Number
260144
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
090882, 221233
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
An ordinance updating the Climate and Equity Plan and amending the Citywide Policy Plan as part of the City’s Overall Comprehensive Plan, and directing its implementation.
Analysis
This ordinance updates the Climate and Equity Plan as part of the Citywide Policy Plan in the City’s Overall Comprehensive Plan, by incorporating the Department of Compliance and Engagement and affirming the City’s commitment to providing workforce opportunities to individuals living in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Body
Whereas, Common Council File Number 090882, adopted in 2010, approved the Citywide Policy Plan as part of Milwaukee’s Overall Comprehensive Plan under s. 66.1001, Wis. Stats.; and
Whereas, Section 66.1001, Wis. Stats. requires that local municipalities adopt and periodically update a comprehensive plan that includes objectives, policies, and goals for managing and conserving natural resources; and
Whereas, In 2023, the Common Council passed an ordinance approving a Citywide Policy Plan as part of Milwaukee’s Overall Comprehensive Plan under s. 66.1001, Wis. Stats. (Common Council File No. 221233); and
Whereas, The Climate and Equity Plan made numerous references to the Office of Equity and Inclusion; and
Whereas, The City’s 2026 Adopted Budget created the Department of Compliance and Engagement to replace the Office of Equity and Inclusion; and
Whereas, The Climate and Equity Plan has been reviewed and amended to ensure conformance with federal, state, and local law; and
Whereas, The amended Climate and Equity Plan incorporates the Department of Compliance and Engagement and focuses on job-creation efforts in areas of the city with high rates of unemployment or underemployment, including low-to-moderate income neighborhoods, economically distressed business districts, and communities with historically high unemployment rates; now, therefore, be it
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