Committee keeps two-year alder terms for board and commission appointments after rejecting alternate

MADISON — On March 11 the Madison Common Council Executive Committee approved an amendment to section 33.016 of the Madison General Ordinances governing appointments to boards, commissions and committees, and rejected a proposed alternate that would have created one-year alder appointments in some cases. The main motion passed by a 5–1 roll-call vote after debate over administrative complexity and continuity for alders and appointees.