Milwaukee alderman drafts censure document after verbal altercation inside City Hall

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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – A Milwaukee alderman has made a statement online after he says he "raised his voice" at another Milwaukee Common Council member; a situation sources say restructured some committees inside City Hall.

Sources inside City Hall tell CBS 58 Ald. Mark Chambers verbally confronted Ald. Jocasta Zamarripa over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in the city surrounding a press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 11. 

Chambers shared the following statement to his X account:

Sources say both Chambers and Zamarripa have been removed from committees as a result of the matter.

Ald. Peter Burgelis confirmed that he drafted a motion of censure but has not filed it with the City Clerk. He tells CBS 58 holding it until the third party Department of Employee Relations (DER) investigation is completed.

If filed, the last time a Milwaukee Common Council member was censured was when Mike McGee clashed with other city officials over racial issues back in 1990.

CBS 58 has reached out to Milwaukee Common Council President Jose Perez for comment on the committee restructuring.

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