City of Milwaukee - File #: 210210

• File #: 210210
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/25/2021
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 7/7/2021
• Effective date: 7/24/2021
• Title: An ordinance relating to remote participation in meetings of governmental bodies.
• Sponsors: ALD. JOHNSON, ALD. COGGS
• Indexes: PUBLIC MEETINGS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/23/2021	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
7/15/2021	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/7/2021	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
6/21/2021	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Jim Owczarski - City Clerk	Pass	7:0
5/25/2021	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

210210

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. JOHNSON AND COGGS

Title

An ordinance relating to remote participation in meetings of governmental bodies.

Section

320-8                                          cr

Analysis

This ordinance provides that any member of a city governmental body, as defined in state law, may attend, participate and vote in a meeting of that body remotely using any technology that makes it possible for the member to be seen and heard by those attending and observing the meeting.

Body

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1.  Section 320-8 of the code is created to read:

320-8. Attendance, Participation and Voting Remotely by Member of Governmental Body. Any member of a city governmental body, as defined in s. 19.82(1), Wis. Stats., may attend, participate and vote in a meeting of that body remotely using any technology that makes it possible for the member to be seen and heard by those attending and observing the meeting.

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

LRB176724-1

Teodros W. Medhin

5/24/2021