City of Milwaukee - File #: 051298

• File #: 051298
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/18/2006
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 3/23/2006
• Effective date: 4/11/2006
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to increasing the penalties for littering on public and private premises.
• Sponsors: ALD. WITKOWSKI, ALD. DONOVAN, ALD. BOHL
• Indexes: LITTER, NUISANCES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/10/2006	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
3/30/2006	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/23/2006	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	13:1
3/9/2006	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Appearances: Martin Collins, Commissioner, Department of Neighborhood Services Joe Wilson, Keep America Beautiful - Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful Mike Engelbart, Department Works - Sanitation	Pass	5:0
3/3/2006	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/3/2006	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/28/2006	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
1/18/2006	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
051298
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI, ALD DONOVAN and ALD. BOHL
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to increasing the penalties for littering on public and private premises.
Sections
79-16-1-a am
79-16-1-c rn
79-16-1-c cr
Analysis
This ordinance increases the penalties for littering on public and private premises from a minimum of $25 to a minimum of $50 for a first offense and from a minimum of $50 to a minimum of $100 for each subsequent offense.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 79-16-1-a of the code is amended to read:

79.16 Penalty. 1. FORFEITURE. a. Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter except [[s.]] >>ss.<< 79-5.5>>, 79-11 and 79-12-1<< shall forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $500 for the first offense and not less than $50 nor more than $500 for each subsequent offense, and the costs and disbursements of such action, and in default thereof, shall be imprisoned in the county jail or house of correction for not less than one day nor more than 20 days, until such forfeiture costs are paid.

Part 2. Section 79-16-1-c of the code is renumbered 79-16-1-d.

Part 3. Section 79-16-1-c of the code is created to read:

c. Any person who violates ss. 79-11 or 79-12-1 shall forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $500 for the first offense and not less than $100 nor more than $500 for each subsequent offense, and the costs and disbursements of such action, and in default thereof, shall be imprisoned in the county jail or house of correction for not less than two days nor more than 20 days, until such forfeiture costs are paid.

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
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