City of Milwaukee - File #: 170524

• File #: 170524
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/11/2017
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/31/2017
• Title: Resolution directing the Health Department to provide semi-annual reports to the Common Council regarding blood lead testing of children in the city, and regarding the policies and actions taken by the Health Department with respect to children found with elevated blood lead levels.
• Sponsors: ALD. BOHL, ALD. JOHNSON, ALD. PEREZ
• Indexes: HEALTH DEPARTMENT, LEAD POISONING

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/9/2017	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/31/2017	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
7/20/2017	0	PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: Sponsor by Ald. Bohl Sandra Rotar - Operations Administrator MHD Ald. Johnson and Perez added as Co-sponsors, there were no objections.	Pass	5:0
7/11/2017	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
170524
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
160438
Sponsor
ALD. BOHL, JOHNSON AND PEREZ
Title
Resolution directing the Health Department to provide semi-annual reports to the Common Council regarding blood lead testing of children in the city, and regarding the policies and actions taken by the Health Department with respect to children found with elevated blood lead levels.
Analysis
This resolution directs the Health Department to provide semi-annual reports to the Common Council regarding blood lead testing of children in the city, and regarding the policies and actions taken by the Health Department with respect to children found with elevated blood lead levels.
Body
Whereas, The Water Quality Task Force was established by resolution Common Council File Number 160438 on July 26, 2016; and

Whereas, The Task Force was charged with exploring the problem of lead in the City’s drinking-water infrastructure and with investigating and making recommendations regarding additional ways to ensure the long-term health and safety of Milwaukee’s drinking water; and

Whereas, The Task Force recommended that the Health Department establish a semi-annual review process before the Common Council regarding blood lead testing of children in the city, and regarding the policies and actions taken by the Health Department with respect to children found with elevated blood lead levels; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Health Department shall provide semi-annual reports to the Common Council regarding blood lead testing of children in the city; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the reports shall include the policies and actions taken by the Health Department with respect to children found with elevated blood lead levels; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Health Department, in conjunction with the Medical College of Wisconsin, shall include in the reports updates on both entities’ efforts to increase testing ...