[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of New Berlin 10-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2124 as Secs. 1.05 and 1.12
of the Municipal Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. Membership. The Board of Public Works shall consist
of five members, including the Mayor, three members of the Council
appointed annually by the Council President and one citizen member
appointed by the Mayor and subject to confirmation by the Common Council.
The citizen member shall be appointed for a period of three years;
however, the term of the first appointee shall run from the date of
approval to three years after the succeeding May 1. The Board shall
elect one of its members as Chairperson, who shall serve a term of
one year. The Secretary of the Board of Public Works shall be the
City Engineer, or his/her designee, who shall not be a voting member
of the Board.
[Amended 8-12-2008 by Ord. No. 2388; 4-14-2009 by Ord. No.
2407]
B. Contracts; how let. The provisions of § 62.15,
Wis. Stats., are hereby adopted by reference, including any changes
which may occur from time to time. All public construction, the estimated
cost of which exceeds $15,000, shall be let by contract to the lowest
responsible bidder. All other public construction shall be let as
the Council may direct. If the estimated cost of any public construction
exceeds $5,000, but is not greater than $15,000, the Board of Public
Works shall give a Class 1 notice under Ch. 985, Wis. Stats., of the
proposed construction before the contract or construction is executed.
The Council hereby provides that the following classes of public construction
or any part thereof may be done direct and by the City without submitting
the same for bids:
[Amended 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 2142]
(1) Concrete invert projects.
(2) Storm sewer installation.
(14) Water meter installation.
(18) Sewer-lift station maintenance.
(19) Water system maintenance.
(21) Any work essentially similar to the foregoing enumerated
classes of public construction.
A. Membership; appointment; Secretary.
[Amended 12-11-2001 by Ord. No. 2162]
(1) Membership. The Board of Review shall consist of five
members and one or more alternate member(s) who are citizens of the
City, none of whom shall occupy any public office or be publicly employed.
The first alternate member shall act with full power when three members
are absent, refuse, or are otherwise unavailable to hear an objection.
The second alternate member (if any) shall act with full power when
four members (or three members and the first alternate member) are
absent, refuse, or are otherwise unavailable to hear an objection.
Additional alternate members (if any) shall act, in order of their
priority, when necessary to provide three members/alternate members
to hear an objection.
(2) One member shall be appointed annually by the Mayor,
subject to the confirmation of the Council, for a term of five years,
provided that initially five members shall be appointed for terms
of one, two, three, four and five years, respectively. The Mayor shall
appoint, subject to the confirmation of the Council, one alternate
member for a term of five years. The Mayor may appoint, subject to
confirmation of the Council, additional alternate members, in addition
to the one required alternate member. If more than one alternate member
is appointed, the Mayor, subject to the confirmation of the Council,
shall designate one of the existing or newly appointed alternate members
as first alternate, one as second alternate, and so forth to establish
the priority of all alternate members. The terms of any additional
alternate members shall be for five years, unless that term must be
reduced by one or more years at the time of appointment, to ensure
that no two alternate members' terms end in the same year.
(3) Clerk. The City Clerk shall act as Secretary of the
Board of Review but shall not be a member thereof, and shall keep
an accurate record of all its proceedings.
B. Proceedings. Board of Review proceedings shall substantially
comply with the procedure set forth in § 70.47, Wis. Stats.
C. Confidentiality of income and expenses.
[Added 12-11-2001 by Ord. No. 2163]
(1) Adoption. This subsection adopts by reference § 70.47(7)(af),
Wis. Stats. Income and expense information provided by property owner
to assessor for the purposes of establishing the valuation for assessment
purposes by the income method of valuation shall be confidential and
not a public record open to inspection or copying under § 19.35(1),
Wis. Stats.
(2) Exceptions. An officer may make disclosure of such
information under the following circumstances:
(a) The Assessor has access to such information in the
performance of his/her duties;
(b) The Board of Review may review such information when
needed, in its opinion, to decide upon a contested assessment;
(c) Another person or body has the right to review such
information due to the intimate relationship to the duties of an office
or as set by law;
(d) The officer is complying with a court order;
(e) The person providing the income and expense information
has contested the assessment level at either the Board of Review or
by filing a claim for excessive assessment under § 74.37,
Wis. Stats., in which case the base records are open and public.
