Number
001692
Version
SUBSTITUTE
Sponsor
THE JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Title
Substitute resolution relative to various legislative bills including the 2001-2003 Wisconsin State Budget- Senate Bill 55/Assembly Bill 144.
Body
Whereas, The Judiciary and Legislation Committee of the Common Council has recommended the following positions 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 in opposition to said bills and use its best endeavors in opposition to the same viz.:
235-A, relating to Alcohol Beverage License
277-A, relating to Historic Buildings
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee takes the following positions on 2001-2003 Wisconsin State Budget - Senate Bill 55/Assembly Bill 144 and instructs the Division of Intergovernmental Relations to appear before the proper Committees and to use its best endeavors to transmit the following positions:
1) KETTL RECOMMENDATIONS
Support the inclusion of items 2, 3 and 4 in the budget
(2) State and Local Government Policy Coordination
(3) Special charges for municipal services
(4) State-Local Fringe Benefits Study Committee
2) SHARED REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE RESTRAINT PROGRAM
Shared Revenue: Freeze the current municipal Shared Revenue formula at the 2001 distribution level. Increase Shared Revenue payments to each municipality by 2.5% in each year of the biennium. This proposal would require an increase in the state's appropriation for Shared Revenue of $19.0 million in 2002 and $19.5 million in 2003. Under this proposal, the City of Milwaukee's payment would increase from $235.9 in 2001 to $241.8 (+$5.9) in 2002, and $247.8 (+$6.0 million) in 2003. State and lo...
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