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SUBSTITUTE - Amending Section 33.13(1) of the Madison General Ordinances to change the timing of Common Council Executive Committee appointments and clarify that such appointments are subject to Council confirmation and that the terms end at the organizational meeting.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This amendment makes two clarifications to the appointment of the Common Council Executive Committee. First, it clarifies that the newly elected President of the Council is to make the appointment as soon as practicable after the organizational meeting. Second, it clarifies that the appointments are subject to confirmation by the Council.
Both of these amendments are to conform to established practice by the Council.
A substitute was created because a third change was recommended by the CCEC and agreed to by the sponsor. This additional change makes it clear that the terms of the members of the CCEC end at the time of the organizational meeting of the Council in April.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subsection (1) entitled “Committee Composition” of Section 33.13 entitled “Common Council Executive Committee Office and Chief of Staff” is amended as follows:
“(1) Committee Composition. There is hereby created a Common Council Executive Committee (CCEC) which shall consist of seven (7) members of the Common Council who shall serve for terms of one year. The President of the Common Council shall serve as Chair. At As soon as practicable after the annual organizational meeting of the Common Council, held on the third Tuesday of April of each year, the President shall appoint five (5) other members of the Council to serve on the Executive Committee. The appointments shall be submitted to the Council for confirmation. The Vice President of the Council shall serve as the seventh member of the Committee, and the immediate past President shall, if s/he is a member of the Common Council, serve as an alternate member of the Committee. If the immediate past President is not a member of the Common Council, or has been elected to serve another term as President or a term as Vice President, the President of the Common Council shall appoint an alternate member. The alternate member may act with full power and authority when any other member is absent or refuses to act. The alternate member may participate in Committee discussion and serve on subcommittees at any time. The President may appoint any Council members to serve on a subcommittee. The terms of all members of the CCEC end at the annual organizational meeting of the Council and are not subject to the extensions provided in sec. 33.01(6)(d), MGO.”