(1)
Composition. The Village Board shall consist of the Village President
and six Trustees who shall be elected for two year terms.
(2)
Compensation. Compensation for Village Trustees elected in the spring
general election in 2016 and thereafter shall be a maximum salary
of $900 per year based on $75 per regularly scheduled monthly Village
Board meeting attended. The compensation of the Village President
elected in the spring general election in 2016 and thereafter shall
be a maximum salary of $4,320 per year based on $85 per regularly
scheduled monthly Village Board meeting attended plus $3,300.
[Amended by Ord. No. 188; Ord. No. 219; 10-5-2015 by Ord. No.
248-2015]
(1)
Regular meetings. Regular meetings of the Village Board shall be
held on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Municipal
Office. Any regular meeting falling on a legal holiday shall be held
on a day designated by the Village Board and at the same hour and
place.
[Amended by Ord. No. 215]
(2)
Special meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called by
two Trustees by filing a written request with the Clerk-Treasurer
at least 24 hours prior to the time specified for such meeting. The
Clerk-Treasurer shall immediately post a notice of the meeting, together
with the agenda, and immediately notify each Village Board member
of the time and purpose of such meeting. Emergency meetings may be
called upon no less than two hours' notice, pursuant to § 19.84(3),
Wis. Stats.
(3)
Meetings to be public; public notice. Except as provided in § 19.85,
Wis. Stats., all meetings of the Village Board, committees thereof,
and Village boards and commissions shall be open to the public and
public notice given as required by § 19.84, Wis. Stats.
(4)
Quorum. Four Village Board members, including the Village President,
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may adjourn from time
to time or compel the attendance of absent members.
(5)
Call to order. The Village President shall, at the hour appointed,
call the meeting to order.
(6)
Adjournment. Any board member may move to adjourn a meeting. If any
agenda item is not considered before a motion to adjourn is adopted,
it shall automatically be referred to the Board's next regular
meeting unless the motion provides for a specific date and hour.
The Village President shall, at the hour appointed, call the
meeting to order.
If a Village Board member, for any reason, cannot attend a regularly
scheduled meeting, he or she shall file with the Clerk-Treasurer,
five days before the meeting in question, written explanation of his
or her anticipated absence. The Board member's statement shall
be entered in the Board's record. If circumstances render the
filing of an advance notice impossible, the Board member shall file
the written statement with the Clerk-Treasurer within one week of
the absence. At the next regular meeting, the Clerk-Treasurer shall
enter the late statement in the Board's record.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former sec. 2.05, Order of business, amended
by Ord. No. 140, was repealed 3-2-2014 by Ord. No. 243-2014.
(1)
Requirements. All ordinances, resolutions, memorials or other communications
shall be in writing, shall contain a brief statement of their contents,
indicate the name of the presenting member, and, prior to their consideration
by the Board, be delivered to the Clerk-Treasurer. At the first permitted
opportunity, the Clerk-Treasurer shall read and record each by title
at a meeting of the Board. Any Trustee may require, at any time, the
reading in full of any matter while it is before the Board.
(2)
Filing. Each proposed ordinance or resolution shall be filed in the
office of the Clerk-Treasurer at least 10 days prior to that scheduled
Board meeting at which the measure is to be introduced. If, for good
cause, this prefiling is impossible or impractical, the Board may
waive this requirement.
(3)
Reintroduction restricted. Except as provided in sec. 2.09 of this
chapter, no proposed ordinance or resolution, having once been defeated,
may again be introduced in the same or in the substantially same form
until 30 days after the date when that ordinance or resolution was
defeated.
(1)
Designation of. The Village President shall preside at all meetings
of the Board. If the Village President is absent, the Clerk-Treasurer
shall call the meeting to order and shall preside until the Board
selects another Trustee to preside at the meeting.
(2)
Function. The presiding officer shall preserve order, conduct the
proceedings of the Board and be its parliamentarian. If a Trustee
does not follow the Board's rules, the presiding officer may,
on his own motion, or shall, at any member's request, call the
offending member to order. The Board, if appealed to, shall decide
the matter.
(3)
Questions of order. Any Trustee may raise a question or point of
order ("question of order"). The question of order must be raised
at the time the alleged breach of order occurs. The presiding officer
shall, in turn, immediately rule on the question of order, subject
to an appeal to the Board. The appeal may be sustained by a majority
vote of the members present, exclusive of the presiding officer.
