Fiscal Note
Adoption of this ordinance will result in additional costs and the reallocation of available staff time to post notices and store presonal property, although no estimate has been made regarding the magnitude of such additional costs or staff time commitment. No provision has been made for any such costs in the 2008 Adopted or 2009 Executive budgets.
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Creating Section 8.32 of the Madison General Ordinances to create policies and procedures for removal of personal property from public lands.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This requires that City agencies that deal with the homeless who leave personal property on public lands develop a policy for humane treatment in the removal of property of homeless individuals from public property. It requires that notices written in English and Spanish be posted by city staff providing notice of their intention to remove personal property from the public property, and that copies of such notices be provided to designated agencies serving the homeless. City staff are required to store the personal property of homeless individuals for a minimum of 90 days, unless the property is in unsanitary condition. An exception to the 72-hour notice and 90-day storage requirement is provided where illegal activities are occurring or in the event of an exceptional emergency with possible site contamination by hazardous materials or an immediate danger to human life or safety.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Section 8.32 entitled “Removal of Personal Property on Public Property” is hereby created to read as follows:
“8.32 REMOVAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.
(1) “Homeless” means persons who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and includes:
(a) persons who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regula...
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