City of Madison - File #: 19335

• File #: 19335
• Version: 1
• Name: Recusals
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/26/2010
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• On agenda: 10/19/2010
• Final action: 11/9/2010
• Enactment date: 11/17/2010
• Enactment #: ORD-10-00104
• Title: Creating Section 33.01(9)(f) of the Madison General Ordinances to require all sub-units to include an agenda item at each meeting for ethics disclosures and recusals.
• Sponsors: Michael E. Verveer, Thuy Pham-Remmele

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/9/2010	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
10/19/2010	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
10/7/2010	1	ETHICS BOARD	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
9/7/2010	1	COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
8/3/2010	1	ETHICS BOARD	Refer
8/3/2010	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
7/28/2010	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
No appropriation is required.
Title
Creating Section 33.01(9)(f) of the Madison General Ordinances to require all sub-units to include an agenda item at each meeting for ethics disclosures and recusals.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: Under Sec. 3.35(5)(f), MGO, of the City’s Ethics Code, members of boards, commissions or committees (sub-units) of the City are required to make certain disclosures or abstain and not participate in certain matters. These involve situations of potential conflicts or other relationships that create a conflict of interest or would “reasonably be expected to impair her or his independence of judgment.”
This ordinance would require that the agenda for all sub-units include a separate item for “Disclosures and Recusals.” Member would, at that time, make any necessary disclosures or recusals in compliance with the Ethics Code.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
Subdivision (f) entitled “Disclosures and Recusals) of Subsection (9) entitled “Minutes, and Rules of Procedures” of Section 33.01 entitled “Boards, Commissions, and Committees Procedures” of the Madison General Ordinances is created to rea...