wrm2zjcvw1yKGAY7gICoqCR~n3RzH27EeIBwC1kTGyljlMzx47f4Pa5tLue4GeCuVHH8W6TGXuKQu0VDtSakbN7YuqO6JgcYOYuhrP3ocQOr3jEOFBtJLP4OXUMp1jZQlTsjY6XuJ9mW-y~OuXgO-tytES1~h3~xFfx64D5EjHqduAHAfaiYtFatvAegH8-sAs3iArhaEvGr~izw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission heard a communication Sept. 4 from Milwaukee Police Department officials outlining updates to multiple standard operating procedures, including new rules for lateral transfers, procedures for people in mental-health crisis, handling of facility dogs and changes to property-control systems.

Assistant Chief Sarno told the commission the changes to SOP 270 (Field Training and Evaluation Program) add language for lateral transfers. Out‑of‑state lateral hires that began in August are required to complete the department’s full 25‑week academy, while in‑state laterals complete a shorter phase‑4 portion of the academy that Sarno described as a six‑week segment. The SOP text also sets differing evaluation counts: the definition section indicates 15 monthly evaluations for in‑state laterals and 10 monthly evaluations for out‑of‑state laterals; Sarno said he would review how those numbers were selected and report back to the commission.

On SOP 160 (Persons with Mental Illness), Sarno said the department added procedures governing voluntary conveyances to the Mental Health Emergency Center (MHEC). If a voluntary patient later presents a significant danger to themselves or others, MPD may return to MHEC to determine whether a Chapter 51 detention is required. Sarno described steps for evaluating suicidal prisoners at district stations or at the central booking division and noted the department’s on‑site clinician (identified in the meeting as a Wellpath nurse) may perform evaluations when on duty. Sarno and commissioners discussed that the on‑site clinician is not staffed 24/7 and other resources — the Advanced Crisis Intervention Team (MPD officers with specialized training) and the county’s Mobile Crisis Team (a separate entity) — may be called when needed. The commission requested a future meeting that includes county representatives to clarify the roles, frequency of use and staffing limits of the county Mobile Crisis Team and MPD crisis response units.

SOP 320 (Canines) now includes a purpose statement for the department’s facility dogs, requires canines to be leashed unless in an enclosed area, requires boarding of facility dogs when a handler travels away from Milwaukee for an extended period, and adds requirements for initial training and access to medical care. Sarno said some grammatical edits were made across canine policy language.

SOP 560 (Property) reflects a transition from the dated WinAce platform to the FileOnQ electronic property management system and shifts responsibility for annual property audits to the Property Control Division rather than Internal Affairs. The property SOP also adds procedures for temporary sign‑outs of property for reasons other than court and updates the public opening hours for the property control office.

Commissioners asked for more detail on how often chapter 51 holds are used, how often Advanced Crisis Intervention Team or Mobile Crisis Team responses occur, and for clearer public materials that explain the different mental‑health response teams and how they are dispatched. A commissioner also asked whether school resource officer (SRO) training will be incorporated into the SOP updates in accordance with a memorandum of understanding; Sarno said that had not yet been discussed.

The commission took no formal vote on the SOP changes at the meeting; MPD staff presented the updates and answered clarifying questions and the commission requested follow‑up information and a potential joint briefing with county partners.","At the Fire and Police Commission meeting Sept. 4, the Milwaukee Police Department described changes to several standard operating procedures covering lateral transfers, chapter 51 detentions for people in crisis, use and care of facility dogs, and property-control recordkeeping.","actionData","errors"]

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