Number
161349
Version
SUBSTITUTE 3
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI, HAMILTON AND DONOVAN
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the safety commission.
Section
312-23-1 rp
312-23-2 rp
312-23-3 rn
312-23-4 rn
320-27-1 rc
320-27-2 am
320-27-3-a-1 am
320-27-3-b rc
320-27-3-c am
320-27-3-d-3 am
320-27-4 cr
320-27-5 cr
320-27-6 cr
320-27-7 cr
Analysis
This ordinance recreates the safety commission as a body consisting of 3 members appointed by the mayor and 15 members appointed by common council members (one per district). This ordinance further provides for up to 10 advisors to the safety commission, support staff housed in the police department, bylaw creation power, and a highway safety coordinator appointed by the mayor.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 312-23-1 and 2 of the code is repealed.
Part 2. Section 312-23-3 and 4 of the code is renumbered 312-23-1 and 2.
Part 3. Section 320-27-1 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:
320-27. Safety >> and Civic<< Commission.
1. CREATION. There is created a safety >>and civic<< commission comprised of the following, all of whom shall live in the city and shall not be city employees:
a. >>Three<< members appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the common council. These members shall be appointed to a three-year term.
b. Fifteen members>>, one<< appointed by the alderman or alderwoman of each aldermanic district, subject to confirmation by the common council. Initially, members from [[odd-numbered]] districts >>1 through 3<< shall be appointed to a [[one]] >>three<<-year term; members from [[even-number]] districts >>4 through 9<< shall be appointed to a two-year term >>; and members from districts 10 through 15 shall be appointed to a one-year term<<. Subsequent appointments and reappointments shall be for three-year terms.
Part 4. Section 320-27-2 of the code is amended to read:
2. OFFICERS. The safety >>and civic<< commission shall >>annually<< select from among its members a chair, vice-chair >>,<< and secretary. It shall be the duty of the secretary to call meetings of the commission, to keep minutes of its meetings and accounts, and to advise city officials as to the work and recommendations of the commission.
Part 5. Section 320-27-3-a-1 of the code is amended to read:
3. POWERS AND DUTIES.
a. General.
a-1. It shall be the duty of the safety >>and civic<< commission to investigate, advise >>,<< and report to the mayor, common council, police department >>,<< [[and]] commissioner of public works >>,<< and other city officials concerning the best methods of providing for the safety [[and convenience]] of the public [[in]] >>and addressing civic matters of city-wide concern<< [[matters of safety]] and to give the greatest possible publicity [[as]] to >>these matters to educate the public<< [[safety precautions]]. >>The goal of the safety and civic commission shall be to improve the quality of life in Milwaukee by improving safety and addressing citywide problems through effective, targeted public education and public information efforts to achieve behavior modification to lift the community as a whole.<< The matters under the review of the commission shall include, but not be limited to, >>traffic safety for motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles, reducing the demand for drugs, raising educational achievement, raising school attendance and graduation rates, addressing parenting, reducing littering,<< [[motor vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle,]] water >>safety<<, fire >>safety,<< [[and]] firearm safety>>,<< [[and]] accidental poisoning >>, and other such topics that affect the health of the city<<.
Part 6. Section 320-27-3-b of the code is repealed and recreated to read:
b. Crossing Guards. The commission shall establish standards for and hold public hearings on the placement of school crossing guards.
Part 7. Section 320-27-3-c of the code is amended to read:
c. Coordination. The commission shall be responsible for the coordination of citywide cooperative public safety >>and civic<< actions involving public and private agencies and organizations.
Part 8. Section 320-27-3-d-3 of the code is amended to read:
d-3. A report summarizing the status of the matters the safety and civic commission has the responsibility under par. a to review. The reports shall include, but not be limited to, recommendations on appropriate actions necessary or advisable to be taken by the various departments, boards, commissions or agencies or by the mayor and common council >>on issues or<< to reduce the rates of accident occurrences, and comparisons and analyses of citywide public [[safety]] actions over time to determine the extent of progress being made to [[reduce and eliminate the public safety matters]] >>alleviate all matters considered<<.
Part 9. Section 320-27-4 to 7 of the code is created to read:
4. ADVISORS. The safety >>and civic<< commission may appoint up to 10 advisors to the safety >>and civic<< commission who may speak at meetings but shall not be voting members. Advisors shall represent agencies with input valuable to the work of the safety >>and civic<< commission, such as police, fire, traffic engineering, public schools, pupil transportation, bicycle and pedestrian coordinator, or other related agencies.
5. SUPPORT STAFF. The safety division of the Milwaukee police department shall provide >>administrative and professional<< support [[staff]] to the commission. >>The commission shall provide guidance and direction to the staff.<<[[The staff shall be housed in the police department for administrative purposes and shall work under the direction of the safety commission.]]
6. OPERATIONS. a. Bylaws. The commission shall establish bylaws and shall convene meetings at city hall.
7. HIGHWAY SAFETY COORDINATOR. The highway safety coordinator appointed by the mayor pursuant to s. 62.135, Wis. Stats., shall attend all meetings of the safety >>and civic<< commission.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
____________________________
Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: ______________________
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
____________________________
Office of the City Attorney
Date: ______________________
Requestor
Drafter
LRB 167688-5
Tea Norfolk
04/17/2017