[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Grantsburg at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Boards, commissions and committees — See Ch. 19.
Ethics — See Ch. 51.
Police Department — See Ch. 117.
Village Board — See Ch. 160.
A. 
Officers shall have generally the powers and duties prescribed for like officers of towns and villages, except as otherwise provided, and such powers and duties as are prescribed by law and, except as to the Village President, shall perform such duties as shall be required of them by the Village Board. Officers whose powers and duties are not enumerated in Ch. 61, Wis. Stats., shall have such powers and duties as are prescribed by law for like officers or as are directed by the Village Board.
B. 
All officers and departments may make the necessary rules for the conduct of their duties and incidental proceedings.
C. 
The general laws for the punishment of bribery, misdemeanors and corruption in office shall apply to Village officers.
D. 
Whenever a Village official in his official capacity is proceeded against or obliged to proceed before any court, board or commission to defend or maintain his official position or because of some act arising out of the performance of his official duties and he has prevailed in such proceedings or the Village Board has ordered the proceedings discontinued, the Board may provide for payment to such official of such sum as it sees fit to reimburse him for the expenses reasonably incurred for costs and attorney fees.
The Village officials hereinafter set forth shall be appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Village Board, and one or more of said offices may be held by the same person. Persons appointed to perform the duties of the following offices shall hold office for an indefinite term or as otherwise prescribed, subject to removal as provided by § 17.13(1)and (3), Wis. Stats.
Official
Term
Building Inspector
By contract
Attorney
Pleasure of Board
Engineer (Consulting)
Pleasure of Board
Village Clerk
Indefinite
Village Treasurer
Indefinite
Chief of Police
Indefinite
Assessor
By contract
Director of Public Works
Indefinite
A. 
Appointed office. Pursuant to §§ 61.195, 61.197 and 66.0101, Wis. Stats., the Village of Grantsburg hereby elects not to be governed by those portions of §§ 61.19 and 61.25, Wis. Stats., which relate to the selection and tenure of the Village Clerk and which are in conflict with this section. The Village Clerk shall be appointed pursuant to § 105-2 of this chapter.
B. 
Term. The appointed Village Clerk shall hold office for an indefinite term, subject to removal as provided in § 17.13, Wis. Stats.
C. 
Duties. The Village Clerk shall be responsible for performing those duties required by the Wisconsin Statutes and for the following duties:
(1) 
Perform all election duties as required by Wisconsin Statutes and keep and maintain all election records and all property used in conjunction with holding of elections.
(2) 
Publish all legal notices unless otherwise provided; file and preserve all contracts, bonds, oaths of office and other documents not required to be filed elsewhere.
(3) 
Issue all licenses required by ordinance or statute except as otherwise provided.
(4) 
Attend meetings, take minutes and maintain files for the Village Board and such other official boards and commissions as may be directed.
(5) 
Maintain a file on all Village records, ordinances, resolutions and vouchers.
(6) 
Type and distribute reports for the Village Board and for federal and state agencies.
(7) 
Audit and obtain approval on claims charged against the Village.
(8) 
Assist the Assessor in maintaining property assessment records.
(9) 
Administer oaths and affirmations.
(10) 
Issue licenses to various vendors in the Village.
(11) 
Develop and implement improved internal control and financial reporting procedures as necessary or as requested.
(12) 
File financial and other reports with various state agencies.
(13) 
File insurance claims on behalf of the Village.
(14) 
Locate suppliers of goods or services and obtain quotes.
(15) 
Advertise for bids, receive them and summarize the results.
(16) 
Identify and evaluate ideas to achieve more efficient and effective operation.
(17) 
Coordinate, supervise and conduct elections.
(18) 
Confer with the Village President, department heads and Village Board committees about projects and problems.
(19) 
Maintain personnel files under the direction of the Village Board.
(20) 
Serve as secretary and treasurer of the Village sewer and water utilities.
D. 
Duties prescribed by law. The Village Clerk shall perform such other duties as are prescribed by state statutes, Village ordinances, and by order of the Village Board. The Village Clerk generally shall perform, under direction of the Village President or other presiding officer of the Board, all duties pertaining to his office, and shall be responsible for all the official acts of assistants.
A. 
Appointed office. Pursuant to §§ 61.195, 61.197 and 66.0101, Wis. Stats., the Village of Grantsburg hereby elects not to be governed by those portions of §§ 61.19 and 61.26, Wis. Stats., which relate to the selection and tenure of the Village Treasurer and which are in conflict with this section. The Village Treasurer shall be appointed pursuant to § 105-2 of this chapter.
B. 
Term. The appointed Village Treasurer shall hold office for an indefinite term, subject to removal as provided in § 17.13, Wis. Stats.
C. 
Audits. Annual audits shall be made of the records of the Village Treasurer with the audit to be made by a certified public accountant.
D. 
Duties. The Village Treasurer shall be responsible for performing those duties required by the Wisconsin Statutes and for the following additional duties:
(1) 
Prepare the tax roll and tax notices as required by the State of Wisconsin.
