[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Ottawa as §§ 1.01 to 1.13 of the 1987 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Elections. The Town shall conduct its elections according to the primary system rather than the caucus system.
B. 
Elected officials.
(1) 
Town Chair. The Town Chair shall be elected for a two-year term, in the odd-numbered years.
(2) 
Supervisors. The number of Supervisors in the Town shall be four. At the spring election for 1987 and each year thereafter two Supervisors shall be elected for two-year terms each.
(3) 
Terms of office. The terms of elected Town officers which shall expire after 11:59 p.m. on the second Monday of April in either April 2012 or April 2013 shall be extended until the third Tuesday of April in the same year in which the terms would otherwise have expired.
C. 
Village powers adopted. At the Annual Town Meeting on April 3, 1951, a motion was adopted granting the Town village powers.
No person not an elector of the Town shall hold any elected Town office and no person shall hold the office of Treasurer and Assessor at the same time.
A. 
Election and term. See § 54-1.
B. 
Powers and duties.
(1) 
Town Chair. See § 60.24, Wis. Stats.
(2) 
Town Board. The Town Board shall have all powers of the Town not specifically given to some other body or officer. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Town Board shall have the management and control of the Town property, finances, highways, streets, utilities and the public service, and may act for the government and good order of the Town, for its commercial benefit and for the health, safety, welfare and convenience of the public, and may carry its powers into effect by license, regulations, suppression, borrowing, taxation, special assessment, appropriation, imposition of forfeitures and other necessary or convenient means. The Town Board may appoint such officials from time to time as may be deemed necessary for the benefit of the community. In addition, the Town Board shall have the powers enumerated in §§ 60.22 and 60.23, Wis. Stats. The powers hereby conferred shall be in addition to all other grants and shall be limited only by express language.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Appointed officials of the Town shall be the following, all of whom shall be appointed by the Town Chair, subject to confirmation by the Town Board:
A. 
Attorney.
B. 
Building Inspector.
C. 
Engineer.
D. 
Animal Control Officer.
E. 
Weed Commissioner.
F. 
Assessor.
G. 
Clerk/Treasurer.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
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Designation. The Town contracts with Waukesha County for Zoning Administrator services.
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Duties. In the administration and enforcement of the Waukesha County Zoning Ordinance, the Zoning Administrator shall perform the following duties:
(1) 
Accept applications for and issue the necessary zoning and occupancy and use permits, provided the provisions of the Waukesha County Zoning Ordinance and of any applicable building code have been complied with, and make or cause to be made the necessary inspections.
(2) 
Keep an accurate record of all zoning and occupancy and use permits issued.
(3) 
Keep accurate records and maps of the Zoning Ordinance and any amendments or changes thereto.
(4) 
Coordinate all duties and obligations imposed upon the Town by the Waukesha County Zoning Ordinance in the proper administration of such ordinance pursuant to § 130-4 of this General Code.
The duties of all elected or appointed officials and employees of the Town shall be as prescribed by the applicable Wisconsin Statutes pertaining to Town officials and such additional duties and responsibilities as set from time to time by the Town Board.
Except as provided in § 60.31(3), Wis. Stats., elected and appointed officials shall take and file the official oath within five days after notice of their election or appointment as provided in § 60.31, Wis. Stats., and shall execute and file the official bond as required by state statutes and this General Code.
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Elected officials. Elected officials may be removed by the Judge of the Circuit Court for cause pursuant to § 17.13(3), Wis. Stats.
B. 
Appointed officials. Appointed officials may be removed as provided in § 17.13(1) and (3), Wis. Stats.
A. 
How occurring. Vacancies in elective and appointive positions are caused as provided in § 17.03, Wis. Stats.
B. 
How filled. Vacancies in elective and appointive offices shall be filled as provided in § 17.25, Wis. Stats.
The compensation of all elected and appointed officials, including members of boards and commissions, shall be as determined by the Annual Town Meeting or the Town Board, where applicable, when authorized under § 60.10(2)(k), Wis. Stats., provided salaries and compensation rates of elected officials shall not be increased or reduced during their terms of office. (See § 60.32, Wis. Stats.)
A. 
Restricted. No Town employee or official shall receive or offer to receive, either directly or indirectly, any gift, gratuity or other thing of value which he is not authorized to receive from any person who:
(1) 
Has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationships with the Town or Town Board; or
(2) 
Conducts operations or activities which are regulated by the Town or Town Board; or
(3) 
Has interests which may be substantially affected by the Town or Town Board.
B. 
Penalty. The receipt of any gift, gratuity or other thing of value as denoted above is contrary to the public policy of the Town and is punishable as provided in § 946.12, Wis. Stats. Such conduct shall also be punishable under § 1-4 of this General Code.
The Town and its representatives shall not discriminate against or interfere with any employee on account of membership or nonmembership in any labor organization, nor shall the Town or its representatives discriminate with respect to any employee because of age, race, creed, color, handicap, marital status, national origin, sex, ancestry, sexual orientation, or arrest or conviction records.