City of Milwaukee - File #: 080042

• File #: 080042
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/15/2008
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/1/2008
• Effective date: 7/19/2008
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to private transportation monthly reimbursement payments to common council members.
• Sponsors: ALD. WITKOWSKI
• Indexes: COMMON COUNCIL, TRAVEL BENEFITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/18/2008	3	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
7/11/2008	3	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/1/2008	3	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED; Minutes note: Notwithstanding recommendation of the Committee.	Pass	9:6
7/1/2008	2	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Appearance by: Ronald Leonhardt, City Clerk	Pass	5:0
7/1/2008	3	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Fail	2:3
7/1/2008	3	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE	Pass	5:0
6/26/2008	2	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/25/2008	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Appearances by: Ald. Witkowski, 13th Aldermanic Dist. Ronald Leonhardt, City Clerk	Pass	5:0
6/25/2008	2	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Ald. Murphy asked Ald. Witkowski if he would agree to amend this ordinance to include wording that would give the Council President the authority to grant an exemption? Ald. Witksoski replied in the affirmative. Ald. Murphy said that he would work with the Legislative Reference Bureau to amend this ordinance. He also said that he will schedule a special Finance & Personnel Committee meeting before the next Council meeting to hear this file again.	Pass	5:0
6/17/2008	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/15/2008	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Appearance by: Ald. Witkowski, 13th Aldermanic Dist. Ald. Dudzik moved to hold this file to give Ald. Witkowski an opportunity to work with other Alderpersons to come up with greater clarification on how this ordinance would work.	Pass	5:0
5/7/2008	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
5/5/2008	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/28/2008	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
4/15/2008	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

080042

Version

SUBSTITUTE 3

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. WITKOWSKI

Title

A substitute ordinance relating to private transportation monthly reimbursement payments to common council members.

Sections

350-183-8-a am

Analysis

Presently all common council members receive a monthly transportation reimbursement payment.  This ordinance provides that a common council member shall not receive the payment if during the month the member has not attended any of the scheduled meetings of the council and the standing committees to which the member is appointed.

Body

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

Part 1.  Section 350-183-8-a of the code is amended to read:

350-183.  Private Transportation Reimbursement.

8.  COMMON COUNCIL MEMBERS.  a.  In order to provide transportation which is necessary and essential to the discharge of the official duties of the members of the common council, each member shall be entitled to a monthly reimbursement payment. >>This payment shall not be made if during the month the member has not attended any of the scheduled meetings of the council, unless excused by the council president, and has not attended any of the scheduled meetings of the standing committees to which the member is appointed, unless excused by the committee chair.<<

LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

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Legislative Reference Bureau

Date:_____________________

Attorney

IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE

IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE

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Office of the City Attorney

Date:____________________

Requestor

Drafter

MET

6/26/08

LRB08187-4