Title
An Ordinance to Amend Section 2.53 of the West Allis Revised Municipal Code to Update the Statutory References and to Create Subsection 2.53(12) Relating to Appeals of Community Development Authority Decisions.
Body
The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Section 2.53 of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis is hereby amended to read:
2.53 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
(1) Authority. Section 66.1335 of the Wisconsin Statutes authorizes the Common Council to adopt an ordinance creating a Housing and Community Development Authority.
(2) Findings and Declarations. The findings and declarations made in Sections 66.1201, 66.1331, 66.1333, and 66.1337 of the Wisconsin Statutes, are in all respects adopted, restated and incorporated herein; there exists a need for blight elimination, slum clearance, urban renewal and community development programs and projects and housing projects in the City; a Housing and Community Development Authority, functioning within the City, constitutes an effective and efficient means for preventing and eliminating slums in blighted areas and preventing the reoccurrence thereof and for the elimination of unsanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations and to provide safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income; and, the necessity for said Authority is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.
(3) Creation. Pursuant to Section 66.1335 of the Wisconsin Statutes, there is hereby created the Housing and Community Development Authority, as a separate body politic, for the purpose of carrying out blight elimination, slum clearance, urban renewal programs and projects and housing projects; which Authority shall be known as the "Community Development Authority of the City of West Allis."
(4) Termination of Housing Authority. The Housing Authority of the City of West Allis created under former Section 66.40 of...
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