Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact.
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Amending Section 5.20(3)(a)3. of the Madison General Ordinances related to the Police Civilian Oversight Board.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance modifies the method for selecting members of the Police Civilian Oversight Board.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Paragraph 3. entitled “Nominated by Community-Based Organizations” of Subdivision (a) entitled “Members” of Subsection (3) entitled “Board Composition” of Section 5.20 entitled “Police Civilian Oversight Board” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended as follows:
3. Nominated by community-based organizations . The Mayor and Common Council, in collaboration with the Department of Civil Rights, shall seek nominations from a designated set of nine (9) community-based organizations that have an interest in civil rights, immigrant rights, disability rights/mental health, racial equity and social justice, and that also have an interest in the safety of the city and criminal justice reform. Priority shall be given to organizations with budgets under $1 million. The designated set of organizations shall be initially created in conjunction with the adoption of this Ordinance and the Monitor, Board, and Common Council shall ensure that it is updated at least every two (2) years. Each community-based organization shall submit three (3) names and applications to the Mayor and Common Council. The Mayor and Common Council shall appoint one (1) person nominated by each organization. In the event that a community organization or organizations does not submit three (3) nominations when requested, the Mayor and Council Leadership shall make an appointment from the pool of any eligible applications to submit for confirmation to the Common Council.