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Here's the (non) consent agenda items and three attachments.

Make him pay.

First I heard David Ahrens had an alternate, then Amanda Hall said she had one, then Rebecca Kemble sent one . . . I'm not sure how many others there will be . . . and legistar was useless to try to find info on this item yesterday, it just had a message "This record is currently unavailable."

Yeah. They did. Good. They couldn't have been more clear.

Seriously. How does that fit in the neighborhood plan? Or anyone's sensibilities of Johnson Street?

This is written by Gregory Gelembiuk . . . but I wish I had written it. Thanks Greg!!!! The council will be having a special item on their agenda on Tuesday to talk about the recent police shootings . . . I hope they take a look at all the resources and information Greg has dug up and laid nicely at their feet! You might also be interested in Amanda Hall and Mayor's Soglin's responses here. If you have an opinion, email your alders (allalders@cityofmadison.com) and the mayor (mayor@cityofmadison.com). There will not be a chance for public input on this item (#22) at the meeting.

Let's count the ways he is petulant, condescending, belligerent, disrespectful of the people WE elected - and by extension, to us, the public he is allegedly supposed to serve. He all but says that while he is already doing everything they recommend, he doesn't believe they should be telling him what to do and he won't implement their suggestions, but that he will wait for OIR and the Ad Hoc Committee (about which he complains as well).

It is likely that this will be the last meeting of the Common Council Committee to give short term recommendations for changes while the ad hoc committee and the consultant work on long term recommendations. Of course . . . nothing is without drama, so the council has their 13 recommendations and the City Attorney responds that that for the most important ones (use of force and back-up) the council doesn't have authority to make these changes. And Chief Koval responds! (Worthy of its own blog post!) And citizen members react to the City Attorney's opinion. If you have opinions, the committee meets tonight at 7:00. Email allalders@cityofmadison.com if you can't make it.

Wow . . . aside from the mayor and chief feud going on over the budget . . . there is just ALOT going on this week. The city council committee is coming out with their final recommendations on Monday, the council has Chief Koval's fees and the shootings and purchasing a Bearcat on their agenda and Thursday the ad hoc committee is meeting. Nowhere is there a public discussion about the top of State St, however. Take a peek! Then email (allalders@cityofmadison.com and mayor@cityofmadison.com), show up, register, speak up. Now is the time.

2 meetings Monday, May 1 5:00 p.m. Special Board of Education Meeting in Open Session - WORKSHOP - Doyle Administration Building 545 West Dayton Street Madison,...

Lots of cancellations - 3 of the 10 meetings scheduled.

Thursday meetings have lots of missing agendas . . . tons of policing issues (recent shootings, Koval's fees, buying a Bearcat, final council committee report and recommendations for short term changes to policing policies, updates on EROs in the schools and I'm probably missing something, but nothing about the Top of State St.)