Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact.
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SUBSTITUTE: Creating Section 3.22 and amending Section and 33.01(10) to prohibit sub-unit meetings and public informational meetings from meeting on nights when the Common Council is prohibited by ordinance from conducting meetings
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance prohibits the scheduling of Sub-unit meetings on dates the Common Council is prohibited by ordinance from conducting meetings due to holidays, and prohibits City agencies from scheduling public informational meetings on nights when the Common Council is prohibited by ordinance from conducting meetings for various reasons.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Section 3.22 entitled “Scheduling City Agency Public Information Meetings” of the Madison General Ordinances is created as follows:
“3.22 SCHEDULING CITY AGENCY PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGS
No City agency shall schedule a public informational meeting on nights that the Common Council has designated as holidays for the purpose of the Council meeting schedule, on the same nights that the Finance Committee is considering the annual Operating and Capital budgets, or on any primary or general election day for local, state or national offices or referenda.”
2. Subdivision (a) entitled “Budget Meetings” of Subsection (10) entitled “Meetings Not to Be Held” of Section 33.01 entitled “Boards, Commissions, and Committees Procedures” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended as follows:
“(10) Meetings Not to Be Held
(a) Budget Meetings and Holidays . Sub-units shall not schedule meetings on the same nights that the Finance Committee or the Common Council is considering the annual Operating and Capital budgets (not including budget presentations). Sub-units shall not schedule meetings on nights that the Common Council has designated as holidays for the purpose of the Council meeting schedule.”