[HISTORY: Adopted by the Bellevue Board 4-15-1998 as §§ 1.20
to 1.23 of the 1998 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 2-14-2007; 4-13-2012 by Ord. No. O-2012-15]
A.
The Plan Commission shall consist of seven members. The membership
shall include the Village President, who shall serve as Chairperson
of the Plan Commission, and six citizen members who shall be persons
of recognized experience and qualifications. The Village President
shall serve on the Plan Commission only during his tenure in that
office, and his term on the Plan Commission shall be the same as his
term of office as Village President. Citizen members shall serve a
term of three years, with two Commissioners being appointed in each
calendar year so that 1/3 of the membership of the Plan Commission
is subject to appointment/reappointment each year. Commissioners shall
be appointed by the Village President and confirmed by the Village
Board.
B.
Vice Chair/Secretary.
(1)
Commission membership shall include the joint position of Vice Chair/Secretary.
In the absence of, or in the event of recusal by the Chairperson,
the Vice Chair/Secretary shall assume all responsibilities of the
Chairperson. The Vice Chair/Secretary shall also attest the minutes
but shall not have responsibility for preparation or record keeping
of same.
(2)
This position shall be appointed from within the regular citizen
membership of the Commission. The appointment shall be for a term
of one year or to the end of said member's term of membership, whichever
is sooner. In May of each year, the Chairperson shall nominate said
position which shall require confirmation by the Commission and appointment
by the Village Board, and who shall serve at the will of the Village
Board. The Village President shall not vote on confirmation or appointment,
except in the case of a tie. In the event of a mid-term vacancy, this
same procedure shall be followed to nominate, confirm and appoint
a replacement for the remainder of the vacant term.
C.
Terms shall commence on the first day of May in the year appointed;
however, a member shall hold his or her office until his or her successor
is appointed and confirmed.
See § 70.46, Wis. Stats.
[Amended 7-9-2014 by Ord.
No. O-2014-12]
See § 19.48, Wis. Stats.
See § 335-1 of this Code of Ordinances.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 12-5, Fire Commission, added 3-10-2004 (§§ 5.80
to 5.82 of the 1998 Code), as amended, was repealed 1-13-2021 by Ord. No. O-2021-01.
[Added 5-25-2016 by Ord.
No. O-2016-11]
A.
The Municipal Board of Absentee Canvassers shall be composed of the
Municipal Clerk, or a qualified elector of the municipality designated
by the Clerk, and two other qualified electors of the municipality
appointed by the Clerk for a term of two years commencing on January
1 of each odd-numbered year. The municipality may appoint additional
inspectors under § 7.30(2)(a), Wis. Stats., to assist the
absentee ballot board of canvassers in canvassing absentee ballots
under this section.
B.
The Village of Bellevue declares in lieu of canvassing absentee ballots
at polling places under § 6.88, Wis. Stats., the Municipal
Board of Absentee Ballot Canvassers shall canvass all absentee ballots
at all elections held in the municipality pursuant to procedures established
by the state division governing elections.
C.
The Municipal Clerk shall give at least 48 hours' notice of any meeting
under this section.
D.
The Municipal Clerk, no later than the closing hour of the polls,
shall post at his or her office and on the internet at a site announced
by the Municipal Clerk before the poll opens, and shall make available
to any person, upon request, a statement of the number of absentee
ballots that the Clerk has mailed or transmitted to electors and that
have been returned by the closing hour on election day.
