Milwaukee’s Common Council decided Friday not to vote on the Fire and Police Commission’s recommendations, which would have limited the Milwaukee Police Department’s ability to chase reckless drivers.
The Common Council’s decision effectively ends any path forward for the proposed policy changes.
The Fire and Police Commission had unanimously recommended the changes a few months ago, but Police Chief Jeffrey Norman rejected them. A majority of alderpersons then declined to force the changes through, which would have required a two-thirds vote of the Common Council — the last available option after Act 12 stripped the FPC of its power to set MPD policy…