In the absence of the Clerk-Treasurer, a Deputy Clerk shall
act as Clerk Pro Tem.
The deliberations of the Village Board shall be conducted in
the following manner:
A. When
a member is about to speak, he or she shall address himself or herself
to the presiding officer, and the presiding officer shall recognize
the member entitled to speak. When two or more members simultaneously
seek recognition, the presiding officer shall name the member who
is to speak first. A member shall confine his or her remarks to the
question under discussion.
B. No
person other than a member shall address the Board, except by vote
of a majority of the members present, or during a period when the
meeting has been opened by the presiding officer for public discussion.
C. Every
motion or proposition submitted to the Village Board for consideration
must be reduced to writing if the presiding officer or any member
so requires. Every resolution or ordinance submitted to the Village
Board must be in writing.
D. No
motion shall be discussed or acted upon until it has been seconded
unless the rules permit one Trustee to initiate action. No motion
shall be withdrawn without the consent of the person making the same
and the person seconding it.
E. When
a motion is made and seconded it shall be deemed to be before the
Village Board and shall be stated by the presiding officer, or if
in writing read by the Clerk-Treasurer, previous to debate. A motion
may be withdrawn at any time before a vote has been taken thereon.
F. When
a question is under discussion, no action shall be in order except
the following motions, which shall have precedence in the order listed:
(4) To postpone to a certain day.
G. Any
member desiring to terminate debate may move the question, in which
event the presiding officer shall announce the question substantially
as, "Shall the question now be put?" If a majority of the members
present vote in the affirmative, the main question shall be voted
upon without further debate, its effect being to put an end to all
debate and bring the Board to a direct vote, first upon any pending
amendments and then upon the main question.
H. Any
Trustee may demand a roll-call vote on any matter, and such vote shall
be entered in the proceedings. Every member shall vote when a question
is put unless the Board by a majority vote of those present excuses
him or her for special cause.
I. Any
proposed ordinance, order or resolution, after reference to a committee
and a report submitted thereon, may be again referred by the Village
Board at any time previous to its final passage.
J. A
motion to adjourn shall always be in order, and a motion to adjourn
or to lay on the table and a call for the question shall be decided
without debate.
K. The
President shall vote as a member of the Board.
L. No
member of the Board shall vote upon any proposed ordinance, order,
resolution, or proposition in which he or she may be personally interested
other than as a citizen of the Village.
M. All
questions shall be decided by a roll call of the members. A Board
member may not change his or her vote on any question after the result
has been announced.
N. Any
member voting with the majority (or any member on an evenly split
vote of the Board) may move for a reconsideration of the vote on any
question at the same meeting the vote is had or at the next succeeding
meeting. The motion for reconsideration shall not be considered unless
all Board members present at the initial vote are again present to
pass upon the reconsideration request.
(1) In the event that all Board members present at the initial vote are
not present to take up the reconsideration request, the motion for
reconsideration shall automatically be tabled until such time as all
such members are present. A motion to reconsider, being put and lost,
shall not be renewed except as hereinafter provided.
(2) Any member voting with the initial majority (or any member on an
evenly split vote of the Board) may renew the motion for reconsideration
at a subsequent meeting at which all members present at the time of
the initial vote are again present, upon a showing of newly discovered
facts or other information of a material nature which was not available
at the time of the initial vote, which vote requires a majority plus
one vote for passage.
(3) The requirements set forth herein relative to certain members being
present to pass upon a reconsideration request shall not apply if
any Board members voting at the initial vote are no longer on the
Board.
(4) In the event that any successive renewal applications are made, the
Chair or a Trustee may declare the renewal motion to be out of order,
and no further such renewal motions will be entertained by the Board
unless such declaration is then and there appealed and defeated by
a majority plus one.
O. Any
member of the Board shall have the right to protest against any ordinance
of the Board which he or she may think injurious to the public or
to any individual and have his or her reasons for his or her protests
entered upon the records.
The presiding officer shall maintain order and decorum and may
order any person to leave a Village meeting if the person has conducted
himself or herself in a disorderly manner and persisted in such conduct
after being directed by the presiding officer to cease the conduct.
If the person refuses the presiding officer's order to withdraw, the
presiding officer may order a law enforcement officer to take the
person into custody until the meeting is adjourned.
The wording of this chapter has been chosen because of brevity
and to promote clarity. As to all references in this chapter, and
as may be applicable:
A. The masculine gender shall be deemed to include the feminine gender,
and vice versa;
B. The singular shall be deemed to include the plural, and vice versa;
C. The term "Village," used either as a noun or as an adjective, means
the Village of Allouez;
D. Designation by title of any elected or appointed official, or employee,
means such official or employee of the Village of Allouez;
E. The terms "state" and "Wisconsin" mean the State of Wisconsin; and
F. The term "county" means Brown County, Wisconsin.
Except for their salary as provided by ordinance, Village Board
members shall receive no Village of Allouez paid compensation whatsoever,
whether from insurance benefits or otherwise, except as required by
law.