City of Madison - File #: 83673

• File #: 83673
• Version: 2
• Name: Transfer Apparel Committee Duties to Finance Department
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/28/2024
• In control: Attorney's Office
• On agenda: 6/18/2024
• Final action: 6/18/2024
• Enactment date: 6/29/2024
• Enactment #: ORD-24-00039
• Title: SUBSTITUTE: Amending Section 4.25 of the Madison General Ordinances to eliminate the Committee on Sweatfree purchases and transfer their duties to the Finance Committee and Finance Director.
• Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Michael E. Verveer, Yannette Figueroa Cole

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/18/2024	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
6/10/2024	2	FINANCE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
6/4/2024	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
5/28/2024	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
Fiscal impacts, if any, will be minor. No appropriation is required.
Title
SUBSTITUTE: Amending Section 4.25 of the Madison General Ordinances to eliminate the Committee on Sweatfree purchases and transfer their duties to the Finance Committee and Finance Director.
Body
DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance eliminates the Committee on Sweatfree Practices and places some of their duties with the Finance Director and staff of the Finance Department.

The Substitute would transfer most of the committee’s duties to the Finance Committee, except that the Finance Director would be authorized to determine exceptions for Personal Protective Equipment and compliance with bidder disclosure statements.

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

1. Subdivision (d) entitled “Lack of Compliant Bidders for Certain Purchases” of Subsection (2) entitled “Applicability - Procurement of Apparel” of Section 4.25 entitled “Procurement of Items of Apparel” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended as follows:

“(d) Lack of Compliant Bidders For Certain Purchases.
1. Personal Protective Equipment. If, after conducting the applicable competitive selection process required by the Finance Department for a purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) that meets the definition of apparel, there are no qualified bidders that can comply with this ordinance, and such PPE is deemed essential by the Finance Director, the PPE may be procured without the requirements of this ordinance and the resulting contract (if any) need not include the language required by this ordinance. The determinations required by this paragraph shall be made in the sole discretion of the Finance Director, taking into account the purpose of this ordinance. The Finance Director shall report any exceptions granted under this paragraph to the Committee Common Council Finance Committee n...