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SUBSTITUTE Amending and repealing various sections of the Madison General Ordinances to correct inconsistencies and improper references in the Madison General Ordinances, constituting the 2013 City Attorney Revisor's Ordinance.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This is the annual City Attorney's Reviser's ordinance, correcting certain parts of the Madison General Ordinances (MGO), the City's code of ordinances.
The proposed changes in this ordinance are as follows:
1. Sec. 3.54(5), MGO, is amended to delete outdated text relating to IATSE members working at the Civic Center.
2. Sec. 6.01(2), MGO, is amended to correct gender-specific text,
3. In accord with change 2, this directive provides the City Attorney authority to update throughout the MGO’s all references to man and men.
4. Sec. 7.06(3), MGO, is amended to update and correct gender-specific text.
5. In accord with change 4, this directive provides the City Attorney authority to update throughout the MGO’s all references to him and his.
6. Sec. 9.21, MGO, is amended to replace bulky language for the title of the section.
7. Sec. 9.49(6)(b)2., MGO, is amended to correct an outdated reference to the Wisconsin Statutes.
8. Sec. 10.28(2), MGO, is amended to accomplish a terminology change from “special tax” to “special charge” that was adopted by ordinance in 2004 but inadvertently omitted from the quarterly revision at that time.
9. Sec. 15.07, MGO, is repealed to eliminate outdated text regarding old aldermanic districts.
10. Sec. 16.23(9)(c)5., MGO, is amended to eliminate an outdated reference to the MGO’s.
11. Sec. 24.08(3)(g), MGO, is amended to correct an obsolete reference to the MGO’s.
12. Sec. 31.065(5), MGO, is amended to correct an outdated reference to the MGO’s.
13. Sec. 33.01(8)(c), MGO, is amended to clarify the definition of quorum.
14. Sec. 33.26, MGO, is renumbered so the City-County Liaison Committee may be situated with like bodies.
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