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An Ordinance to Create Subsections 7.15(5), (6) and (7) of the West Allis Revised Municipal Code Relating to Rooming Houses. (Sponsored by Ald. Czaplewski)
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Subsection 7.15(5) of the Revised Municipal Code is hereby created to read:
7.15 ROOMING HOUSES.
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(5) Notification Requirements. Any person operating a rooming house shall:
(a) Make inquiry of all new applicants to be a roomer, and annually of all roomers, whether the applicant or roomer has ever been convicted of a sexually related offense. For purposes of this section, "sexually related offense" shall mean a violation of the following sections of the Wisconsin Statutes as they may from time to time be amended:
Sec. 940.225 (Sexual assault)
Sec. 944.17 (Sexual gratification)
Sec. 944.20 (Lewd and lascivious behavior)
Sec. 948.02 or 948.025 (Sexual assault of a child)
Sec. 948.05 (Sexual exploitation of a child)
Sec. 948.055 (Causing a child to view or listen to sexual activity)
Sec. 948.06 (Incest)
Sec. 948.07 (Child enticement)
Sec. 948.075 (Computer sex crime)
Sec. 948.08 (Soliciting child for prostitution)
Sec. 948.09 (Sexual intercourse - child age 16 or older)
Sec. 948.10 (Exposing genitals or pubic area)
Sec. 948.11 (Exposing child to harmful material)
Sec. 948.12 (possession of child pornography)
(b) Conduct or cause to be conducted a criminal history background check on each roomer applicant and annually on each roomer.
(c) Report to the Police Chief, in writing, each roomer who has been convicted of a sexually related offense within ten (10) days of being informed by the roomer or the background check that such a conviction exists.
(6) Notification to the Public. The Police Chief may notify the public that a rooming house has as a roomer a person convicted of an offense listed in subsection 7.15(5)(a) in the same manner and under the same guidelines and restrictions as set forth in section 301.46(2m)(c), Wisconsin Statutes as it may be amended from time to time.
(7) Reimbursement. A rooming house operator may annually apply to the Director of Development for reimbursement of the cost of the background check required by subsection 7.15(5). Payment shall be based upon availability of eligible Community Development Block Grant Funds and shall be at the discretion of the Director of Development.
PART II. All ordinances or parts of ordinances contravening the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
PART III. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.
ATTO-Create Sec 7.15(5)(6)&(7)