(2) 
Prepare financial and bank statements.
(3) 
Maintain fiscal records for the Village.
(4) 
Make reports to the state on assessments.
(5) 
Prepare and send invoices for services provided by municipal utilities.
(6) 
Perform recordkeeping, billing, collections, banking, investments, accounting and financial reporting of all Village operations, including utilities.
(7) 
Collect all taxes for the Village and other taxing bodies.
(8) 
Invest idle funds for maximum interest earnings.
(9) 
Prepare a monthly financial report.
(10) 
Maintain payroll records and prepare payroll checks from approved employee time sheets.
(11) 
Prepare check vouchers for payment of approved claims for signature.
E. 
Duties prescribed by law. The Village Treasurer shall perform such other duties as are prescribed by state statutes, Village ordinances, and by order of the Village Board. The Village Treasurer generally shall perform, under direction of the Village President or other presiding officer of the Village Board, all duties pertaining to his office, and shall be responsible for all the official acts of assistants.
F. 
Bond. The Village Treasurer shall execute to the Village a surety company fidelity bond in an amount determined by the Village Board.
The Village Clerk may appoint a Deputy Clerk, subject to confirmation by a majority of all the members of the Village Board. The Village Treasurer may appoint a Deputy Treasurer, subject to confirmation by a majority of all the members of the Village Board. The Deputies shall have an indefinite term of office. The Deputy Clerk shall act under the Village Clerk's direction and, during the temporary absence or disability of the Village Clerk or during a vacancy in such office, shall perform the duties of Village Clerk. The Deputy Treasurer shall act under the Village Treasurer's direction and, during the temporary absence or disability of the Village Treasurer or during a vacancy in such office, shall perform the duties of the Village Treasurer. The acts of the Deputies shall be covered by official bond as the Village Board shall direct.
A. 
Appointment. The Village Attorney is an appointed position. The Village Attorney shall be appointed pursuant to § 105-2, except the Village Attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
B. 
Duties. The Village Attorney shall have the following duties:
(1) 
The Village Attorney shall conduct all of the legal business in which the Village is interested.
A. 
Appointment.
(1) 
The Chief of Police shall be appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Village Board for an indefinite term, subject to removal by a two-thirds vote of the members of the Board pursuant to the procedures established in § 61.65(1)(am), Wis. Stats. The Chief shall exercise the powers and duties of village marshals and village constables and any other powers and duties prescribed by the Village Board, Village ordinances or the Wisconsin Statutes. Upon a vacancy, the ranking officer shall temporarily replace the Chief until the vacancy is filled by the Village Board.
(2) 
The compensation to be paid the Chief of Police for his services, the hours of active duty, rest days, vacation periods and other involvement of his employment shall be such as may be determined by the Village Board from time to time.
B. 
General duties.
(1) 
The Chief of Police shall have command of the Police Department. He shall have general administration and control of the Department and shall be responsible for the Department's government, efficiency and general good conduct. He shall perform all duties prescribed to him by the laws of the state and the ordinances of the Village and shall obey all lawful written orders of the Village President or Village Board.
(2) 
The Chief of Police shall cause the public peace to be preserved and may arrest and with reasonable diligence take before the proper court every person found in the Village engaged in any disturbance of the peace or violating any law of the state or ordinance of the Village. The Chief shall cooperate with other law enforcement officers in the arrest or apprehension of persons charged with crime.
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 117, Police Department.
A. 
Appointment. The Director of Public Works shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Village Board solely on the basis of merit, training, experience, administrative ability, efficiency and general qualifications and fitness for performing the duties of the position.
B. 
Term. The Director of Public Works shall hold office for an indefinite term subject to removal by a three-fourths vote of the Village Board.
C. 
Duties and powers. The Director of Public Works shall have the following duties and powers. He shall:
(1) 
Have general charge and supervision of all public works in the Village.
(2) 
Be responsible for the maintenance, repair and construction of streets, alleys, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, bridges, street signs, storm sewers, Village buildings and structures and all machinery, equipment and property used in any activity under his control.
(3) 
Have charge of all public services, including garbage and refuse collection and disposal, snow and ice removal, street cleaning and flushing, and mosquito and rodent control.
(4) 
Perform such other activities and duties as are imposed upon him from time to time by the Village Board or by his job description and employment contract.
A. 
Pursuant to §§ 61.195, 61.197 and 66.0101, Wis. Stats., the Village hereby elects not to be governed by those portions of §§ 61.19 and 61.23, Wis. Stats., which relate to the selection and tenure of the Village Assessor and which are in conflict with this section.
B. 
Hereafter, instead of being elected, the Assessor or assessing firm shall be appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Village Board. A corporation or an independent contractor may be appointed as the Village Assessor. The corporation or independent contractor so appointed shall designate the person responsible for the assessment. The designee shall file the official oath under § 19.01, Wis. Stats., and sign the affidavit of the Assessor attached to the assessment roll under § 70.49, Wis. Stats. No person may be designated by any corporation or independent contractor unless he has been granted the appropriate certification under § 73.09, Wis. Stats. For purposes of this subsection, "independent contractor" means a person who either is under contract to furnish appraisal and assessment services or is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, business or profession in which the services are offered to the general public.
