Number
231758
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. TAYLOR, COGGS, PRATT, CHAMBERS, MOORE AND SPIKER
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the membership of the Milwaukee commission on domestic violence and sexual assault.
Section
320-22-3 rc
320-22-7 am
Analysis
This ordinance revises the composition of the Milwaukee commission on domestic violence and sexual assault. It also reduces the size of the commission from 33 members to 19 members.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 320-22-3 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:
320-22. Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
3. COMPOSITION a. A majority of commission members shall be city residents. The commission shall be composed of the following 19 members, each of whom shall be subject to confirmation by the common council:
a-1. One representative of the Wisconsin department of corrections appointed by the mayor.
a-2. One health care provider to the Native American community appointed by the mayor.
a-3. One health care provider to the African American community appointed by the mayor.
a-4. One attorney active in the field of domestic violence and sexual assault, appointed by the mayor.
a-5. One health care provider active in the field of domestic violence and sexual assault appointed by the mayor.
a-6. One member of the common council, appointed by the common council president.
a-7. One health care provider to the South East Asian community, appointed by the common council president.
a-8 One health care provider to the Hispanic and Latino community, appointed by the common council president.
a-9. One representative of the children’s court active in the field of domestic violence and sexual assault appointed by the district attorney.
a-10. One representative of the district attorney’s office appointed by the mayor.
a-11. One health care provider to the LGBTQI community appointed by the common council president.
a-12. The Milwaukee county district court chief judge.
a-13. One elder domestic violence and sexual assault advocate, appointed by the Milwaukee county executive.
a-14. One State legislator, appointed by the mayor.
a-15. The Milwaukee police department sensitive crimes captain.
a-16. One youth advocate from the office of community wellness and safety, appointed by the mayor.
a-17. One advocate against human trafficking appointed by the common council president.
a-18. One representative from the Alma center with experience working with offenders, appointed by the mayor.
a-19. One health care provider to the Middle Eastern North African community, appointed by the common council president.
b. Any member of the commission may name an alternate.
Part 2. Section 320-22-7 of the code is amended to read:
7. REPORTS. The commission shall submit >>quarterly<< [[annual]] written reports of its activities and trends to the common council.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
K. Broadnax
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Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: July 29, 2024
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Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
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Office of the City Attorney
Date: ______________________
Requestor
Drafter
LRB179745-4
Gunnar Raasch
7/29/2024