[Prior code § 1.03(2)(A)]
A. The Village Plan Commission shall consist of the Village President,
who shall be its presiding officer, two Trustees, and four citizens
of the Village. Citizen members shall be persons of recognized experience
and qualification.
[Amended 4-27-2011 by Ord. No. 272]
B. The Trustee members shall be elected by a two-thirds vote of the
Village Board annually during April. Four citizen members shall be
appointed by the Village President to a staggered term, as to have
no more than two expire in the same year.
[Amended 4-27-2011 by Ord. No. 272]
C. The additional citizen member shall be first appointed to hold office
for a period ending one year from the succeeding May 1st, and thereafter
annually during the month of April. Whenever a park board is created,
the President of such board shall succeed to a place on the Commission
when the term of the fourth citizen (additional) member expires.
[Prior code § 1.03(2)(B)]
Vacancies, other than ex-officio, shall be filled by appointment
for the residue of the unexpired term in the same manner as appointments
for the full term.
[Prior code § 1.03(2)(C)]
Compensation as determined by the Village Board shall be paid
for service on the commission. Citizen members shall take the official
oath required by Section 19.01 of the Wisconsin State Statutes, which
shall be filed with the Village Clerk.
[Prior code § 1.03(2)(D)]
The Plan Commission shall have the powers and duties prescribed
in Section 62.23 of the Wisconsin State Statutes, and all legislative
enactments, amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, and such
other powers or duties as shall be vested in it from time to time
by law or the Village Board.
[Prior code § 1.03(2)(E)]
As soon as all members of the first Commission shall have been
appointed, the Village Clerk shall give each member a written notice
of the appointment and thereon shall fix the time and place of the
first meeting, which shall not be less than five nor more than 10
days thereafter. Such Commission shall elect a Vice Chairman and a
Secretary and shall keep a written record of its proceedings, to include
all actions taken, a copy of which shall be filed with the Village
Clerk. Five members shall constitute a quorum, but all actions shall
require the affirmative approval of a majority of the members present.
[Prior code § 1.03(2)(F)]
The Plan Commission may employ experts and such staff as may
be necessary, and pay for their services and such other expenses as
may be necessary and proper, within the limits of the budget established
by the Village Board, or placed at its disposal through gift, and
subject to any ordinance or resolution enacted by the Village Board.
As far as possible, the Commission shall utilize the services of existing
Village officials and employees.
[Prior code § 1.03(2)(G)]
The Plan Commission may adopt rules governing its own proceedings.
The Commission shall make reports in writing to the Village Board
of its transactions and expenditures, if any, for the preceding month,
with such recommendations as to matters covered by its prescribed
duties and authority as may to it seem proper.