(4)
Motions and votes. The presiding officer may speak on any question,
make any motion and vote on all matters submitted to the Board for
its consideration.
(2)
Majority vote required. A majority vote of all members of the Board
in favor of any proposed ordinance, resolution or appointment shall
be necessary for passage or approval unless a larger number is required
by law. In all other cases, a majority of the votes cast shall be
necessary for Board action, provided a quorum has voted.
(3)
Abstentions.
(a)
A Board member shall not vote on any proposed ordinance, order, resolution
or proposition in which he has a direct pecuniary or personal interest
not common to other members of the Board.
(b)
A Board member who is required by law to abstain from voting on any
particular matter shall not be counted for determining:
(4)
Vote change. A Board member may change his vote on a matter up to
the time the result of the vote is announced.
Any member who voted with the prevailing side on any question
may move for a reconsideration of the vote immediately after the vote
or at the next succeeding regular meeting of the Board. If a motion
to reconsider is defeated, it may not again be presented to the Board.
(1)
Reading of ordinances.
(a)
All proposed ordinances shall be read a total of three times before
the Board may vote on any of them. Each ordinance shall be read:
1.
At the time of its initial introduction (title only). See sec. 2.06(1)
of this chapter.
2.
At the time the report of the Committee to which the ordinance was
referred is submitted to the Board for its consideration (in full).
See sec. 2.12(5)(b) of this chapter.
3.
Immediately prior to the Board's actual vote on it (title only).
(b)
By adoption of a motion to suspend the rules, the Board may dispense
with any or all of the required readings.
(2)
Vote. The Board may not vote on an ordinance at the same meeting
that it is introduced unless the Board suspends this rule by that
affirmative vote required by sec. 2.19 of this chapter or for an appropriation
ordinance required by sec. 2.14(2) of this chapter.
(3)
Committee reports. If an ordinance is referred to a committee and
the committee reports on the ordinance at a subsequent meeting, the
report shall be the committee's final action on the ordinance.
If the committee reports an amended or substitute ordinance, the report
shall still be the committee's final action on the ordinance,
provided the substitution or amendment is germane to the ordinance
originally referred to the committee.
(1)
Referral of resolutions. All resolutions shall be referred to an
appropriate committee unless a Trustee moves for immediate consideration
of the resolution.
(2)
Immediate consideration of resolution. Upon a motion for immediate
consideration, the presiding officer shall put the question, "Is there
any objection to an immediate consideration of the resolution?" If
an objection is voiced by a Trustee, a roll call vote on the motion
for immediate consideration is required. If no objection is voiced,
the Clerk-Treasurer shall record a unanimous consent to the motion
for immediate consideration. The presiding officer shall then state
the principal question.
(3)
Resolutions providing for appropriation of money. A resolution providing
for the appropriation of money shall not be granted immediate consideration
unless the number of votes required by sec. 2.14(2) of this chapter
are cast in favor of immediate consideration. Such resolution shall
designate the particular fund from which the appropriation is to be
made.
(1)
Appointments. The Village President shall appoint a chairperson and
two other members to each of the standing committees at the first
regular meeting of the Board on or after the third Tuesday in April.
(2)
Standing committees. The standing committees of the Board shall be:
(3)
Committee of the whole. The presiding officer may declare the entire
Board a committee of the whole for informal discussion on any matter
at any meeting unless a Trustee objects at the meeting. If an objection
is made, the entire Board may not convene as a committee of the whole
unless a motion for that purpose is adopted. This motion shall not
be debatable. A majority vote of the members present is required for
approval of the motion. The presiding officer shall be the chairperson
of the committee of the whole.
(4)
Special committees. The Board may provide for special committees
as it may from time to time deem necessary. Appointments to these
special committees shall be made by the President.
(5)
Committee reports.
(a)
Each committee shall submit a written report to the Board on all
matters referred to it. Each report shall be submitted at the next
regular Board meeting after the date of referral unless the Board
extends the time for submittal. Committee reports shall be signed
by a majority of the committee, filed with the Clerk-Treasurer before
each meeting and entered in the record of the proceedings. Minority
reports may also be submitted to the Clerk-Treasurer.
(b)
For each ordinance or resolution referred to it, the committee shall
submit a separate written report and recommendation to the Board.
