This is for informational purposes only:
PROPOSED 2010 BUDGET CUTS TO THE MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Recently the City of Milwaukee chose to take a path indealing withcurrent and future economic problems that resulted in the furloughs of approximately 300 sworn members of the Milwaukee Police Department. The City said the furloughs were needed to avoid cuts in city services and employee layoffs.
The truth of the situation is that the savings that were achieved from the furloughs alone cannot close the city budget deficit that is expected to occur in 2010 and the hard reality is that cuts in city services and employee lay offs are inevitable. This is clearly evident by the latest city request that 11 million dollars be cut from the police budget. This is cuts to a Police Department which is currently over 190 officers short.
If this budget reduction is allowed to happen, the inevitable result will be that there will be cuts in service and layoffs which will jeopardize the safety and lives of our residents, visitors, and police officers in the City of Milwaukee.
The city needs to find a way to close the budget deficit without harming public safety.
If you agree with this please call and/or email the following City Officials and express to them that public safety is of the highest priority and must be maintained.
City Officials-
Mayor Tom Barrett
286-2200
Alderman Hamilton
286-3779
Alderman Davis
286-3777
Alderman Kovac
286-3765
Alderman Bauman
286-3774
Alderman Bohl
286-2219
Alderman Coggs
286-2994
Alderman Wade
286-3764
Alderman Donovan
286-3778
Alderman Puente
286-3767
Alderman Murphy
286-3763
Alderman Dudzik
286-3768
Alderman J. Witkowski
286-3762
Alderman T. Witkowski
286-2883
Alderman Zielinski
286-3769
Alderman Hines
286-2659
