Chairwoman Nicholson Proposal to Modernize County Board Endorsed by Judiciary Committee
MILWAUKEE – Today the Committee on Judiciary, Safety, and General Services unanimously recommended a proposal by Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson to reimagine several standing committees to increase focus on sustainability, parks, transit, and the annual budget.
“One of my highest priorities as Chairwoman is modernizing the operations of the County Board to fulfill the needs of our community,” said Chairwoman Nicholson. “These changes will allow us to provide better oversight, advance our mission on racial equity, and propel our work on climate and energy policy. I thank my colleagues on the Judiciary Committee for their unanimous support.”
Under this proposal the following changes would be made to the County Board’s standing committees:
- The Committee on Economic and Community Development would become the Committee on Community, Environment, and Economic Development (CEED).
- The Committee on Parks, Energy, and Environment would become the Committee on Parks and Culture (CPC).
- The Committee on Judiciary, Safety and General Services would become the Committee on Judiciary, Law Enforcement and General Services (JLEG).
- The Committee on Transportation, Public Works, and Transit would become the Committee on Transportation and Transit (T&T).
In addition, the ordinance change would eliminate the regular County Board committee cycle in November to facilitate the annual budget process and allow Supervisors enhanced ability to perform budgetary oversight.
The ordinance change is co-sponsored by Parks Committee Chair Sheldon A. Wasserman, Economic and Community Development Chair Steve F. Taylor, Judiciary Committee Chair Ryan Clancy, Transportation Committee Chair Priscilla E. Coggs-Jones, Finance Committee Chair Liz Sumner, and Supervisor Juan Miguel Martinez.
The full County Board will consider this proposal at its Thursday, June 23 meeting.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.
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