Fiscal Note
Currently, the City of Madison collects license fees and reimburses the State of Wisconsin from these collections. With the adoption of this resolution, state fees would be collected separately from city license fees. A surcharge would be charged to cover the state fees. This system will eliminate the need for the City to amend its ordinances every time the state changes its fee structure. Health agency staff anticipate a net reduction in costs of approximately $20,000.
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Amending Sec. 1.08(4) to include citation authority for Humane Officers, repealing Sec. 7.15(6)(d)3. which created a practitioner fee, creating Sec. 7.54 to distinguish City fees from State fees, amending Sec. 23.33 of the Madison General Ordinances to establish similarity between the County and City Humane Officer Ordinances.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance permits all Humane Officers employed by the Department of Public Health for Madison and Dane County to write citations for ordinance violations that occur within the City. This ordinance removes the City’s tattoo and body-piercing practitioner fee schedule as it is now established under State statute. This ordinance also creates Section 7.54 which establishes that all fees under Chapter 7 are City fees and do not include any State fees that the City is required to collect on behalf of the State. This ordinance amends Section 23.33 to reflect that animal control officers are now humane officers and to insure that the section covers all animals. It also amends Section 23.33 to remove the yearly appointment requirement of humane officers and removes the requirement that any animal that scratches a person or animal is placed under quarantine.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subsection (4) entitled "Issuance of Citations" of Section 1.08 entitled "Issuance of Citations for Violations of...
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