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Report of the Mayor submitting resident committee appointments (introduction: 4-18-2023; action 4-25-2023).
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I hereby submit, for your consideration and approval, the following resident committee appointments.
*2/3 vote required for confirmation of non-city residents.
Pursuant to Sec. 3.30(2) of the Madison General Ordinances, "...provision shall not apply to a member of or candidate for appointment to a City of Madison board, committee or commission where, in the judgement of the mayor and two-thirds (2/3) of the Common Council, the best interests of the city will be served by the appointment of a non-resident member who is particularly well qualified by reasons of education, background, and experience with Madison business concerns or other Madison-based employers and the Mayor specifies fully to the Common Council the reasons why he or she is recommending such appointment."
MADISON’S CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID) BOARD
Note: Per the Business Improvement District [BID] Operating Plan as approved by the Common Council, “Wisconsin Statutes section 66.1109(3) (a) requires that the Board be composed of at least five members and that a majority of the Board members shall either own or occupy real property in the District. If the actual property or business owner is an entity, that entity shall designate a representative to act on its behalf.”
*JOSEY CHU, Sun Prairie - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of State Street Area - Business Owner. First appointed 3-1-2022.
TERM EXPIRES: 1-18-2026
Rationale: Josey Chu is the owner of Madame Chu Delicacies. She is one of the pop-up shop vendors participating in the City of Madison’s Pop-Up Shop program. She is also a Market Ready participant and an alumna of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s (WARF) UpStart program - an entrepreneurship program for women and people of color. She has been running her business for over six years.
COLIN W. SMITH (11th A.D.) - reappoint to a thr...
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