City of Madison - File #: 15056

• File #: 15056
• Version: 1
• Name: Appointment of subcommittees
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/9/2009
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)
• On agenda: 7/21/2009
• Final action: 7/21/2009
• Enactment date: 8/11/2009
• Enactment #: ORD-09-00117
• Title: Amending Section 2.205 of the Madison General Ordinances to allow the President of the Common Council to appoint subcommittees to address issues of a temporary nature.
• Sponsors: Tim Bruer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/21/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
7/7/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
6/16/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
6/9/2009	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note

No appropriation required.

Title

Amending Section 2.205 of the Madison General Ordinances to allow the President of the Common Council to appoint subcommittees to address issues of a temporary nature.

Body

DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS:  This ordinance will permit the President of the Common Council to form ad hoc subcommittees of the Common Council to address issues of a temporary nature.

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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:

      Section 2.205 entitled "President and President Pro Tem" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:

"2.205      PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT PRO TEM.

The Common Council shall at its organizational meeting on the third Tuesday of April of each year, elect one member of the Council to act as President of the Council and another member to act as President Pro Tem of the Common Council, pursuant to the provision of Wis. Stat. § 62.09(8)(e).  The President Pro Tem of the Common Council shall act during the absence, inability or disability of the president.  Among other duties of the Council President and the President Pro Tem, are those set forth in Secs. 2.04 (Order of Business), 3.35(10)(b) (Ethics Board), 4.02(4) (Board of Estimates), and 33.13 (Common Council Organizational Committee), MGO.

The Common Council President may, with the consent of the Common Council Organizational Committee, appoint ad hoc subcommittees of the Common Council, to consist of 2-3 Council members, to address issues of a temporary nature.  The subcommittees shall be subject to the rules for all ad hoc bodies set out in Sec. 33.01, MGO."