A. Membership. The Library Board shall have nine members
appointed by the Mayor, subject to Common Council confirmation. The
terms and categories of membership are as follows: one City of New
Berlin School District school administrator or representative: three
years commencing July 1; one Common Council member: one year commencing
May 1; and seven City of New Berlin citizens: three years commencing
July 1, but staggered so that not more than three members are appointed
in any one year.
B. Organization. The Board shall annually within 30 days
after July 1 organize by the election from its membership of a President
and a Secretary and such other officers as may be deemed necessary.
A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum to transact business
of the Board.
C. Expenditures. The Board shall have exclusive control
of the expenditure of all moneys collected, donated or appropriated
for the library fund and of the purchase of a site and the erection
of a library building whenever authorized, and exclusive charge, control
and custody of all lands, buildings, moneys or other property devised,
bequeathed, given or granted to or otherwise acquired or leased by
the City for library purposes. The Board shall audit and approve all
vouchers for expenditures and forward such vouchers or schedules covering
the same, setting forth the names of claimants, the amounts of each
claim, and the purpose for which expended, to the Director of Finance
and Administration with a statement thereon, signed by the Secretary,
that the expenditure has been incurred and that the Library Board
has audited and approved the bill. The Director of Finance and Administration
shall thereupon draw his order, which order shall be paid as other
municipal orders are paid under § 66.0607, Wis. Stats.
[Amended 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 2142; 7-23-2002 by Ord. No.
2180]
D. Personnel. The Board may appoint a librarian and such
other assistants and employees as it may deem necessary, and prescribe
their duties and compensation.
E. Lecturers. The Board may employ competent persons
to deliver lectures upon scientific, literary, historical or educational
subjects, and may cooperate with the University of Wisconsin, the
State Historical Society, other state agencies, and Boards of Education,
to secure such lecturers or by other means to foster and encourage
the wider use of books and literature upon scientific, historical,
economic, literary, educational and other useful subjects.
F. Claims. Any person having a claim against the City
growing out of any action or omission of the Library Board shall file
with the Board a written statement thereof, and, if such claim or
part thereof be disallowed, the claimant may bring an action against
the City in the manner that an action may be brought after disallowance
of a claim by the Common Council.
G. Rules and regulations. The Library Board may establish
rules and regulations for the conduct of its business consistent with
this section and the state statutes, and shall have such other powers
and duties as prescribed by Ch. 43, Wis. Stats.
H. Library book regulations.
(1) No person shall fail, on demand, to return any book,
periodical, pamphlet, picture or other article or property belonging
to or in charge of the New Berlin Public Library according to the
rules and regulations duly made and adopted by the Library Board;
and no person shall remove from the library any book, periodical,
pamphlet, picture or other article or property without first having
it charged as provided by such rules and regulations.
(2) No person shall mar, deface or in any other way damage
or mutilate any book, periodical, pamphlet, picture or other article
or property belonging to or in charge of the New Berlin Public Library.
(3) Any person violating any of the provisions of this
section shall forfeit not less than $1 nor more than $100, together
with costs of prosecution, and in default of payment thereof shall
be imprisoned in the county jail until such forfeiture and costs are
paid, but not more than 30 days. Where there is more than one book,
periodical, pamphlet, picture or other article or property involved
in any violation, each such item shall constitute a separate offense.
The Police and Fire Commission shall consist
of five citizens, one of whom shall be appointed annually by the Mayor,
subject to confirmation by the City Council, for a term of five years
pursuant to § 62.13, Wis. Stats. The Commission shall have
the powers and duties prescribed by § 62.13, Wis. Stats.
Pursuant to § 62.13(8), Wis. Stats., at such time that a
vacancy exists in the office of the Chief of the Fire Department,
the New Berlin Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., shall present to the
Police and Fire Commission a candidate for Fire Chief. The Commission
shall act in filling the vacancy pursuant to § 62.13(3),
Wis. Stats.
