Number
241664
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. MOORE
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to common council approval for any appointee to the position of office of community wellness and safety director.
Sections
310-5.5 rc
Analysis
This ordinance codifies the office of community wellness and safety as a part of the department of administration. The ordinance further provides for a community wellness and safety director appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the common council. Finally, the ordinance requires 2 annual reports on the activities of the office of community wellness and safety to be provided to the common council by the community wellness and safety director.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Section 310-5.5 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:
310-5.5. Office of Community Wellness and Safety. 1. CREATION AND DIRECTOR. There is created an office of community wellness and safety in the department of administration which shall be responsible for the administration, coordination and implementation of the city's community wellness and safety programs. Under the direction of the department of administration, the office of community wellness and safety shall be administered by a community wellness and safety director. The community wellness and safety director shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the common council.
2. SAFETY REPORTS. The community wellness and safety director shall provide a report every 6 months at the middle and end of each calendar year of the office of community wellness and safety’s impact on violence in the city to the mayor and the common council and report more frequently as the mayor or the common council may find proper. Each report shall include:
a. The office of community wellness and safety’s programs and services.
b. The status of violence-related health issues, including trends over the preceding 5 years and emerging issues.
c. An analysis of the quantifiable impact the actions of the office of community wellness and safety have had on the trends identified in sub 2 in the preceding year, including an analysis of how specific office of community wellness and safety prevention actions contributed to a measurable change in the status of each violence-related health issue.
d. The office of community wellness and safety’s accomplishments and challenges.
e. Initiatives undertaken or planned to be undertaken by the office of community wellness and safety.
f. Violence-related statistics and other related information.
g. Any information requested by the mayor or the common council.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Legislative Reference Bureau
Date:_______02/18/2025____
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFOCEABLE
________________________
Office of the City Attorney
Date:____________________
Requestor
Drafter
LRB 180540-2
Christopher Hillard
2/18/2025