City of Milwaukee - File #: 190218

• File #: 190218
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/7/2019
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 5/29/2019
• Title: Substitute resolution establishing the HaRUNbee Walk/Run for Healthy Birth Outcomes as an official City of Milwaukee event, and authorizing the City Clerk’s Office to manage the event, solicit and accept contributions to fund the event and to make expenditures to fund the event.
• Sponsors: ALD. COGGS
• Indexes: CHILD HEALTH

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/7/2019	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/29/2019	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
5/15/2019	1	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individuals present: Ald. Milele Coggs Tonda Thompson - Lead Organizer of HaRUNbee Jim Owczarski - City Clerk	Pass	5:0
5/7/2019	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
190218
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. coggs
Title
Substitute resolution establishing the HaRUNbee Walk/Run for Healthy Birth Outcomes as an official City of Milwaukee event, and authorizing the City Clerk’s Office to manage the event, solicit and accept contributions to fund the event and to make expenditures to fund the event.

Analysis
This resolution establishes the HaRUNbee Walk/Run for Healthy Birth Outcomes as an official City event, and authorizes the City Clerk’s Office to manage the event, solicit and accept contributions to fund the event and to make expenditures to fund the event.
Body
Whereas, The United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County has managed the HaRUNbee Walk/Run for Healthy Birth Outcomes event for the last 5 years through a grant from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health’s Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families; and

Whereas, The goal of this event is to raise awareness of the threat of infant mortality, promote a sustainable community collaboration that contributes to the elimination of racial disparities in healthy birth outcomes and reduce infant mortality; and

Whereas, Rates of infant mortality are consistently and significantly higher among minority populations in Milwaukee than non-minorities; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the HaRUNbee Walk/Run for Healthy Birth Outcomes (HaRUNbee Walk/Run) is established as an official City event held annually; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the City Clerk’s Office is directed to manage the HaRUNbee Walk/Run event and solicit donations to support the event; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the City Clerk’s Office is authorized to accept and expend donations to support the HaRUNbee Walk/Run event in an amount not to exceed $1 million annually; and, be it

Further Resolved, That upon receipt and deposit of these funds, the City Comptroller is directed to establish a ...