Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution approves the extension of a provisional appointment for the Independent Police Monitor position. The incumbent has been filling the position since December 2025, and this resolution extends the appointment from June 8, 2026, until the position is filled on a permanent basis or until March 31, 2027. The Independent Police Monitor position is fully budgeted in the Office of Independent Monitor’s 2026 adopted operating budget.
The resolution also authorizes the position to be double filled for up to thirty (30) working days to ensure stability of the Office. The anticipated cost to double fill the position is approximately $15,000, including benefits. The 2026 portion of the cost associated with the double fill will depend on the time of the hiring process and will be monitored through the year-end budget projection exercise. No additional appropriation required at this time.
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Approving an extension of a provisional appointment for Aeiramique Glass from June 8, 2026, until such time as the position of Independent Police Monitor is filled on a permanent basis or March 31, 2027.
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WHEREAS, Aeiramique Glass has been fulfilling all duties and responsibilities required in the position of Interim Independent Police Monitor on a provisional basis since December, 2025; and
WHEREAS, it is expected that Aeiramique Glass continues to perform all of the duties on a provisional basis until such time as the position is posted and filled on a competitive basis; and
WHEREAS, City Personnel Rules allow for provisional appointments for six (6) months unless further approval is granted by the Madison Common Council; and
WHEREAS, the Police Civilian Oversight Board anticipates a robust community engagement around the position prior to posting the position, which will occur no earlier than September, 2026, and
WHEREAS, to ensure stability in the Office of the Independent Monitor, the PCOB desires to double fill the position for up to thirty working days after hire of the permanent Independent Monitor, and
WHEREAS, the PCOB retains oversight over the Interim Independent Monitor which includes the ability to end the appointment at any time; and
WHEREAS, the City will apply any wage increase to the Interim Independent Police Monitor that is otherwise provided to other compensation group 21 positions in 2026 and thereafter;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Aeiramique Glass’s provisional appointment be extended with no change to the terms of her current appointment, until such time as the Independent Police Monitor is filled on a permanent basis, and is authorized until March 31, 2027.