Following the approval of the city charter in 1970, the city council maintained a public safety committee as part of its early subcommittee structure from 1972 to 1978, though it was later merged ...

The Milwaukee Common Council approved a citizen-led committee to manage a $600,000 fund for non-police safety initiatives.

“The council also intends to create a new Public Safety Committee whose scope and responsibilities will be defined,” reads the Jan. 28 statement.