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File #: 36084    Version: 1 Name: Revising name of Department of Public Health
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/6/2014 In control: BOARD OF HEALTH FOR MADISON AND DANE COUNTY
On agenda: 1/20/2015 Final action: 1/20/2015
Enactment date: 1/29/2015 Enactment #: ORD-15-00009
Title: Amending Section 7.03 of the Madison General Ordinances to revise the name of the Department of Public Health for Madison and Dane County.
Sponsors: John Strasser, Matthew J. Phair
Fiscal Note
No appropriation is required.
Title
Amending Section 7.03 of the Madison General Ordinances to revise the name of the Department of Public Health for Madison and Dane County.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS:  This ordinance will change the name of the "Department of Public Health for Madison and Dane County" to "Public Health Madison and Dane County."
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
      1.      Section 7.03 entitled "Definitions" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
"7.03      DEFINITIONS.  Whenever the terms "Health Department", "Department of Public Health", "City Department of Public Health", "Madison Public Health Department", "Department" or "City of Madison Health Department" are found within this Chapter they shall be given the definition of the "Department of Public Health for Madison and Dane County".  Whenever the term "Director of Public Health", "Director" or "Director of Health" are found within this Chapter they shall be given the definition of the "Director of the Department of Public Health for Madison and Dane County or his/her designee."  Whenever the term "Commission", "Board of Health" or "Board" are found within this Chapter they shall be given the definition of the "Board of Health for Madison and Dane County.""
      2.      The title of the "Department of Public Health for Madison and Dane County" is renamed to the "Public Health Madison and Dane County" and all references in the MGO's shall be modified to reflect this new name.