Designation of Emergency Temporary Locations.
Milwaukee City Charter § 6-13
in effect6-13. Designation of Emergency Temporary Locations.
1. ALTERNATE SITES. The mayor may designate, subject to common council approval, alternate sites as the emergency temporary locations of government where all, or any part, of the public business may be conducted whenever during a state of emergency it becomes imprudent, inexpedient or impossible to conduct the affairs of city government at the regular or usual places. The alternate sites may be within or without the territorial limits of the city and may be within or without those of the state of Wisconsin. With the approval of the mayor, department heads shall from time to time designate specific places for their subordinates and employes to report upon the commencement of an emergency, if it is desirable for such persons to report to a place other than that designated by the mayor as the temporary site of government.
2. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY. While the public business is being conducted at a temporary location, the mayor, common council and other city officers shall possess and exercise all executive, legislative, administrative and judicial powers and functions conferred upon the mayor, common council and city officers under state law. Those powers and functions, except judicial, may be exercised in light of the exigencies of the emergency situation without regard to the compliance with time-consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by law. All acts of the mayor, common council and officers shall be valid and binding as if performed within the territorial limits of the city.
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/City-Charter/Master-Charter.pdf#page=45Fetched: 10/26/2026