City of Madison - File #: 06832

• File #: 06832
• Version: 2
• Name: early public comment
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/26/2007
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)
• On agenda: 9/18/2007
• Final action: 9/18/2007
• Enactment date: 10/5/2007
• Enactment #: ORD-07-00128
• Title: SUBSTITUTE - Creating new Section 2.04(4), renumbering current Sections 2.04(4) - (15) to 2.04(5) - (16), respectively, and amending Section 2.29 of the Madison General Ordinances to provide an Early Public Comment period at each Common Council meeting.
• Sponsors: Brenda K. Konkel, Julia S. Kerr

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/18/2007	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
9/5/2007	2	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
9/5/2007	2	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
9/5/2007	2	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office (SUBSTITUTES)
9/4/2007	2	COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
8/7/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)	Re-refer	Pass
7/3/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer
6/27/2007	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office
6/27/2007	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction
6/26/2007	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
6/26/2007	1	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval

Fiscal Note
No expenditure required.
Title
SUBSTITUTE - Creating new Section 2.04(4), renumbering current Sections 2.04(4) - (15) to 2.04(5) - (16), respectively, and amending Section 2.29 of the Madison General Ordinances to provide an Early Public Comment period at each Common Council meeting.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This amendment provides an Early Public Comment period at each Common Council meeting for persons with health, scheduling, or child-care needs. It sunsets on October 1, 2008.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:

1. New Subsection (4) of Section 2.04 entitled "Order of Business" of the Madison General Ordinances is created to read as follows:

"(4) Early Public Comment. This subsection (4) shall not apply after October 1, 2008."

2. Current Subsections (4) through (15) of Section 2.04 entitled "Order of Business" of the Madison General Ordinances are renumbered to Subsections (5) through (16), respectively.

3. Section 2.29 entitled "Citizens Right to Address Common Council" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:

"2.29 CITIZENS RIGHT TO ADDRESS COMMON COUNCIL.
(1) Except as hereinafter set forth, any citizen shall have the right to speak on any item of business that is on the agenda for Common Council action if he/she registers to speak on that item before the item comes up for action. Except for informational and public hearings, speakers shall be limited to a three-minute address unless the Common Council agrees by a two-thirds (2/3) vote to extend the time. Provided, that a speaker who requires an interpreter, either because of his/her limited English proficiency or because of a disability, may speak for six (6) minutes. No citizen shall be permitted to speak on petitions and communications when first introduced before the Common Council and which are scheduled to be referred ...