Fiscal Note
Implementing the ordinance will require staff time to create the petition document, review petitions, and process challenges. Fiscal impacts are anticipated to be minimal and would be absorbed in the Clerk's office personnel budget. No appropriation is required.
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SECOND SUBSTITUTE: Amending Section 2.03 of the Madison General Ordinances related to alder vacancies, to add detail to the application process and information to be submitted by applicants to fill vacancies on the Common Council.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance requires applicants to fill a Common Council vacancy to submit a petition containing the names, addresses and signatures of at least 20 electors of the district which has the vacancy. Currently, applicants must submit an application containing the information required by MGO 2.03. This ordinance would require the City Clerk to create a petition document and to review the names and signatures submitted by applicants to determine sufficiency of the signatures, process any challenges to the signatures, and determine whether applicants have qualified to proceed to review by the Common Council Executive Committee.
The SUBSTITUTE removes the proposed requirement to submit a petition containing elector signatures and adds some details related to the application process and information to be submitted by applicants for vacant alder positions. The Substitute establishes timelines for the Common Council Office to publicize the application process and for submitting application materials for review by the Council. The Substitute also removes the special provision for filling an alder vacancy that occurs between the first Tuesday of January and the Spring Election. Finally, the Substitute adds clarifying language regarding the notice responsibilities that transfer to the President and then the appointed alder as a result of an alder vacancy.
The SECOND SUBSTITUTE removes the requirement for the Common Council Office to public...
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