COMMON COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Madison General Ordinances § 33.13
in effect33.13 - COMMON COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
(1) Committee Composition. There is hereby created a Common Council Executive Committee (CCEC) which shall consist of seven (7) members of the Common Council who shall serve for terms of one year, provided, however, that in the event the Common Council President serves less than a full year, the new Council President may appoint a new CCEC. The President of the Common Council shall serve as Chair. As soon as practicable after the annual organizational meeting of the Common Council, held on the third Tuesday of April of each year, the President shall appoint five (5) other members of the Council to serve on the Executive Committee. The appointments shall be submitted to the Council for confirmation. The Vice President of the Council shall serve as the seventh member of the Committee, and the immediate past President shall, if they are a member of the Common Council, serve as an alternate member of the Committee. If the immediate past President is not a member of the Common Council, or has been elected to serve another term as President or a term as Vice President, the President of the Common Council shall appoint an alternate member. The alternate member may act with full power and authority when any other member is absent or refuses to act. The alternate member may participate in Committee discussion and serve on subcommittees at any time. The President may appoint any Council members to serve on a subcommittee. The terms of all members of the CCEC end at the annual organizational meeting of the Council and are not subject to the extensions provided in sec. 33.01(6)(d), MGO. (Am. by Ord. 12,037, 3-2-98; ORD-14-00107, 6-16-14; ORD-16-00080, Pub. 9-15-16, Eff. 4-18-17; Am. by ORD-20-00042, 5-4-20; Am. by ORD-20-00054, 6-10-20; Am. by ORD-22-00047, 6-4-22)
(2) Reserved. (Sec. 3.55(2) R. and Sec. 3.55(3) Renumbered to Sec. 3.55(2) by Ord, 12,037, 3-2-98; Sec. 33.13 Am. by ORD-17-00058, 6-19-17; Am. by ORD-09-00054, 4-2-09; Rpld. by ORD-22-00047, 6-4-22)
(3) Common Council Rules and Procedures. The Common Council Executive Committee shall be responsible for recommending rules and procedures to be followed by all standing committees of the Common Council and at Council meetings. The Committee shall also establish rules and guidelines for use of the Council office facilities. Such rules and procedures shall be approved by the Common Council. (Renumbered by Ord. 12,037, 3-2-98)
(4) Duties of the Committee.
(a) Review and Recommendation of City Policy. The Common Council Executive Committee shall have the authority to:
1. Receive referrals of ordinances, resolutions and reports from the Common Council that are not referred to other committees, hold public hearings thereon, and make reports and recommendations on matters so referred. Notwithstanding this subsection, ordinances or resolutions relating to the structure and function of the Common Council and of other City committees should routinely be referred to the Committee.
2. Determine by motion of the Committee to discuss topics that may form the basis of future legislation to be introduced to the Council.
3. Determine by motion of the Committee to discuss topics of broad concern to the City that may not be considered in any other committee or that cross the authorities of several committees.
(b) Review of Legislation. The Committee shall:
1. Participate in the development of a City of Madison state legislative agenda and make recommendations to the Council and the Mayor as to agenda priorities. The legislative agenda would identify the City's legislative goals for the session, some of which may be submitted for introduction to the Legislature.
2. Study proposed legislation affecting the City and make recommendations to the Council and the Mayor for positions to be taken by the City on selected legislation. In those instances where prompt action is required and time and circumstances do not permit adoption of a position on specific legislation, the Mayor is authorized to act in a manner consistent with the City's legislative agenda.
3. Design strategies and make recommendations to the Council to directly involve the Council members in communicating Council positions to the Dane County State Legislative delegation on specific issues or legislation.
4. Receive reports from the City's Legislative Analyst regarding the status of the City's legislative agenda and other legislation.
5. Make periodic reports to the Council pertaining to legislative matters.
6. Conduct studies and make recommendations to the Council and the Mayor relative to state or federal legislative issues which may have an impact on City government.
7. Examine federal legislation or issues which might have significant direct impact on City government.
8. Review proposed legislative agenda from Special Committees.
(c) The Common Council Executive Committee shall serve as the Administrative Review Board under Sec. 9.49, MGO. (Cr. by ORD-11-00161, 12-6-11)
(d) Other Duties. The Common Council may assign other duties to the Common Council Executive Committee. (Renum. by ORD-11-00161, 12-6-11)
(Am. by ORD-18-00106, 10-23-18; Am. by ORD-22-00005, 1-14-22/Eff. 4-19-22) (Cr. by Ord. 12,037, 3-2-98; Am. by ORD-16-00079, Pub. 9-15-16, Eff. 4-18-17) (Am. by ORD-18-00107, 10-23-18)
Source: City of Madison, Wisconsin, Madison General Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wi/madison/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORMAWIVOIVCH32--45_CH33BOCOCO_33.13COCOEXCOFetched: 11/1/2026