[Amended 12-20-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-30]
The business of the Town 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 adjourn, which may be to a specified date.)
D. Minutes of the previous meeting.
E. Reports of officers and committee reports.
G. Auditing and passing upon claims and bills.
H. Communications and miscellaneous business.
I. Unfinished business from previous meetings.
J. New business, including introduction of ordinances
and resolutions.
Special meetings of the Board may be called
by filing a written request with the Town Clerk signed by 2/3 of the
members of the Town Board at least 48 hours prior to the time specified
for such meeting. The Clerk shall immediately notify each member of
the Town Board of the time and purpose of such meeting. Said notice
shall be via phone communication at least 24 hours prior to the time
set for the meeting.
Ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, communications
and other matters submitted to the Board shall be read by title and
author and referred to the appropriate committee by the Chairperson.
No ordinance or bylaw shall be considered unless presented in writing
by a Supervisor or Town Administrator. Unless requested by a Supervisor
before final vote is taken, no ordinance, resolution or bylaw need
be read in full.
These rules or any part thereof may be temporarily
suspended in connection with any matter under consideration by a recorded
vote of 2/3 of the members present, but in no event shall the rules
be suspended when there are fewer than three Supervisors present.
[Added 3-20-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-05]
Every elected officer shall hold the office for two years. The
regular term of elected Town officers, other than the Town Assessor,
commences on the third Tuesday of April in the year of their election
pursuant to § 60.30, Wis. Stats. The regular term of an
elected Assessor commences on June 1 in the year of the Assessor’s
election.
[Added 9-20-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-17]
A. Remote attendance.
(1) Remote attendance permitted. Only in special circumstances, when
authorized by the Town Chair or designee, may members of the Town
Board appear by telephone, video, or other remote method of participation.
Remote attendance may not be authorized solely for convenience, or
due to vacation, travel, or seasonal relocation, but may be authorized
if the Chair or designee determines that health, safety, welfare,
family, or work circumstances warrant remote attendance.
(2) Notice. A member of the Board requesting to attend a Town Board meeting
remotely must do so no later than 48 hours in advance of the meeting
start time. Exceptions may be made in emergency situations as determined
by the Town Chair or designee. The Board member shall make a request
to the Town Chair. If authorized, the Town Chair shall notify the
Town Clerk no later than 24 hours before the meeting so that applicable
accommodations can be made.
(3) Quorum. Members of the Board attending remotely shall have all powers
of participation, including being counted as part of a quorum and
the opportunity to vote.
(4) Proper equipment. Such attendance is only permitted if systems allow
the remote member to hear the proceedings and be heard in the meeting
room.
(5) Technical malfunctions. Each person attending remotely is responsible
for his or her audio, visual, and internet connection; no action shall
be invalidated on the grounds that the loss of, or poor quality of,
a member's individual connection prevented participation in the
meeting so long as a quorum necessary to take action is present.
(6) Nonmembers attending remotely. The Town Chair or designee may authorize
the remote attendance and participation of any Town employee, consultant,
contractor, or other applicable person for the purpose of presenting
information or data to the Board.
B. Exceptions.
(1) Visual inspection. No member of the Board shall participate or vote
on any matter that requires visual assessment of physical evidence
or exhibits that have not been previously reviewed by the Town Board
member.
(2) Closed session. No member of the Board shall attend a closed session
by electronic means. Town legal counsel is authorized to attend closed
session by electronic means. An authorized consultant or other representative
may be authorized to attend closed session by electronic means at
the discretion of the Town Chair in consultation with the Town Attorney.
C. Public access.
(1) Remote access. The public shall be given access to attend and monitor
Town Board meetings remotely when remote capabilities are available
and notice has been provided thereof via the meeting agenda. Notice
of remote access shall be provided timely as part of the agenda notice.
In the event of a technical malfunction that would prevent the public
from attending remotely, the agenda should also include the physical
location of the meeting as another means of public attendance and
monitoring.
(2) Notice. If attending by telephonic or other remote means, members
of the public will not be allowed to provide public input without
providing at least forty-eight-hour notice prior to the start of the
meeting to the Town Clerk in writing and providing information as
required, including: name, address, phone number, and agenda item
topic.
D. Open Meetings Law.
(1) Open meetings violations. In no event shall remote attendance be
permitted where a violation of the Wisconsin Open Meetings Law would
result.
E. Joint Sanitary District. The provisions of this section also apply
to the Joint Sanitary District Commission members and meetings.