City of Lake Mills, WI Board of Public Works

The Board of Public Works (Board) shall consist of six voting members, as well as ex officio members as designated herein.

Four of the voting members shall be residents of the City of Lake Mills and shall be appointed to staggered, three-year terms by the City Council President, subject to confirmation by the Council.

One of the voting members shall be a Council member, who shall be elected to a one-year term by the Council.

(4)

One of the voting members shall be a resident whose primary residence is served by both City-owned electric and sanitary sewer utilities. Such member shall be appointed to a three-year term by the Town of Lake Mills Board of Supervisors. Such member is authorized to vote only on matters relating to the sanitary sewer utility, electric utility, or the governance or operation of the Board.

(5)

The ex officio nonvoting members of the Board shall be the City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, City Treasurer, Electric Utility Superintendent, Public Works Director, and Wastewater Utility Supervisor.

[Amended 12-18-2012 by Ord. No. 1103; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

(6)

The voting members shall not receive compensation for their service on the Board. Each voting member shall take the oath required under Wis. Stats. § 19.01, and such oath shall be filed with the City Clerk.

[Amended 12-18-2012 by Ord. No. 1103]

Organization.

The members of the Board shall, by their first meeting in May, elect a President from among their members to serve in that capacity for one year. However, the ex officio members, the member from the Town of Lake Mills, and the member also serving as a Council member, may not serve as President of the Board.

The Board may elect a Vice President and such other officers as the Board may deem necessary to carry out the duties of the Board. The Clerk shall serve as the Secretary of the Board.

[Amended 12-18-2012 by Ord. No. 1103]

The Board may adopt such rules as the Board may deem necessary to carry out the duties of the Board, provided those rules do not contravene any provision of this ordinance or any other ordinance enacted by the City of Lake Mills.

§ 27-21 Meetings.

Time and place. Meetings of the Board shall be held regularly at a time and place decided by the Board. At least one meeting shall be held in each calendar month, unless the Board has no business to conduct. Additional meetings may be called by the President or by two of the six voting members. Notice of each meeting shall be provided as required under Wis. Stats. § 19.84.

[Amended 6-16-2015 by Ord. No. 1150]

Proceedings and records. Rules for the governance of meetings shall be adopted by the Board as it deems necessary. The Board 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 City Clerk.

§ 27-22 Powers and duties.

Generally.

The Board shall have the powers and duties prescribed in § 62.14(6), Wis. Stats., and such other powers and duties vested in it by the Council.

The Board shall make recommendations to the Council on proposed rates or charges to the general public or property owners for any utility service, garbage and refuse collection service, or assessments for public improvements.

City utilities. The Board shall have authority under § 66.0805(6), Wis. Stats., to provide operational control of all public utilities owned or operated by the City of Lake Mills. Additionally, the Board shall perform, and is given the authority to perform, the following:

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

Recommend approval or rejection of yearly utility operating budgets to the Council.

Annually audit or inspect some or all financial records of the utility maintained by the Utility Supervisor or any employee of the utility. Additional audits or inspections may be conducted as the Board deems appropriate.

Recommend approval or rejection to the Council of any capital expenditures submitted by the Utility Superintendent.

(4)

Recommend to the Council approval or rejection of construction, improvement, or extension of utility service, except that this authority does not apply to the hook-up of an individual customer to an existing utility main line.

(5)

Review all proposed plats and, when appropriate, certified survey maps and make recommendations to the Council concerning the feasibility and appropriateness of each plat's or map's plan for sanitary sewer, storm sewer, electric, and water service, and any utility easements for the proposed or future construction in the platted or mapped area.

Streets, sidewalks, curbs, and gutters.

The Board shall review all proposed plats submitted to the City of Lake Mills and make recommendations to the Council concerning the feasibility and appropriateness of each plat's plan for street placement and construction; sidewalk, curb and gutter construction; and any easements for the proposed or future construction in the platted area.

The Board shall prepare a report for the Council, by June 1 of each year, on the condition of sidewalks, streets, curbs and gutters in the City of Lake Mills. This report shall include, at a minimum:

(a)

A prioritized list of construction projects for the laying of new sidewalks.

(b)

A prioritized list of sidewalk replacement projects.

(c)

A list of sidewalk projects the Board recommends that the Council authorize and fund in the following calendar year.

(d)

A prioritized list of street, curb, and gutter repair or replacement projects.

(e)

A list of street, curb, and gutter projects the Board recommends that the Council authorize and fund in the following calendar year.