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File #: 47931    Version: 1 Name: Establishing rules and procedures for Common Council deliberations on the City of Madison's 2018 Capital and Operating Budgets.
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 7/6/2017 In control: FINANCE COMMITTEE
On agenda: 8/1/2017 Final action: 8/1/2017
Enactment date: 8/8/2017 Enactment #: RES-17-00642
Title: Establishing rules and procedures for Common Council deliberations on the City of Madison's 2018 Capital and Operating Budgets.
Sponsors: Marsha A. Rummel
Attachments: 1. 2018 Budget Calendar.pdf

Fiscal Note

No appropriation is required.

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Establishing rules and procedures for Common Council deliberations on the City of Madison's 2018 Capital and Operating Budgets.

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council hereby establishes the following rules and procedures for the deliberation of the 2018 Executive Operating and Capital Budgets as amended by the Finance Committee:

 

1) All proposed amendments to be reviewed and distributed in advance of the Common Council meeting must be submitted to the Finance Department (Room 406 City-County Building) no later than 12:00 noon on Wednesday, November 8th, 2017. The Finance Department staff will prepare fiscal notes and distribute a list of the proposed amendments by Friday, November 10th, 2017, at 12:00 noon.

 

2) In the case of amendments from the floor of the Council, members may consider an amendment to a proposed amendment as well as other amendments that are written and distributed to Council members.

 

3) Proposed amendments must have two sponsors to be considered by the Council.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the above rules shall be in effect for the deliberation of the 2018 Capital and Operating Budgets on Monday, November 13th, and on November 14th, if a meeting is held.

 

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that any rules or procedures that are inconsistent with the above rules are suspended for these meetings pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.34 of the Madison General Ordinances.

 

EDITOR'S NOTE: The attached 2018 Budget Calendar identifies the proposed schedule for consideration of the 2018 Budget, including dates for Public Hearings before the Common Council.