Proposed process for hearing regarding Alder Paul Skidmore’s derogatory comment
Tonight's council discussion on the "it rhymes with blunt" comment should be interesting to watch.
City Week Ahead October 5, 2020
Council meeting, special Common Council Committee of the whole (no mayor) meeting with no agenda and lots of committee meetings.
Round Up 9/26 – 30
FAIL! Again - over a week behind on the updates . . . for a good reason you will all hear about soon.
UW Student Government vote of “no confidence” in UW Police Department
Interesting list of demands and resolution - looks like the students are taking on what many would like to see the council do.
Next steps in complaint against Alder Paul Skidmore
City attorney wrote a memo outlining what the council's next steps are in responding to the complaint against Alder Paul Skidmore.
Week of 9/28/20
Dylan Brogan rants about reducing the size of the council! How about 100 alders? and more . . . go Dylan go!
Donna Moreland resigns from Madison City Council (UPDATED)
No one I know of has seen the resignation letter, but apparently she resigned and its already been decided to fill the vacancy so close to an election?
Madison: Expect public input and info friendly changes with the Common Council
Many have tried, but COVID finally forced the city's hand, and they had to make it happen. Now permanent changes are on the way!
Additional information about the police budget
I have two pieces of info that didn't make it in our draft report I thought people might be interested in.
Council authority over police department budget
For as long as I can remember, the council has been told that the power it has over the police department, is the power of the purse.
Homeless Services Needed before winter
The Education and Advocacy Committee of the Homeless Services Consortium wrote the following letters to Mayor Satya Rhodes Conway and County Executive Joe Parisi.
Capitol Neighborhorhoods urge police reform
I never thought I'd see the day where the large downtown neighborhood consortium would be urging police reform. They call on the city to "reprioritize" the budget.