[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Neshkoro 4-5-1999 as Title 2, Ch. 4, of the 1999 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Administrative review — See Ch. 7.
Ethics — See Ch. 41.
Officers and employees — See Ch. 93.
Village Board — See Ch. 140.
A. 
Composition. The Board of Review shall be composed of the Village President, the Village Clerk-Treasurer and all Village Trustees. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall serve as Clerk of the Board of Review. The Assessor shall attend all meetings of the Board of Review but shall not vote.
B. 
Compensation. The members of the Board of Review shall receive compensation as determined by resolution of the Village Board.
C. 
Duties. The duties and functions of the Board of Review shall be as prescribed in §§ 70.46 and 70.47, Wis. Stats.
D. 
Meetings. In accordance with § 70.47(3)b, Wis. Stats., the Village Board does hereby exercise its right to designate hours for the annual Board of Review proceedings other than those set forth in § 70.47(3)a and shall designate the hours of the annual Board of Review. The Board may adjourn from day to day or from time to time until such time as its business is completed, providing that adequate notice of each adjournment is so given.
E. 
Objections to valuations to be written. No person shall be permitted to appear and make objection before the Board of Review of the Village of Neshkoro to the amount of valuation of any property unless objection thereto shall first have been made in writing and filed with the Clerk of the Board of Review.
A. 
Establishment. A Board of Appeals shall be appointed and governed by the state zoning enabling law as contained in § 62.23, Wis. Stats., the Village Zoning Code[1] and ordinances and this section. The laws of the state or Village and local ordinances shall prevail, in that order. The Board of Appeals shall consist of five citizen members and two alternate members, appointed by the Village President subject to confirmation by the Village Board for a three-year term of office. The members shall be removable by the Village Board for cause upon written charges and upon public hearing. The Village President shall designate one of the members as Chairperson.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 500, Zoning.
B. 
Powers. The Board of Appeals shall have the following powers:
(1) 
To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of any Village Zoning Code or any ordinance adopted under § 62.23, 61.35 or 62.231 (wetlands), 87.30 or 281.31 (floodplains) or Ch. 91 (farmland preservation), Wis. Stats.
(2) 
To hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of the Village zoning and floodplain zoning regulations upon which the Board of Appeals is required to pass.
(3) 
To authorize, upon appeal in specific cases, such variance from the terms of the Village zoning regulations as will not be contrary to the public interest, where owing to special conditions a literal enforcement will result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship, so that the spirit of the Zoning Code shall be observed, public safety and welfare secured and substantial justice done; provided, however, that no such action shall have the effect of establishing in any district a use or uses not permitted in such district. The Board of Appeals shall not grant use variances in floodplain or wetland and conservancy districts. In all other districts, no use variance shall be granted unless the applicant has first petitioned for a zoning amendment or a conditional use permit, if applicable, and upon a showing that no lawful and feasible use of the subject property can be made in the absence of such variance. Any use variance granted shall be limited to the specific use described in the Board's decision and shall not permit variances in yard, area or other requirements of the district in which located.
(4) 
To permit the erection and use of a building or premises in any location, subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards in harmony with the general purposes of the Zoning Code, for such purposes which are reasonably necessary for public convenience and welfare.
(5) 
The Board of Appeals may reverse or affirm, wholly or in part, or may modify any order, requirement, decision or determination appealed from and may make such order, requirement, decision or determination as in its opinion ought to be made. If a quorum is present, the Board of Appeals may take action by a majority of the members present. The grounds of every such determination shall be stated and recorded. No order of the Board of Appeals granting a variance shall be valid for a period longer than six months from the date of such order unless the land use permit is obtained within such period and the erection or alteration of a building is started or the use is commenced within such period.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
C. 
Meeting and rules.
(1) 
All meetings and hearings of the Board of Appeals shall be open to the public, except that the Board may go into executive session to deliberate after a hearing or an appeal. The final vote on an appeal shall be taken in open session by roll call vote, recorded and open for public inspection in the Board's office. Public notice of all regular and special meetings shall be given to the public and news media as required by the Wisconsin Open Meeting Law.
(2) 
Special meetings may be called by the Chairperson or by the Clerk at the request of two members. Notice of a special meeting shall be mailed to each member at least 48 hours prior to the time set for the meeting, or announcement of the meeting shall be made at any meeting at which all members are present.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
(3) 
Hearings may be held at any regular or special meeting at the time set by the Chairperson.
