Madison Mayor Authorizes City Attorney To Pursue Legal Action Surrounding Senate’s Vote

[HereSince1628]

(so the legal battles begin)

http://www.channel3000.com/news/27147386/detail.html

State Senate Passed Bill Removing Collective Bargaining Rights From Public Workers

Updated: 10:44 am CST March 10, 2011
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MADISON, Wis. -- Mayor Dave Cieslewicz has authorized city attorney Mike May to pursue any legal actions that might be filed over the state Senate’s passage of a bill Wednesday night taking away collective bargaining rights from public workers.

May said in an e-mail he sent to Cieslewicz and city council members that in his opinion a committee meeting called before the Senate took action was in violation of the state open meetings law.

State law requires at least 24 hours notice of a meeting, unless there is an emergency, which allows only a two-hour notice.

[myrna minx]

1. Excellent - I'm hoping that the best Wisconsin legal minds are working on this. K&R

[jtown1123]

3. I would imagine some big time lawyers would volunteer their services as well

[xchrom]

2. recommend

[midnight]

4. How much notice time was given before the vote?

[HereSince1628]

5. I don't know for sure, but

I heard 1 hour and 50 minutes, who knows?

Only the Shadow knows for sure.

[Lifelong Protester]

6. I heard 30 minutes.

That was from someone holding the 'posted' notice (a copy, of course) signed by both the Fitzgeralds.