[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.
[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All ordinances in conflict with any provisions of this charter ordinance are hereby repealed.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]
[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.
Authority Designated Legal Custodian | |
|---|---|
General Village Records | Village Clerk or Deputy Clerk |
Police Department Records | Chief of Police |
(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.