The Town Clerk/Treasurer of the Town of Fulton
shall:
A. Clerk of Town Meeting. Serve as Clerk of the Town
of Fulton meetings pursuant to § 60.15, Wis. Stats.
B. Clerk of Town Board.
(1) Serve as Clerk of the Town Board of the Town of Fulton,
attend all meetings of the Town Board of the Town of Fulton and keep
a full record of its proceedings.
(2) File all accounts approved by the Town Board of the
Town of Fulton or allowed at the Town of Fulton Town Meetings and
enter a statement of the accounts in the record books of the Town
of Fulton.
(3) File with the Town Board of the Town of Fulton claims
approved by the Town Clerk/Treasurer of the Town of Fulton, as required
under § 60.44(2)(c), Wis. Stats.
C. Finance book. Maintain a finance book, which shall
contain a complete record of the finances of the Town of Fulton, showing
receipts, with the date and amount and source of each receipt; the
disbursements, with the date, amount and object of each disbursement;
and any other information relating to the Town of Fulton finances
prescribed by the Town Board of the Town of Fulton.
D. Elections, appointments and notices.
(1) Perform the duties required by Chs. 5, 10 and 12,
Wis. Stats., relating to elections and notices.
(2) Transmit to the County Clerk, within 10 days after
election or appointment and qualification of any Town Supervisor,
Treasurer, Assessor or Clerk, a written notice stating the name and
post office address of the elected or appointed officer. The Town
Clerk/Treasurer of the Town of Fulton shall promptly notify the County
Clerk of any subsequent changes in such offices.
(3) Transmit to the Clerk of Circuit Court, immediately
after the election or appointment of any Town police officer or Municipal
Judge in the Town of Fulton, a written notice stating the name of
the Town police officer or Municipal Judge and the term for which
elected or appointed. If the Municipal Judge or Town police officer
was elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in the office, the Town
Clerk/Treasurer of the Town of Fulton shall include in the notice
the name of the incumbent who vacated the office.
E. Sale of real and personal property. Execute the conveyance
of real or personal property of the Town of Fulton.
F. Notices.
(1) Publish or post ordinances and resolutions as required
under § 60.80, Wis. Stats.
(2) Give notice of Town of Fulton Annual and Special Town
Meetings as required under §§ 60.11(5) and 60.12(3),
Wis. Stats.
G. Records.
(1) Comply with Subchapter II of Ch. 19, Wis. Stats.,
concerning any record of which the Town Clerk/Treasurer is legal custodian.
(2) Demand and obtain the official books and papers of
any Municipal Judge if the office becomes vacant and the Municipal
Judge's successor is not elected or appointed and qualified, or if
any Municipal Judge dies. The Town Clerk/Treasurer of the Town of
Fulton shall dispose of the books and papers as required by law.
H. Licenses. Issue any license or permit granted by the
Town Board of the Town of Fulton.
I. Schools.
(1) Perform the Town Clerk/Treasurer's duties under Chs.
115 and 121, Wis. Stats., relating to public instruction.
(2) Within 10 days after the Town Clerk/Treasurer's election
or appointment, report his or her name and post office address to
the administrator of each cooperative educational service agency which
contains any portion of the Town of Fulton. The Town Clerk/Treasurer
of the Town of Fulton shall report to the administrator the name and
post office address of each school district clerk within 10 days after
the name and address is filed in the Town Clerk/Treasurer's office.
(3) Make and keep in the Town Clerk/Treasurer's office
a map of the Town of Fulton showing the exact boundaries of school
districts within the Town of Fulton.
(4) Apportion, as provided by law, tax revenues collected
by the Town of Fulton for schools.
J. Notice of property tax revenue. The Town Clerk/Treasurer
of the Town of Fulton shall notify the County Treasurer in which the
Town of Fulton is located, by March 15, of the proportion of property
tax revenue and of the credits under § 79.10, Wis. Stats.,
that are to be disbursed by the County Treasurer to each taxing jurisdiction
located in the Town of Fulton.
Pursuant to Ch. 60, Wis. Stats., the Town Clerk/Treasurer
of the Town of Fulton shall:
A. Receive and disburse Town money.
(1) Receive and take charge of all money belonging to
the Town of Fulton, or that money which is required by law to be paid
into the Town treasury of the Town of Fulton, and disburse the money
pursuant to § 66.0607, Wis. Stats.
