The Aldermen of the City of Glenwood City shall constitute the
Common Council. The Common Council shall be vested with all the powers
of the City not specifically given some other officer, as well as
those powers set forth elsewhere throughout this Code.
The City of Glenwood City shall have six Aldermen. Three Aldermen
shall be elected each year for a term of two years. Aldermen shall
be divided into two classes, one class of Aldermen to be elected in
the odd years and one class to be elected in the even years. Each
Alderman shall be divided equally to serve on standing committees.
The Common Council, at its first meeting subsequent to the regular
election and qualification of new members, shall, after organization,
annually choose from its members a President who, in the absence of
the Mayor, shall preside at meetings of the Council and, during the
absence or inability of the Mayor, shall have the powers and duties
of the Mayor, except that he shall not have power to approve an act
of the Council which the Mayor has disapproved by filing objections
with the City Clerk-Treasurer. He shall, when so officiating, be styled
"Acting Mayor." The President of the Council shall be appointed for
a one-year term of office.
The Common Council, on behalf of the City, may join with other
villages, towns, or cities or other governmental entities in a cooperative
arrangement for executing any power or duty in order to attain greater
economy or efficiency, including joint employment of appointive officers
and employees and joint purchasing programs.
The Mayor, with the advice of the Common Council, has the power
to preserve order at its meetings and shall be the judge of the election
and qualification of its members.
The Mayor and Aldermen who make up the Common Council, whether
operating under general or special law, may, by majority vote of all
members of the Common Council, determine that an annual salary or
per diem compensation be paid the Mayor and Aldermen.
[Amended 7-1-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-01]
A. Annual organization meeting. Following a regular City election the
Common Council shall meet on the third Tuesday of April for the purpose
of organization.
B. Regular meetings. Regular meetings of the Common Council shall be
held on the third Monday of each calendar month, at the hour of 7:00
p.m., or as otherwise scheduled by the Council. All meetings of the
Council shall be held in the Glenwood City Municipal Building, including
special and adjourned meetings, unless another location is designated
by the Common Council.
Except as provided in § 19.85, Wis. Stats., all meetings
of the Common Council, committees thereof, and City boards, committees
and commissions shall be open to the public.