Fiscal Note
No significant fiscal impact is anticipated from these ordinance changes.
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AMENDED SUBSTITUTE - Amending names of Committees, Codifying Creation of Committees, Deleting Obsolete Committees and Renumbering Sections of Chapters 3 and 33 in accordance with the Report of the CCOC Subcommittee on Committee Creation and Committee Rules.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance is the result of lengthy work by a CCOC Subcommittee. Please refer to the Reports of the Subcommittee and of the City Attorney.
This ordinance makes a number of changes as recommended by the Report of the CCOC Subcommittee on Committee Creation and Committee Rules. It is a companion to Legislative File # 13233.
In general, this ordinance:
1. Eliminates obsolete committees and, where necessary, assigns the obligations to a city official.
2. Codifies in the MGO a number of committees and subcommittees that are standing committees, in accordance with the Report and companion ordinance.
3. Modifies the ordinance on Staff Committees to allow for three types of committees, those that are full committees, quasi-committees and information only committees, with different obligations on each.
4. Renames a number of teams, board or commissions to be committees in accordance with the Report and the companion ordinance which requires that only those bodies with some independent authority from the Council should be called "board" or "commission."
5. The changes are effective June 1, 2009 August 1, 2009.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subsection (18) entitled “Severability” of Section 3.17 of the Madison General Ordinances is hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
“(18) CDA Housing Operations Subcommittee. The CDA Housing Operations Subcommittee shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Chair of the Community Development Authority ...
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