[Code 1993, § 2.07]
Unless otherwise provided, all ordinances shall be in effect
and in force from and after passage and posting of such ordinances,
and published copies thereof shall have appended thereto the date
of first publication.
[Code 1993, § 3.02]
The calendar year shall be the fiscal year.
[Code 1993, § 1.01; amended 1-11-2010 by Charter Ord. No. 01-2010]
[Amended 1-11-2010 by Charter Ord. No. 01-2010; 12-12-2016 by Ord. No. 19-2016]
(a)
Appointed officers. Appointive Officers of the Village of Mt. Pleasant
shall be defined as follows:
Village Administrator
Community Development Director
Chief of Police Department
Chief of Fire Department
Village Clerk
Village Treasurer
"Appointed Officers" other than Police and Fire shall be appointed
by a majority vote of the Village Board for an indefinite term, serving
at the pleasure of the Village Board pursuant to Sec. 17.13(1), Wis.
Stats. The Village Board may appoint one person for Village Clerk
and Treasurer or may appoint separate individuals for each separate
position (Clerk and/or Treasurer).
(b)
Department heads. Department heads of the Village of Mt. Pleasant
shall be defined as follows:
Village Administrator
Community Development Director
Chief of Police
Chief of Fire Department
Chief Building Inspector
Highway Foreman
Village Engineer/Utilities Manager
Finance Director
Human Resources Director
Village Clerk/Treasurer
IT Director
Municipal Court Clerk
(c)
The Village Clerk shall:
(1)
Perform duties as outlined in Wisconsin State Statutes § 61.25
as amended.
(d)
The Village Treasurer shall:
(1)
Perform duties as outlined in Wisconsin State Statutes § 61.26
as amended.
(e)
Should any section, clause or provision of this charter ordinance
be declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the same
shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any part
thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid.
(f)
All ordinances in conflict with any provisions of this charter ordinance
are hereby repealed.
(g)
This charter ordinance shall take effect 60 days after its passage
and publication, unless within such 60 days a referendum petition
is filed as provided in § 66.0101, Wis. Stats., in which
event this charter ordinance shall not take effect until submitted
to a referendum and approved by a majority of electors voting thereon
as provided by § 66.0101, Wis. Stats.
[Code 1993, § 1.03]
Elected and appointed officials shall take and file the official
oath within five days after notice of their election or appointment
and shall execute and file the official bond as required by statute
and this Code.
[Code 1993, § 1.04]
(a)
Elected officials. Elected officials may be removed from office by
the Village Board as provided in Wis. Stats. § 17.13(2),
or by the Judge of the circuit court for cause pursuant to Wis. Stats.
§ 17.13(3), or as provided by Wis. Stats. § 17.16.
(b)
Appointed officials. Appointed officials may be removed from office
as provided in Wis. Stats. §§ 17.13(1), (3) and 17.16.
[Code 1993, § 1.05]
[Code 1993, § 1.06]
The salaries of all elected and appointed officials, including
members of boards and commissions, shall be as determined by the Village
Board, when authorized under Wis. Stats. § 61.32, provided
salaries and compensation rates of elected officials shall not be
increased or reduced during such officials' terms of office.
[Code 1993, § 1.07]
(a)
Restricted. No Village employee or official shall receive or offer
to receive, either directly or indirectly, any gift, gratuity or other
thing of value which he is not authorized to receive from any person
who:
(1)
Has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial
relationships with the Village or Village Board;
(2)
Conducts operations or activities which are regulated by the Village
or Village Board; or
(3)
Has interests which may be substantially affected by the Village
or Village Board.
[Code 1993, § 3.10]
(a)
In lieu of the personal signatures of the president and Clerk-Treasurer
on any and all order checks of the Village drawn upon any depository
of the funds of the Village, the facsimile signature of the president
and/or the Clerk-Treasurer may be affixed to any such order check.
(b)
This section is enacted in accordance with the provisions of Wis.
Stats. § 66.0607(3), and this section shall remain in full
force and effect with respect of each depository of the funds of the
Village until such depository is notified that this section has been
amended or rescinded.
[Code 1993, § 11.20]
No individual shall use Village equipment without proper authorization
from the Village foreperson, department head or official. Operation
of any such equipment by a nonqualified person, including persons
without a proper license, experience or other relevant and necessary
qualifications, is prohibited.
[Amended 3-8-2010 by Ord.
No. 03-2010]
(a)
Purpose. Pursuant to Sec. 19.21, Wis. Stats., this ordinance authorizes
the transfer or destruction of obsolete records.
(c)
General Retention Period. Unless a different retention period is
specifically adopted in the Records Retention Schedule or required
by Wisconsin Statutes, all records shall be retained at least seven
years before destruction.
(d)
Records Retention Schedule. The schedule of retention periods differing from the period prescribed in Subsection (c) above shall be listed in the Records Retention Schedule of the Village of Mount Pleasant which shall be on file in the office of the Village Clerk, who shall keep the same current at all times by such revision as is required by additions, deletions, and amendments adopted by the Village Board by ordinance from time to time.
(e)
Notification of State Historical Society. At least 60 days prior
to the destruction of any records pursuant to this section, the legal
custodian shall notify the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in
writing, unless the State Historical Society has waived notice for
the type of records to be destroyed as indicated in the Records Retention
Schedule.
(f)
Destruction Pending Litigation. Notwithstanding the above, no record
subject to pending litigation shall be destroyed until the litigation
is resolved.
(g)
Legal custodian(s).
(1)
Each elected official is the legal custodian of his or her records
and the records of his or her office, but the official may designate
the Village Clerk or Deputy Clerk to act as the legal custodian.
(2)
Unless provided in Subsection (g)(3), the Village Clerk or Deputy
Clerk shall act as legal custodian for the Village and for any committees,
commissions, boards, or other authorities created by Ordinance or
resolution of the Village Board. The following offices or authorities
shall have as a legal custodian of records the individual so named.
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Authority Designated Legal Custodian
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|---|---|
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General Village Records
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Village Clerk or Deputy Clerk
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Police Department Records
|
Chief of Police
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(3)
For every authority not specified in Subsections (g)(1) and (2),
the authority's chief administrative officer is the legal custodian
for the authority, but the officer may designate an employee of his
or her staff to act as the legal custodian.
(4)
Each legal custodian shall name a person to act as legal custodian
in his or her absence, or in the absence of his or her designee, and
each legal custodian shall send notice of the designated deputy to
the Village Administrator.
(5)
The Village Clerk shall establish criteria for establishing the records
system and shall cause the department/office records system to be
reviewed on an annual basis.
