Committee on Judiciary, Law Enforcement and General Services

Room 203-R and Microsoft Teams County Legislative Information Center

Agenda — 26 items

1. 1 This meeting is being conducted in a hybrid format. In addition to in-person attendance in Room 203-R, per Section 1.01(d) of the Milwaukee County Code of General Ordinances, this meeting is also being conducted remotely via Microsoft Teams. Anyone who would like to speak to Committee members during a hybrid meeting is welcome to provide public comment by: ○ Filling out a Public Comment Card in Room 203-R, or ○ Visiting: milwaukee.gov/PublicComment and following the instructions provided to participate via Microsoft Teams. Individuals may submit a written eComment via the County Legislative Information Center (CLIC) at: https://milwaukeecounty.legistar.com, upon publication of a committee agenda. The Office of the County Clerk collects eComments via CLIC, and appends these official public records to Reference File No. 24-28 at the conclusion of each meeting.
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3. 3 Public Notice
4. 3 Supervisors Deanna Alexander, Willie Johnson, Jr., and Juan Miguel Martinez appeared virtually for today's meeting.
5. 4 Call To Order ▶ jump to 0:06
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7. 5 Roll Call at 9:36 a.m. ▶ jump to 1:16
8. 6 RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE - 1
9. 1 A resolution/ordinance amending Section 1.13 of the Milwaukee County Code of General Ordinances to assign priority to standing committee matters where members of the public have registered to speak and to provide equal time for testimony regardless of the content of their testimony (CB Meeting 03/21/24: Laid Over for One Meeting) (CB Meeting 04/12/24: Referred to the Committee on Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and General Services) 24-293 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 1:53
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11. 9 CORPORATION COUNSEL - 3
12. 10 CLOSED SESSION - ITEMS 2 THROUGH 4
13. 2 From the Office of Corporation Counsel requesting authorization for the Office of Corporation Counsel to select and to enter into a contingency fee agreement with outside legal counsel pursuant to which outside legal counsel will commence a lawsuit on behalf of Milwaukee County against certain manufacturers, pharmacy benefit managers, and/or other entities responsible for alleged manipulation of the market for insulin and insulin-analog diabetes medications that has resulted in an unlawful increase in the entities’ profits at the expense of Milwaukee County. 24-333 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 38:40
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15. 3 From Corporation Counsel, Office of Corporation Counsel, providing an informational report regarding the status of pending litigation. (Considered by the Committees on Judiciary, Law Enforcement; and General Services; and Finance) (INFORMATIONAL ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COMMITTEE) 24-29 ▶ jump to 55:29
16. 12 Items 3 and 4 were considered together.
17. 4 From Corporation Counsel, Office of Corporation Counsel, providing an informational report regarding claim and litigation settlement payments. (Considered by the Committees on Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and General Services; and Finance) (INFORMATIONAL ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COMMITTEE) 24-30 DISCUSSED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN ▶ jump to 55:48
18. 3 From Corporation Counsel, Office of Corporation Counsel, providing an informational report regarding the status of pending litigation. (Considered by the Committees on Judiciary, Law Enforcement; and General Services; and Finance) (INFORMATIONAL ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COMMITTEE) 24-29 DISCUSSED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN ▶ jump to 56:06
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20. 15 E-COMMENTS - 1
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22. 5 eComments submitted to the Committee on Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and General Services via the County Legislative Information Center (CLIC). *The Office of the County Clerk collects eComments via CLIC, and appends these official public records to Reference File No. 24-28 at the conclusion of each meeting. DISCUSSED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN ▶ jump to 59:08
23. 17 Adjourned, Allyson R. Smith Committee Coordinator Legislative Services Division, Office of the County Clerk Committee on Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and General Services ▶ jump to 59:42
24. 18 Deadline for the next meeting: The next regular meeting of the Committee on Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and General Services will be determined after the Monday, April 15, 2024, Organizational Meeting of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors. Approval Tracking System review must be completed in Legistar on or before Friday, April 19, 2024, by 5:00 p.m., for the May meeting cycle.
25. 18 Length of Meeting: 9:36 a.m. to 10:35 a.m.
26. 19 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation requests: