Number
240715
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. PÉREZ
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the sequence of appointments to plural bodies.
Sections
320-3.5 cr
Analysis
This ordinance requires that appointments of individuals to plural bodies fill all specialized vacancies before filling general vacancies.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 320-3.5 of the code is created to read:
320-3.5. Sequence of Appointments. Except as otherwise provided by state law, whenever an appointing authority may make multiple appointments to a plural body, it shall appoint a specialized appointee before appointing a general appointee. A specialized appointee is a plural body member whose qualifications require one or more specific credentials, experiences, interests, or skills under the ordinance or statute governing said body. A general appointee is a plural body member whose qualifications do not require specific credentials, experiences, interests, or skills.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
K. Broadnax
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Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: 11.14.2024
_____________________
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
____________________________
Office of the City Attorney
Date: ______________________
Requestor
Drafter
LRB180136-3
Ned Littlefield
11/14/2024