FPC meets to vote on MPD Chief Morales' possible firing

FPC meets to vote on MPD Chief Morales' possible firing

The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission is expected to vote on the fate of Alfonso Morales' career as chief of police.

TONIGHT'S MEETING WILL BE HELDAT MILWAUKEE CITY HALL.

OURREBECCA KLOPF WILL BE THERE TOCOVER IT.

REBECCA..

SET THESCENE FOR US:I AM OUTSIDE THE FIRE ANDPOLICE COMMISSION WHERE WE AREAWAITING THE START OF THEMEETING.WE CANNOT GO BEYONDTHIS HALLWAY HERE.

THECOMMISSIONERS AND POLICE ANDFIRE RIGHT NOW ARE THE ONLYONES ALLOWED INTO THE MEETINGBECAUSE THEY HAVE REACHED THELIMIT OF 10 PEOPLE.

A REGULARFOR MEETINGS HERE SINCE COVID-19.ADDITIONALLY CITY HALL ISLOCKED DOWN.TONIGHT THE FPC IS EXPECTED TOVOTE ON POSSIBLE DISCIPLINE OREVEN DISMISSAL OF POLICE CHIEFALFONSO MORALES.ON TOP OFTHAT- THE FPC ALSO NEEDS TOSELECT A CHAIRPERSON.CURRENTCHAIR STEVEN DEVOUGAS IS UNDERAN ETHICS INVESTIGATION BY THECITY'.

THIS AFTER HE WASINVOLVED HIMSELF IN THE SEXUALASSAULT INVESTIGATION OF APOWER REAL ESTATE BROKER INMILWAUKEE.NOW THE MAYOR ISCALLING FOR A NEW CHAIRPERSON.THIS AFTERNOON - DEVOUGAS DIDNOT SAY HE WAS STEPPING DOWN.INSTEAD HE ALLUDED TO OTHERCHANGES.(("This is about reform,accountability, and leadershipI heard the chief say earlierthat we are living in strangetimes.

And I agree.

2020 hasbeen strange.

But times arealso changing.

And change mustcome and will come to the cityof Milwaukee."))AGAIN THE VOTE OF THE CHIEFWILL BE DISCIPLINE OR POSSIBLYFIRED WILL BE TONIGHT AFTER5:30.REPORTING LIVE, REBECCAKLOPF TMJ4 NEWS.