City of Milwaukee - File #: 170093

• File #: 170093
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/18/2017
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 9/26/2017
• Effective date: 10/13/2017
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the equal rights commission.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: EQUAL RIGHTS COMMISSION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/12/2017	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
10/5/2017	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/26/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Housekeeping amendment to add in text that was missing.	Pass	15:0
9/26/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
9/18/2017	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Individuals present: Jeff Roman - Chair of the Equal Rights Commission (ERC) Tony Snell Rodriguez - Vice Chair of ERC Jessica Langill - Equal Rights Specialist. City Attorney - Ben Roovers Reconsider, by Ald. Perez. No objections. James Carnill - has some concerns with the proposed ordinance that the City Attorney's Office was going to look into. Lydia Rortes- has some concerns with the proposed ordinance. Sharon Robinson - Dept. of Administration Ald. Perez moves for final approval.	Pass	5:0
7/24/2017	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Held as no-one present on this matter.	Pass	4:0
7/17/2017	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
5/1/2017	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	4:0
4/24/2017	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/18/2017	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
170093
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the equal rights commission.
Sections
109 rc
340-1-5 rp
Analysis
This ordinance repeals and recreates chapter 109 of the code reconstituting the city’s equal rights commission.

The role and procedures of the commission in enforcing prohibitions against discrimination in the city are retained for those matters and complaints that are not subject to federal or state jurisdiction and enforcement. Matters and complaints investigated and prosecuted by the commission are subject to the same procedural requirements as previously codified.

The commission shall monitor and review the equal rights climate within the city and make recommendations to the mayor and the common council to promote social and economic equity for all residents of the city.

This ordinance provides for cooperation among city departments and the commission, to also identify those programs and activities of the city that provide opportunities for the promotion of equal rights, to evaluate city efforts related to equal rights, to recognize accomplishments, and to develop recommendations for extending and improving equal rights and opportunities in city programs and activities.

The department of administration shall provide staffing and support for the activities of the commission.

This ordinance increases the number of members of the equal rights commission from 7 to 9. Furthermore, this ordinance adds domestic partners, victims of domestic abuse or sexual assault, HIV-positive persons, and homeless individuals to the existing list of protected persons and also provides for protection on the basis of genetic identity.

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

Part 1. Chapter 109 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:

CHAPTER 109
EQUAL RIGHTS

TABLE

109-1 Findings; Declaration of Policy
109-3 Purpose
109-5 Definitions...