The Madison Common Council is set to consider a resolution on October 20 that would terminate Interim Independent Police Monitor Aeiramique Glass and place the monitor’s office under Common Council Chief of Staff Karen Kapusta-Pofahl until a permanent monitor is hired. The resolution, introduced by Alder Will Ochowicz, cleared an initial vote 18-2. Alders Carmella Glenn and Julia Matthews opposed it. Its legality is uncertain: Madison’s ordinance gives the Police Civilian Oversight Board (PCOB) responsibility for overseeing the Office of the Independent Monitor and bars city officials from interfering with the monitor’s work. The proposal says Glass failed to complete essential duties and describes that as a breach of contract. Glass told Madison365 she did not sign an employment contract with the city. Ochowicz did not respond to requests for comment. The resolution cites an October 2 employment review from City Attorney Michael Haas. The review describes concerns raised in an August 31 memo by Haas and three other city department heads, including that Glass hired contractors without following purchasing procedures, submitted the office’s budget request late, missed the mayor’s budget meeting and did not properly notify the board of meetings. PCOB Chair Maia Pearson said the review contained no new information and disputed the way it was characterized. She said interim appointees are not subject to employment evaluations, but the board completed an evaluation of Glass at her request and planned to file it with City Human Resources. Pearson also said the PCOB, as Glass’s supervisor, was not given the October 2 review. Glass’s interim appointment was extended by the council on June 9 through March 2027, or until 30 days after a permanent monitor is hired. The PCOB has since begun community outreach, including a survey seeking input on the qualifications and qualities residents want in a permanent monitor. Under Madison’s ordinance, the PCOB recruits and hires the independent monitor, subject to Common Council confirmation. The ordinance does not specify who can terminate a monitor, and the city attorney had not responded to a request for clarification by Tuesday night. The resolution does not mention the PCOB. It would instead have the council’s chief of staff engage the National Association of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement to support the council’s work on police oversight. Pearson said the proposal violates the city’s ordinance, which bars officials from using their positions to undermine the monitor’s independence. The dispute puts the city’s system of civilian oversight at the center of a contest over who has authority over the monitor’s office—and whether the council can remove an interim monitor while the board responsible for the office is conducting its own evaluation and hiring process.