See Chapter 11, Civil Service, § 11-2,
of this Code.
A. Membership. The Safety Commission shall consist of:
(1) A member of the City Council.
(2) The Police Chief or a subordinate designated by him,
approved by the City Council and registered with the Secretary of
the Commission, who shall not be changed unless approved by the City
Council.
(3) The Fire Chief or a subordinate designated by him,
approved by the City Council and registered with the Secretary of
the Commission, who shall not be changed unless approved by the City
Council.
(4) The Administrator of the public schools of the City
or a subordinate designated by him, approved by the Council and registered
with the Secretary of the Commission, who shall not be changed unless
approved by the Council.
(5) Five citizens appointed by the Mayor. The citizen
members shall include representatives from business and industry.
(6) The Manager of Streets or a subordinate designated
by him, approved by the Common Council and registered with the Secretary
of the Commission, who shall not be changed unless approved by the
Council.
[Amended 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 2142; 7-23-2002 by Ord. No.
2180; 7-28-2009 by Ord. No. 2412]
(7) The City Engineer or a subordinate designated by him,
approved by the Common Council and registered with the Secretary of
the Commission, who shall not be changed unless approved by the Council.
B. Appointments. The citizen members appointed by the
Mayor are subject to confirmation by the Common Council and shall
be appointed in odd-numbered years for terms of two years commencing
on May 1.
C. Organization and meetings. The Commission shall organize
by electing one of its members as Chairman and one as Secretary. The
Secretary shall call meetings of the Commission, keep minutes of the
meetings and advise the Council as to the work and recommendations
of the Commission.
D. Functions and duties. The Commission shall advise
the Mayor, Council, Police Department and other City officials as
to the best methods of providing for the safety of the public on the
streets of the City, and shall promote a program of educating the
public on matters of safety and particularly matters of safety precautions.
The Commission shall train and supervise all school crossing guards
and perform other functions and duties as may be delegated to it by
the Council.
[Amended 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 2142]
See Chapter
106, Electrical Standards, §
106-9.
A. Membership and appointment. A Fourth of July Commission
is hereby established to consist of one member of the Common Council
appointed by the Council President, the Fourth of July Coordinator,
and up to 11 citizens to be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation
by the Common Council. The Council member shall be appointed for a
term of one year. The citizen members appointed by the Mayor shall
be appointed for four-year terms. Each term shall expire on August
1 of the year in which the term ends. The Commission may appoint up
to one nonvoting consultant familiar with the Fourth of July activities,
whose qualifications to serve as consultant shall be determined by
the Commission.
[Amended 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 2142; 7-23-2002 by Ord. No.
2180; 8-24-2010 by Ord. No. 2435; 7-28-2015 by Ord. No. 2547]
B. Organization and meeting. The Fourth of July Commission
shall choose one of its members as Chairman and one of its members
as Secretary. The Secretary shall call meetings of the Commission,
keep minutes of the Commission and advise the Common Council as to
the work and recommendations of the Commission.
C. Functions and duties.
(1) The Commission shall submit an annual budget for Common
Council approval in the same manner as other departmental, board or
commission budgets are submitted. Commission expenditures shall be
subject to the same review and approval as are those of other departments,
boards and commissions. The Commission shall meet at the New Berlin
City Hall at such frequency and at such time as it decides is necessary
to fulfill its function. It shall submit an annual report of its activities
to the Common Council.
(2) The Commission shall arrange and conduct appropriate
ceremonies, parades, programs and fireworks display on the Fourth
of July each year to recall, restate, and affirm the basic concepts
of our free American society.
[Amended 9-24-2002 by Ord. No. 2185; 2-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2258]
The Utility Committee shall consist of five members, including three members of the Common Council, appointed by the Common Council President, and two citizen members to be appointed by the Mayor for terms of two years each. The Committee shall have the powers and duties as prescribed in Chapter
267, Water and Sewers, of this Code.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
all appointments hereunder shall be made by the Mayor subject to confirmation
by the Common Council.
