Supervisor Taylor Fights Back Against Comrades Socialist Agenda
MILWAUKEE – This week the Milwaukee County Board’s Finance Committee deliberated over 60 amendments to the County Executive’s 2023 Recommended Budget. Supervisor Ryan Clancy sponsored 30 amendments, 21 of which were direct assaults on the Milwaukee County Sheriff Department’s budget. Supervisor Steve F. Taylor successfully worked to defeat 20 of those amendments.
“I served on the Board for six years and after a four-year absence I never thought I would come back to such blatant disregard for public safety,” said Supervisor Taylor. “Just when you thought the craziness was over, one half-baked amendment after another was proposed. Here are some examples of what was offered up: free phone calls for inmates; pay inmates an hourly wage; provide inmates with high end kitchen tools, ingredients, and culinary training; porta potties; and finally free bus rides for anyone at a cost of $29 million, all of which would have been funded with money removed from the Sheriff’s budget.
“There is a clear theme here which places the comfort of inmates over the public safety needs of law-abiding citizens, and one I will not support.”
The Finance Committee will hold one final meeting to consider budget amendments from Supervisors on Friday, November 4.
The County Board will adopt the annual budget on Thursday, November 10 and consider vetoes from the County Executive on Thursday, November 17 if necessary.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.
More about the 2023 Milwaukee County Budget
- MKE County: Crowley Says House of Correction Renamed, Despite Board’s Opposition - Graham Kilmer - Nov 18th, 2022
- Supervisor Vincent Applauds Prioritization of Transit, Parks, Public Safety, and Equity in 2023 Budget - Sup. Kathleen Vincent - Nov 11th, 2022
- MKE County: Board Adopts 2023 County Budget - Graham Kilmer - Nov 11th, 2022
- Board of Supervisors Adopt 2023 Milwaukee County Budget - County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson - Nov 11th, 2022
- Supervisor Alexander Assembles Unlikely Coalition in the Name of Public Safety and Shoreline Protection - Sup. Deanna Alexander - Nov 10th, 2022
- Finance Committee Recommends Task Forces on Paratransit, MCTS Safety - Sup. Juan Miguel Martinez - Nov 4th, 2022
- Chairwoman Nicholson and Supervisor Martin Commend Public Participation at Annual Public Hearing - County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson - Nov 3rd, 2022
- MKE County: Disabled Riders Decry End To Taxi Service - Graham Kilmer - Nov 2nd, 2022
- Supervisor Taylor Fights Back Against Comrades Socialist Agenda - Sup. Steve F. Taylor - Oct 27th, 2022
- Finance Committee Unanimously Recommends Supervisors Rolland, Taylor, Martinez Amendment Increasing Infrastructure and Parks Funding - Sup. Shawn Rolland - Oct 27th, 2022
Read more about 2023 Milwaukee County Budget here
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Is this guy as goofy as Derrick Van Orden? Will he start saying that the Supervisors on the County Board who disagree with him can not be Christian?
Does free phone calls instead of present ripoff of inmates’ families for phone calls really amount to socialism?
He decries a “disregard for public safety” but none of the examples of that supposed disregard have anything to do with public safety.
Taylor’s racism is visible for all to see except, of course Taylor.
When he was an alderman in Franklin, he was instrumental in helping the ROC initiative get taxpayer financing for the Ball Park Commons project which is the biggest public financed boondoggle since Foxconn. The Ball Park Commons is a publicly financed nuisance for the residents of Franklin. He thinks this kind of socialism is okay.
The State of Wisconsin shared revenue portion of state taxes returned to Milwaukee County has consistantly short-changed Milwaukee.
Isn’t it time for the Wisconsin State Patrol to assume law enforcement duties of the Milwaukee County Sheriff Department?
(Treat Milwaukee County equally to the other 71 counties.)
In this time of fiscal austerity, changes must be made,