IMMEDIATE ADOPTION
Number
171631
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
170523
Sponsor
ALD. BOHL
Title
Resolution amending Common Council File Number 170523 relative to the placement of lead-safety water bill inserts.
Analysis
This resolution amends Common Council File Number 170523 to establish that, if the position of Commissioner of Health is vacant, water bill inserts shall be reviewed and approved by Director of Disease Control and Environmental Health.
Body
Whereas, On July 31, 2017, the Common Council adopted File Number 170523, a resolution directing Milwaukee Water Works to incorporate lead-in-water and lead public education materials with all City water bills on a semi-annual basis; and
Whereas, File Number 170523 requires that the educational materials shall first be reviewed and approved by the Health Commissioner prior to distribution to ensure alignment and accuracy with Health Department messaging; and
Whereas, During such times that the position of Commissioner of Health is vacant, educational materials cannot be reviewed and approved according to the requirements of File Number 170523 as adopted; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that Common Council File Number 170523, as adopted on July 31, 2017, is amended as follows:
The first “Further Resolved” clause shall be replaced by the following:
Further Resolved, That the educational materials shall first be reviewed and approved by the Health Commissioner, or by the Director of Disease Control and Environmental Health if the position of Commissioner of Health is vacant, prior to distribution to ensure alignment and accuracy with Health Department messaging; and, be it
Requestor
Drafter
LRB170766-1
Dana J. Zelazny
February 2, 2018