The Town Board of the Town of Whitewater has the specific authority,
powers and duties, pursuant to §§ 60.10, 60.20, 60.22
and 60.23, Wis. Stats., and has, with authorization of the Town Meeting,
additional statutory authority, powers and duties to manage and direct
certain affairs of the Town of Whitewater. In addition, the Town Board
of the Town of Whitewater has additional general and specific statutory
authority, powers and duties established beyond Ch. 60, Wis. Stats.
(§ 60.01 et seq.)
The Town Board of the Town of Whitewater has, by adoption of
this article, confirmed the specific statutory authority, powers and
duties of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater established in
Ch. 60 (§ 60.01 et seq.), Wis. Stats., and has established,
pursuant to the above-noted chapter and this article, other statutory
authority, powers and duties of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater
to manage and direct the affairs of the Town of Whitewater.
The Town Board of the Town of Whitewater shall consist of three
members. The Town Board shall be designated the "Town Board of the
Town of Whitewater."
A legal quorum of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater is
a majority of the members of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater.
The current Town Board consists of three members, which two members
shall be a legal quorum when they are in attendance at any duly called
and any duly authorized public meeting of the Town Board of the Town
of Whitewater.
A meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater may be held within the Town of Whitewater or in any town, city or village within or adjoining the Town of Whitewater, subject to the open meeting provisions of Ch. 19, Subch. V (§ 19.81 et seq.), Wis. Stats.
The Town Board of the Town of Whitewater has the specific powers
and specific duties noted in this section that are established in
§§ 60.22 and 60.23, Wis. Stats. These powers and duties
are as follows:
A.
Charge of Town officers. The Town Board of the Town of Whitewater
has charge of all affairs of the Town of Whitewater not committed
by law to another body or officer or to a Town employee of the Town
of Whitewater.
B.
Charge of actions. The Town Board of the Town of Whitewater has charge
of any action or legal proceeding to which the Town of Whitewater
is a party.
C.
Pursue claims of Town. The Town Board of the Town of Whitewater shall
demand payment of penalties and forfeitures recoverable by the Town
of Whitewater and damages incurred by the Town of Whitewater due to
breach of any official bond, any injury to property or other injury.
If following demand by the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater payment
is then not made, the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater shall pursue
appropriate legal action to recover the appropriate penalty, forfeiture
or damages.
D.
Joint participation agreements. The Town Board of the Town of Whitewater
may cooperate with state, county or other units of government in Wisconsin
pursuant to § 66.0301, Wis. Stats., including cooperative
arrangements involving the acquisition, development, remodeling, construction,
equipping, operation and maintenance of land, building and facilities
for regional projects, whether or not located in the Town of Whitewater.
E.
Change of street names. The Town Board of the Town of Whitewater
may name or change the name of any street in the Town of Whitewater
pursuant to § 82.03(7), Wis. Stats.
F.
Street names. The streets are now named by the Town Board of the
Town of Whitewater by ordinance pursuant to § 82.03(1)(a),
Wis. Stats.
A.
The regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater will
be held at the Town Hall located at W8590 Willis Ray Road at 7:00
p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month except for the month of
April. The April meeting shall be held at the same time as the annual
meeting on the third Wednesday of that month at a time to be published.
B.
Any regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater falling
upon a legal holiday shall be held on the day designated by the Town
Board of the Town of Whitewater.
C.
Any meetings of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater, including
any special or adjourned meetings, that are not held at the Town Hall
but at any other substitute location shall be designated by the Town
Chair of the Town of Whitewater or his designee, in compliance with
the open meeting law, by posting a proper written notice of the substituted
location at the Town of Whitewater Town Hall and on the official Town
website. This notice shall occur at least 24 hours prior to the meeting
of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater unless in an emergency,
wherein the proper notice posting shall occur at least two hours prior
to the meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater.
A.
Any special meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater may
be called by any two members of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater
in writing with the written call for the special meeting of the Town
Board of the Town of Whitewater filed with the Town Clerk of the Town
of Whitewater at least 24 hours prior to the proposed special meeting
of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater with the time specified
in the written call for the special meeting.
B.
No special meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater shall
be held unless the notice requirement of the state's Open Meeting
Law, pursuant to § 19.82, Wis. Stats., has been complied
with by the person requesting the public meeting.
C.
The Town Clerk of the Town of Whitewater, upon receipt of the written
call for the special meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater,
shall immediately notify, in writing, each member of the Town Board
of the Town of Whitewater by delivering the written notice or by having
the written notice delivered personally to each member of the Town
Board of the Town of Whitewater. If any member of the Town Board of
the Town of Whitewater cannot be personally notified in writing, then
the Town Clerk of the Town of Whitewater shall deliver or have delivered
a copy of the written notice at the home of any such member of the
Town Board of the Town of Whitewater in the presence of an adult member
of the family of the Town Board member. If any member of the Town
Board of the Town of Whitewater cannot be noticed in writing through
an adult family member as noted in this subsection, then the Town
Clerk of the Town of Whitewater shall post such special meeting written
notice at the Town of Whitewater Town Hall and on the official Town
website.
D.
The Town Clerk of the Town of Whitewater shall file proof of service
of such special meeting notice by filing an affidavit noting the time,
place and locations of authorized service of the special meeting notice
upon the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater. If personal service
upon any member of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater was not
completed, then the Town Clerk of the Town of Whitewater shall so
state in the affidavit the type of service or written notice completed.
E.
Special meetings of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater may
be held without such service and notice when all members of the Town
Board of the Town of Whitewater are present in person or consent in
writing to the holding of any special meeting of the Town Board of
the Town of Whitewater. Any consent by any member of the Town Board
of the Town of Whitewater shall be filed by the Town Clerk of the
Town of Whitewater prior to the beginning of any special meeting of
the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater.
F.
Special meetings of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater attended
by a quorum of the members shall be considered a regular meeting of
the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater for the transaction of any
Town of Whitewater business that may come before the Town Board of
the Town of Whitewater, if such regular Town business was so noted
in the written notice to the public as required by the state Open
Meeting Law, § 19.82, Wis. Stats.
The Town Board of the Town of Whitewater may, by majority vote,
adjourn any special meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater
from time to time to a specific date and hour. The adjournment to
the specific time and place will be in compliance with the Open Meeting
Law.
Unless other rules of conduct are specifically adopted and codified
by ordinance by the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater, the Town
Board and the meetings of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater
shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order.
[2-13-2008 by Ord. No.
021308]
Whenever during a state of emergency it becomes imprudent, inexpedient,
or impossible to conduct local affairs at the Town Hall located at
W8590 Willis Ray Road, the affairs of the Town of Whitewater Government,
including, but not limited to meetings of the Town Board, custody
of Town records, voter registration, and election polling location
shall be held at such site or places, within or without the territorial
limits of the Town, as designated by the Town Board during the state
of emergency until such an emergency ceases to exist.
