City of Madison - File #: 19803

• File #: 19803
• Version: 2
• Name: Creating the Sister City Ad Hoc Planning Committee to make recommendations on the charge, scope and purpose of the City of Madison Sister City Program.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/1/2010
• In control: Council Office
• Final action: 9/7/2010
• Enactment date: 9/9/2010
• Enactment #: RES-10-00714
• Title: AMENDED - Creating the Sister City Ad Hoc Planning Committee to make recommendations on the charge, scope and purpose of the City of Madison Sister City Program.
• Sponsors: David J. Cieslewicz, Tim Bruer, Bridget R. Maniaci

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/7/2010	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt Under Suspension of Rules 2.04, 2.05, 2.24, and 2.25	Pass
9/1/2010	1	Council Office	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES 2.04, 2.05, 2.24, & 2.25 - MISC. ITEMS

Fiscal Note
No appropriation required. Staff support, as necessary, will be provided within existing resources.
Title
AMENDED - Creating the Sister City Ad Hoc Planning Committee to make recommendations on the charge, scope and purpose of the City of Madison Sister City Program.
Body
WHEREAS, the Sister City Collaboration Committee has been having a hard time reaching quorum and had to cancel three consecutive meetings this year; and,

WHEREAS, not being able to reach quorum has caused disruption and delay in the ongoing committee work; and,

WHEREAS, there is a core group of committee members that wish to move forward with committee work and wish to reduce the size of the committee from 17 to 11 to achieve quorum; and,

WHEREAS, the committee proposed Substitute Ordinance #18250 amending the composition of the committee from that created in the authorizing Resolution #12443. The substitute ordinance eliminated four of the Sister Cities from the Sister City Collaboration Committee due to poor attendance of those cities representatives and also because those cities are no longer Sister Cities in their own country; and,

WHEREAS, the substitute ordinance also removed representatives of the Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce and the Madison Arts Commission; and,

WHEREAS, the substitute ordinance was referred to the Common Council Organizational Committee where questions were raised about the validity, purpose and charge of committee; and,

WHEREAS, a motion was made by Ald. Michael Schumacher to place the substitute on file and request that the City Attorney draft a resolution to create a Sister City Ad Hoc Committee that would develop a long term plan for the City of Madison Sister City Program,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council shall create the Sister City Ad Hoc Planning Committee to determine the charge, scope and purpose of the City of Madison Sister City Program and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, t...