Number
211804
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
210372, 211005
Sponsor
ALD. ZAMARRIPA AND MURPHY
Title
An ordinance relating to ethics and harassment training for members of boards and commissions.
Section
303-5-14 rc
Analysis
Current code provisions require that each elected official, member of the mayor’s cabinet or appointee to a plural body complete ethics and harassment training provided by the department of employee relations or the department’s designee within 120 days of an election or appointment and once every 4 years thereafter.
Under this ordinance, the ethics and harassment training requirement applies to members of boards and commissions as defined in Part I, Section 10 of the Salary Ordinance rather than to all members of plural bodies as defined in s. 320-1-2 of the code.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 303-5-14 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:
303-5. Standards of Conduct.
14. ETHICS AND HARASSMENT TRAINING REQUIRED.
a. Ethics and harassment training provided by the department of employee relations or the department’s designee shall be completed by:
a-1. Elected officials.
a-2. Members of the mayor’s cabinet specified in s. 62.51(1)(a)., Wis. Stats.
a-3. Members of boards and commissions as defined in Part I, Section 10 of the Salary Ordinance.
b. Ethics and harassment training shall be completed within 120 days of election or appointment and once every 4 years thereafter.
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
Department of Employee Relations
Drafter
LRB 177192-1
Christopher Hillard
1/26/2022