[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Oconomowoc
as Ch. 2 of the 1986 Town Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Order and decorum, deliberations of the Board and decisions on all
questions of order and conduct in the proceedings of Town meetings
shall be in accordance with the parliamentary rules contained in Robert's
Rules of Order, Newly Revised, unless otherwise provided by statute
or these rules. No person other than a member shall address the Board,
except by permission from the Chairman. No ordinance, resolution or
other motion shall be discussed or acted upon unless it has been seconded.
No motion shall be withdrawn without the consent of the person making
the same and the person seconding it.
B.
Nothing herein prescribed concerning the conduct and procedure of
regular and special Town Board meetings shall apply to the annual
town meeting as prescribed in § 60.11, Wis. Stats., or special
town meetings as prescribed in § 60.12, Wis. Stats.
A.
Open meeting law requirements. Notice of every meeting of the Town
Board, and every board, commission and committee thereof, shall be
given to the public, to those news media who have filed a written
request for such notice and to the official newspaper or a news medium
likely to give notice in the area at least 24 hours prior to commencement
of the meeting. If such notice is impossible or impractical, shorter
notice may be given for good cause shown, but no notice shall be given
less than two hours in advance of the meeting. Every public notice
of a meeting shall contain the time, date, place and subject matter
of the meeting. See § 19.84, Wis. Stats.
B.
Regular meetings. Regular meetings of the Town Board shall be held on the first and third Mondays of each calendar month at 6:00 p.m. Regular meetings falling on a legal holidays shall be held on such day and at such time and place as agreed by the Town Board. Prior notice to the public in compliance with the provisions of Subsection A of this section shall be provided whenever a regular meeting is not held on a scheduled day.
[Amended 10-16-2000; 12-16-2002; 7-7-2003; 1-7-2008]
C.
Special meetings. Special meetings of the Town Board may be called
by the Town Chairman or by any two Town Supervisors by filing a request
with the Clerk at least 48 hours prior to the time specified for such
meeting. The Clerk shall immediately notify each Supervisor of the
time and purpose of such meeting. No business shall be transacted
at a special meeting except for the purpose stated in the notice thereof.
Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, no meeting shall
be held unless notice thereof shall have been given as provided in § 19.84,
Wis. Stats.
D.
Place of meetings. All meetings of the Town Board, including special
and adjourned meetings, shall be held in the Town Hall unless otherwise
designated by the Board. Notice of a change of place shall be posted
at the Town Hall at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
E.
Quorum. Any three Supervisors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business, but a lesser number may adjourn from time to time or
compel the attendance of the absent members.
[Amended 9-9-1998]
F.
Meetings to be public. All meetings of the Town Board and subunits
thereof shall be open to the public as provided in §§ 19.81
through 19.89, Wis. Stats. Public notice of all such meetings shall
be given as provided in § 19.84, Wis. Stats.
The business of the Town Board shall be conducted in the following
manner:
A.
Call to order by presiding officer.
B.
Roll call. If a quorum is not present, the meeting shall thereupon
adjourn, which may be to a specified date.
C.
Reading, correction and approval of minutes of previous meeting.
D.
Committee reports, if any; treasury report, if requested; approval
and payment of bills.
E.
Communications from the public.
F.
Comments from the floor.
G.
Unfinished business from previous meeting.
H.
New business, including introduction of ordinances and resolutions.
I.
Reports of Town officers; communications and other business.
A.
Control of meeting. The Town Chairman shall preserve order and conduct
the proceedings of all meetings and hearings, whether on petition
or regular or special meetings. A member may appeal from the decision
of the presiding officer; such appeal is not debatable and shall be
sustained by a majority of the members present, exclusive of the presiding
officer.
B.
Absence of Chairman. If the Town Chairman is absent at any meeting,
the Clerk shall call the meeting to order and preside until the Board
selects a Supervisor to preside for that meeting. The Clerk shall
not vote on any issue before the Board.
C.
Presiding officer to vote. The presiding officer shall vote as a
Supervisor on all questions properly before the Board. He may make
motions or second motions before the Board.
[Amended 12-21-1992]
A.
Committee appointments. The Town Chairman shall appoint without Board
confirmation all members of any standing and special committees established
by the Town Board or Town Chairman and designate the committee chairmen.
Standing committees shall each consist of three Supervisors, who shall
be appointed at the first meeting of the Board in May of each year.
B.
Committee reports. A written report on all matters referred to each
committee shall be submitted at the next regular meeting of the Board.
Such report shall recommend a definite action on each item and shall
be signed by a majority of members of the committee. Any committee
may require any Town officer to confer with it and supply information
in connection with any matter pending before it.
D.
Special committees. The Chairman may, without Town Board approval,
appoint such special committees as he deems necessary.
Ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, communications and other matters
submitted to the Board shall be read by title and author and referred
to the appropriate committee, if any, by the Chairman. The Clerk shall
read and record each such reference by title. Any Supervisor may require
the reading in full of any matter when it is before the Board. Unless
requested by a Supervisor before final vote is taken, no ordinance,
resolution or bylaw need be read in full. Any ordinance, resolution
or bylaw may be adopted by the Town Board at the same meeting it was
introduced by a majority vote of all of the Town Supervisors.
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.
The Oconomowoc Enterprise, 212 East Wisconsin Avenue, Oconomowoc,
Wisconsin, is hereby designated the official newspaper of the Town
of Oconomowoc.
