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Amending and repealing various sections of the Madison General Ordinances to correct inconsistencies and improper references in the Madison General Ordinances, constituting the 2011 City Attorney Reviser's Ordinance.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This is the annual City Attorney's Reviser's ordinance, correcting certain parts of the Madison General Ordinances (MGO), the City's code of ordinances. The proposed changes are as follows:
1. Sec. 2.36, MGO, is amended to correct an outdated reference to the MGO’s.
2. Sec. 4.09(1), MGO, is amended to correct an outdated reference to the Wisconsin Statutes.
3.-6. Secs. 4.09(5), (7), (8), and (13), MGO, are amended to update obscure and outdated language.
7. Sec. 12.76(4)(f), MGO, is amended to correct an outdated reference to the MGO’s.
8. Sec. 31.045(3)(j), MGO, is amended to correct an outdated reference to the MGO’s.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Section 2.36 entitled “Council Proceedings” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
"2.36 COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. As provided in Section 3.133.05 of these ordinances, the City Clerk shall be responsible for the publication, filing, indexing and safekeeping of all proceedings of the Common Council. As further provided in Section 3.70(2) of these ordinances, the City Clerk is the legal custodian of the records of the Common Council.
As required by Wis. Stat. § 62.09(8)(c), the Clerk shall submit all acts of the Council to the Mayor for his/her approval or disapproval.”
2. Subsection (1) of Section 4.09 entitled “Special Assessments for the Construction or Reconstruction of Sanitary Sewers, Storm Sewers, and Street Improvements and Special Charges for Current Services” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
“(1) It shall be the policy of the City of Madiso...
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