City of Milwaukee prepares ordinance for parades, public speakers during DNC

Regardless of the number of visitors — and demonstrators — in Milwaukee for the Democratic National Convention in August, the city is preparing an ordinance with procedures for parade permits and outdoor public speaking. The proposed ordinance is modeled after a template enacted in other recent national political party convention cities such as Philadelphia, Cleveland and Charlotte, North Carolina, said downtown Milwaukee Ald. Bob Bauman. Bauman is the sponsor of the ordinance generated by…