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File #: 091307    Version:
Type: Charter Ordinance Status: Placed On File
File created: 1/20/2010 In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
On agenda: Final action: 6/1/2022
Effective date:    
Title: A substitute charter ordinance relating to approval of certain city contracts.
Sponsors: ALD. ZIELINSKI, ALD. BAUMAN
Indexes: CHARTER ORDINANCES, CONTRACTS
Attachments: 1. Proposed Substitute A, 2. Fiscal Note, 3. Hearing Notice List
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
6/1/20221 COMMON COUNCIL PLACED ON FILEPass12:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
5/25/20221 FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILEPass5:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
2/25/20101 FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass5:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
2/23/20101 CITY CLERK Sponsor added

Minutes note: Ald. Kovac removed as co-sponsor
   Action details Meeting details Not available
2/19/20101 FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE HEARING NOTICES SENT   Action details Meeting details Not available
1/22/20101 CITY CLERK Sponsor added

Minutes note: Alds. Bauman and Kovac added as co-sponsors
   Action details Meeting details Not available
1/22/20101 CITY CLERK DRAFT SUBMITTED   Action details Meeting details Not available
1/20/20100 COMMON COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO   Action details Meeting details Not available
Number                                          
091307
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
 
Sponsor
ALD. ZIELINSKI AND BAUMAN
Title
A substitute charter ordinance relating to approval of certain city contracts.
Sections
16-05-2-c cr
16-05-2-d cr
Analysis
Currently, all city contracts that exceed $30,000 are awarded by the city purchasing director.  This charter ordinance creates a provision requiring common council approval of city contracts that exceed $250,000.  This charter ordinances also creates a provision  requiring that when an existing contract of less than $250,000 is amended and the original amount of the contract added to the amended amount of the contract is $250,000 or greater, the contract amendment shall not be effective unless approved by the common council
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
 
Part 1.  Section 16-05-2-c and d of the charter are created to read:
 
16-05.  Purchasing.
 
2.  CONTRACTS, BIDDING.
 
c.  Any contract whose estimated cost exceeds $250,000 shall be approved by the common council.  
 
d.  When an existing contract of less than $250,000 is amended and the original amount of the contract added to the amended amount of the contract is $250,000 or greater, the contract amendment shall not be effective unless approved by the common council.
 
Part 2.  This is a charter ordinance and shall take effect 60 days after its passage and publication, unless within 60 days a referendum petition is filed as provided in s. 66.0101(5), Wis. Stats., in which event this ordinance shall not take effect until submitted to a referendum and approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon.
 
 
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
 
________________________
Legislative Reference Bureau
Date:______________________
 
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
 
_____________________________
Office of the City Attorney
Date:________________________
 
Requestor
 
Drafter
LRB10019-2
AEH
1/22/2010