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City of Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz

JEFF ERLANGER AWARD

The City of Madison invites you to submitnominations for its annual JEFFREY CLAY ERLANGER CIVILITY IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE AWARD. The award honors Jeffrey Clay Erlanger who was an individual of integrity, passion, intelligence, and civility. Jeff understood that thoughtful and caring people could have very differing views on how to best address our community’s many complex issues and problems. Jeff, who died on June 10, 2007, spent a significant part of his life committed to public service, focusing on constructive advocacy and civil debate, fairness, openness, and effective representation. He embraced the similarities and commonalities that unite us. Jeff served on the City of Madison’s Economic Development Committee; he was chair of the Commission on People with Disabilities; chair of the Board of Directors of the Community Living Alliance; and ran for the Madison Common Council in 2002. He also held a number of other significant positions in the community. One of his greatest accomplishments was his successful push for the accessible taxicab service in Madison today.



APPLICATION

Criteria

The Jeffrey Clay Erlanger Civility in Public Discourse Award will recognize individuals or organizations sharing Jeff Erlanger’s dedication to, and passion for public policy development, civility, individual and human rights, who conduct their daily life consistent with these values and who have had a significant impact on the Madison community.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Nominees must be an adult (over 18) or an organization.
  • Only one award will be presented annually.
  • Nominees must be residents of the Madison metropolitan area whose work, program, project, policy decisions or actions have impacted positively on the City of Madison and its residents.
  • Nominees must have demonstrated leadership in public advocacy, focusing on constructive civil debate, fairness and openness resulting in effective outcomes.
  • Nominees must have demonstrated a dedication and commitment to treating people with civility, respect and dignity
  • Nominees may have been compensated for their work, as long as they exemplify the values represented by the award.
  • Current members of the Common Council and City staff are not eligible to be nominated for the award, as well as members of the award committee.

NOMINATIONS

Nominations must be received in writing by the advertised deadline. Nominations should contain detailed information regarding the nominee to allow the award committee to determine that the candidate meets the award criteria. The award committee will not conduct additional research.

Nominations must be submitted on the nomination application and returned to:

Mayor’s Office
Attn: Jeffrey Clay Erlanger Award Nomination Committee
210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Room 403
Madison, WI 53703

Nomination forms may be submitted via fax at 608-267-8671 or by e-mail at mayor@cityofmadison.com.

All nominations must be dated or postmarked no later than 5:00 PM, November 16, 2009. Questions or requests for additional application forms should be directed to the Mayor’s Office at 608-266-4611.

SELECTION

A committee to select the award recipient has been appointed by the Mayor and is composed of five (5) individuals, including a member of, or representative of, the Erlanger family; a member of the Mayor’s staff; the Common Council President; and two (2) citizen members. Citizen members are appointed to serve a two-year term with said term expiring two years from date of appointment.

AWARD PRESENTATION

The award will be presented annually at a Common Council meeting close to the November 30 birthday of Jeff Erlanger.