Except for members of the Board of Review, no
member of a board or commission shall receive compensation for his
services but may receive such per diem and mileage as is authorized
by the board or commission for performance of his duties as a member
of the board or commission outside the City.
[Added 1-10-2006 by Ord. No. 2298]
See Chapter
65, Water Resource Management Utility, §
65-10.
[Added 3-8-2011 by Ord. No. 2451]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CITIZEN
For purposes of this chapter as well as appointment to all
boards, commissions, and committees of the City of New Berlin, the
term "citizen" shall refer to citizens of the United States who are
residents of the City of New Berlin. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Council may in its discretion appoint a nonresident where the
needs of the committee may dictate.
[Added 4-22-2014 by Ord. No. 2518; amended 3-22-2016 by Ord. No. 2562]
The Common Council of the City of New Berlin does hereby provide
for the canvassing of ballots by the Municipal Board of Canvassers
designated under Wis. Stats. §§ 7.51, 7.515 and 7.53(2),
as amended, which shall canvass all ballots at all elections held
in the City pursuant to procedures established by the State of Wisconsin
Government Accountability Board. The Board of Canvassers shall be
composed of the City Clerk and two other qualified electors of the
City appointed by the City Clerk. The City Clerk also shall appoint
an alternate. The members of the Municipal Board of Canvassers shall
serve for two-year terms commencing on January 1 of each even numbered
year, except that any member who is appointed to fill a permanent
vacancy shall serve for the rest of the unexpired term of the original
appointee. In addition, any members serving at the time of the adoption
of this section shall have their term extended by one year to coincide
with the appointment schedule set forth herein.
[Added 4-22-2014 by Ord. No. 2518]
The Common Council may create ad hoc committees by resolution
for the purpose of dealing with specific questions or tasks which
may arise from time to time. When establishing such ad hoc committees,
the resolution shall provide for the following:
A. Identification of the specific task(s) or goals of the ad hoc committee.
B. How the ad hoc committee will report to the Council on its work.
C. The specific duration and/or objective of the ad hoc committee.
D. The size of the ad hoc committee, as well as its composition and
method of appointment of its membership.
[Added 4-22-2014 by Ord. No. 2518]
The Committee of the Whole shall be composed of the members
of the Common Council. Meetings of the Committee may be called by
the Mayor or President of the Common Council at any time. The Clerk
or his or her designee will personally contact all Council members
to assure attendance at special meetings of the Committee of the Whole.
All items to be discussed before the Committee of the Whole must have
a fully completed requested action statement. The statement will include
a detailed explanation of the issue of the requested action, fiscal
impact and rational. All necessary documentation must accompany the
requested action statement. The requested action statement will be
in the form of a motion to Council or a statement that no action shall
be taken. Motions and recommendations of the Committee of the Whole
may be adopted by the Common Council by motion and passage thereof
as part of the consent agenda.
[Added 9-22-2015 by Ord.
No. 2551]
A. Membership. The Safety Saturday Committee for the City of New Berlin
consists of nine voting members as follows: one member of the Common
Council, the Police Chief or his/her designee, and seven citizen members.
In addition, the Committee shall have two ex officio members, who
shall have voice at Committee meetings, but shall not have authority
to vote. For purposes of the determination of a quorum, only voting
members shall be considered. The Common Council member representative
will be appointed annually by the Common Council President. The citizen
members of the commission will be appointed by the Mayor subject to
confirmation by the Council, and serve for two-year terms. A citizen
member appointed to an unexpired term shall serve to the end of that
term.
[Amended 7-25-2017 by Ord. No. 2590; 5-23-2023 by Ord. No. 2670]
B. Organization and meetings. The Committee shall elect a chairperson
and a secretary from its members. The Chair will preside over meetings
and prepare agendas. It shall be the responsibility of the secretary
to notify all committee members of the time and place of all the meetings
of the committee and to keep minutes of the meetings.
C. Functions and duties. The Committee will advise the Mayor, Common
Council, and Police Department of the City of New Berlin regarding
the annual Safety Saturday event held the third Saturday of each May.
