Fiscal Note
No City appropriation required.
Title
Amending various sections of the Madison General Ordinances to correct inconsistencies and improper references in the Madison General Ordinances, constituting a 2026 City Attorney Revisor’s Ordinance.
Body
DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This City Attorney Revisor’s Ordinance corrects certain parts of the Madison General Ordinances (MGO), the City's code of ordinances.
The proposed changes in this ordinance are as follows:
• Section 1.08(3)(a) is amended to correct references to Sections of the Madison General Ordinances and remove repealed previously.
• Section 1.08(3)(c) is amended to update the court cost amount imposed by Wisconsin State Statute.
• Section 1.08(4) is amended to correct references to Sections of the Madison General Ordinances.
• Section 3.035(3)(j) is amended to correct an MGO reference.
• Section 3.12(8) is amended to correct an MGO reference.
• Section 3.12(10)(b)7 is amended to correct a reference to Wisconsin State Statute.
• Section 3.14(3)(a)3 is amended to correct an MGO reference.
• Section 3.14(3)(b)2 is amended to remove a responsibility repealed by ORD-23-00034, and renumber the section accordingly.
• Section 3.17(7) is amended to correct a reference to Wisconsin State Statute.
• Section 3.20(2)(a)1 is amended to correct a reference to the Code of Federal Regulations.
• Section 9.136(1)(k)2.b is amended to remove a reference to an MGO Section repealed by ORD-25-00001.
• Section 15.02(137) is amended to correct the description of Ward 137.
• Section 28.097(7)(b) is amended to correct a grammatical error.
• Section 33.10(3) is amended to correct an MGO reference.
• Section 33.15(3) is amended to correct term limits for alternate members and alders serving on the Community Development Block Grant Committee.
• Section 33.32(1) is modified to correct the number of voting and non-voting members of the Joint Campus Area Committee.
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Please see Legistar File No. 93787 Body in Attachments.