File #: O-2014-0076    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/18/2014 In control: Advisory Committee (INACTIVE)
On agenda: 11/18/2014 Final action: 11/18/2014
Title: An Ordinance to Amend Subsection 3.05(8)(a) of the West Allis Revised Municipal Code Relating to Reference of Ordinances, Resolutions, Communications, Etc., to the Common Council.
Sponsors: Thomas G. Lajsic
Attachments: 1. Signed Ordinance & Affidavit
Title
 
An Ordinance to Amend Subsection 3.05(8)(a) of the West Allis Revised Municipal Code Relating to Reference of Ordinances, Resolutions, Communications, Etc., to the Common Council.
 
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
 
PART I.      Subsection 3.05(8)(a) of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis is hereby amended to read:
 
3.05      Rules of Procedure for the Common Council.
 
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(8)      Reference of Ordinances, Resolutions, Communications, Etc.
 
(a)      All communications and petitions directed to the Common Council shall be referred to the appropriate Standing Committee.  However, any unsigned or anonymous correspondence or any communication that does not concern the City as a municipal corporation or the operation of the City shall not be introduced and referred.  When a question arises as to whether a communication should be introduced, the Clerk, in consultation with the Council president and the City Attorney shall determine whether a matter shall be introduced.
 
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PART II.      All ordinances or parts of ordinances contravening the provisions of this ordinance are hereby amended.
 
PART III.      This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.
 
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