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Council committee adopts timeline and posting rules for filling alder vacancies
Summary
On Oct. 28 the Common Council Executive Committee unanimously approved a second substitute to amend Madison General Ordinances §2.03. The changes set minimum timelines for notice and application windows, remove a prior requirement to advertise in Legistar only, and drop a rarely useful requirement to seek former alders during campaign season.
The Madison Common Council Executive Committee unanimously adopted a second substitute to amend Madison General Ordinances §2.03 on the process for filling alder vacancies.
Vice President Govindarajan, the motion’s sponsor, described the major changes: "Major changes here from last time are, we have or I have removed the requirement for the social media, to be included in the applications," and the substitute also removes a requirement that a community meeting be held…
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