[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Trempealeau 12-2-1987 as Title 2, Ch. 3, of the 1987 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
Officers shall have generally the powers and duties prescribed for
like officers of towns and villages, except as otherwise provided,
and such powers and duties as are prescribed by law and, except as
to the Village President, shall perform such duties as shall be required
of him by the Village Board. Officers whose powers and duties are
not enumerated in Chapter 61 of the Wisconsin Statutes shall have
such powers and duties as are prescribed by law for like officers
or as are directed by the Village Board.
B.
All officers and departments may make the necessary rules for the
conduct of their duties and incidental proceedings.
C.
The general laws for the punishment of bribery, misdemeanors and
corruption in officers shall apply to Village officers.
D.
Whenever a Village official in his official capacity proceeded against
or obliged to proceed before any court, board or commission, to defend
or maintain his official position, or because of some act arising
out of the performance of his official duties, and he has prevailed
in such proceedings, or the Village Board has ordered the proceedings
discontinued, the Board may provide for payment to such official such
sum as it sees fit, to reimburse him for the expenses reasonably incurred
for costs and attorney's fees.
A.
Statutes not to govern. The Village of Trempealeau, pursuant to §§ 61.195
and 66.0101, Wis. Stats., hereby elects not to be governed by those
portions of §§ 61.19, 61.25 and 61.26, Wis. Stats.,
which are in conflict with this section.
B.
Consolidation. The offices of Village Clerk and Village Treasurer
shall be and they hereby are consolidated and the duties of both offices
shall be performed by the person appointed a Village Clerk-Treasurer
by the Village President, subject to confirmation by the Village Board,
commencing on March 7, 1992.
[Amended 8-19-1997]
C.
Appointment. The appointed Village Clerk-Treasurer shall hold office
for an indefinite term, subject to removal as provided by § 17.13,
Wis. Stats.
D.
Duties. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall perform all duties required
of both the offices of Clerk and Treasurer as provided by law and
those other duties as the Village Board shall, from time to time,
direct to be executed by the Clerk-Treasurer.
E.
Records. The records of the Clerk-Treasurer shall be audited annually
in the same manner as the separate records of the Village Clerk and
the Village Treasurer have previously been audited.
A.
Appointment. The Village Attorney is an appointed position. The Village
President shall at the organizational meeting in April appoint a Village
Attorney, subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of
the Village Board. The Village Attorney shall serve at the pleasure
of the Village Board.[2]
B.
Duties. The Village Attorney shall have the following duties:
(1)
The Village Attorney shall conduct all of the legal business in which
the Village is interested.
(2)
He shall, when requested by Village officers, give written legal
opinions, which shall be filed with the Village.
(3)
He shall draft ordinances and other instruments as may be required
by Village officers.
(4)
He may appoint an assistant, who shall have power to perform his
duties and for whose acts he shall be responsible to the Village.
Such assistant shall receive no compensation from the Village, unless
previously provided by ordinance.
(5)
The Village Board may employ and compensate special counsel to assist
in or take charge of any matter in which the Village is interested.
(6)
The Village Attorney shall perform such other duties as provided
by state law and as designated by the Village Board.
[1]
NOTE: This a Charter Ordinance, January 6, 1992.)
A.
Appointment.
(1)
The Village police officer(s) shall be appointed by a majority vote
of the members of the Village Board for an indefinite term, subject
to removal pursuant to the procedures established in § 61.65(1)(am),
Wis. Stats. The Village police officer(s) shall exercise the powers
and duties of Village marshals and Village constables and any other
powers and duties prescribed by the Village Board, Village ordinances
or the Wisconsin Statutes.
(2)
The compensation to be paid the Village police officer(s) for their
services, the hours of active duty, rest days, vacation periods and
other involvement of their employment shall be such as may be determined
by the Village Board from time to time.
B.
General duties.
