City of Madison - File #: 29473

• File #: 29473
• Version: 3
• Name: Tech committee
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/12/2013
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)
• On agenda: 5/21/2013
• Final action: 5/21/2013
• Enactment date: 5/30/2013
• Enactment #: ORD-13-00089
• Title: 2ND SUBSTITUTE Creating Section 33.53 of the Madison General Ordinances establishing the Digital Technology Committee.
• Sponsors: Paul R. Soglin, Scott J. Resnick, Mark Clear, Maurice S. Cheeks

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/21/2013	3	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
5/7/2013	2	COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
3/19/2013	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred	Pass
3/12/2013	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note

Costs associated with staffing the Committee will be absorbed by the Information Technology Department's existing resources.  No appropriation required.

Title

2ND SUBSTITUTE Creating Section 33.53 of the Madison General Ordinances establishing the Digital Technology Committee.

Body

DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS:  This proposal creates a new standing committee, the Digital Technology Committee, and establishes the Committee's mission and membership.

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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:

      Section 33.53 entitled "Digital Technology Committee" of the Madison General Ordinances is created as a committee to read as follows:

"33.53      DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE.

(1)       Digital Technology Committee.  The Digital Technology Committee is created and shall be governed by this ordinance.

(2)       Membership.  

(a)       The Digital Technology Committee shall consist of nine (9) voting members appointed by the Mayor subject to the approval of the Common Council on the third Tuesday of April for a term of three (3) years. Two (2) of the members shall be alderpersons who shall serve a term expiring concurrent with their terms as alders.  The remaining seven (7) members shall be adult citizen appointees.

(b)       When the Digital Technology Committee is first constituted, the initial appointments shall be staggered as follows: Two (2) citizen appointees shall be for a term of three (3) years; and two (2) citizen appointees shall be for a term of two (2) years; and three (3) citizen appointees shall be for a term of one (1) year.

(3)       Staffing.  The Information Technology Director, or his or her designee, shall serve the Digital Technology Committee as its nonvoting Executive Secretary.  All matters to be considered by the Committee shall be submitted to the Executive Secretary who shall prepare the notice, agenda and minutes of all Committee meetings and perform such other duties as the Committee shall direct.

(4)       Duties.  The Digital Technology Committee shall act in an advisory capacity to the Mayor and Common Council on the City's deployment and use of digital technology consistent with industry and governmental standards including: making studies and recommendations relative to the facilitating the provision of internet access to all citizens with special attention to low income families, realizing additional benefits from and expand utilization of the Metropolitan Unified Fiber Network, exploring the technological needs of existing and startup businesses, assisting in the provision of digital infrastructure needs, facilitate communication with the local information technology community, assisting in providing high speed, no-cost access for travelers and commuters and exploring the feasibility of other public and private investments in 21^st century telecommunication technologies, including fiber optics to the home."