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Amending Section 33.01(6) of the Madison General Ordinances related to Alder appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees to change the appointment terms.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance changes the terms of alders appointed to City boards, commissions and committees from being concurrent with the term of their office to a term expiring in the following April. The amendment accommodates the change to electing alders to staggered terms.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subsection (6) entitled “Terms of Appointment” of Section 33.01 entitled “Boards, Commissions, and Committees Procedures” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended as follows:
“(6) Terms of Appointment.
(a) All appointments to Sub-units shall be for a term of three (3) years, except for Alders, which shall be concurrent with the respective Aldermanic term for a term expiring on the third Tuesday of the following April. No Mayoral appointment shall commence after the Mayoral term of office.
(b) Term Limits. No person, other than Alders, shall serve on any Sub-unit for a period in excess of twelve (12) years, unless authorized by a two-thirds (⅔) majority vote of the Common Council. Time served prior to July 1, 2009, shall not be included in any calculation of term limits.
(c) Any ordinance amendment or resolution affecting the terms of or the qualifications of members of boards, commissions or committees shall, unless otherwise explicitly provided therein, have prospective application only and shall not have any effect upon the remainder of any terms of office nor upon the appointment of any member of a Sub-unit in existence on the date said ordinance amendment or resolution becomes effective.
(d) Notwithstanding any fixed term of office, except for alders, the terms of board, commission and committee members shall run until their successors are appointed and confirmed or for a period of ninety (90) days after the end of the fixed term, whichever is less. This ordinance shall apply to every person holding such office on January 1, 2003 and thereafter.”