Immediately following the submission of the report, the proposed ordinance
or resolution shall be read in full once unless a motion to suspend
the rules and dispense with the reading is adopted. In either case,
the Board thereafter shall, at the same meeting, consider and vote
on the separately reported ordinance or resolution. The Board, however,
may defer action on the measure to its next regular meeting or other
specified meeting.
(6)
Notice of committee meetings. The committee chairperson shall file
notice of each committee meeting with the Clerk-Treasurer. The notice
shall comply with the notice requirements of § 19.84, Wis.
Stats.
(7)
Committee referrals. The presiding officer shall make all committee
referrals, except as provided in sec. 2.14 of this chapter.
An aye and no vote shall be taken on each committee report immediately
following its submission to the Board. Any Trustee, however, may require
a separate vote on any matter in the report. Any two Trustees may
request that action on a specific matter included in any committee
report be deferred until the next regular Board meeting or other specified
meeting.
(1)
Bills and other financial claims. All bills and other financial claims
against the Village shall be immediately referred by the Clerk-Treasurer
to the Finance Committee. The Finance Committee shall itemize and
audit all claims and shall report on them at the next Board meeting.
Payment of wages and salaries shall be by payroll, verified by the
Clerk-Treasurer and filed in time for payment on the regular pay days.
(2)
Ordinances and resolutions. The Board shall act on all ordinances
and resolutions appropriating money or creating any charge against
the Village, other than the payment of claims for purchases or work
previously authorized by the Board, at the next regular meeting after
their introduction. This requirement may be suspended by a vote of
3/4 of all the members of the Board.
[Amended 4-7-2015 by Ord.
No. 247-2015]
(1)
Right declared. A citizen may address the Board under either or both
of the following:
(2)
Time limit. Except for informational and public hearings, speakers
shall be limited to three-minute addresses unless the Board consents,
by a 2/3 vote of the members present, to extend the time.
(3)
Other restrictions. If the presiding officer decides that the comments
are not relevant or are abusive, the presiding officer may:
(1)
Method. No Trustee shall address the Board until recognized by the
presiding officer. The Trustee shall then address the presiding officer
and shall keep all remarks to the question under discussion. The Trustee
shall also avoid personal confrontations when speaking.
(2)
Recognition of trustee. When two or more members simultaneously seek
recognition, the presiding officer shall name the member who is to
speak first.
(3)
Motions. No motion shall be discussed or acted upon until it has
been seconded unless these provisions specifically permit one Trustee
to initiate action. No motion shall be withdrawn without the consent
of those Trustees making and seconding the motion.
(4)
Precedence of motions. When a question is under consideration, no
motion shall be entertained, except a motion to:
(5)
Termination of debate. Any member wishing to terminate the debate
may move the previous question. The presiding officer shall then announce
the question as, "Shall the question before the Board now be put?"
If 2/3 of the members present vote in the affirmative, the question
before the Board shall be taken without further debate. The Board
then votes, first on any pending amendments and then on the main question.
(1)
Clerk-Treasurer's responsibilities. The Clerk-Treasurer may
create a subsection on any Board agenda entitled "consent agenda."
In a consent agenda, the Clerk-Treasurer shall place matters that,
in the Clerk-Treasurer's judgment, are routine and noncontroversial
and do not require a special vote or specific action by the Board.
(2)
Procedure. The following procedure shall apply when a consent agenda
is used:
(a)
No separate discussion or debate may be permitted on any matter listed
on the consent agenda.
(b)
A single motion, seconded and adopted by a majority vote of all members
of the Board, shall be required to approve, adopt, enact or otherwise
favorably resolve all matters listed on the consent agenda.
(c)
Any Trustee may request removal of any item or part of an item included
in the consent agenda. At the time the consent agenda is considered,
that item, as requested by the Trustee, shall be removed without debate
or vote.
(d)
If an item or any part of the item has been removed from the consent
agenda, in accordance with this section, the Board shall consider
that item at an appropriate time during the Board's regular order
of business.
In the absence of a standing rule, the Board shall be governed
by Roberts Rules of Order, Newly Revised (1970), unless contrary to
State law.
(1)
The provisions of this chapter or any part hereof may be suspended
in connection with any matter under consideration by a recorded vote
of 2/3 of the members present.
By a recorded vote of 2/3 of all the members of the Board, the
provisions of this chapter or any part hereof may be amended.
