[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Gresham as Ch. 2 of the prior Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Regular meetings. Regular meetings of the Village Board shall be
held as set by the current Village Board. Any regular meeting falling
on a legal holiday shall be held on a day designated by the Village
Board and at the same hour and place. All committee meetings shall
take place prior to Board meetings and will be posted as required
by state statutes.
[Amended 2-18-2020; 8-17-2021 by Ord. No. 21-02]
B.
Special meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called by
the Village President or two Trustees by filing a written request
with the Village Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the time specified
for such meeting. The Clerk shall immediately post a notice of the
meeting, together with the agenda, and timely notify each Trustee
of the time and purpose of such meeting. Emergency meetings may be
called upon no less than two hours' notice, pursuant to § 19.84(3),
Wis. Stats.
C.
Meetings to be public; public notice. Except as provided in § 19.85,
Wis. Stats., all meetings of the Village Board, committees thereof,
and Village boards and commissions shall be open to the public and
public notice given as required by § 19.84, Wis. Stats.
D.
Quorum. Four Village Board members, including the Village President,
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may adjourn from time
to time or compel the attendance of absent members.
The business of the Village Board shall be conducted in the
following order:
A.
Call to order by Village President.
B.
Roll call. If a quorum is not present, the meeting may thereupon
adjourn, which may be to a specific date and hour or the absentees
may be summoned as provided by law.
C.
Public appearances and public input.
D.
Correction and approval of minutes.
E.
Committee reports.
F.
Water and sewer business, including payment of claims.
G.
Electric utility business, including payment of claims.
H.
General Village business, including payment of claims.
I.
Closed session, return to open and record of action, if necessary.
J.
Adjournment.
A.
Control of meeting. The Village President shall preserve order and
conduct the proceedings of the meeting. A member may appeal from the
decision of the presiding officer. Such appeal is not debatable and
must be sustained by a two-thirds vote of the members present, exclusive
of the presiding officer.
B.
Absence of Village President. If the Village President is absent
at any meeting, the Village Clerk shall call the meeting to order
and preside until the Board selects a Trustee to preside for that
meeting.
C.
Absence of the Village Clerk. In the absence of the Village Clerk,
the Village Board shall appoint a Clerk Pro Tem.
A.
Standing committees and appointments. At the first regular Board
meeting following the spring election, the Village President shall,
subject to confirmation by the Village Board, appoint three Trustees
to each of the standing committees, except that a Police, License
and Fire Committee/Board shall be established by agreement. The Village
President shall designate committee chairpersons. The standing committees
are as follows:
B.
Special committees. The Village President shall appoint all special
committees and designate the Chairperson of each.
Ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, communications and other matters
submitted to the Board shall be read by title and author. No ordinance
or resolution shall be considered unless presented in writing by a
Trustee. Unless requested by a Trustee before final vote is taken,
no ordinance or resolution need be read in full.
A.
Speaking before the Village Board. Every member, previous to his
speaking, shall address the presiding officer and shall not be interrupted
except by a call of order.
B.
Motions. When a motion is made, it shall be stated by the chair or,
if in writing, shall be read by the Village Clerk.
C.
Member called to order. When a member is called to order by the presiding
officer, he shall not proceed without leave of the Village Board.
D.
Robert's rules. Meetings of the Village Board shall be conducted
according to Robert's Rules of Order, revised, except as otherwise
provided herein.
E.
Voting.
(1)
Voice vote. The presiding officer may call for a voice vote on any
matter not requiring a roll call vote by law. The presiding officer
may direct, or any member may call for, a division.
(2)
Aye and no vote. The ayes and noes may be required by any member
and the Village Clerk shall call the roll. On confirmation and on
the adoption of any measure assessing or levying taxes, appropriating
money, or creating any liability or charge against the Village or
any fund thereof, and final action on all ordinances, the vote shall
be by ayes and noes. All aye and no votes shall be recorded in the
minutes.
(3)
Reconsideration. It shall be in order for any member, if in the majority,
to move for the reconsideration of any vote in question at the same
meeting or at the next succeeding regular or adjourned meeting. A
motion to reconsider having been put and lost shall not be renewed.
(4)
Members required to vote. Every member present when a question is
put shall vote unless the Village Board shall, for special reasons,
excuse him.
The foregoing rules or any part thereof may be temporarily suspended
in connection with any matter under consideration by a recorded vote
of 2/3 of the members present.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The Village President, when required to leave the Village on
business of the Village, and also other Village officials and department
heads given leave for such purpose by the Village Board or by the
Village President, shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses,
e.g., travel, meals and hotel, upon the filing of a regular and itemized
voucher with the Finance and Administrative Committee.