(2) Keep an itemized account of all moneys received and
disbursed, specifying the source from which it was received, the person
to whom it was paid and the object for which it was paid. The Town
Clerk/Treasurer of the Town of Fulton shall issue numbered receipts
for all funds received. At the request of the Town Board of the Town
of Fulton, the Town Clerk/Treasurer of the Town of Fulton shall present
the account books and any supporting documents requested to the Town
Board of the Town of Fulton.
B. Deposit of Town money. Deposit, as soon as practicable,
the funds of this Town in the name of the Town in a proper public
depository or in the public depository or public depositories designated
by the Town Board.
C. Records. Comply with Subchapter II of Ch. 19, Wis.
Stats., concerning records of which the Town Clerk/Treasurer is legal
custodian.
D. Taxes. Perform all of the duties relating to taxation
required of the Town Clerk/Treasurer under Chs. 70 through 79, Wis.
Stats.
The Town Clerk/Treasurer of the Town of Fulton
shall
A. Municipal Court records. Receive the Town of Fulton
Municipal Court records, pursuant to § 755.12, Wis. Stats.,
when and if the Municipal Court ceases to exist, and, within 10 days
of receipt, dispose of any records and briefs with the appropriate
Clerk of Circuit Court pursuant to § 755.14, Wis. Stats.
B. Statement of indebtedness to Secretary of State. Furnish,
pursuant to § 69.68, Wis. Stats., a full and complete summary
of the bonded indebtedness and all other indebtedness, the purpose
for which the sum was incurred and any accrued interest, if any, remaining
unpaid to the Secretary of State.
C. Managed Forest Law. Receive copies from the Department
of Natural Resources of all petitions for entry under the Managed
Forest Law of all lands in the Town of Fulton pursuant to § 77.82(5),
Wis. Stats. The Town Clerk/Treasurer of the Town of Fulton shall receive
copies of notice of hearings established pursuant to § 77.82(6),
Wis. Stats., and copies of any orders issued pursuant to § 77.82(8),
Wis. Stats.
D. Release and publication of tax roll. Receive the assessment
rolls and then publish a Class 1 notice, if applicable, or post notice
under Ch. 985, Wis. Stats. The notice will provide that in the noted
days the assessment roll will be open for examination by the taxable
inhabitants.
E. Rabies control program. Promptly post notice in at
least three public places in the Town of Fulton, pursuant to § 95.21(3),
Wis. Stats., with the notices of quarantine to be furnished by the
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
F. Requiring seller's permit. Require proof of a seller's
permit or application for a seller's permit from any person that requests
a license or permit from the Town of Fulton to engage in a business
involving the sale at retail of tangible personal property subject
to taxes under § 77.61, Wis. Stats.
G. Prepare general statistics and annual statement of
taxes. Make out and transmit to the County Clerk a statement pursuant
to § 69.60, Wis. Stats., showing the assessed value of all
property within the Town of Fulton, all taxes levied, all special
assessments made and purposes for special assessments, and a complete
and detailed statement of the bonded and other indebtedness of the
Town of Fulton and of any accrued interest remaining unpaid and the
purpose for which the indebtedness was incurred. In addition, on or
before the third Monday of December, the Town Clerk/Treasurer of the
Town of Fulton shall file a statement of taxes levied to the Department
of Revenue.
H. Make tax roll. Make out the complete list of all taxable
real property to be called the "tax roll" as required in § 70.65,
Wis. Stats.
I. Correct tax roll. Correct errors in the tax roll as
required in § 70.73, Wis. Stats.
J. Receive assessment roll. Receive from the Assessor
on or before the first Monday in May the completed assessment roll
as required by § 70.50, Wis. Stats.
The Town Clerk/Treasurer of the Town of Fulton has the additional powers and duties, beyond those noted in §§
97-6,
97-7 and
97-8, as may be established by the Town Board of the Town of Fulton ordinances or by order of the Town Board of the Town of Fulton.
The offices of the Town Clerk and Town Treasurer
of the Town of Fulton are currently performed by one individual. Any
reference in this article to the Town Clerk shall be read as "Clerk/Treasurer"
for purposes of clarity.