City of Madison - File #: 02873

• File #: 02873
• Version: 3
• Name: appearance forms & right to address Council
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/31/2006
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)
• On agenda: 6/6/2006
• Final action: 6/6/2006
• Enactment date: 6/30/2006
• Enactment #: ORD-06-00076
• Title: SECOND SUBSTITUTE - Amending Sections 2.29 and 2.40(6)(d) of the Madison General Ordinances to clarify that appearance forms may only be submitted by persons physically present at a meeting.
• Sponsors: Zachariah Brandon, Noel T. Radomski, Larry Palm

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/6/2006	3	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
5/24/2006	3	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
5/24/2006	3	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
5/24/2006	3	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office (SUBSTITUTES)
5/16/2006	2	COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL WITH THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
4/11/2006	2	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office (SUBSTITUTES)
4/10/2006	2	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
4/10/2006	2	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
3/7/2006	1	COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)	Re-refer	Pass
2/7/2006	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer
2/1/2006	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office
2/1/2006	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction
1/31/2006	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
1/31/2006	1	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval

Fiscal Note
No expenditure required.
Title
SECOND SUBSTITUTE - Amending Sections 2.29 and 2.40(6)(d) of the Madison General Ordinances to clarify that appearance forms may only be submitted by persons physically present at a meeting.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance clarifies that registration or appearance forms may only be submitted by persons who actually are present at a meeting.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:

1. Section 2.29 entitled "Citizens Right to Address Common Council" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:

"2.29 CITIZENS RIGHT TO ADDRESS COMMON COUNCIL.
Except as hereinafter set forth, any citizen shall have the right to speak on any item of business that is on the agenda for Common Council action if he/she registers to speak on that item before the item comes up for action. Except for informational and public hearings, speakers shall be limited to a three-minute address unless the Common Council agrees by a two-thirds (2/3) vote to extend the time. Provided, that a speaker who requires an interpreter, either because of his/her limited English proficiency or because of a disability, may speak for six (6) minutes. No citizen shall be permitted to speak on petitions and communications when first introduced before the Common Council and which are scheduled to be referred and reported back at a later meeting. No person shall submit a registration or appearance form for any meeting unless that person actually attends some portion of the meeting at which the registration or appearance is submitted, or personally delivers the form at the place of the meeting within thirty (30) minutes of the scheduled starting time of the meeti...