Pursuant to § 60.18(12), Wis. Stats., the Town Board
of the Town of West Bend has been directed by the annual Town Meeting
to exercise all powers relating to villages and conferred on village
boards by Ch. 61, Wis. Stats., except such powers the exercise of
which conflict with the statutes relating to towns and town boards.
(Approved at the annual town meeting of April 5, 1954.)
The business of the Town Board shall be conducted in the following
order:
A. Call to order by presiding officer.
B. Roll call. If a quorum is not present, the meeting shall be adjourned,
which may be to a specified date.
C. Report by the Town Chairperson or his designee regarding compliance
with the Open Meeting Law.
D. Correction and approval of minutes of previous meeting.
E. Hear citizens requesting to address the Town Board.
G. Reports of Town officers and committees.
H. Unfinished business from previous meeting.
I. New business, including introduction of ordinances and resolutions.
Ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, communications and other matters
submitted to the Town Board shall be read by title and author. No
ordinance, resolution or bylaw shall be considered unless presented
in writing by a Supervisor. Unless requested by a Supervisor before
final vote is taken, no ordinance, resolution or bylaw need be read
in full. No ordinance, resolution or other motion shall be discussed
or acted upon unless it has been seconded. No motion shall be withdrawn
or amended without the consent of the person making the same and the
person seconding it.
The deliberations of the Board shall be conducted in accordance
with the parliamentary rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order,
revised.
These 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.