[Adopted as Secs. 2-4-1 through 2-4-6 and 2-4-16 through 2-4-19 of the 1996 Code]
A. 
Elected Town officers. At the annual spring election, the Town shall, in odd-numbered years, elect a Chairperson and two Supervisors. In even-numbered years, two Supervisors shall be elected at the annual spring election. The following officers of the Town of Koshkonong shall be chosen at the annual Town election in odd-numbered years for terms of two years commencing on the third Tuesday of April in the year of their election:
[Amended 3-14-2012]
(1) 
A Town Clerk.
(2) 
A Town Treasurer.
B. 
Restrictions.
(1) 
Only an elector of the Town may hold a Town office, other than an Assessor appointed under § 60.307, Wis. Stats., if the Town elects to change the office of Assessor to an appointed position.
(2) 
No person may hold the offices of Town Treasurer and Town Assessor at the same time. No person may assume the office of Town Assessor unless certified by the Department of Revenue, under § 73.09, as qualified to perform the functions of the office of Town Assessor. If the Town reverts to a system of electing instead of appointing the Assessor and a person is elected to the office and is not certified by June 1 of the year elected, the office is vacant and the Town Board shall fill the vacancy from a list of persons certified by the Department of Revenue.
C. 
Notice of election. Within five days after completion of the canvass under § 7.53, Wis. Stats., the Town Clerk shall transmit a notice of election to each person elected to a Town office.
D. 
Term of office.
(1) 
Every elected Town officer shall hold the office for two years.
(2) 
The regular term of elected Town officers, other than the Town Assessor, if elected, commenced on the third Tuesday of April in the year of their election.
[Amended 3-14-2012]
A. 
If any elected Town officer, other than a Supervisor, is absent or temporarily incapacitated for any cause, the Town Board may appoint, if there is no deputy officer for the office, a suitable person to discharge the duties of the office until the officer returns or the disability is removed. Appointees shall file the official oath and bond required under § 60.31, Wis. Stats.
B. 
Vacancies on the Town Board shall be filled by appointment by the remaining Supervisors and the Town Clerk, except when the vacancy is caused by removal by the Circuit Judge as provided by law, which latter vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the said Judge. Persons appointed under this subsection to fill vacancies shall hold office for the residue of the unexpired term.
C. 
If any elected Town officer, other than a Supervisor, refuses to perform any official duty, the Town Board may appoint a suitable person to perform those duties which the officer refuses to perform. An appointee shall file the official oath and bond required of the office under § 60.31, Wis. Stats. This subsection does not preclude a finding that refusal to perform official duties constitutes cause under § 17.13(3), Wis. Stats.
A. 
Official oath. Except as provided in Subsection C, every elected or appointed Town officer shall take and file the oath under § 19.01, Wis. Stats., within five days after notification of election or appointment.
B. 
Official bond. The Town Clerk, Town Treasurer and elected Assessor, if applicable, shall execute and file an official bond provided by the Town. No natural person may be a surety on a bond under this subsection. The bond may be furnished by a surety company under § 632.17(2), Wis. Stats. The amount of the bond shall be fixed by the Town Board. If the amount of the bond is not fixed by the Board, the amount shall be the same as that required of the last incumbent of the office. If the Town Board at any time determines that the bond is insufficient, it may require an additional bond to be filed within 10 days in an amount fixed by the Board. If the Town Board establishes Deputy Clerk or Treasurer positions, such persons shall be bonded.
C. 
Exceptions. If the Town reverts to a system of electing an Assessor and/or creates a Municipal Court:
(1) 
An elected Assessor shall take and file the official oath and bond at any time between May 27 to May 31.
(2) 
The Municipal Judges shall take and file the official oath and bond under § 755.03, Wis. Stats.
D. 
Failure to file oath or bond. If any person elected or appointed to a Town office fails to file a required official oath or bond within the time prescribed by law, the failure to file constitutes refusal to serve in office.
A. 
Established by Town Meeting or Board.
(1) 
Except as provided under Subsection A(2) below, the Town meeting shall establish the compensation of elective Town offices.
(2) 
If authorized by the Town meeting under § 60.10(2)(k), Wis. Stats., the Town board shall establish the compensation of elective Town offices, other than the office of Supervisor or Chairperson.
B. 
Nature of compensation. Compensation under this section may be:
(1) 
An annual salary.
(2) 
A per diem compensation for each meeting necessarily devoted to the service of the Town and the discharge of duties. Board members or Town officials shall be the Town's authorized representative at a meeting or be attending an authorized convention/training session to be eligible for per diem compensation.
(3) 
A combination of the above.
C. 
Changes during term. Subject to Subsection D, the Town meeting or, if authorized to establish compensation, the Town Board may make a change in the compensation of an elective Town office to take effect during the term of office.
D. 
When established. Compensation under this section shall be established prior to the latest date and time for filing nomination papers for the office. After that date and time, no change may be made in the compensation of the office that applies to the current term of office.
A. 