The Committee will be responsible for the coordination and organization
of Safety Saturday in conjunction with the Police Department.
[Amended 7-25-2017 by Ord. No. 2590]
[Added 4-22-2014 by Ord. No. 2518]
The Communications Committee is responsible for the oversight
of the City's communications systems, including cable, as well as
the City's website. The Committee is composed of three Alderpersons
appointed annually by the Common Council President and two citizen
members appointed annually by the Mayor and approved by the Common
Council. A member of the City Clerk's/Community Relations Department
shall record the meeting minutes and shall serve as liaison to the
Mayor as to the working recommendations to the Committee. A quorum
of the Committee shall consist of three members, and the Committee
shall be entitled to create bylaws regarding its operations.
[Added 4-22-2014 by Ord. No. 2518]
A. The Finance Committee shall undertake such financial tasks as directed
by the Common Council and generally shall provide oversight on financial
issues; however, it will not provide oversight on current budget items
of another committee without the direction of the Council. In addition,
investigations into long-term planning issues that involve another
committee must be approved by the committee having jurisdiction. The
Committee shall be specifically responsible for oversight of the following
issues:
(1) Long-term financial planning.
(2) Pre-budget tasks, as assigned by the Council.
(4) Approval of project capital expenditures not under the jurisdiction
of another committee.
(5) Creating or revising purchasing policies.
(6) Investigation of outsourcing and insourcing opportunities.
(7) Investigation of entrepreneurial opportunities.
(8) Cost reduction of non-personnel-related budget expenditures not assigned
to another committee.
B. The Committee shall consist of three Aldermen appointed annually
by the Common Council President, as well as the Mayor and a citizen
member. The Mayor will appoint the citizen member for a one-year term,
subject to Common Council approval. The Finance Director shall participate
in the Committee as an advisor. Bylaws of the Committee and/or amendments
thereto shall be approved by the Common Council.
[Added 4-22-2014 by Ord. No. 2518]
The City of New Berlin hereby creates a Handicapped Persons
Appeal Committee which shall hear complaints by City employees or
other persons who feel that they have been discriminated against by
virtue of any action or inaction within the authority of this City
which has resulted in discrimination and as a result of a handicap
which said person may have. Said Committee shall consist of the Mayor,
Common Council President and an Alderman appointed to the Committee
by the Mayor and approved by the Common Council. The group shall meet
as the need for it arises. A person who believes he or she has been
discriminated against by virtue of any action or inaction within the
authority of the City may file with the Mayor a complaint, in writing,
setting forth the basis for such claim of discrimination. The Mayor
shall review such complaint and advise the party submitting such complaint
of the decision of the office of the Mayor within 10 days of the receipt
of such complaint. If said complaint is not resolved to the satisfaction
of the complainant, such person may, within 10 business days from
the time that the decision of the Mayor is rendered, appeal to the
Committee set forth above. Said policy is established in accordance
with the Local Government Fiscal Assistance Amendments of 1983, Public
Law 98-185, as well as the Department of Treasury Regulations implementing
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, as well as Section 51.5(e)(2)
of the Treasury Regulations. (Reference Resolution No. 72-84.)
[Added 4-22-2014 by Ord. No. 2518]
The purpose of the Community Development Authority is to stabilize,
protect, improve and support the industrial and commercial base within
the City of New Berlin and to preserve the quality of life for our
residents. The Authority provides funding for decent affordable housing,
redevelopment and revitalization efforts, and economic development
activities. The Authority shall consist of two Council members who
serve their respective terms and four citizen members who serve four-year
terms. All members are appointed by the Mayor with Common Council
approval.
[Added 7-28-2015 by Ord.
No. 2550; amended 8-6-2020 by Ord. No. 2636]
A. Membership. The Parks, Buildings and Grounds Commission shall report
to the Common Council and should consist of five members. One member
shall be the Mayor, who shall be its presiding officer. One Council
member shall be appointed annually by the Common Council President
commencing May 1 of each year. Three citizen members shall be appointed
by the Mayor and confirmed by the Common Council. The term of office
for those persons shall be three years, except that upon initial appointment,
one member shall be appointed for one year, one member for two years,
and one for three years.
