City of Milwaukee - File #: 060095

• File #: 060095
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/9/2006
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 6/20/2006
• Effective date: 7/8/2006
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to city purchase of ethanol-fueled vehicles.
• Sponsors: ALD. ZIELINSKI
• Indexes: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, PURCHASING PROCEDURES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/7/2006	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
6/29/2006	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/20/2006	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:1
6/20/2006	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO	Fail	4:11
6/7/2006	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Speakers: Ald. Zielinski, 14th Aldermanic Dist. Cheryl Oliva, Purchasing Director Deputy Inspector Anna Ruzinski, Milw. Police Dept. Fred Gunther, Dept. of Public Works-Operations Division Josh Morbeck, Wisconsin Ethanol Coalition Jeff Gimbel, General Motors	Pass	4:1
6/6/2006	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/2/2006	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/31/2006	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
5/9/2006	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

060095

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. ZIELINSKI

Title

A substitute ordinance relating to city purchase of ethanol-fueled vehicles.

Sections

310-18          cr

Analysis

This ordinance directs the city purchasing director and any other officer, agent, agency, committee, board or commission of the city to purchase, to the greatest extent practicable, vehicles which have the capacity to operate with an ethanol content of at least 85%.  It is the eventual goal of the city to replace city-owned vehicles with those that operate with a cleaner-burning, sustainable alternative fuel.

Body

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

Part 1.  Section 310-18 of the code is created to read:

310-18.  Purchase of Ethanol-fueled Vehicles.

1.DECLARATION OF POLICY.  It is a desirable goal of the city and a matter of legitimate concern to its government, constituents and environment, that the city reduce the burning of conventional motor vehicle fuels and increase the use of a cleaner-burning, sustainable alternative.  It shall be city policy that purchasing decisions reflect that goal and city-owned vehicles eventually be replaced with vehicles which have the capacity to operate with an ethanol content of at least 85%, to the greatest extent practicable.  The city will lead by example in making economically and environmentally responsible purchasing decisions which will encourage individuals, businesses and other levels of government to do the same.

2.ETHANOL-FUELED VEHICLES.  To the greatest extent practicable, the city purchasing director and any other officer, agent, agency, committee, board or commission of the city shall make purchasing decisions that maximize the purchase of vehicles which have the capacity to operate with an ethanol content of at least 85%.

LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

____________________________

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

LRB06230-2

LCS

5/18/2006