C. 
The Assessor shall have a term of office set by contract, subject to removal under § 17.14(1), Wis. Stats.
D. 
Whenever the Assessor, in the performance of the Assessor's duties, requests or obtains income and expense information pursuant to § 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats., or any successor statute thereto, then such income and expense information that is provided to the Assessor shall be held by the Assessor on a confidential basis, except, however, that the information may be revealed to and used by persons in the discharge of duties imposed by law; in the discharge of duties imposed by office (including but not limited to use by the Assessor in performance of official duties of the Assessor's office and use by the Board of Review in performance of its official duties); or pursuant to order of a court. Income and expense information provided to the Assessor under § 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats., unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is, per § 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats., not subject to the right of inspection and copying under § 19.35(1), Wis. Stats.
A. 
Appointment.
(1) 
The Building Inspector shall be appointed pursuant to § 105-2 of this chapter. The Village of Grantsburg may select the services of an inspection firm or independent contractor.
(2) 
The Building Inspector shall:
(a) 
Possess such executive ability as is requisite for the performance of his duties and shall have a thorough knowledge of the standard materials and methods used in the installation of equipment in his area of responsibility.
(b) 
Be well versed in approved methods of construction for safety to persons and property, the statutes of the State of Wisconsin relating to work in his area of responsibility, and any orders, rules and regulations issued by authority thereof.
(c) 
Have sufficient experience in the installation of equipment to enable him to understand and apply the appropriate codes adopted by the Village of Grantsburg.
(d) 
Be certified in his area of inspection responsibilities.
B. 
Authority to enter premises; appeals.
(1) 
In the discharge of his duties, the Building Inspector or his authorized agent may enter any building, upon presentation of the proper credentials, during reasonable hours for the purpose of inspection and may require the production of any permit or license required hereunder. No person shall interfere with the Building Inspector or his authorized agent while in the performance of his duties, and any person so interfering shall be in violation of this section and subject to penalty as provided by § 1-2 of this Code.
(2) 
If consent to entry to personal or real properties which are not public buildings or to portions of public buildings which are not open to the public for inspection purposes has been denied, the Building Inspector shall obtain a special inspection warrant under § 66.0119, Wis. Stats.
(3) 
Any person feeling himself aggrieved by any order or ruling of the Building Inspector may, within 20 days thereafter, appeal from such order or ruling to the Zoning Board of Appeals, as established in § 19-2 of this Code, such an appeal to be in writing.
C. 
Duties and authority. The Building Inspector shall have such responsibilities as are prescribed in this section.
D. 
Stop-work orders and revocations. The Building Inspector may order construction, installation, alteration or repair work stopped when such work is being done in violation of this Code of Ordinances. Work so stopped shall not be resumed except with written permission of the Building Inspector, provided that if the stop-work order is an oral one it shall be followed by a written order within a reasonable period of time.
E. 
Conflict of interest. The Building Inspector shall not inspect any construction work in the Village in which he has a personal or financial interest, either direct or indirect.
A. 
No person shall be elected to a Village office who is not at the time of his election a citizen of the United States and of this state and an elector of the Village and, in the case of a ward office, of the ward and actually residing therein.
B. 
An appointee of the Village President, required to be confirmed by the Village Board, who shall be rejected by the Board shall be ineligible for appointment to the same office for one year thereafter.
A. 
Requirement. Within five days after the election or appointment of any Village officer, the Village Clerk shall notify the person so selected thereof, and every person elected or appointed to an office named in § 61.19, Wis. Stats., shall, within five days after notice of election or appointment, take and file the official oath.
B. 
Form and procedure. The form, filing and general procedure for the taking of oaths shall be governed by Chapter 19, Subchapter I, of the Wisconsin Statutes.
A. 
How occurring. Except as provided in Subsection C below, vacancies in elective and appointive positions occur as provided in §§ 17.03 and 17.035, Wis. Stats.
B. 
How filled. Vacancies in elective and appointive offices shall be filled as provided in § 17.24, Wis. Stats.
C. 
Temporary incapacitation. If any officer is absent or temporarily incapacitated from any cause, the Board may appoint some person to discharge his duties until he returns or until such disability is removed.
A. 
Elected officials. Elected officials may be removed by the Village Board as provided in §§ 17.13(2) and 17.16, Wis. Stats.
B. 
Appointed officials. Appointed officials may be removed as provided in §§ 17.13(1) and 17.16, Wis. Stats.
Village officers must observe the standards of care imposed by § 19.21, Wis. Stats., with respect to the care and custody of official property.
Every officer shall, if required by law or the Village Board, upon entering upon the duties of his office, give a bond in such amount as may be determined by the Village Board with such sureties as are approved by the Village President, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of his office. Official bonds shall be filed with the office of the Village Clerk. Any person reelected or reappointed to the same office shall take and file an official bond for each term of service.