The West Allis Public Safety Committee reviewed and adopted an ordinance updating local rules governing vehicles used to commit reckless driving, aligning the city’s ordinance with a pending change at the state level.

City Attorney Deckard told the committee that the Wisconsin Legislature had approved a bill that would amend the state reckless‑driving law to broaden authority for officers to impound vehicles used in reckless driving. “The governor has not signed this bill yet,” Deckard said, adding the committee could postpone action until the governor’s signature or adopt the ordinance now to mirror the state change should it become law.

Committee members voted to adopt the ordinance. Deckard described that, under the state bill as explained to the committee, the change would remove some of the prior on‑the‑road conditions and allow impoundment on the spot, with procedural rules for vehicle return. The committee’s vote was to adopt the local ordinance consistent with the enrolled state bill; the committee record did not show a roll‑call vote, and the action passed by voice vote.