City of Milwaukee - File #: 040220

• File #: 040220
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/15/2004
• In control: COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/7/2004
• Effective date: 7/24/2004
• Title: An ordinance establishing a city youth council.
• Sponsors: ALD. DAVIS, ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. BOHL, ALD. HAMILTON, ALD. HINES JR., ALD. MCGEE JR., ALD. MURPHY, ALD. PUENTE, ALD. WADE, James N. Witkowiak, ALD. WITKOWSKI
• Indexes: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/23/2004	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
7/12/2004	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/7/2004	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
6/29/2004	0	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Supporters: Andre Wright - Attorney at White, Herschbeck and Dudek Jason Fields - candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly Courtney Hunt - Executive Director of the Hillside Boys and Girls Club Devon Crousey - Urban Underground Ramon Candelaria - Latino Community Center Reggie Moore - Urban Underground Opponent: Steve Fendt - Southside Organizing Committee	Pass	5:0
6/23/2004	0	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/23/2004	0	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/23/2004	0	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/15/2004	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
040220
Version
ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor
ALD. DAVIS, BAUMAN, BOHL, HAMILTON, HINES, MCGEE, MURPHY, PUENTE, WADE, WITKOWIAK AND WITKOWSKI

Title
An ordinance establishing a city youth council.

Sections

320-45 cr

Analysis
This ordinance establishes a youth council for city youth to serve and advance the interests of city youth as a representative body in city government through a working partnership with the common council and the mayor. Members shall represent different aldermanic districts in the city of Milwaukee. This ordinance also establishes a selection committee, consisting of 2 youth and one adult appointed by the common council president and one youth and one adult appointed by the mayor, to establish application guidelines and provide to the common council the names of candidates for appointment to the youth council.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 320-45 of the code is created to read:

320-45. Youth Council.

1. CREATION. There is created a city youth council, which is attached to the office of the city clerk, to serve and advance the interests of city youth as a representative body in city government through a working partnership with the common council and the mayor.

2. COMPOSITION. a. The youth council shall be comprised of 15 youth council members, who shall be of ages 18 and under upon appointment. Each youth council member shall:

a-1. Be a resident from a different aldermanic district of the city of Milwaukee.
a-2. Have achieved high school status.
a-3. Currently attend high school or alternative school, or demonstrate the intent to attend a high school or alternative school.
a-4. Have met other qualification criteria of the selection committee established under sub. 6.
a-5. Be committed to improving the lives of all young people of Milwaukee.
b. To support and build upon the city's diversity, the youth council sh...