City of Madison - File #: 69990

• File #: 69990
• Version: 1
• Name: Council Chief of Staff Hiring
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Filed
• File created: 2/16/2022
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
• On agenda: 2/22/2022
• Final action: 5/10/2022
• Title: Amending Section 33.13(2) to establish procedures for hiring of the Common Council Chief of Staff.
• Sponsors: Grant Foster, Patrick W. Heck, Yannette Figueroa Cole, Jael Currie, Juliana R. Bennett, Regina M. Vidaver, Nikki Conklin, Tag Evers, Keith Furman

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/10/2022	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Place On File Without Prejudice	Pass
3/1/2022	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Re-refer	Pass
3/1/2022	1	COMMON COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	Refer	Pass
2/22/2022	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
2/16/2022	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The proposed ordinance establishes procedures to be followed in the hiring of the Common Council Chief of Staff. Budget for the Chief of Staff position is included in the Common Council annual operating budget. Costs associated with recruiting for the Chief of Staff position will be absorbed by the Common Council Office operating budget as much as possible. No appropriation is required to adopt this ordinance.
Title
Amending Section 33.13(2) to establish procedures for hiring of the Common Council Chief of Staff.
Body
DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance establishes procedures to be followed in the hiring of the Common Council Chief of Staff.

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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:

Subsection (2) entitled “Office of the Common Council” of Section 33.13 entitled “Common Council Executive Committee, Office and Chief of Staff” is amended as follows:

“(2) Office of the Common Council.
(a) There is hereby created the Office of the Common Council which shall be managed and directed by the Common Council President with the advice and support of the City's Human Resources Director. Common Council staff shall be appointed by the Common Council after nomination by the Common Council Executive Committee, shall serve under civil service, shall prepare and review the Council office budget, and shall perform those duties assigned by members of the Common Council.
(b) Common Council Chief of Staff. There shall be a Common Council Chief of Staff authorized by the Common Council.
1. The Common Council Chief of Staff shall be appointed by the Common Council as provided in Sub. (2)(e) below, and shall report to the Common Council Executive Committee. The Common Council Chief of Staff is subject to the authority of the Common Council Executive Committee to impose discipline or discharge as provided in section (9) of the City of Madison Personnel Ru...