Number
110764
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. BOHL
Title
Resolution directing the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division to lobby the state to allow agent agreements to enforce regulations in joint overlapping or similar jurisdictions.
Analysis
This resolution directs the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division to lobby the state, including the Commission on Waste, Fraud and Abuse, to allow agent agreements to enforce regulations in joint overlapping or similar jurisdictions.
Body
Whereas, The state of Wisconsin presently allows agent agreements for enforcement of some regulations such as for mobile home parks, where the Department of Neighborhood Services conducts inspections on behalf of both the city and the state; and
Whereas, The expansion of the use of agent agreements in other situations where there are joint overlapping or similar jurisdictions would be more efficient and potentially save the state money; and
Whereas, Other examples where agent agreements could be used to allow the Department of Neighborhood Services to enforce regulations present in state statutes include community based residential facilities and family daycare homes; and
Whereas, The Governor’s Commission on Waste, Fraud and Abuse has been set up to identify efficiencies and to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse throughout state government and shall issue a report in January of 2012; and
Whereas, The duplicative inspections required in some situations avail themselves of the attention of this Commission and could be remedied utilizing agent agreements with the Department of Neighborhood Services; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, the Common Council directs the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division to lobby the state, including the Commission on Waste, Fraud and Abuse, to allow agent agreements to enforce regulations in joint overlapping or similar jurisdictions.
.Requestor
Drafter
Mary E. Turk
LRB133988-1
9/26/11