City of Madison - File #: 61459

• File #: 61459
• Version: 1
• Name: Calling for Emergency Money to the People
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/29/2020
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• On agenda: 8/4/2020
• Final action: 8/4/2020
• Enactment date: 8/7/2020
• Enactment #: RES-20-00537
• Title: Calling for Emergency Money to the People to provide critical relief to American families during the COVID-19 crisis and until our economy recovers; and calling on Congress to support and pass ongoing, direct cash payments.
• Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Sheri Carter, Tag Evers, Patrick W. Heck, Keith Furman, Michael J. Tierney, Shiva Bidar, Marsha A. Rummel, Rebecca Kemble, Michael E. Verveer, Syed Abbas, Grant Foster
• Related files: 93130

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/4/2020	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt Under Suspension of Rules 2.04, 2.05, 2.24, and 2.25	Pass
7/29/2020	1	Mayor's Office	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES 2.04, 2.05, 2.24, & 2.25 - MISC. ITEMS

Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact.
Title
Calling for Emergency Money to the People to provide critical relief to American families during the COVID-19 crisis and until our economy recovers; and calling on Congress to support and pass ongoing, direct cash payments.
Body
WHEREAS, Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) first appeared in December 2019 and has spread throughout the world, and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global pandemic; and,

WHEREAS, on March 23, 2020, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway declared a state of emergency to ramp up the city’s efforts to prepare for and respond to local cases of coronavirus; and,

WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declared a public health emergency to help the state prepare for a broader spread of COVID-19; and,

WHEREAS, On March 13, 2020, US President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency concerning the novel coronavirus outbreak; and,

WHEREAS, Madison and Wisconsin are responding in strong and definitive ways to slow the spread and save lives, ordering residents to shelter-in-place and cease non-essential activities as of March 24, 2020; and,

WHEREAS, In order to comply with Safer-at-Home orders for public health, many businesses have shut their doors, temporarily or permanently, and laid off or terminated thousands of employees; and,

WHEREAS, As of July 1, 32% of American families were unable to pay their housing costs, roughly 10.1% of white workers and 15.6% of Black workers were unemployed in June and nationally 24.5 million workers are out of work because of the coronavirus; and,

WHEREAS, These levels of unemployment are at historical highs , and economists have stated that despite the historic number of claims, they understate the extent of the economic crisis; and,

WHEREAS, the US Congress passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)...