Fiscal Note
No appropriation is required.
Title
Amending Section 33.52 of the Madison General Ordinances to modify the composition of the Food Policy Council.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance makes minor changes in the composition of the Food Policy Council to provide for greater flexibility in appointments.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subdivision (a) of Subsection (2) entitled “Membership; Terms” of Section 33.52 entitled “Food Policy Council” of the Madison General Ordinance is amended to read as follows:
“(a) The FPC shall consist of twenty-three (23) members appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Common Council; except that the representative of the Madison Metropolitan School District shall be appointed by the Superintendent of the School District. Three (3) of the members shall be alderpersons; aldermanic appointees shall serve a term expiring concurrent with their term as alders. Nineteen (19) of the remaining members shall be adult citizen appointees; adult citizen appointees shall serve a term of three years expiring on October 1st in the third year following appointment, except the term of the member of the Community Gardens Committee shall expire with his or her term on the Community Gardens Committee. One (1) member shall be a youth member less than nineteen (19) twenty-four (24) years of age when appointed and shall serve a term of one year, expiring on June July 310, and shall not count against the nineteen (19) adult citizen members. All vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the Mayor, subject to Common Council approval, for a term filling out the remainder of the vacated members' term.”
2. Subsection (3) entitled “Composition” of Section 33.52 entitled “Food Policy Council” of the Madison General Ordinance is amended to read as follows:
“(3)” Composition. The adult citi...
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