Fiscal Note
Transfer of parking enforcement from the Madison Police Department to the Parking Division is reflected in the operating budgets of the respective agencies. No appropriation required.
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Amending Sections 3.14, 3.54, 5.01, 5.05, 9.51, 12.128, 12.1331, 23.56 of the Madison General Ordinances to transfer parking enforcement and supervision from the Madison Police Department to the Madison Department of Transportation’s Parking Division.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: An act to transfer parking enforcement and supervision from the Madison Police Department to the Madison Department of Transportation’s Parking Division. Parking Enforcement Officers will operate under the direction of the Parking Division Manager. Administrative decision-making for parking enforcement is transferred from the Chief of Police to the Parking Division Manager. Minor updates made to parking enforcement officer uniform policy, vehicle auction practices.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subdivision (c) entitled “Parking Division” of Subsection (3) entitled “Divisions” of Section 3.14 entitled “Department of Transportation” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended as follows:
“(c) Parking Division.
1. Duties . The Parking Division shall be responsible for managing, operating, controlling, and maintaining the City's on- and off-street parking system, including enforcement of the City’s parking regulations, consisting of encompassing the transportation element listed in sub. (1)(c) above and reasonably related elements of transportation.
2. Management. The Parking Division shall be managed and supervised by the City Parking Division Manager, who shall also:
a. Serve as the executive secretary of the Transportation Commission as provided in Sec. 33.56(4);
b. Under the direction of the Director of Transportation, work with the City Traffic Engineer a...
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