[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Oconto Falls 4-9-1996 by Ord. No. 96-003 (§§ 5.03
to 5.06). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The annual City election shall be held on the
first Tuesday in April or, in years of presidential primaries, on
the date of the primary designated by state law; provided, however,
that such primary is held prior to the first Tuesday in April.
[Amended 8-12-2008 by Ord. No. 08-004]
The polls for all elections shall open at 7:00
a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. Elections shall be held in accordance
with Wisconsin Statutes.
[Amended 12-12-2000 by Ord. No. 00-004]
The polling location for all wards of the City
of Oconto Falls shall be the Oconto Falls Municipal Building, 500
North Chestnut Avenue, Oconto Falls, Wisconsin.
Whenever three or more candidates file nomination
papers, candidates for elective City offices may be nominated by a
nonpartisan primary conducted pursuant to § 8.05(4), Wis.
Stats. Such candidate shall file with his nomination papers a declaration
that the candidate will qualify for the office to which the candidate
may be elected.
A.
Examination. All persons named on the lists of proposed
election officials shall be examined by the City Administrator - Clerk/Treasurer,
or a designee of the Administrator - Clerk/Treasurer, as to their
ability to read and write the English language and a general knowledge
of election laws. If any persons fail to pass the examination, the
proper representative of the political party concerned shall be permitted
to file additional names. These persons shall also be examined. When
the appointment list is complete, the list shall be submitted by the
City Administrator - Clerk/Treasurer to the Mayor for action as provided
by law.
B.
Number of election officials. Pursuant to state statutes,
there is hereby established one set of election officials to conduct
all elections in the wards of the City which shall consist of a number
of officials as determined by the City Administrator - Clerk/Treasurer,
with no less than three, pursuant to § 7.32, Wis. Stats.,
and pursuant to § 7.33, Wis. Stats., each election official
shall be appointed for a two-year term and shall receive training
as required in § 7.31, Wis. Stats. Election officials may
work full or split shifts, allowing two or more sets of officials
to work at different times, as determined by the Chief Election Inspector
or City Clerk.
[Amended 4-13-2010 by Ord. No. 10-003]
[Amended 9-18-2001 by Ord. No. 01-010; 7-14-2011 by Ord. No.
11-001[1]; 10-12-2021 by Ord. No. 21-007]
A.
.
Ward One. Beginning at the intersection of South Main Street and County
Trunk I; thence northwesterly along South Main Street to South Washington
Street; thence northwesterly along South Washington Street to Poplar
Avenue; thence easterly and north along Poplar Avenue to Wisconsin
Street; thence easterly along Wisconsin Street to South Milwaukee
Avenue; thence north along South Milwaukee Avenue and continuing along
North Milwaukee Avenue to Grove Street; thence easterly on Grove Street
to the easterly corporate limits of the City; thence south along the
easterly corporate limits of the City to Columbia Street; thence easterly
along Columbia Street to County Trunk I; thence south along County
Trunk I to the place of beginning. Population: 392. (See Census block
cell numbers below.[2])
[2]
Editor's Note: The Census block cell numbers are included
at the end of this chapter.
B.
Ward
Two. Beginning at the intersection of South Main Street and South
Washington Street; thence northwesterly along South Washington Street
to Poplar Avenue; thence easterly and north along Poplar Avenue to
Wisconsin Street; thence easterly along Wisconsin Street to South
Milwaukee Avenue; thence north along South Milwaukee Avenue and continuing
along North Milwaukee Avenue to Grove Street; thence easterly on Grove
Street to the easterly corporate limits of the City; thence north
and easterly along the easterly corporate limits of the City to County
Trunk I; thence north on Country Trunk I to the northeasterly corporate
limits of the City; thence in a counter clockwise direction along
the north corporate limits of the City to North Chestnut Avenue; thence
south along North Chestnut Avenue to Union Avenue; thence southwesterly
along Union Avenue to South Franklin; thence northwesterly along South
Franklin to Central Avenue; thence southwesterly along Central Avenue
to South Main Street; thence southeasterly along South Main Street
to the place of beginning. Population: 701. (See Census block cell
numbers below.[3])
[3]
Editor's Note: The Census block cell numbers are included
at the end of this chapter.
C.
Beginning
at the intersection of North Main Street and Central Avenue; thence
northeasterly along Central Avenue to South Franklin Street; thence
southeasterly along South Franklin Street to Union Avenue; thence
northeasterly along Union Avenue to North Chestnut Avenue; thence
north on Chestnut Avenue to the north corporate limits of the City;
thence counter clockwise along the corporate limits of the City to
County Trunk B; thence westerly and south along the corporate limits
of the City to State Highway 22; thence southeasterly along State
Highway 22 and North Main Street to the place of beginning. Population:
583. (See Census block cell numbers below.[4])
[4]
Editor's Note: The Census block cell numbers are included
at the end of this chapter.
D.
Ward
Four. Beginning at the intersection of North Main Street and Central
Avenue; thence northwesterly along North Main Street to the corporate
limits of the City; thence westerly and south along the corporate
limits of the City to the south shores of the Oconto River; thence
southeasterly along the shores of the Oconto River to North Maple
Avenue; thence southwesterly on North Maple Avenue to Pine Street;
thence westerly along Pine Street to Water Street; thence northwesterly
along Water Street to King Street; thence southwesterly and westerly
along King Street to Elm Avenue; thence south along Elm Avenue to
Green Bay Avenue; thence easterly and northeasterly along Green Bay
Avenue to the westerly shores of the Oconto River; thence northwesterly
along the shores of the Oconto River to Central Avenue; thence northeasterly
along Central Avenue to the place of beginning. Population: 367. (See
Census block cell numbers below.[5])
[5]
Editor's Note: The Census block cell numbers are included
at the end of this chapter.
E.
Ward
Five. Beginning at the intersection of South Main Street and County
Trunk I; thence northwesterly along South Main Street to Central Avenue;
thence southwesterly along Central Avenue to the westerly shores of
the Oconto River; thence southeasterly along the shores of the Oconto
River to Green Bay Avenue; thence southwesterly and westerly along
Green Bay Avenue to Elm Avenue; thence north along Elm Avenue to King
Street; thence easterly and northeasterly along King Street to Water
Street; thence southeasterly along Water Street to Pine Street; thence
easterly on Pine Street to North Maple Avenue; thence north on North
Maple Avenue to the westerly shores of the Oconto River; thence northwesterly
along the shores of the Oconto River to the corporate limits of the
City; thence counter clockwise along the corporate limits of the City
to the place of beginning. Population: 914. (See Census block cell
numbers below.[6])
[6]
Editor's Note: The Census block cell numbers are included
at the end of this chapter.
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided that the
amendment of the City’s Aldermanic Districts and Wards is pursuant
to § 5.15(4), Wis. Stats.
[Added 9-18-2001 by Ord. No. 01-011;
amended 7-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-002; 12-9-2014 by Ord. No. 14-004; 10-12-2021 by Ord. No. 21-007; 10-12-2021 by Ord. No. 21-007]
[Added 4-13-2010 by Ord. No. 10-003]
The City of Oconto Falls hereby adopts § 7.23, Wis.
Stats., Destruction of election materials, as amended from time to
time.
