Madison

Items deemed essential to talk about are creating a body worn camera committee, MPD report on Ad Hoc Committee recommendations, discussion on surveillance camera policy is referred, Mayor briefs them on COVID-19 responses and council discusses their role in government during the pandemic.

Short 40 minute meeting, mayor's update, voting on Surveillance Cameras ordinance and report without PSRC recommendation, Konkel's response after the meeting and updates from the Council President after the last meeting.

While the rest of the city committee structure was shut down, this Madison Stormwater Ordinance moved forward and is on Plan Commission and Board of Public Works agendas this week.

To "incorporate a strategy of options to remove School Resource Officers (SROs) from our school buildings."  Does that mean removing police from the schools?

Cops being out of the schools is just a first step, sadly there is so much more work to do. Here's what else Freedom Inc. is calling for.

Policing issues discussed at Finance, PFC, PSRC, EOC, Body-worn Cameras committees, operating budget presentations by finance department and more.

Well, here's a hint.  Tho' I expect they will talk about more than this.

City attorney wrote a memo outlining what the council's next steps are in responding to the complaint against Alder Paul Skidmore.

As it happens, a lot of closed sessions meetings this week. Forward Lookout's Brenda Konkel joins WORT's Dylan Brogan to preview local government meetings and agendas.

Lots of real estate transactions, new location for bus barn, Madison Metro route changes, Reindahl Imagination Center and more.

February!  Council meets this week, Metro Network Design and BRT moving forward, Housing Forward plan and more.

Several cancelled meetings this week, but still plenty left to talk about - Judge Doyle Square (again!) and more.