Residency Map

Residency Rules

On July 26, 2016 the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee adopted legislation that imposes a residency requirement on law enforcement, fire, and designated emergency personnel to reside within 15 miles of the jurisdictional boundaries of the City. This charter ordinance, adopted pursuant to Wis. Stat. Sec. 66.0502 (4)(b), applies to all sworn members of the Fire and Police Departments and to any other “emergency personnel” designated by the Fire and Police Commission )FPC) This legislation became effective on October 11, 2016.

The FPC’s rules list the non-sworn (civilian) positions to which the emergency personnel (EP) designation applies.  These include the following positions:  

Milwaukee Fire Department
Fire Cadet
Fire Dispatch Assistant Manager
Fire Dispatch Manager
Fire Dispatcher – Senior
Fire Equipment Repairs Manager
Fire Fleet and Equipment Manager
Fire Information Systems Manager
Fire Information Technology Manager
 

Milwaukee Police Department
Communications Systems Manager
Emergency Communications Operator Supervisor
Police Aide
Police Facilities Manager
Police Information Systems Director
 

Department of Emergency Communications
Emergency Communications Director
Emergency Communications Deputy Director
Emergency Communications Manager
 

All employees hired into a position subject to this residency requirement, any incumbent sworn employee, or any civilian who at any time has his/her position designated as subject to this residency requirement, shall be granted a period of time not to exceed six months from the date of hire or the date upon which the designation becomes effective to become compliant with the requirement. Consistent with Sections 5.02-5 and 5.02-6 of the Charter, eligible employees may pursue extensions and hardship exceptions with the FPC.

The red line on the map below indicates a distance of 15 miles from the jurisdictional boundary of the City of Milwaukee. 

Important notes

Mapping the location of mailing addresses is performed using a process known as Geocoding.  Geocoding will not always be successful in determining the location of all mailing addresses; and even when successful it may have errors in the calculated location.  Because of this please do not rely solely on the location that the map automatically determines.  It is important to use the zoom in/out feature of the map in order to magnify the region of interest.  Users can then use the satellite imagery to visually locate known features of the actual property they are investigating in order to determine the true location and compliance of the property. 

This map is an illustrative tool and as such is meant to provide general guidance to department members and applicants, not final legal determination of compliance.  Members whose property intersects the edge of this region should consult with the Fire and Police Commission for final determination of the property’s compliance with the residency requirement. 

If you have questions or concerns please contact Fire and Police Commission Paralegal Niko Triggs at [email protected].

Directions for use

The map can be toggled between satellite imagery or illustrated and labeled streets by clicking the box in the lower left corner. Users can zoom in and out of the map by clicking the + and – buttons in the upper left corner. Clicking the house icon in the upper left corner will reset the map zoom to the default. Addresses may be located by typing them into the white box in the upper right corner of the map and subsequently clicking the icon in the upper right corner or pressing enter.