(1)
The Village police officer(s) shall have general administration of
the Department and shall be responsible for the Department's
government, efficiency and general good conduct. They shall perform
all duties prescribed to them by the laws of the state and the ordinances
of the Village and shall obey all lawful written orders of the Village
President or Village Board.
(2)
The Village police officer(s) shall cause the public peace to be
preserved and may arrest and with reasonable diligence take before
the proper court every person found in the Village engaged in any
disturbance of the peace or violating any law of the state or ordinance
of the Village. The Village police officer(s) shall cooperate with
other law enforcement officers in the arrest or apprehension of person
charged with crime.
A.
Appointment. The Fire Chief shall be appointed pursuant to the bylaws
of the Department.
B.
Powers and duties of Fire Chief.
(1)
The Fire Chief shall have general supervision of the Department,
subject to: this chapter, oversight by the Fire Board, and the bylaws
of the Department; and shall be responsible for the personnel and
general efficiency of the Department.
(2)
It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief to preside at all meetings
of the Department, to call special meetings, to preserve order, to
decide all points of order that may arise, and to enforce a rigid
observance of this chapter and of the bylaws of the Department.
(3)
It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief or another ranking officer
of the Department to be present at all fires, to have complete command
of and the entire responsibility for all firefighting operations,
to plan the control of the same, to direct the action of the company
when they arrive at a fire, to observe that the Department does its
duty, to grant leaves of absence at a fire when the Fire Chief deems
it proper and to see that all fire apparatus is kept in proper condition
at all times.
(4)
The Fire Chief shall enforce all fire prevention ordinances of the
Village and state laws and regulations pertaining to fire prevention
and shall keep citizens informed on fire prevention methods and on
the activities of the Department.
(5)
The Fire Chief shall keep a fire record book of every fire to which
the Department was called and shall enter in such book the locality
of fire, time dispatch was received, cause of fire, where fire started,
cause of delay (if any) in responding, method of extinguishment and
equipment used, amount of insurance carried on building and contents
(if known), estimated fire loss, time fire was extinguished, names
of Department members responding, and general remarks.
The Weed Commissioner shall be appointed by the Village President,
subject to Village Board confirmation. The term of office of the Weed
Commissioner shall commence on the first day of May following his
appointment. The Weed Commissioner shall take the official oath, which
oath shall be filed in the Office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer and
shall hold office for one year. The Weed Commissioner shall hold office
pursuant to and fulfill the duties set out in state law.
A.
Appointment. The Superintendent of Streets shall be appointed by
a majority vote of the Village Board solely on the basis of merit,
training, experience, administrative ability, efficiency and general
qualifications and fitness for performing the duties of the position.
B.
Term. The Superintendent of Streets shall hold office for an indefinite
term subject to removal by a majority vote of the Village Board.
C.
Duties and powers. The Superintendent of Streets shall have the following
duties and powers:
(1)
He shall have general charge and supervision of all public works
in the Village.
(2)
He shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair and construction
of streets, alleys, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, bridges, street
signs, storm sewers, Village buildings and structures and all machinery,
equipment and property used in any activity under his control.
(3)
He shall have charge of all public services, including garbage and
refuse collection and disposal, snow and ice removal, street cleaning
and flushing, mosquito and rodent control.
(4)
He shall perform such other activities and duties as are imposed
upon him from time to time by the Village Board or by his job description
and employment contract.
A.
Pursuant to §§ 61.195, 61.197 and 66.0101 of the Wisconsin
Statutes, the Village hereby elects not to be governed by those portions
of §§ 61.19 and 61.23 of the Statutes which relate
to the selection and tenure of the Village Assessor, and which are
in conflict with this section. [Charter Ordinance]
B.
Hereafter, instead of being elected, the Assessor or assessing firm
shall be appointed by the Village President, subject to confirmation
by a majority vote of the members-elect of the Village Board. A corporation
or an independent contractor may be appointed as the Village Assessor.
