Number
110149
Version
Substitute 1
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution relating to legislative bills.
Analysis
Body
Whereas, The Judiciary and Legislation Committee of the Common Council has recommended the following position on the bills hereinafter listed and the Common Council being advised of said matters; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that it hereby opposes the following legislative bills and instructs the Division of Intergovernmental Relations to appear before the proper committees to oppose these bills and use its best endeavors to have them not enacted into law, viz:
- SB-175/AB-244 Restricting eligibility for the homestead tax credit.
- SB-182/AB-262 Excluding permits and licenses from the definition of real property for
property tax purposes.
- AB-295 Requiring a referendum before a municipality or county may impose a local motor vehicle registration fee.
- SB-237 Providing instruction in human growth and development.
- AB-234 Ordinances, regulations, resolutions, or other restrictions of local governmental units that restrict hunting with a bow and arrow.
· Per Legislative Package support for maintaining local control.
· Prohibits the city from restricting "urban bow hunting" citywide but continues to allow restrictions on local government owned property or areas with 150 yards of an occupied building.
- SB-207 Permitting an employer to refuse to employ or to bar or terminate from employment an individual who has been convicted of a felony and who has not been pardoned for that felony and preempting cities, etc.
· Per Legislative Package support for creating employment opportunities for city residents.
· Reduces the ability of felons to obtain and retain employment.
- AB-311 Creating a sporting recruitment and retention council, programs to encourage recruitment of hunters and trappers, restrictions on expenditures under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship program, reduced fees for certain first-time hunting and trapping approvals, high school credit under and administration of the hunter and trapper education programs, waiving fishing license requirements for a weekend ice fishing event, and sturgeon spearing license age requirements.
· Per Legislative Package support for improving quality of life and increasing public safety.
· Prohibits DNR from acquiring land under the stewardship program unless hunting will be allowed on the land or unless every member of the natural resources board approves the land
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that it hereby approves the following legislative bills and instructs the Division of Intergovernmental Relations to appear before the proper committees to support such bills and use its best endeavors to have the same enacted into law, viz:
- AB-269 Prohibitions against contacting certain persons and providing penalties.
· Per city commitment to the Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.
· Expands no contact orders to family members.
- SB-201 An income and franchise tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals.
· Per Legislative Package support for creating employment opportunities for city residents.
· Provides businesses with an incentive to hire unemployed individuals.
- AB-263 Costs associated with providing false information to a law enforcement officer.
· Per Legislative Package support for diversifying revenue capacity.
· Allows MPD to recover costs related to investigations of false information reports.
- AB-288/SB-199 Adoption by governmental units of a maintenance program that applies to private sewage systems.
· Per Legislative Package support for maintaining local control.
· Extends the deadline for meeting this state mandate.
- SB-196 Excluding from the calculation of expenditure restraint payments expenditures made pursuant to a purchasing agreement with a school district.
· Per Legislative Package support for service consolidation efforts.
· Removes a potential barrier to joint purchasing efforts with MPS.
- AB-179 Authorizing the creation of a multi jurisdictional tax incremental financing district.
· Per Legislative Package support for business growth and the Aerotropolis project.
· Allows municipalities to create joint TID's in border areas.
Drafter
Jp
10/25/2011