Milwaukee’s mayor nominated a leader of the city’s oldest civic group to the citizen oversight board for the police and fire departments this week.
Mayor Cavalier Johnson nominated Krissie Fung to the city’s Fire and Police Commission on Wednesday, a press release announced. Fung, the associate director of the civic organization the Milwaukee Turners, would fill the last open seat on the nine-person committee.
Krissie Fung was nominated to Milwaukee’s Fire and Police Commission this week.
“I’m honored by the nomination and looking forward to getting to work, if confirmed,” Fung said on Friday.
Fung’s appointment, which would fill an opening left by Fred Crouther, requires Milwaukee Common Council approval.
Fung is also a board member of the Japanese American Citizen League of Wisconsin and has worked as an election inspector in Waukesha, New Berlin and Milwaukee, according to the release. Fung’s work with the Turner’s has involved the Zero Youth Corrections, a program that funds groups working on advocacy and policy issues that prevent the impact of the criminal and legal system on young people.
Before the common council’s decision, the city is holding a community meeting for the public to offer input on Fung’s nomination.
Residents interested in providing input can attend a Jan. 28 community meeting at Mitchell Street Library, 906 W. Historic Mitchell St., from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Virtual attendance is available as well, along with the option to email questions to fpc@milwaukee.gov.
The Fire and Police Commission is one of the oldest police oversight boards in the country and handles things like recruitment for the two departments and employee discipline appeals hearings. However, in 2023 its power to develop policies for the departments was stripped due to a state funding law, Wisconsin Act 12.
David Clarey is a public safety reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He can be reached at dclarey@gannett.com.
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