[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Salem Lakes at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. II). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially
limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such impairment
or is regarded as having such impairment, all as set forth in 28 CFR
35, which is hereby adopted by reference as if fully set forth herein.
Any person who feels aggrieved by any act of the Village Board,
its elected officials, officers, agents, employees or departments
shall have the right to make such grievance known to the Village in
the following manner:
A.
A disabled grievant shall make such grievance known to the Village
Clerk, either verbally or in writing, except, if the grievance is
verbal, the Village Clerk shall immediately reduce it to writing.
B.
The Clerk shall, within five days, refer the matter to the Village
President, who shall appoint a member of the Village Board to hear
the complainant and all interested parties and make a recommendation
to the Village Board for resolution and disposal of the grievance.
The member of the Village Board shall act as an independent examiner
and shall schedule a hearing on the matter within 15 days of appointment.
Notice of such hearing shall be provided to all interested persons
by first-class mail, and all persons of interest may appear and be
heard. After receipt of all evidence and statements, the examiner
shall render a decision within 15 days, which decision shall be in
writing. The Village Clerk shall be present at such hearing and shall
make a record of all proceedings (which may be by recording) and mark
all exhibits. The record made at such hearing shall be a public record
and subject to §§ 19.32 through 19.36, Wis. Stats.
The member of the Village Board who shall be acting as examiner shall
endeavor to resolve the grievance in an amicable manner, and any such
informal resolution shall be reduced to writing and made a part of
the record of such grievance.
C.
If the Village Board examiner is unable to resolve the matter to
the satisfaction of the parties, any person dissatisfied with the
examiner's decision may appeal within 15 days to the Village Board.
D.
The Village Board shall review the record in its entirety, and the
Village Board, acting as an appeal board, may, in its discretion,
hold its own hearing, at which time all interested parties may appear
and be heard. The Village Board shall render its decision within 15
days, and any person who is aggrieved by the Village Board decision
may, within 30 days, appeal such decision to the Circuit Court as
provided in § 68.13, Wis. Stats.
