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Morales Payout Rises Still Higher City must also pay its private legal team. Total cost of lawsuit will exceed $668,000. By Jeramey Jannene - Jul 19th, 2021 05:27 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales. Photo from the Milwaukee Police Department. The City of Milwaukee’s settlement with ousted police chief Alfonso Morales will cost more than the six-figure check the City Treasurer is poised to write Morales. Morales himself is poised to receive $500,000. His legal team, led by Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown partner Frank Gimbel,...

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Morales successfully sued the city for reinstatement, with City Attorney Tearman Spencer admitting in a court filing that the chief’s due process rights were violated. Morales is widely expected to secure a settlement with the city that would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Wilson, 73, has served on the commission since 2013. Her term expired in 2018, during a period when she lived outside of the city, but she continued to serve. Mayor Tom Barrett moved to reappoint her in December. After multiple meetings, the Public Safety & Health Committee voted to reject her reappointment in J...

Mahaley or Aziz? Commission still can't decide. By Jeramey Jannene - Dec 10th, 2020 06:27 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Malik Aziz, Chris Davis and Hoyt Mahaley. Images from the Dallas Police Department, Portland Police Bureau and FBI. It happened again. The Fire & Police Commission deadlocked on a 3-3 vote on who should serve as Milwaukee’s next police chief. After two rounds of voting Thursday evening, the commission ended up split 3-3 on whether to pick Hoyt Mahaley. It was an identical process to o...