[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Kronenwetter 4-12-2004 as Ch. 2, Art. II, of the 2004 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The Trustees of the Village constitute a Board to be designated
"Village Board of Kronenwetter" and four of whom shall constitute
a quorum, except when otherwise provided by law, and the President
may administer oaths and affidavits in all matters pertaining to the
affairs of the Village. Meetings of the Board shall be held in the
Village Municipal Center.
The Village Board shall have all of the powers and duties conferred
upon it by Wis. Stats. § 61.34, which section is incorporated
in this section by reference and made a part hereof as though fully
set forth in this section.
A.
Regular meetings. The regular meetings of the Board shall be held
at the Village Municipal Center every second and fourth Tuesday of
each month. The time of the regular meetings shall be at 6:00 p.m.,
unless otherwise posted. When the day for holding any regular meeting
is a legal holiday or an election day, or a day the Municipal Center
is closed, the date and time of the regular meeting shall be set by
the Village Board at least four weeks prior to the missed meeting.
[Amended 12-10-2012 by Ord. No. 12-19]
B.
Special meetings. Special meetings may be called as provided by Wis.
Stats. § 61.32.
C.
Adjournments. Any regular or special meeting may be adjourned by
a majority of the members present at a Board meeting.
D.
Meetings shall be public. All meetings of the Board shall be open
and public and all its procedures shall be recorded by the Clerk or
under the Clerk's authorization in record books kept for that
purpose.
E.
Call to order. The Village President shall promptly call each meeting
of the Board to order at the hour fixed for the holding of such meeting.
In case of the absence of the Village President, the Senior Trustee
shall call the meeting to order and preside over the meeting as president
pro tem.
F.
Attendance; leave of absence. No member of the Board, whose duty
it shall be to attend a Board meeting, shall absent himself or herself
from the meetings of the Board without notifying the Clerk or Deputy
Clerk.
G.
Disturbance, how suppressed. Whenever any disturbance or disorderly
conduct shall occur in the Board meetings or rooms or halls adjacent
thereto, the Village President, or other presiding officer of the
Board, shall have power and authority by and with the aid of the police
officer on duty, to cause the meetings, rooms or halls cleared of
all persons except members and officers of the Board.
H.
Robert's Rules of Order. At any time when a question arises
which is not covered by these rules, then Robert's Rules of Order
shall apply unless otherwise required by ordinance or statute.
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Editor's Note: Former § 180-4, Order of business,
was repealed 7-9-2013 by Ord. No. 13-09.
A.
Publication of ordinances. All ordinances which are adopted by the
Board shall be posted and or published as required by state statute.
B.
Motions to be stated before debate. When a motion is made and seconded,
it shall be stated by the members making the same or by the presiding
officer, or read by the Clerk before being debated. If any member
requires it, all motions, except to adjourn, postpone or commit, shall
be reduced to writing.
C.
Trustees who shall vote. Every member, when a question is put, shall
vote unless the Village Board shall for special cause excuse such
member or the Village Board member determines they may have a conflict
of interest, but it shall not be in order for a member to be excused
after the Board has commenced voting.
D.
Motions in order during debate. The motions in this subsection shall
have precedence in the order in which they stand in this rule. When
a question is under debate, no motion shall be received, except:
E.
Motions to adjourn; lay on table. A motion to adjourn shall always
be in order and a motion to adjourn to lay on the table and call for
the previous question shall be decided without debate.
F.
Motion for reconsideration. It shall be in order for any member voting
in the majority to move for a reconsideration of the vote on any question
at the same or next succeeding meeting. A motion to reconsider being
put and lost shall not be renewed.
G.
Division of the question: ayes and noes. On questions, it shall be
in order to call for a division or for the ayes and noes if made previously
to the decision of the presiding officer.
H.
Moving previous question. Any member desirous of terminating the
debate may call the previous question when a question to be announced
by the presiding officer shall be "Shall a main question now be put?"
Such motion shall be decided without debate. If a majority of the
members present vote in the affirmative, the main question shall be
taken without further debate, and its effect shall put an end to all
debate and bring the Board to a direct vote, first upon the pending
amendment, if any, and then upon the main question.
I.
Suspension of rules. These rules may be suspended temporarily by
a two-thirds vote of the members present.
J.
Amendment of rules. These rules may be amended or changed at any
time by a two-thirds vote of all members present.
