What is the President's Workgroup?

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President's Workgroup on Madison Police Department Use of Deadly Force, De-Escalation and Body-Worn Cameras Policies and Procedures

Hi there, 

I've accomplished plenty in my capacity as Alder on Madison's Common Council since fall 2022. I mean, we just celebrated the opening of the Imagination Center at Reindhal Park.  That required that I ensure the operating budget was secured.  Not only did I work hard to secure the budget, that budget created 19 new jobs. How did I do it? I collaborated effectively, I raised the public profile of the project by keeping the story in the local news and in regular conversations and among other things I worked to get buy-in from community members across the City and my colleagues on the Common Council.  

Creating the President's Workgroup is an opportunity to couple my experience in achieving complex and difficult goals, with the experiences of community members, subject matter experts, and Alders who are serving on the workgroup. Collaboratively, I'm confident that we'll get the work done. 

Alder members of the Workgroup include: Alder John Guequierre (Chair), Alder Regina Vidaver, Alder Badri Lankella, and Alder Tag Evers. 

I want to encourage you to learn more about our collective work and engage with the President's Workgroup by educating yourself on what it is and what it isn't.  Buying into misinformation, disinformation campaigns, and conspiracy theories about our work only harms the overall wellness of the community. 

Info you should know:

Recent articles regarding the President's Workgroup

From Spectrum News1: “What do we have to do? What are the things we need to do to policy and so forth? And for that matter, to change culture in police organizations to have a different outcome?" Guequierre said.

Sabrina Madison said community input will be a key part of creating the body camera standards, including questions about what happens to footage after an encounter with police.

“If they have an interaction where maybe there's an arrest or some disagreement between MPD and an individual, what happens to that footage afterwards?" Sabrina Madison said."

From WORT: "Alder Sabrina Madison, who created the workgroup through a presidential order, joined our News Producer Faye Parks this afternoon to share more details about its mission. She says the workgroup is an opportunity for city leaders to work with the community, identify the most promising recommendations from several years' worth of reports, and turn them into actual legislation that improves the police department's level of service."

In community, 

President Madison

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