(4) 
A quorum for any meeting or hearing shall consist of four members, but a lesser number may meet and adjourn to a specified time.
(5) 
The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examination and other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the Board and shall be public record. The Board shall adopt its own rules of procedure not in conflict with this Code or with the applicable Wisconsin Statutes.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
(6) 
No Board member shall participate in the decision of or vote upon any case in which the member is financially interested, directly or indirectly, but the Chairperson shall direct an alternate member to act instead. Disqualification of a member for interest shall not decrease the number of votes required for acting upon any matter, but such member may be counted in determining whether a quorum is present for the transaction of business.
D. 
Offices. The Village Board shall provide suitable offices for holding hearings and the preservation of records, documents and accounts.[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
A. 
Organization.
(1) 
Pursuant to §§ 43.54 and 43.58, Wis. Stats., there is hereby created a Library Board for the Village consisting of five members. Membership shall consist of one Village Trustee and four citizens appointed by the Village President, subject to confirmation by the Village Board. Pursuant to § 43.54(1), Wis. Stats., up to two members of the Library Board may be residents of towns adjacent to the Village.
(2) 
Terms of such members shall be from May 1 in the year of their appointment, and thereafter each regular appointment shall be for a term of three years. Not more than one member of the Village Board shall at any one time be a member of the Library Board. Citizen members shall be appointed by the Village President, subject to confirmation by the Village Board. The Trustee member shall be appointed annually by the Village President, subject to confirmation by the Village Board. The Village President shall appoint as one of the Library Board members the school district administrator or his representative to represent the public school district or districts in which the library is located.
(3) 
A majority of the membership of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
(4) 
As soon as practicable after the first appointments, at a date and place fixed by the appointing officer, and annually thereafter within 30 days after the time designated in this section for the beginning of terms, the members of the Library Board shall organize by election from among their number a President and such other officers that they deem necessary to prescribe and adopt rules and regulations for the operation of the library.
B. 
Duties and powers. The Library Board shall have the duties and powers as prescribed by Chapter 43 and more particularly set forth in § 43.58, Wis. Stats.
A. 
Regular meetings; public notice. Every board, committee and commission created by or existing under the ordinances of the Village shall:
(1) 
Schedule a date, time and place for its meetings;
(2) 
Post or, when necessary, publish notice in or notify the official Village newspaper in advance of each such regular meeting of the date, time and place thereof, in compliance with state law; and/or
(3) 
Post an agenda of the matters to be taken up at such meeting.
B. 
Form of notice. Such notice shall set forth the time, date, place and subject matter of the meeting, including that intended for consideration at any contemplated closed session which may be authorized by law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The sample notice form which immediately followed in this subsection was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
C. 
Notice to members. Every member of any board, commission or committee of the Village of Neshkoro shall be notified by the secretary thereof that a meeting is to be held and the time and place of such meeting and the subject to be considered thereat. No member shall be intentionally excluded from any meeting by a failure to give proper notice or a reasonable attempt to give proper notice to such member.
D. 
Minutes to be kept. Every board, commission and committee shall keep a record of the minutes of its proceedings and shall cause a signed copy thereof to be filed by its secretary with the Village Clerk-Treasurer within one week of the meeting date. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall furnish a copy of all minutes filed with her to each member of the Village Board. All such minutes shall be public records.
E. 
Special meetings. Nothing in Subsection A shall preclude the calling of a special meeting or dispensing with the publication of notice or such posting of the agenda for good cause, but such special meetings shall nonetheless comply in all respects with the provisions of §§ 19.81 and 19.89, Wis. Stats.
[Added 6-2-2003]
A. 
Composition. The Plan Commission for the Village of Neshkoro shall consist of the Village President, one Board member who shall be designated annually by the Village President, and five regular citizens, all of whom shall have one vote in all matters brought before the Commission.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
B. 
Appointments of citizen members. The Village President, subject to confirmation of the Village Board, shall appoint the five regular citizen members of the Commission. The citizen members shall be appointed upon creation of the Commission and shall hold office as follows: one member for one year, two members for two years and two members for three years; each expired term shall be appointed for a term of three years. All vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same number as appointed for the full term.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
C. 
Organization and duties. The Plan Commission shall be organized pursuant to and shall discharge the duties set forth in § 62.23, Wis. Stats., as amended, together with such other duties as shall be determined by resolution or ordinance by the Neshkoro Village Board.