Fiscal Note
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Amending the work timeline for the Madison Police Department Policy and Procedure Review Ad Hoc Committee.
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison created the Madison Police Department (MPD) Policy and Procedure Review Ad Hoc Committee (Resolution File No. 37863, adopted by the Common Council on May 19, 2015) to review policies, procedures, culture and training of the Madison Police Department by hiring an expert in community policing, law, problem oriented policing, racial disparities, restorative justice and implicit bias; and,
WHEREAS, that resolution provided a timeline requiring that the ad hoc committee present its recommendations to the Common Council by July 2016; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution, Legislative File No. 41158 adopted by the Common Council on January 5, 2016 extended that timeline to December 6, 2016; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution, Legislative File No. 42875 adopted by the Common Council on June 7, 2016 extended the timeline to July, 2017; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution, Legislative File No. 44829 adopted by the Common Council on November 1, 2016 extended the timeline to January 30, 2018;
WHEREAS, Resolution, Legislative File No. 50793 adopted by the Common Council on November 1, 2016 extended the timeline to December 4, 2018;
WHEREAS, Resolution, Legislative File No. 53659 adopted by the Common Council on October 30, 2018 extended the timeline to February 26, 2019; and,
WHEREAS, the MPD Policy and Procedure Review Ad Hoc Committee received the OIR Group Report on December 14, 2017 and is committed to reviewing the report and recommendations to ensure transparency and community participation throughout the process;
WHEREAS, in addition to the OIR Group recommendations the MPD Policy and Procedure Review Ad Hoc Committee received numerous recommendations from community members that needed to be reviewed; and,
WHEREAS, due to the fact that the OIR Group Report contained 146 recommendations the MPD Policy and Procedure Review Ad Hoc Committee was not able to complete its work by the February 26, 2019 deadline,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council amends the work timeline for the MPD Policy and Procedure Review Ad Hoc Committee to be presented to the Common Council by the June 4, 2019 Common Council meeting in order to allow the Ad Hoc committee time to provide its final recommendations to the Common Council based upon the report submitted by the OIR Group and input provided by the public.