[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Balsam Lake 11-5-1990 as Ch. 2 of the 1990 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Regular meetings. The Village Board shall hold its
regular meeting on the first Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m. in the
Village Hall, provided if such day is a legal holiday the regular
meeting shall be held on a date determined at the previous month's
Board meeting and posted in the Village Hall.
[Amended 4-3-2006 by Ord.
No. 2006-2; 6-3-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-03]
B.
Open Meeting Law. Except as provided in Subsection D, all meetings of the Village Board, committees, boards and commissions are open to the public and shall be preceded by public notice as provided in § 19.84, Wis. Stats.
C.
Special meetings. Special meetings of the Board may
be called by the President or two Trustees by filing a written request
with the Clerk-Treasurer at least 48 hours prior to the time specified
for such meeting. The Clerk-Treasurer shall immediately notify the
President and each Trustee of the time and purpose of such meeting.
The notice shall be delivered to each Trustee personally or left at
his usual place of abode. The Clerk-Treasurer shall cause an affidavit
of service of such notice to be filed in his office prior to the time
fixed for such special meeting. Public notice of such special meeting
shall be posted 24 hours in advance of such meeting. No business shall
be transacted at a special meeting, except for the purpose stated
in the notice thereof.
D.
Executive or closed sessions. Executive or closed
sessions of the Village Board or any other board or committee of the
Village may be called only for the purposes and in the manner prescribed
in the Wisconsin Open Meeting Law, § 19.81 et seq., Wis.
Stats.
E.
Quorum. Four Trustees shall constitute a quorum, but
a lesser number may adjourn from time to time or compel the attendance
of absent members. A call of the house may be ordered by majority
vote if three Trustees are present.
The business of the Village Board shall be conducted
in the following order:
A.
Call to order by presiding officer.
B.
Roll call. If a quorum is not present, the meeting
shall thereupon adjourn, which may be to a specified date.
C.
Correction and approval of minutes of previous meeting.
D.
Committee reports.
E.
Unfinished business from previous meeting.
F.
New business, including introduction of ordinances
and resolutions.
G.
Reports of Village officers.
H.
Communications and miscellaneous business.
A.
Control of meeting. The Village President shall preserve
order and conduct the proceedings of the meeting. A member may appeal
the decision of the presiding officer. Such appeal is not debatable
and must be sustained by a majority of the members present, exclusive
of the presiding officer.
B.
Absence of President. If the President is absent at
any meeting, the Clerk-Treasurer shall call the meeting to order and
preside until the Board selects a Trustee to preside for that meeting.
A.
General rules. The deliberations of the Board shall
be conducted in accordance with the parliamentary rules contained
in Robert's Rules of Order, current edition, except as otherwise provided
herein.
B.
Discussion and withdrawal of motions. No ordinance,
resolution or other motion shall be discussed unless it has been seconded.
No motion shall be withdrawn without consent of the person making
the same and the person seconding it.
[Amended 4-3-2006 by Ord.
No. 2006-2; 5-5-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-02; 4-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01]
The Village Board shall have the following standing
committees, each consisting of three Trustees, appointed by the President:
These rules or any part thereof may be temporarily
suspended in connection with any matter under consideration by a recorded
vote of 3/4 of the members present.
[Amended 3-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-02]
The official newspaper of the Village for the
publication of legal and official notices and documents shall be the
Inter-County Leader Newspaper.
