The Town of Ledgeview Park, Recreation and Forestry Committee
is hereby established as follows:
A. Membership.
[Amended 10-20-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-010]
(1) The Park, Recreation and Forestry Committee shall consist of seven
voting members and two ex officio members.
(2) Six of the seven voting members shall be appointed by the Town Board
Chairperson, subject to confirmation by the Town Board, The seventh
voting member shall be a Town Board Supervisor and shall be elected
each April by a majority of the Town Board. All voting members shall
be residents of the Town.
(3) The Committee member who is also a member of the Town Board shall
serve for a one-year term. The other voting members shall be appointed
to three-year terms except for the initial appointment of members,
at which one member shall be appointed to a one-year term and another
appointed to a two-year term to stagger the terms. All terms of office
shall commence on May 1 in the year of appointment.
(4) The ex officio, nonvoting members of the Committee shall be appointed
Town officers or employees who shall be appointed by the Town Board
and remain in office at the pleasure of the Town Board.
(5) The seven voting members shall not receive compensation for their
service on the Committee. Each member shall take the oath from §
19.01, Wis. Stats., prior to entering into the duties of office. The
written oaths shall be filed with the Town Clerk.
B. Organization.
(1) The Town Board Chairperson shall by May 1 select a President from
among the members of the Committee, subject to confirmation by the
Town Board, to serve in that capacity for one year. The Town Board
member may not be selected as President of the Committee.
(2) The Committee may elect a Vice President and a Secretary, at its
discretion.
(3) The ex officio members shall not be officers of the Committee.
C. Meetings.
(1) Time and place. Meetings of the Committee shall be held at least
monthly, unless there is no business to conduct, at a time and place
decided by the Committee. Meetings may be called by the President
or by any two of the voting members. Notice of each meeting and an
agenda for that meeting shall be posted.
(2) Proceedings and records. Rules for the governance of meetings shall
be created and adopted by the Committee as it deems necessary, provided
that those rules do not contravene any provision of this section or
any other ordinance enacted by the Town of Ledgeview. The Committee
shall keep minutes of all proceedings indicating, at a minimum, the
vote of each member on each question. The minutes of each meeting
shall be filed with the Town Clerk.
D. Powers and duties. The Park, Recreation and Forestry Committee shall
be an advisory body to the Town Board, with the following powers and
duties, along with any powers and duties necessarily implied:
(1) Make recommendations to the Town Board with respect to the management,
control, improvement, use and care for all public parks, parkways
and boulevards located within, or partly within and partly without,
the limits of the Town, and secure the quiet, orderly and suitable
use and enjoyment of such facilities for the residents of the Town,
including the implementation and operation of recreational programs
and opportunities.
(2) Recommend to the Town Board such rules, policies and ordinances that
are necessary to promote the efficient management, control, improvement
and care of all public parks, parkways and boulevards located within,
or partly within and partly without, the corporate limits of the Town.
(3) Make recommendations to the Town Board regarding the acquisition
of lands to be developed and utilized for park purposes and improvements
within the parks.
(4) Make recommendations to the Town Board regarding all matters relating
to the efficient operation of the park system and such other matters
as may be referred from time to time to the Park, Recreation and Forestry
Committee for its review and recommendation by the Town Board.
(5) Recommend to the Zoning and Planning Commission prior to the Zoning
and Planning Commission's consideration of preliminary plats, certified
survey maps, or planned development districts regarding land dedications
or fees in lieu of land dedications for parks required under subdivision
ordinances. Recommendations which are not timely received by the Zoning
and Planning Commission's review of preliminary plats or certified
survey maps or preliminary review of planned development districts
may be disregarded by the Zoning and Planning Commission and the Town
Board. Recommendations to the Zoning and Planning Commission under
this section shall be in writing and in accordance with the Park Master
Plan, Parks Five Year Plan and the Master Plan or shall be supported
with reasons for deviating from these plans.
(6) Review and make recommendations to the Town Board on the annual budget
prior to September 1 of each year.
(7) The Committee shall study and develop forms of recreation in public
parks, playgrounds and other property which may, from time to time,
be placed under its direction by the Town Board. The Committee may
negotiate joint contracts with other municipalities subject to Town
Board approval.
(8) The Committee will also be responsible for the implementation of
the Comprehensive Park and Outdoor Recreation Plan and the updating
of the plan as needed. It will recommend new park locations and park
amenities, as well as improvements to existing parks and trails.
(9) Make recommendations regarding the planting, trimming, spraying,
protection and removal of all trees and shrubs in the Town as such
actions may further the protection of the health or safety of the
public or trees or shrubs located on public lands.
(10) Make recommendations regarding the removal of any dead, diseased,
infested, or structurally damaged tree or portion of a tree on private
property when such tree constitutes a potential hazard to life and
property within the right-of-way or on public property or constitutes
a threat to other trees and shrubs within the Town.
(11) Establish any subcommittees from its membership the Committee deems
prudent and necessary to carry out the Committee's powers and duties,
and shall establish a Beautification Subcommittee for the purpose
of focusing on recommendations relating to maintaining aesthetics
of public lands, including recommendations on pruning and landscaping.
The Beautification Subcommittee shall consist of three members and
shall meet as deemed necessary, but not less than once every other
month. The Committee shall nominate and appoint the members of all
of its subcommittees.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-013]
A. Membership; organization. The Public Safety Committee of the Town shall consist of five members, three citizens appointed by the Town of Ledgeview Board, two elected Town Board members, and ex officio members noted below in Subsection
C.
B. Appointment. The Town Board members of the Public Safety Committee
shall be appointed by the Town Chairman and confirmed by the Town
Board annually. A Town Board member of the Public Safety Committee
shall serve for one year unless his/her office becomes vacant.
C. Ex officio members. The Town Chairman, the Town Administrator, Fire
Chief, Police Chief, Public Works Director, and Building Inspector
shall be ex officio members of the Public Safety Committee.
D. Quorum. A quorum of the Public Safety Committee shall be three members
of the Public Safety Committee and at least one ex officio member.
E. Vacancies. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of members
whose terms become vacant in the same manner as originally appointed.
F. Powers and duties. The Public Safety Committee shall act in an advisory
capacity to the Town Board regarding matters related to the following:
(1) To ensure overall public safety through review of police, fire and
inspection operations and recommendations to other pertinent committees
or boards.
(2) To periodically review and update those ordinances concerned with
overall public safety and make recommendations to the Town Board.
(3) To review the regulations of traffic related to public safety and
in concert with the Public Works Director create recommendations to
the Board.
(4) To recommend to the Town Board the approval of certain purchases
above the department heads' authority relative to police and
fire matters.
(5) To recommend a forum for the public to review various permits and
inspection complaints, to include special use permits, and make recommendations
to the Town Board.
(6) To review the Police, Fire and Inspection Departments' proposed
budgets annually and make recommendations to the Personnel and Finance
Committee.
(7) To recommend to the Town Board the adoption of such ordinances that
will promote safety to our citizens.
(8) To review parking, traffic or pedestrian complaints and make recommendations
to the Town Board.
(9) Any other matters of public safety, emergency management or keeping
of the peace the Committee or Town Board so desire the Committee to
review.
(10)
The Public Safety Committee in addition to the above shall act
as the Town Board's Loss Control Committee. In such role they
will evaluate all property loss accidents exceeding $2,500 in value
as well as all defined OSHA reportable injuries.