City of Milwaukee - File #: 010871

• File #: 010871
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/12/2001
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/6/2001
• Effective date: 11/22/2001
• Title: An ordinance relating to the term of office of the chief of the police and fire departments.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY, ALD. CAMERON, ALD. BOHL, ALD. BREIER
• Indexes: APPOINTMENTS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/21/2001	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
11/15/2001	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/6/2001	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
11/6/2001	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED; Minutes note: Ald. Hines moved to amend by substituting 4 years for the term of both the police & fire chiefs instead of the 3 years currently inc luded in the ordinance. Prevailed. Ayes: 14 - ALD. HERRON, ALD. D'AMATO, ALD. BOHL, ALD. JOHNSON-ODOM, ALDO. GORDON, ALD. RICHARDS, ALD. CAMERON, ALD. SCHERBERT, ALD. PAWLINSKI, ALD. BREIER, ALD. NARDELLI, ALD. MURPHY, ALD. HINES and PRESIDENT PRATT Noes: 3 - AL.D. HENNINGSEN, ALD. DONOVAN AND ALD. SANCHEZ	Pass	15:2
10/25/2001	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Fail	1:4
10/25/2001	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
10/24/2001	0	CITY CLERK	Sponsor added; Minutes note: Per Ald. Murphy - add Ald. Bohl and Ald. Breier as co-sponsors.
10/23/2001	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/23/2001	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/18/2001	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/18/2001	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/12/2001	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

010871

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. MURPHY, CAMERON, BOHL AND BREIER

Title

An ordinance relating to the term of office of the chief of the police and fire departments.

Sections

312-01-0  am

313-01-0  am

Analysis

This ordinance sets the term of office of both the police and fire chiefs at 4 years.  Both chiefs currently serve 7-year terms.

Body

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1.  Section 312-01-0 of the code is amended to read:

312-01.  Police Chief; Term of Office.  The term of office for the chief of police shall be [[7]] >>4<< years.

Part 2.  Section 313-01-0 of the code is amended to read:

313-01.  Fire Chief; Term of Office.  The term of office for the fire chief shall be [[7]] >>4<< years.

Part 3.  The treatment of Parts 1 and 2 take effect upon the expiration of the term of office of the fire chief and the police chief currently serving under the provisions of ss. 312-01-0 or 313-01-0 or when a vacancy occurs in the office of the fire chief or police chief, whichever occurs earlier.

LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

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Legislative Reference Bureau

Date:_____________________

Attorney

IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE

IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE

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Office of the City Attorney

Date:____________________

Requestor

Drafter

LRB01454-2

jro

11/06/01