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Madison council to weigh firing police monitor after board praises her work

Madison’s Police Civilian Oversight Board says interim monitor Aeiramique Glass performed strongly, a sharply different assessment from a city attorney’s review that prompted a push to remove her. The Common Council was scheduled to vote Tuesday on a resolution to fire Glass.

Madison council to weigh firing police monitor after board praises her work

MADISON, Wis. — Madison’s Police Civilian Oversight Board says interim independent police monitor Aeiramique “Meeka” Glass performed at a high level, offering an assessment that conflicts with a city attorney’s review as the Common Council prepares to consider firing her.

Board chair Devon Snyder posted a summary of the evaluation Monday, saying Glass scored strongly across the areas reviewed, including compliance with legal requirements, leadership and communication. He said the board found she had increased public awareness of the monitor’s office and strengthened the city’s oversight processes.

The full evaluation will not be made public, Snyder told News 3 Now, citing workplace privacy laws. He said the board completed it in a closed session the previous week and voted to authorize him to release a summary. The board’s vice chair, Helyn Luisi-Mills, had earlier said the board planned to share its final findings.

Snyder said the board also identified areas for improvement, including expanding oversight work and rebuilding relationships with key stakeholders. Although an evaluation of an interim monitor was not required, he said, the board considered it important to assess Glass’s work and support continued improvement.

The board’s favorable account stands in contrast to a review issued earlier this month by City Attorney Michael Haas’s office. That review described a breakdown in communication between Haas and Glass and alleged that her office may have violated city rules. It faulted Glass for not following budget instructions, retaining outside attorneys and investigators without city-approved contracts, and failing to comply with Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Law.

The city attorney’s review prompted District 2 Alder Will Ochowicz to introduce a resolution to remove Glass. At least eight alders had publicly backed the measure by Monday. The Common Council was scheduled to vote Tuesday night, putting the monitor’s future before elected officials amid competing assessments of her performance.

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