The amount of the tax to be levied or certified, the amounts of the various appropriations, and the purposes thereof shall not be changed after approval of the budget, except upon the recommendation of the Village President and upon a two-thirds vote of the entire membership of the Village Board. Notice of such transfer shall be given by publication within 10 days thereafter in accordance with Chapter
135 of this Code.
No money shall be drawn from the treasury of the Village, nor shall any obligation for the expenditure of money be incurred, except in pursuance of the annual appropriation in the adopted budget or when changed as authorized by §
78-4 of this article. At the close of each fiscal year, any unencumbered balance of an appropriation shall revert to the general fund and shall be subject to reappropriation, but appropriations may be made by the Board, to be paid out of the income of the current year, in furtherance of improvements or other objects or works which will not be completed within such year, and any such appropriation shall continue in force until the purpose for which it was made shall have been accomplished or abandoned.
The calendar year shall be the fiscal year.
The Village Board shall designate the public depository or depositories
within this state within which Village funds shall be deposited, and
when the money is deposited in such depository in the name of the
Village, Village officials and bonding companies shall not be liable
for such losses as are defined by state law. The interest arising
therefrom shall be paid into the Village treasury.
The Village Clerk-Treasurer may invest any Village funds not
immediately needed pursuant to §§ 66.0603(1m) and 219.05,
Wis. Stats.
[Amended 6-2-2003]
The Village Clerk-Treasurer and his designees are authorized to prepare a statement of real property status form to be used to provide information often requested for transfers of real property such as the amount of outstanding special assessments, deferred assessments, changes in assessments, amount of taxes, outstanding water and sewer bills, current water and sewer bills, contemplated improvements, outstanding citations on building code violations and similar information. Any such information sought shall be provided to the person requesting it on said form. Requests for statements of real property status shall be made to the Village Clerk-Treasurer a minimum of five business days in advance. A fee as set forth in Chapter
A150, Fees, shall be charged for compiling this information, plus an additional fee if facsimile transmission is required or there is a rush request.
[Amended 3-5-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-02]
All contracts for public construction shall be let by the Village
Board in accordance with § 62.15, Wis. Stats. The Village
Board, or a person or body designated by the Village Board, shall
exercise the powers and duties of the Board of Public Works under
§ 62.15, Wis. Stats.
Billings by the Village may be paid within 30 days after billing
without interest. Thereafter, interest may be charged at the rate
of 1 1/2% per month or any fraction thereof, until the following
15th day of November. Bills not paid on or before the 15th day of
November shall have added to the total amount due 10% of said charges
and be entered on the tax roll as a special charge and become a lien
upon real estate.
A firm of certified public accountants shall be employed as
determined by the Village Board to conduct a detailed audit of the
Village's financial transactions and its books and to assist
the Clerk-Treasurer in the management of the Village's financial
affairs, including the Village's public utilities. These auditors
shall be employed on a calendar-year basis. The books audited may,
in addition to the Village financial records of the office of the
Clerk-Treasurer, include the Village Clerk-Treasurer's financial
records, the Village's public utilities, Police Department records,
and any other books of any boards, commissions, officers or employees
of the Village handling Village monies.
No agent of the Village of Dane having authority to employ labor
or to purchase materials, supplies or any other commodities may bind
the Village or incur any indebtedness for which the Village may become
liable without approval of the Village Board. Each such employment
or purchase order shall be drawn against a specific appropriation,
the money for which shall be available in the Village treasury and
not subject to any prior labor claims or material purchase orders
at the time when such employment is negotiated or purchase order drawn.
The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall keep a record of such employment
and purchase orders and shall charge them against the proper appropriation.