City of Madison - File #: 76500

• File #: 76500
• Version: 3
• Name: Previous Versions & Agenda Approval
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/1/2023
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• On agenda: 3/7/2023
• Final action: 3/21/2023
• Enactment date: 3/31/2023
• Enactment #: ORD-23-00051
• Title: SECOND SUBSTITUTE: Amending Sections 2.055(5) and creating 3.70(8)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to require previous versions of ordinances and resolutions and all accompanying documents be included in the legislative file, and amending Sections 2.055(5), repealing Section 2.055(3), and creating Subsection 2.08(4) of the Madison General Ordinances to modify the process of determining and making recommended motions related to Council agenda items.
• Sponsors: Keith Furman, Grant Foster

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/21/2023	3	COMMON COUNCIL	Place the Following Amendment on File Without Prejudice	Fail
3/21/2023	3	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
3/15/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT WITH THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
3/7/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
3/2/2023	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The proposed ordinance amends various sections of the Madison General Ordinances as outlined in the Drafter’s Analysis. Changes are related to the legislative process and do not have any direct fiscal impact. Any increases in staff time to comply with the changes are expected to be minor and absorbed within existing resources. No appropriation is required.

Title
SECOND SUBSTITUTE: Amending Sections 2.055(5) and creating 3.70(8)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to require previous versions of ordinances and resolutions and all accompanying documents be included in the legislative file, and amending Sections 2.055(5), repealing Section 2.055(3), and creating Subsection 2.08(4) of the Madison General Ordinances to modify the process of determining and making recommended motions related to Council agenda items.
Body
DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance clarifies several rules related to sponsorship of ordinances and resolutions, approval of the Common Council meeting agenda and consent agenda, the process of Sub-unit recommendations to the Council, and the making of motions on the Council floor. This ordinance clarifies that new versions of ordinances and resolutions must have a sponsor before being published in Legistar. This ordinance also clarifies that the Council President shall approve the consent agenda document. It also requires that ordinance amendments, including those made on the Council floor, be approved as to form by the City Attorney.

Currently any changes made to a proposal by the lead board, committee or commission will stand as the recommended substitute or alternate to be considered by the Council provided that the change is sponsored by a member of the Council. Under this ordinance, modifications to proposed ordinances and resolutions will no longer be described as a “substitute” or an “alternate.” The recommendation of the lead referral will be listed as the recommended motion before the Council regardless of whether it is s...