[Adopted 11-9-2020 by Charter Ord. 101-B[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. I,
Clerk and Treasurer, adopted 9-9-2015 by Charter Ord. 101-A, as amended.
Pursuant to §§ 61.195, 61.197 and 66.0101, Wis.
Stats., the Village of Denmark elects not to be governed by those
portions of §§ 61.19, 61.23 and 61.25(2), Wis. Stats.,
which relate to the selection and tenure of the Village Clerk and
the Village Treasurer and which are in conflict with this article.
There is hereby created the office of Village Clerk-Treasurer,
who shall be appointed by the Village President, subject to confirmation
by a majority vote of the members of the Village Board.
The Village Clerk-Treasurer, subject to approval by a majority
of all the members of the Village Board, may, in writing, filed in
the Village Clerk-Treasurer's office, appoint a Deputy Village
Clerk-Treasurer who shall act under the Village Clerk-Treasurer's
direction and who, during the temporary absence or disability of the
Village Clerk-Treasurer or during a vacancy in such office, shall
perform the duties of such office. The Deputy Clerk-Treasurer shall
receive such compensation as the Village Board shall determine. The
acts of the Village Deputy Clerk-Treasurer shall be covered by official
bond as the Village Board shall direct.
The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall hold office for an indefinite
term, subject to removal by the Village Board at its pleasure.
The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall perform all duties required
of both the offices of village clerk and village treasurer under §§ 61.25
and 61.26, Wis. Stats., and as otherwise provided by law. The Village
Clerk-Treasurer shall perform such other duties as shall be required
from time to time by the Village Board. The compensation to be paid
the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall be fixed annually by the Village
Board and paid at the established payroll periods of the Village.
An audit of the books and records of the Village Clerk-Treasurer
shall be made by a certified public accountant each year.
