Fiscal Note
The fiscal impact of specific ordinance or policy changes authorized by the emergency declaration will be described in fiscal notes of future resolutions and/or ordinance changes presented to the Common Council for approval.
On March 23, 2020 the Mayor declared a state of emergency in the City of Madison resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak. This resolution formalizes the Mayor’s declaration. As a result of the emergency declaration the Mayor has introduced 24 additional ordinance amendments to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on residents, businesses, and workers in the City of Madison. The projected fiscal impact of these measures is $1.1 million in 2020. The attached summarizes these emergency measures and the projected fiscal impact. Assumptions used for these cost estimates are based on known information as of March 26, 2020.
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Declaring that a state of emergency is hereby in existence for the City of Madison pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 323.11 and Madison General Ordinances Section 3.19.
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WHEREAS, on March 23, 2020, the Mayor issued a proclamation declaring a state of emergency for the City of Madison resulting from evidence of increasing transmission of COVID-19;
WHEREAS, the conditions necessitating declaration of a state of emergency continue to exist; and
WHEREAS Madison General Ordinance Section 3.19 provides that upon a Mayoral proclamation of a local state of emergency, the Common Council shall meet to ratify, by resolution or ordinance, the state of emergency and may, on a prospective basis, modify the regulations issued pursuant to the state of emergency;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MADISON:
1. That the state of emergency proclaimed for the City of Madison by the Mayor on
March 23, 2020, is hereby ratified.
2. That the Common Council adopts this resolution declaring an emergency exists in the City of Madison due to the emergency described above.
BE IT F...
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