City of Milwaukee - File #: 200723

• File #: 200723
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/22/2020
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 11/6/2020
• Effective date: 1/1/2021
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to establishment of a city street lighting fee.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: FEES, STREET LIGHTING

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/23/2020	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
11/17/2020	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/6/2020	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	9:6
11/6/2020	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Kovac moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute A. (Prevailed 4-0)	Pass	4:0
11/6/2020	2	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	3:1
10/29/2020	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECONSIDERED	Pass	5:0
10/29/2020	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
10/28/2020	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
10/23/2020	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
9/22/2020	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
200723
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to establishment of a city street lighting fee.
Section
309-57 cr

Analysis
This ordinance establishes a city street lighting cost-recovery special charge.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 309-57 of the code is created to read:

309-57. Street Lighting Cost-Recovery Special Charge.
1. PURPOSE. a. The purpose of this section is to permit the city, as authorized under s.66.0627, Wis. Stats., to recover costs relating to provision of street lighting services through means of a street lighting cost-recovery special charge. Revenue generated by the special charge shall be allocated specifically and exclusively to the operation and maintenance of the city’s street light system.
b. No charge shall be imposed on property in any city block where street lights are not installed.
2. CHARGE. a. There is imposed a street lighting cost-recovery special charge to be collected on a quarterly basis on all property for street lighting services currently rendered, except for property exempted under sub. 1-b.
b. The common council shall adopt a resolution on an annual basis establishing the street lighting cost-recovery special charge imposed in accordance with this section. The recovery special charge may, subject to common council approval, be adjusted no more than once additionally per year on the basis of cost-recovery experience. The special charge shall reflect only the amount necessary for the city to recover the annual expense of operating and maintaining its street light system.
3. OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADMINISTERING THE STREET LIGHTING COST-RECOVERY SPECIAL CHARGE. The commissioner of public works shall administer the street lighting cost-recovery special charge. The commissioner may formulate and promulgate rules which shall be applicable with respect to the administration and collecti...