City of Milwaukee - File #: 160445

• File #: 160445
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/26/2016
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 9/20/2016
• Effective date: 10/7/2016
• Title: A substitute ordinance creating the office of African American affairs.
• Sponsors: ALD. RAINEY, ALD. STAMPER, ALD. ZIELINSKI, ALD. HAMILTON, ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. LEWIS, ALD. BOHL, ALD. KOVAC, ALD. PEREZ, ALD. COGGS, ALD. JOHNSON
• Indexes: GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/6/2016	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
9/28/2016	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/20/2016	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO; Minutes note: Ald. Stamper moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute B. Ald. Murphy moved to refer back to committee. This motion takes precedence on the motion on substitution. (Failed 4-10)	Fail	4:10
9/20/2016	0	COMMON COUNCIL	HELD IN COUNCIL; Minutes note: Ald. Zielinski moved to hold to a later point in the meeting so a Proposed Substitute C could be drafted correcting an error in Proposed Sub B. There was no objection. Ald. Rainey moved reconsideration. There was no objection. Ald. Stamper moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute C. Ald. Rainey moved to hold to a later point in the meeting. Ald. Borkowski moved to hold in council. (Failed 1-13)	Fail	1:13
9/20/2016	0	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Stamper moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute C. Ald. Rainey moved to hold to a later point in the meeting. There was no objection. Ald. Stamper moved reconsideration. There was no objection. Ald. Stamper moved substituion of the file with Proposed Substitute D. (Prevailed 14-0) Ald. Zielinski, Hamilton, Bauman, Lewis, Bohl, Kovac, Perez, Coggs, and Johnson added as cosponsors.	Pass	14:0
9/20/2016	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED; Minutes note: Proposed Substitute D passed.	Pass	14:0
9/7/2016	0	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Appearing: Ald. Rainey - Sponsor Co- Sponsors added: Ald. Stamper, Johnson, Lewis, and Zielinski. Ms. Phyllis Wolford - public comment	Pass	5:0
7/26/2016	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
160445
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. RAINEY, STAMPER, ZIELINSKI, HAMILTON, BAUMAN, LEWIS, BOHL, KOVAC, PEREZ, COGGS AND JOHNSON
Title
A substitute ordinance creating the office of African American affairs.
Sections
375 cr

Analysis
This ordinance creates an office of African American affairs under the supervision of the office of the common council - city clerk which shall be responsible for the administration, coordination and implementation of the city’s policies relating to the special needs of the city’s African American residents.
Body
Whereas, It is the public policy of the City of Milwaukee to ensure equal opportunity for all of its residents; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee is the largest and most ethnically diverse city in Wisconsin; and

Whereas, According to U.S. Census Bureau 2014 estimates, the City of Milwaukee is home to 239,856 African Americans, comprising 63.1% of Wisconsin’s African American population and forming the largest minority group in Wisconsin; and

Whereas, According to the City of Milwaukee Health Department, the infant mortality rate for African Americans in Milwaukee is three times higher than that of whites; and

Whereas, Wisconsin ranks last in the nation regarding the overall well-being of African American children based on an index of 12 measures that gauge children’s success from birth to adulthood; and

Whereas, According to the Nation’s Report Card, among the states, Wisconsin is tied with Nebraska for the highest score gap between African American and white students, based on eighth grade math scores; and

Whereas, A report prepared for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction found that the trend of the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concept Examinations over five academic years, from 2008-2013, indicated that the African American-white achievement gap continues to widen for both reading and mathematics; and

Whereas, A University of California-Los Angeles report found that Wis...