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File #: 59427    Version: 1 Name: Downtown Coordinating Committee resident members to include one UW-Madison student
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 2/3/2020 In control: COMMON COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
On agenda: 3/17/2020 Final action: 3/17/2020
Enactment date: 3/31/2020 Enactment #: ORD-20-00035
Title: Amending Section 8.41(2) of the Madison General Ordinances to modify the number of resident members of the Downtown Coordinating Committee to include one (1) student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sponsors: Sally Rohrer, Patrick W. Heck, Michael E. Verveer, Keith Furman
Attachments: 1. Letter In Support of Student Seat on DCC.pdf

Fiscal Note

No fiscal impact.

Title

Amending Section 8.41(2) of the Madison General Ordinances to modify the number of  resident members of the Downtown Coordinating Committee to include one (1) student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS:  This ordinance changes the number of resident members of the Downtown Coordinating Committee to include one (1) student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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

 

                     Subsection (2) entitled “Composition and Appointment of Members” of Section 8.41 entitled “Downtown Coordinating Committee” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:

                     

“(2)                     Composition and Appointment of Members. The Downtown Coordinating Committee shall consist of nine (9) voting members and two (2) alternate members. Membership shall include two (2) or three (3) alderpersons. The remaining six (6) or seven (7) members and two alternates shall be persons residing within the City of Madison. At least one (1) of the resident members shall be a permanent resident of the Downtown area, one (1) shall be a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and one (1) shall be a representative of the downtown business community. Appointments shall be made by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Common Council provided, however, that the UW-Madison student will serve a one (1) year term from May 15 to May 14, the appointee to be forwarded to the Mayor for appointment by the alderperson of the 8th district, and shall be chosen from a list of potential appointees provided to the alderperson by the Associated Students of Madison.”