[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Seymour 11-9-2017 as Ch. 2 of the 2017 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the third Tuesday of
April of each year at the Town Hall unless changed by the electors
pursuant to § 60.11, Wis. Stats. The change of meeting time
shall be made only by the electors at the next previous Annual Meeting
and shall not be set later than 10 days after the third Tuesday in
April. The order of business and the business to be conducted at the
Annual Town Meeting shall be governed by §§ 60.10 and
60.14, Wis. Stats.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Seymour having previously
hereto adopted a resolution[1] pursuant to § 60.10(2)(c), Wis. Stats., allowing
the Town Board to exercise village powers, said resolution remaining
unchanged and not rescinded by this Code, now therefore the Town Board
shall exercise all powers relating to villages and conferred on village
boards by Ch. 61, Wis. Stats., except such power the exercise of which
would conflict with the statutes relating to towns and town boards,
pursuant to § 60.22(3), Wis. Stats.
[1]
Editor's Note: The resolution was adopted 4-1-1958.
A.
Meeting time and date.
(1)
Regular meetings. The scheduling, including dates and times, for
regular meetings of the Town Board shall be established at the May
regular Town Board meeting for the following year. However, the dates
and/or times may be changed at any Town Board meeting if circumstances
make it necessary.
(2)
Place of meetings. All meetings of the Board, including special and
adjourned meetings, shall be held in the Town Hall of the Town of
Seymour unless specified in the notice that another meeting place
is to be used.
(3)
Quorum. One Supervisor, including the Town Chair, shall constitute
a quorum.
(4)
Rescheduled meetings. Any regular meeting may be rescheduled or changed
by action of the Board at the next preceding meeting. The vote shall
be by 2/3 of the members of the Board, and the Clerk shall be directed
to post notice at the Town Hall 10 days before the time when the regular
meeting would have been held if not rescheduled. The notice shall
include the newly scheduled date.
The general order of business of the Town Board shall be conducted
in the following order; however, circumstances may warrant a deviation
from time to time:
A.
Approval of minutes.
B.
Public forum.
(1)
Non-agendized, Town-related matters.
(2)
Limited to five minutes per speaker.
(3)
Speakers must address nonrepetitive matters.
(4)
Pursuant to §§ 19.83(2) and 19.84(2), Wis. Stats.,
the public may present matters; however, they cannot be acted upon
until specific notice of the subject matter of the proposed action
can be given.
C.
Discussion/action items.
D.
Plan upcoming meetings.
E.
Old business.
F.
New business.
G.
Adjournment.
A.
Control of meeting. The Town Chair 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 majority of the members present, excluding the presiding
officer.
B.
Absence of Chair. If the Chair is absent, the Town Clerk calls the
meeting to order. The first order of business is for the body of the
Board of Supervisors to appoint an Acting Chair for the meeting.
A.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Town Chair or
by two Supervisors by filing a written request with the Clerk at least
24 hours prior to the time specified for such meeting. The Clerk shall
immediately notify each Supervisor of the time and purpose of such
meeting and post public notice of the same.
B.
Special meetings of the Town may be called, pursuant to § 60.12,
Wis. Stats., by filing with the Clerk a written request signed by
12 qualified voters of the Town. Notice of the meeting shall be the
same as specified for calling of special meetings by the Chair or
two Supervisors.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, communications, and other matters
submitted to the Board shall be read by title and author and referred
to the appropriated committee by the Chair. No ordinance or bylaw
shall be considered unless presented in writing by a Supervisor and/or
the Chair. Unless requested by a Supervisor or the Chair before final
vote is taken, no ordinance, resolution, or bylaw need be read in
full.
The deliberations of the Board shall be conducted in accordance
with the parliamentary rules contained in the latest version of Robert's
Rules of Order, which is incorporated in this section by reference.
No person, other than a member, shall address the Board except by
majority vote of the members present. 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 motion and the person seconding it.
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, but in no event shall the rules be
suspended when there are fewer than two Board members present.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
