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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 2014 City Attorney Revisor'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 in this ordinance are as follows:
1. Sec. 1.01(13), MGO, is created to clarify that references to the Wisconsin Statutes are referring to the most current version of the statutes.
2. Sec. 2.18, MGO, is amended to clarify that, with specified exceptions, an absence or abstention or vacancy does not change the affirmative votes needed to adopt a matter.
3. Sec. 28.183(5)(b)9., MGO, is amended to eliminate confusion as to when a person may appeal to circuit court a conditional use decision by the Council.
4. Sec. 29.10(1), MGO, is amended to correct an obsolete reference.
5. Sec. 8.24(1)(ee), MGO, is repealed to eliminate outdated text.
6. Sec. 8.24(1)(ff), MGO, is repealed to eliminate outdated text.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subsection (13) entitled “References to Wisconsin Statutes” of Section 1.01 entitled “Construction of Ordinances” of the Madison General Ordinances is created to read as follows:
“(13) References to Wisconsin Statutes. A reference to the Wisconsin State Statutes shall be construed to mean the most recent version of cited statute.”
2. Section 2.18 entitled “Majority Vote of All Members Required” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
“2.18 MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL MEMBERS REQUIRED.
(1) All laws, ordinances, rules, resolutions and motions shall be passed by an affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of the Common C...
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