City of Madison - File #: 06008

• File #: 06008
• Version: 1
• Name: term limits
• Type: Charter Ordinance
• Status: Filed
• File created: 3/20/2007
• In control: Attorney's Office
• On agenda: 3/3/2009
• Final action: 3/3/2009
• Title: Amending Section 3.03 and creating Section 3.015 of the Madison General Ordinances to establish term limits for the Mayor and Alderpersons.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/3/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Place On File	Pass
2/25/2009	1	Attorney's Office	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL WITH THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS - REPORT OF OFFICER
9/18/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
9/4/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO RE-REFER - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
8/7/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)	Re-refer
5/15/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)	Re-refer	Pass
3/27/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer
3/21/2007	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office
3/21/2007	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction
3/20/2007	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
3/20/2007	1	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval

Fiscal Note
No appropriation required.
Title
Amending Section 3.03 and creating Section 3.015 of the Madison General Ordinances to establish term limits for the Mayor and Alderpersons.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: These ordinances would place limits on the number of consecutive terms that either a Mayor or Alderperson could serve. The Mayor could only serve three consecutive terms and the Alders could only serve four consecutive terms. This ordinance would have prospective application only as terms served or entered into before the enactment of the ordinance would not count towards these term limits. This is a Charter Ordinance requiring 14 votes for approval.
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1. Pursuant to sec. 66.0101, Wis. Stats., 2003-2004, and notwithstanding those provisions of sec. 62.09(5), Wis. Stats., 2003-2004, relating to the terms of office of the Mayor, which may otherwise prohibit the enactment of term limits and which section has not been in effect since the enactment of the current provisions of sec. 3.03, Madison General Ordinances, the Common Council of the City of Madison do ordain as follows:

Subsection (1) of Section 3.03 entitled "Mayor" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:

"(1) Length of Terms and Limit on Consecutive Terms.
(a) The Mayor shall be elected on each odd numbered year for a term of two (2) years. Beginning with the 1991 Spring Election, the Mayor shall be elected every other odd numbered year for a term of four (4) years. The Mayor shall devote his entire time to the duties of the office of Mayor. The Mayor shall have the general supervision of all City officers and heads of departments in the performance of their official duties.
(b) No person shall be eligible to be nominated, elected, or to serve as Mayor if that person shall previously have held such office for three (3) or more full consecutive terms, unless one full term ...