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Amending various Sections of the Madison General Ordinances related to Terms of Alders on Boards, Commissions and Committees.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance establishes terms of alders on City Boards, Commissions and Committees as one year, expiring on the third Tuesday of the April following appointment. The ordinance makes such terms of alders consistent with MGO section 33.01(6)(a).
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subdivision (c) of Subsection (10) entitled “Ethics Board” of Section 3.35 entitled “Code of Ethics” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended as follows:
“(c) The members of the Ethics Board shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Common Council. The term of any aldermanic member appointed to the Board shall expire with the expiration of her or his term as alderperson on the third Tuesday of the following April pursuant to Sec. 33.01(6)(a). Terms of office of other members of the Ethics Board shall be 3 years except that when the initial appointments are made, 2 of the members shall be appointed for 1 year, 2 others for 2 years, and the remaining 3 for 3 years.
The members of the Ethics Board as of the adoption of this ordinance are reappointed and reconfirmed to serve their terms or remaining parts of their terms for which each was most recently appointed.”
2. Subsection (4) entitled “Selection of Alderpersons Members of Board” of Section 4.02 entitled “Budget System” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended as follows:
“(4) Selection of Alderpersons Members of Board. The Finance Committee shall consist of six (6) Alders, five (5) of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Common Council. Once confirmed these members shall hold office for a term of two (2) years one (1) year or until their suc...
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