Termination of Contract and Revocation of Charter.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 330-29
in effect330-29. Termination of Contract and Revocation of Charter.
1. In the manner provided in this section, the common council may terminate the charter school contract and revoke the charter of a school whenever the common council finds that any of the following occurred:
a. The charter school violated its contract with the city.
b. The pupils enrolled in the charter school failed to make sufficient progress toward attaining the educational goals under s. 118.01, Wis. Stats. as amended.
c. The charter school failed to comply with generally accepted accounting standards of fiscal management.
d. The charter school violated s. 118.40, Wis. Stats., as amended, or this chapter.
2. Whenever the common council by motion requests the committee to investigate a school concerning possible termination of a contract and revocation of a charter, the committee shall make an investigation, hold a hearing and make written findings and recommendations to the common council concerning termination of a contract and revocation of a charter.
3. The committee may investigate a school concerning possible termination of a contract and revocation of a charter on its own initiative or whenever an individual or group other than the common council so requests. If the investigation discloses possible cause for termination of the contract and revocation of the charter of a school, the committee shall hold a hearing and make written findings and recommendations concerning termination of the contract and revocation of the charter.
4. Whenever the committee recommends termination of a contract and revocation of a charter, the committee shall:
a. Submit its findings and recom-mendations, together with all materials considered by the committee, to the city clerk and request the preparation and introduction of a common council motion to terminate the contract and revoke the charter.
b. Transmit its findings and recommendations, together with all materials considered by the committee, to the city attorney.
5. Whenever the city clerk receives a request under sub. 4 for preparation of a motion terminating a charter school contract and revoking a school's charter, the city clerk shall have a motion prepared and introduced. The motion shall:
a. State the findings of the common council that the contract should be terminated and the charter revoked and the reasons for such findings.
b. State that the common council terminates the contract and revokes the charter.
c. Authorize and direct the appropriate city officials to effect the contract termination and charter revocation.
6. The common council may, in its sole discretion, approve, amend in whole or in part or disapprove a motion described in sub. 5.
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-3/Master-V3.pdf#page=193Fetched: 10/26/2026