The Village of Luck is a body corporate and politic with the
powers of a municipality at common law and governed by the provisions
of Chs. 61 and 66, Wis. Stats., laws amending those chapters, other
acts of the Legislature and the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin.
A. Legislative branch. The Village Board is the legislative branch of
the Village government. Its primary business is the passage of law
in the form of ordinances or resolutions which shall prescribe what
the law shall be, not only in relation to the particular facts existing
at the time but as to all future cases arising under it. The Village
Board shall fix the salaries of all officers and employees of the
Village and be charged with the official management of the Village's
financial affairs, its budget, its revenues and the raising of funds
necessary for the operation of the Village.
B. Executive branch.
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(1) The Village President shall sign all ordinances, rules, bylaws, regulations,
commissions, licenses and permits adopted or authorized by the Board
and all orders drawn on the treasury, except as provided by § 66.0607,
Wis. Stats. When present the Village President shall preside at all
Board meetings, and in all other respects, in accordance with § 61.24,
Wis. Stats., the executive authority of a Village President is a shared
authority with all other members of the Village Board.
(2) The Village Administrator shall perform the responsibilities and duties provided for in §
112-2. The Village Administrator shall be governed by the Village Board of Trustees.
The Trustees of the Village of Luck shall constitute the Village
Board. The Village Board shall be vested with all the powers of the
Village not specifically given some other officer, as well as those
powers set forth elsewhere throughout this Code.
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A. Committee appointments. Standing committees of the Village are appointed
by the Village President, subject to confirmation by the Village Board,
and shall each consist of three members of the Village Board. The
appointments to each committee shall be made at the annual organizational
meeting of the Village Board. Standing committees shall review such
matters as may be referred to them by the Village Board and shall
submit recommendations for Board action.
B. Committees established. The following standing committees are established:
(1) Finance and Personnel Committee. This Committee shall:
(a)
Review and finalize the annual budget for public hearing and
Village Board approval.
(c)
Review requests for nonbudgeted or emergency expenditures and
make recommendations to the full Board.
(d)
Review any proposed changes in the Village's insurance
coverage and risk management program.
(e)
Review recommended personnel and labor policies and serve as
negotiating unit for the Village in labor negations.
(f)
Coordinate Village requests for grant funding.
(g)
Advise the Village Board regarding potential and pending litigation
involving the Village.
(h)
Recommend for Village Board consideration policies and procedures
regarding Village operations and the delivery of services to the public.
(i)
Consider any other matters which may be referred by the Village
Board.
(2) Public Services Committee. This Committee shall:
(a)
Review and finalize the annual capital improvement program.
(b)
Recommend policy guidelines regarding public improvements.
(c)
Mediate disputes between property owners and the Village regarding
public improvements.
(d)
Review and approve any unusual requests for use of Village buildings.
(e)
Review and recommend any proposed changes, remodeling, additions,
etc., to the Village Hall or other Village buildings or property.
(f)
Recommend for Village Board consideration policies and procedures
regarding Village operations and the delivery of services to the public,
including the use of Village recreational facilities and user fees.
(g)
Recommend actions regarding use and maintenance of Village streets.
(h)
Serve as liaison to the Water and Sewer Commission.
(i)
Coordinate the Village's refuse collection activities.
(j)
Manage and administer Village parks, ball fields, swimming beaches
and recreational facilities.
(k)
Schedule events using Village recreational programs.
(l)
Coordinate Village recreational programs.
(m)
Recommend steps for equipping, developing and maintaining the
physical facilities of the Village park system.
(n)
Consider any other matters which may be referred by the Village
Board.
(3) Public Protection Committee. This Committee shall:
(a)
Review traffic or pedestrian safety matters and recommend needed
action for Village Board approval.
(b)
Advise proper officials on property maintenance and Village
beautification efforts.
(c)
Review and recommend applications for operators' licenses, liquor
licenses, picnic licenses, etc.
(d)
Advise the Village Board on matters pertaining to the Police
Department, Fire Department, Ambulance Association and emergency government
programs.
(e)
Review and recommend Village Board action regarding proposed
state legislation impacting upon the Village and its residents.
(f)
Recommend for Village Board consideration policies and procedures
regarding Village operations and the delivery of services to the public.
(g)
Consider any other matter which may be referred by the Village
Board.
C. President to designate Chairperson.
(1) The President shall designate the Chairperson of each standing committee.
All committee appointments except designation of Chairperson shall
be subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the Board.
(2) All Trustees shall serve on at least one standing committee. The
Village President shall be an ex officio member of each standing committee
or may be appointed to serve as a member of a specific committee.
(3) The Village President may declare the entire Board a committee of
the whole for informal discussion at any meeting or for any other
purpose and shall ex officio be Chairperson of the same.
(4) The Village President may, from time to time, appoint such special
committee or committees as he deems advisable or as provided for by
motion or resolution by the Board, stating the number of members and
object thereof, to perform such duties as may be assigned to them.
D. Committee reports. Each committee shall, at the next regular Board
meeting, submit a report on all matters referred to it. Such report
shall recommend a definite action on each item and shall be approved
by a majority of the committee. Any committee may require any Village
officer or employee to confer with it and supply information in connection
with any matter pending before it.
E. Ambiguity of committee authority. In case of ambiguity or apparent
conflict between the preceding definition of committee authority and
a definition, in these ordinances, of the authority of a Village officer,
employee, board, or association, the latter shall prevail.
The Village Board, on behalf of the Village, may join with other
counties, villages, cities, towns 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.
The Village Board has the power to preserve order at its meetings.
Members of the Village Board shall be residents of the Village at
the time of their election and during their terms of office.
When a question has been once decided, any member of the majority
or, in case of a tie, any member voting in the affirmative may move
a reconsideration thereof, but if a motion to reconsider is made on
a day subsequent to that on which the ordinance question was decided,
a vote of the majority of the entire Board shall be required to sustain
it.
Whenever any disturbance or disorderly conduct shall occur in
any of the meetings of the Board, the President may cause the room
to be cleared of all persons causing such disorderly conduct.
The rules of this chapter shall not be rescinded or amended
unless the proposed amendment or motion to rescind has laid over form
a regular meeting, and then it shall require a vote of 2/3 of all
the members of the Board.
These rules shall not be suspended except by a two-thirds vote
of all the members of the Board.