The corporation or independent contractor so appointed shall designate
the person responsible for the assessment. The designee shall file
the official oath under § 19.01, Wis. Stats., and sign the
affidavit of the Assessor attached to the assessment roll under § 70.49,
Wis. Stats. No person may be designated by any corporation or independent
contractor unless he has been granted the appropriate certification
under § 73.09, Wis. Stats. For purposes of this subsection,
"independent contractor" means a person who either is under contract
to furnish appraisal and assessment services or is customarily engaged
in an independently established trade, business or profession in which
the services are offered to the general public.
C.
The Assessor shall have an indefinite term of office, subject to
removal under § 17.14(1), Wis. Stats.
D.
Whenever
the Assessor, in the performance of the Assessor's duties, requests
or obtains income and expense information pursuant to § 70.47(7)(af),
Wis. Stats., or any successor statute thereto, then such income and
expense information that is provided to the Assessor shall be held
by the Assessor on a confidential basis, except, however, that the
information may be revealed to and used by persons in the discharge
of duties imposed by law; in the discharge of duties imposed by office
(including but not limited to use by the Assessor in performance of
official duties of the Assessor's office and use by the Board of Review
in performance of its official duties); or pursuant to order of a
court. Income and expense information provided to the Assessor under
§ 70.47(7)(af), unless a court determines that it is inaccurate,
is, per § 70.47(7)(af), not subject to the right of inspection
and copying under § 19.35(1), Wis. Stats.[1]
A.
No person shall be elected by the people to a Village office, who
is not at the time of his election, a citizen of the United States
and of this state, and an elector of the Village, and in case of a
ward office, of the ward, and actually residing therein.
B.
An appointee by the Village President, requiring to be confirmed
by the Village Board, who shall be rejected by the Board, shall be
ineligible for appointment to the same office for one year thereafter.
A.
Requirement. Within five days after the election or appointment of
any Village officers, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall notify the
person so selected thereof. Every person elected or appointed to the
office of Village President, Trustee, and Village Clerk-Treasurer
shall within five days after notice thereof, when required, take and
file the official oath.[1]
B.
Form, procedure. The form, filing and general procedure for the taking
of oaths shall be governed by Ch. 19, Subchapter I, Wis. Stats.
A.
How occurring. Except as provided in Subsection C below, vacancies in elective and appointive positions occur as provided in §§ 17.03 and 17.035, Wis. Stats.
B.
How filled. Vacancies in elective and appointive offices shall be
filled as provided in § 17.24, Wis. Stats.
C.
Temporary incapacitation. If any officer be absent or temporarily
incapacitated from any cause, the Board may appoint some person to
discharge his duties until he returns or until such disability is
removed.
Village officers must observe the standards of care imposed
by § 19.21, Wis. Stats., with respect to the care and custody
of official property.
Every officer shall, if required by law or the Village Board,
upon entering upon the duties of his office, give a bond in such amount
as may be determined by the Village Board with such sureties as are
approved by the Village President, conditioned upon the faithful performance
of the duties of his office. Official bonds shall be filed with the
office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer. Any person reelected or reappointed
to the same office shall take and file an official bond for each term
of service.
[Amended 10-3-1994]
A.
Appointment. The Building Inspector shall be appointed annually by
the President, subject to Village Board confirmation.
B.
Duties. The Building Inspector shall have the following duties:
(1)
Review plans and applications for building permits;
(2)
Issue permits for construction of new homes;
(4)
Recommend and advise the public and contractors on code compliance;
(5)
Issue orders to correct discrepancies and code violations;
(6)
Consult with builders, owners and members of the public pertaining
to the Village codes and ordinances;
(7)
Report on the status of code enforcement activity to the Board;
(8)
Perform other duties as may be directed by the Village Board.
C.
Right of entry. The Building Inspector or his deputies shall have
the power to make or cause to be made an entry into any building or
premises where the work of constructing any new building or structure
is going on, including plumbing and electrical work.
