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The Council members of the City shall constitute the Common Council. The Common Council shall be vested with all the powers of the City not specifically given some other officer, as well as those powers set forth elsewhere throughout this Code.
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The Common Council has the power to preserve order at its meetings, compel attendance of Council members and may fine or expel for neglect of duty. The Common Council shall be judge of the election and qualification of its members.
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Election, term, number. The City shall have six Council members in addition to the Mayor, who is a member of the Common Council by virtue of their office as Mayor. The six Council members shall constitute the Common Council. Two Council members shall be elected from each Council Aldermanic District. One Council member from each of the three Council Aldermanic Districts shall be elected at the annual City election in the even-numbered years, and one each of said Council members shall be elected at the City election in the odd-numbered years, all to hold office for a period of two years.
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Appointment as Mayor. A Council member shall be eligible for appointment as Mayor to fill an unexpired term.
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The Common Council, at its first meeting subsequent to the regular election and qualification of new members, shall, after organization, annually choose from its members a President of the Council in the manner as set forth below ("Council President") who, in the absence of the Mayor, shall preside at meetings of the Council and, during the absence or inability of the Mayor, shall have the powers and duties of the Mayor, except that they shall not have power to approve an act of the Common Council which the Mayor has disapproved, by filing objections with the City Clerk. When so officiating, the Council President shall be referred to as "Acting Mayor." The Council President shall be elected for a one-year term of office.
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Council President election. Nominations for Council President shall be by floor nominations. The Chair shall open the floor for nominations. Candidates shall accept or decline the nomination upon being nominated. Once there are no longer any nominations, the Chair shall close nominations. After the closing of nominations, Candidates may speak one time for up to three minutes each. Order of speech shall be determined at random. After all candidates have spoken, a roll call vote shall occur. Upon the roll call, each Council member shall state the name of the candidate they are voting for. The process shall be repeated until such time as a Council President has been chosen by majority vote.
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Standing committees. At the organizational meeting of the Common Council in each year following the annual election, the Mayor shall appoint three Council members to each of the following committees, subject to Council confirmation, the respecting general duties of which shall be as follows, and to make whatever recommendations to the Council as they deem appropriate or as may be directed by the Council:
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Administrative Committee (licenses, administrative regulations and functions, recreation, City Cemetery).
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Finance and Personnel Committee (personnel administration, compensation, bond programs, risk management, financial/legal claims against the City).
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Judiciary Committee (ordinances, resolutions).
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Committee Chairpersons. The Chairperson of each committee shall be designated by the Mayor. No Council member shall serve more than two consecutive years as a Chairperson of a standing committee. Each member shall serve as appointed unless excused by a majority of the members of the Council. All Council members shall serve on at least one standing committee. The Mayor shall be an ex officio member of each standing committee.
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Committee of the Whole; special committees.
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If any issue requires committee review by more than one committee, this issue may be referred to the entire Common Council meeting as a "Committee of the Whole."
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The Mayor may declare the entire Council a Committee of the Whole for informal discussion at any meeting or for any other purpose, and shall ex officio be Chairman of the same.
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The Mayor may, from time to time, appoint such special committee or committees as the Mayor may deem advisable or as provided for by motion or resolution stating the number of members and object thereof to perform such duties as may be assigned to them.
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Reference and reports.
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The Mayor may refer new business coming before the Common Council to the appropriate committee, unless otherwise referred or disposed of by motion of the Council.
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Formal committee recommendations will be placed on the agenda for Council action only if they are submitted to the City Clerk within the deadlines set forth by the Clerk's office and a minimum of 36 hours prior to the meeting at which action is requested.
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Cooperation of City officers. All City officers shall, upon request of the Chairman of the committee, confer with the committee and supply to it such information as may be requested in connection with any matter pending before the committee.
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General. The Common Council shall be vested with all the powers of the City not specifically given some other officer. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Common Council shall have the management and control of the City property, finances, highways, streets, navigable waters and the public service, and shall have the power to act for the government and good order of the City, for its commercial benefit and for the health, safety, welfare and convenience of the public, and may carry its powers into effect by license, regulation, suppression, borrowing, taxation, special assessment, appropriation, forfeiture, imprisonment and other necessary or convenient means. The powers hereby conferred shall be in addition to all other grants and shall be limited only by express language.
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Construction of powers. Consistent with the purpose of giving to cities the largest measure of self-government in accordance with the spirit of the home rule amendment to the Constitution, the grants of power to the Common Council in this section and throughout this Code of Ordinances shall be liberally construed in favor of the rights, powers and privileges of cities to promote the general welfare, peace, good order and prosperity of the City and its inhabitants.
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The Common Council, on behalf of the City, may join with other villages, towns, cities, counties or other governmental entities in a cooperative arrangement for executing any power or duty in order to attain greater economy or efficiency, including joint employment of appointive officers and employees and joint purchasing programs.
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The Common Council and members of its subcommittees shall follow the "Rules of the Common Council and its Committees" as adopted by the Common Council and as may be amended from time to time.
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In the event of a vacancy in the office of the Common Council, such vacancy shall be filled pursuant to § 17.23, Wis. Stats. Where the Common Council appoints a successor, the procedure for appointment of a successor shall be as follows:
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The Mayor shall provide notice to the Common Council that a vacancy has occurred at the first meeting after the Mayor is informed or provided notice of the vacancy. At the time of the decision to fill a vacancy in the Common Council, the Common Council shall determine whether the appointed successor shall serve until the end of the current term or whether a special election shall occur pursuant to §§ 8.50 and 17.23, Wis. Stats.
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Upon the Common Council voting to fill the vacancy by appointment, the Council may direct the medium used to publicize the vacancy. The Mayor will announce that resumes and letters of interest from individuals interested in filling the vacancy shall be accepted in the office of the City Clerk for 21 days following the meeting ("application period").
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Following the 22nd day after the Mayor's announcement of the vacancy, the City Clerk shall make all resumes received from individuals interested in the vacancy available to the Common Council and the Mayor following the closure of the application period. The City Clerk will schedule joint Mayor and Common Council interviews with all eligible candidates in a timely fashion.
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The Mayor shall recommend an individual to fill the vacancy in the Common Council at the first Common Council meeting following completion of interviews.
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The Common Council shall vote in a public ballot on the approval of the appointment of the individual recommended by the Mayor.
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If the Common Council does not approve the appointment of the individual recommended by the Mayor, the Mayor shall recommend an alternate candidate. This process shall continue until a successor is approved by majority vote.
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Salary. Commencing on April 20, 2021, upon election, Alderpersons shall be compensated $6,000 per calendar year, paid monthly, while holding office. At the beginning of each term thereafter, the compensation shall increase by the same percentage as approved by the Council for the full-time nonunion positions for the preceding two years. The Common Council President, upon election, shall receive an additional salary of $100 per month for the execution of their duties as Council President. At the beginning of each election as Common Council President thereafter, the compensation shall increase by the same percentage as approved by the Council for the full-time nonunion positions for the preceding year. Commencing upon election in 2021 and 2022, depending on election year, Alderpersons shall no longer receive the budgeted expense allotment.