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Subject: Communication from Mayor Dickert informing the Common Council that he has issued an Executive Order, dated October 31, 2011, prohibiting persons from possessing or bringing, or causing to be brought, any concealed or unconcealed firearm or weapon into or upon any City owned, occupied, or controlled building or structure at any time or at any special event at any City owned, occupied, or controlled building, structure, facility, grounds, or land. Mayor Dickert further requests that the issue of such a weapons and firearm prohibition be referred to the Committee of the Whole for the creation of a City ordinance and the revision of any existing City ordinances that are inconsistent with 2011 Wisconsin Act 35.
Recommendation of the Committee of the Whole on 01-26-2012: the Item be deferred.
Recommendation of the Committee of the Whole on 10-16-2012: that the Item be referred to the City Attorney's Office with direction to draft ordinance revisions of any existing City Ordinances that are inconsistent with 2011 Wis. Act 35, and the updates be brought back to the committee for consideration and approval.
Recommendation of the Committee of the Whole on 02-05-2013: to approve the changes to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Racine regarding firearms and weapons as drafted by the City Attorney's Office.
Further, the City Attorney's Office is directed to draft an ordinance effectuating the Mayor's October 31, 2011 Executive Order prohibiting weapons in City of Racine municipal buildings.
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