The City of Milwaukee's Public Safety and Health Committee will soon discuss the troubling events that happened last week at City Hall. Common Council President José G. Pérez said it’s important to examine both what happened and how it was handled, stressing that protecting lives must be a top priority, according to the City of Milwaukee official news release.
This forthcoming meeting, slated for Thursday, May 22 at 9 a.m., arrives in the wake of unsettling incidents including a gunfire report at the Zeidler Municipal Building and an urgent shelter directive issued across the entire complex, with a clear emphasis on dissecting the sequence of events, identifying missteps, and crafting an improved protocol, and it will be conducted in room 301-B at City Hall, 200 E. Wells St., and for those who can't make it in person, tune into the live broadcast options ranging from Spectrum Cable's channel 25 to AT&T U-Verse's channel 99 or a streaming service courtesy of the City of Milwaukee's website.
In his call for transparency and improvement, Pérez emphasized the urgency of the conversation: "In the aftermath of the incident from last week, it is clear there are areas that must be improved upon for the safety and wellbeing of all our employees and visitors," as revealed by the City of Milwaukee news release. The district's leader holds the view that excellence in crisis response is not just expected but demanded, given the potential risk to life that such incidents carry.
The committee will meet this Thursday to review the May 15 events and look for ways to improve public safety at City Hall and other key locations. Quick action and clear communication can help prevent small problems from becoming major crises. The city encourages the public to get involved—every voice matters in shaping a safer Milwaukee, as per the City of Milwaukee.
