Number
210373
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. ZAMARRIPA, MURPHY
Title
A charter ordinance relating to removal from elected or appointed office.
Section
4-28-1 am
Analysis
This ordinance provides that the common council may remove from office an elected official or appointee for inefficiency, neglect of duty, official misconduct, or malfeasance in office in accordance with s. 17.12(3m), Wis. Stats.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 4-28-1 of the charter is amended to read:
4-28. Removal from Office.
1. MAJORITY VOTE. A majority of all the members elect of the common council shall have power to dismiss from office, for >>inefficiency, neglect of duty, official misconduct, or<< malfeasance in office in said city, any person elected or appointed to office in said city, except justices of the peace. And the common council shall provide by ordinance the manner of hearing and disposing of complaints against such officer.
Part 2. This is a charter ordinance and shall take effect 60 days after its passage and publication, unless within such 60 days a referendum petition is filed as provided in s. 66.0101(5), Wis. Stats., in which event this ordinance shall not take effect until submitted to a referendum and approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon.
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
LRB176749b-1
Tea Norfolk
6/9/2021