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General powers. Officers shall have the powers and duties prescribed for like officers of cities, towns and villages, except as otherwise provided, and such powers and duties as are prescribed by law and except as to the Mayor, shall perform such duties as shall be required of them by the Council. Officers whose powers and duties are not enumerated in Ch. 62, Wis. Stats, shall have such powers and duties as are prescribed by law for like officers or as are directed by the Council.
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Rules. All officers and departments may make the necessary rules for the conduct of their duties and incidental proceedings.
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Applicability of ethics statutes. The general laws for the punishment of bribery, misdemeanors and corruption in office shall apply to City officers.
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Legal representation. Whenever any City official in their official capacity proceeded against or obliged to proceed before any Civil Court, Board, Committee or Commission, to defend or maintain their official position, or because of some act arising out of the performance of their official duties, and they have prevailed in such proceedings, or the Council has ordered the proceedings discontinued, the Council may provide for payment to such official such sum as it sees fit, to reimburse them for the expenses reasonably incurred for costs and attorney's fees.
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Comptroller, Street Commissioner and Constable eliminated. As provided in § 62.09(1)(b), Wis. Stats., the offices of Comptroller, Street Commissioner and Constable are hereby eliminated.
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No person shall be elected by the people to a City office who is not, at the time of their election, a citizen of the United States and of this state, and an elector of the City, and in case of a ward office, of the ward, and actually residing therein or is not eligible by state statute to hold office.
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An appointee by the Mayor, requiring to be confirmed by the Council, who shall be rejected by the Council, shall be ineligible for appointment to the same office for one year thereafter.
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No member of the Common Council shall, during the term for which they are elected, be eligible for an office or position which, during such term, has been created by, or the selection to which is vested in, the Council, provided that the Council may be represented on City boards or commissions where no additional remuneration is paid such representative except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Wisconsin.
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Elected officials. Elected officials may be removed by the Common Council as provided in §§ 9.10, 17.12 and 17.16, Wis. Stats.
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Appointed officials. Appointed officials may be removed as provided in §§ 17.12, and 17.16, Wis. Stats.
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City officers must observe the standards of care imposed by § 19.21, Wis. Stats., with respect to the care and custody of official property.
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Oath. Every person elected or appointed to any statutory office shall take and file their official oath within 10 days after the notice of their election or appointment.
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Bonds. The City Clerk, and such other statutory officers as the laws of Wisconsin or the Common Council may direct, shall execute and file an official bond in such form as the Council may determine. The Council may at any time require new or additional bonds of any officer. All official bonds must be approved by the Mayor and, when so approved, then be filed within 10 days after the officer executing the same shall have been notified of this election or appointment. Official bonds shall be filed with the City and shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose. Such bonds shall be paid for by the City. If the Council does not require any or all of these officials to execute and file an official bond, the Council shall obtain a dishonesty insurance policy or other appropriate insurance policy that covers such officials, in an amount determined by the council, in lieu of the bond requirement.
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Authorization for department heads. Heads of departments of the City including, without limitation by enumeration, the City Administrator, City Attorney, City Clerk, City Treasurer, Chief of Police, Director of Public Works, Fire Chief, Human Resources Director, Parks and Recreation Director, and Zoning Administrator, may make procedures, regulations or directives for the administration of their departments in line with the policies of the Council, but not for the conduct of the general public.
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Approval of rules. Any proposed departmental procedures, regulation or directive other than those proposed by the Police or Fire Department, shall be referred to the City Administrator for review. The Police and Fire Departments shall report to the Mayor utilizing the subsequent process. The City Administrator or Mayor shall either approve the proposed rule or return the proposed rule to the Department along with suggested revisions in a reasonable amount of time, not to exceed two weeks. All rules shall be consistent with City ordinances, resolutions and applicable City Personnel Rules, Policies and Regulations. Any rule or part thereof returned by the Mayor or City Administrator to the department head shall be deemed to be unacceptable and not in force.
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Time of taking effect. All proposed procedures, regulations or directives shall be effective at the direction of the department head, unless returned by the City Administrator or Mayor, or the Common Council acts by resolution to nullify such procedures. In emergency situations requiring immediate action, procedures may become effective immediately; but all procedures so enacted shall be reported to the City Administrator or Mayor within 24 hours, with the reasons for the necessity for the immediate implementation. All emergency procedures are temporary in nature and must be formally presented to become permanent.