HomeMy WebLinkAbout25. 18-536OCTOBER 23, 2018 18-536 ORDINANCE
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APPROVE AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2-38(A) BID BOARD
MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP BY
THREE MEMBERS
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BID BOARD RECOMMENDATION: Approved
A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTION 2-38
(A) TO INCREASE THE BID BOARD MEMBERSHIP BY THREE MEMEBERS
The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That Section 2-38(A) BID Board Membership and Terms is hereby
amended to increase the membership by (3) members for a total of (13) members.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on January 1, 2019
after its passage and publication.
SECTION 3. Publication Notice. Please take notice that the City of Oshkosh
enacted Ordinance #18 -XXX APPROVE AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2-38(A) BID
BOARD MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP BY THREE
MEMBERS on November 14, 2018. This ordinance increases BID Board Membership by
three members. The full text of the Ordinance may be obtained at the Office of the City
Clerk, 215 Church Ave. and on the City's website at www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us. Clerk's
phone: (920) 236-5011.
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Jeffrey Nau
Associate Planner
DATE: October 18, 2018
RE: Approve Amendment to Section 2-38(A) BID Board Membership and Terms to
increase membership from ten (10) regular members to thirteen (13) regular
members
BACKGROUND
The BID Board is requesting a change to section 2-38 (BID Board) to increase regular member
Board membership from ten (10) to thirteen (13) members. The Board feels they need to
encourage more engagement from their constituents and hope increasing the number of Board
Members will help achieve this. Wisconsin BID law requires a minimum of five board members
with no maximum limitation.
ANALYSIS
In 2011 the Common Council approved an ordinance change to Section 2-38(A) which added
two alternate members to the BID Board to help alleviate problems with the Board not having
quorum at their regular meetings. Since then, one meeting had been canceled due to lack of
quorum which was the morning after an ice storm. The Board discussed if increasing
membership to 13 would create new quorum issues because quorum would increase from six to
seven members. They concluded that it should not be a problem as attendance has been high in
recent years due to the increased interest and activity in the downtown.
The Board included the additional three regular positions in its 2019 Operating Plan. The BID
Board hopes to have the ordinance amended in time for implementation of the 2019 Operating
Plan. Several people have expressed interest in being appointed to the Board. It is planned that
the BID will invite those who are interested to a regular meeting to observe its proceedings.
Afterwards, the Board will forward recommendations to the Mayor for consideration of
appointments.
City Hall • 215 Church Avenue • P.O. Box 1 130 • Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130
http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
RECOMMENDATION
The BID Board approved their 2019 Operating Plan (with the proposed increase in membership)
and Budget and an amendment of the BID Bylaws at its regular meeting on October 16, 2018.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jeffrey Nau
Associate Planner
Approved,
City Manager
City Hall • 215 Church Avenue • P.O. Box 1 130 • Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130
http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us