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An Ordinance to Repeal & Recreate Subsection 3.01(2) of the West Allis Revised Municipal Code Relating to Special Common Council Meetings and Creating a Fee for Late Applications.
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Subsection 3.01(2) of Revised Municipal Code is hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
3.01 Council Meetings.
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(2) Special Meetings.
(a) Special meetings of the Common Council may be called by the Mayor (or in his/her absence, by the President of the Council) at such time as he/she may appoint, by written notice of the purpose and time thereof, to each member delivered to him/her personally or left at his/her usual abode, at least six (6) hours before the meeting. Upon petition of five (5) or more members of the Council, the Mayor (or in his/her absence, by the President of the Council) shall call a special meeting of the Common Council. No other business shall be considered or transacted at any special meeting other than that for which the special meeting was called.
(b) When a special meeting is called under subsection (a) to consider and act upon a license or permit or Council approval is required to enable any type of contract or event to be entered into or take place, and the application for Council approval was not timely made so that the Council could act upon the matter at its regular meeting prior to the commencement of the licensed or permitted activity or prior to the anticipated event or contract performance, a filing fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000) shall accompany each such application to defray administrative expenses. The filing fee shall be nonrefundable unless a quorum of the Common Council is not able to meet and shall be in addition to any license or permit fee or any other fee(s) required as part of the application.
(c) This provision shall not apply where there is another procedure and fee for a special Common Council meeting set forth in th...
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