Fiscal Note
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Commending and thanking Alderperson Marsha Rummel for her dedicated and conscientious service during her tenure as President of the Madison Common Council.
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WHEREAS, Alderperson Marsha Rummel was elected by her peers to the office of President of the Madison Common Council on April 18, 2017 for the 2017-2018 term; and,
WHEREAS, Council President Rummel met weekly with Mayor Paul Soglin and Council Vice-President Samba Baldeh to actively discuss important and pressing city issues; and,
WHEREAS, Council President Rummel and Council Vice-President Baldeh met monthly with MPD Chief Mike Koval and his team to discuss public safety issues and concerns; and,
WHEREAS, during her term as Common Council President, Alderperson Rummel served as chair of the Common Council Executive Committee and served on the Finance Committee, Ad Hoc Landmarks Ordinance Review Committee, Landmarks Commission, President’s Work Group on Police & Community Relations and the Public Market Development Committee and attended the MPD Policy & Procedure Ad Hoc Review meetings as the Council’s representative; and,
WHEREAS, during Alderperson Rummel’s tenure as Common Council President she scheduled a variety of discussions, briefings and informational presentations for the members of the Common Council:
· Outcomes Summit: City-Wide Goals & Recommendations from Guidance Teams (5/31/17)
· Update on the Public Market (7/11/17)
· Presentation: Human Trafficking in the City of Madison (7/18/17)
· Presentation: 2016 City of Madison Biennial Housing Report (8/1/17)
· Briefing: Ordinance changes to Transportation Department & Committees (8/31/17)
· Update on Madison Comprehensive Plan (9/5/17)
· Presentation: Performance Excellence (11/7/17)
· Joint Discussion of the Common Council & the MPD Policy & Procedure Ad Hoc Review Committee on the OIR Report & Recommendations (11/1/18)
· Presentation: Update on Emerald Ash Borer in Madison (1/16/18)
· Common...
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