Generally. The Town Board may provide for reimbursement of expenses necessarily incurred by any office or employee of the Town in the performance of official Town duties. The Board may determine who is eligible for expense reimbursement, which expenses are reimbursable and the amount of reimbursement. Expenses reimbursable under this section include, but are not limited to:
(1) 
Traveling expenses, including mileage, lodging and meal expenses.
(2) 
Costs associated with programs of instruction related to the officer's or employee's office or employment.
B. 
Manuals. The Town Board may purchase handbooks and manuals that will materially assist Town officials and employees in the performance of official duties.
A. 
Town employees. The Town Board may employ on a temporary or regular basis persons necessary to carry out the functions of Town government. The Board may establish the qualifications and terms of employment. The Board may delegate the authority to hire Town employees to any Town official or employee.
[Amended 3-13-2019 by Ord. No. 1]
B. 
Residency. The following special office positions need not be Town of Koshkonong residents to hold these positions per § 66.052, Wis. Stats. (other Town officials described in this chapter shall be Town of Koshkonong residents):
[Amended 3-13-2019 by Ord. No. 1]
(1) 
Town Attorney.
(2) 
Town Engineer.
(3) 
Town Auditor/Accountant.
(4) 
Town Assessor.
(5) 
Building Inspector.
(6) 
Other consultants.
(7) 
Clerk.
(8) 
Treasurer.
(9) 
Deputy Clerk.
(10) 
Public Works staff.
(11) 
Dog Service Provider.
C. 
Meeting attendance. Special office holders listed in Subsection B shall attend or make all good faith efforts to attend all properly called meetings of the Town Board if their attendance is requested at least three days prior to the meeting, or as established by professional services agreement.
A. 
Any person who is a qualified elector in the Town of Koshkonong may hold any elected Town office. No member of the Town Board may, during his or her term, be eligible for any Town office or Town position which, during such term, the office or position has been created by or the selection to which is vested in the Town Board. Any member of the Town Board will be eligible for such Town office or Town position if he or she resigns from the Town Board before being appointed to the Town office or Town position and if the office or position was not created during his or her term in office.
B. 
Certain Town offices are incompatible, by common law and statutory law, with other Town offices and also with other county, state or federal offices. No Town officer shall serve in both offices at the same time. If any question or concern by any person is raised to the Town Board regarding incompatibility of any office in the Town of Koshkonong, the Town Attorney, at the request of the Town Board, shall review the matter and shall provide his or her written comments to the Town Board.
A. 
Authority. The Town Board has the specific statutory authority, powers and duties, pursuant to §§ 60.20, 60.22 and 60.31, Wis. Stats., and under § 102-3 of the Code of the Town of Koshkonong, to require that certain elected officials take an official oath and to require that they file the appropriate bond.
B. 
Oath.
(1) 
General provision. All elected officers and appointed officers of the Town of Koshkonong, except elected Assessors and municipal judges, (if such position is established), shall take and file the below noted oath within five days after notification of election or appointment by the Town Clerk. The written oath of office and the oral oath of office, pursuant to § 19.01, Wis. Stats., shall be substantially in the following form:
(a) 
Written oath.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
County of Jefferson
I, the undersigned, who have been elected (or appointed) to the office of _____, but have not yet entered upon the duties thereof, swear (or affirm) that I will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, and will faithfully discharge the duties of said office to the best of my ability. So help me God.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this _____ day of _____, 19 __.
__________
Signature
(b) 
Oral oath.
I, __________ swear (or affirm) that I will support the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, and will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of the office of __________ to the best of my ability. So help me God.
(2) 
Filing locations. The official oath of all elected officers and appointed officers of the Town shall be filed with the Town Clerk except that the Town Clerk shall file his or her oath with the Town Treasurer and except that the Municipal Judge shall his or her oath with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
(3) 
Failure to file oath. If any elected officer or appointed officer of the Town of Koshkonong fails to file the proper oath within the time prescribed by statute, the failure to file constitutes refusal to serve in the office. No Municipal Judge in the Town of Koshkonong shall be paid a salary for anytime during the term during which the Municipal Judge has not executed and filed his or her oath.
C. 
Bonds.
(1) 
General provision. The bond costs shall be provided by the Town of Koshkonong. No natural person may be a surety on a bond. The bond may be furnished by a surety company under § 632.17(2), Wis. Stats. The Town Board may at anytime determine that any bond amount established is insufficient or in excess and may therefore require any officer noted above to file a new bond within 10 days, in an amount fixed by the Town Board.
(2) 
Filing location. The official bond shall be filed with the Town Clerk except that the Town Clerk shall file his or her bond with the Town Treasurer and except that the municipal justice shall file his or her bond with the Clerk of Circuit Court.
(3) 
Failure to file bond. The elected officers and appointed officers of the Town required to file a bond shall file the required bond before entering upon the duties of the office. If the elected officers and appointed officers of the Town fails to file the required bond within the time prescribed by law, the failure to file the required bond constitutes refusal to serve in office and the office can be declared vacant by the Town Board. No Municipal Judge of the Town shall be paid a salary for anytime during the term during which the Municipal Judge has not executed and filed the required bond.