B. Duties. The duties of the Parks, Buildings and Grounds Commission
shall be as follows:
(1) Oversee the management, maintenance and operations of all City-owned
buildings and grounds, recreational facilities, parks, public centers,
and other similar public property, as well as such other functions
as are assigned to the Commission by the Common Council from time
to time.
(2) Make recommendations on the award of City facility contracts, leases
and agreements, including, but not limited to, private partnerships.
Staff shall administratively review and approve of the specifications
of the project.
(3) The Commission shall advise the City Council on matters of the Urban
Forestry Program. The Urban Forestry Program shall include plans and
policies for planting, maintenance, and removal of trees located in
City parks, public areas, and rights-of-way and educating citizens
about the City's tree resources.
(4) The Parks, Buildings and Grounds Commission may establish subcommittees
or ad hoc committees for purposes of addressing issues within the
scope of the authority of the Commission hereunder. The Commission
may establish bylaws from time to time to govern its operation and
the conduct of its work as it shall deem advisable.
(5) The Commission shall submit to the Council an estimate of its expenditures
for the ensuing year on the time frame outlined by the City's financial
policies. Such amounts as shall be approved by the Common Council
shall be included in the City budget.
[Added 7-28-2015 by Ord.
No. 2550]
A. Membership. The Recreation Commission shall report to the Common
Council and shall consist of five members, one being a Common Council
member, who shall be appointed annually by the Common Council President
commencing May 1 of each year; one New Berlin school district representative;
and three citizen members shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed
by the Common Council. The terms for these appointees shall be three
years, except that when the initial appointments are made, one member
shall be appointed for one year, one member for two years, and one
member for three years.
B. Duties. The duties of the Recreation Commission shall be as follows:
(1) To oversee the management of all recreational facilities, including
fees, scheduling and programming.
(2) Make recommendations on contracts, leases and agreements involving
recreation programming and leasing of equipment.
(3) The Commission shall submit to the Council an estimate of its expenditures
for the ensuing year on the time frame outlined by the City's financial
policies. Such amounts shall be approved by the Council and included
in the City budget.
(4) The Commission shall submit to the Council at its first regular meeting
in March of each year a report on the activities of the Commission
during the preceding year.
[Added 7-28-2015 by Ord.
No. 2550]
A. Membership. The Golf Course Commission shall report to the Common
Council and shall consist of seven members as follows: one Council
member, who shall be appointed annually by the Common Council President,
commencing May 1 of each year; one citizen member of the Parks, Buildings
and Grounds Commission, who shall be appointed annually by the Mayor
subject to Common Council confirmation; the golf course lessee's representative;
and four citizen members appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the
Common Council. Citizen member terms of office shall be three years
except that when the initial appointments are made, two members shall
be appointed for two years and two members for three years.
[Amended 6-22-2021 by Ord. No. 2650]
B. Management. The Commission shall oversee all matters related to the
New Berlin Hills Golf Course. This includes the maintenance and operation
of the course, as well as the recommendation of established fees.
[Added 10-11-2016 by Ord.
No. 2578]
A. In accordance with § 66.0615, Wis. Stats., the City of
New Berlin does hereby create a Tourism Commission which will oversee
the collection and expenditure of room tax revenue and to make allowable
expenditures for tourism promotion and tourism development. Said expenditures
shall be made by contracting with a tourism entity as defined under
§ 66.0615(lm)(a), Wis. Stats.
(1) The Tourism Commission shall contain four members appointed by the
Mayor, and one Alderman appointed by the Council President, and confirmed
by a majority of the Common Council. The Members of the Commission
shall serve one year terms and not less than one Member of the Commission
must represent the Wisconsin Hotel and Motel Industry.
B. Tourism Commission duties. The Members of the Commission shall elect
a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson and Treasurer.
C. The Commission shall monitor the collection of the room tax. The
Commission shall report any delinquencies or inaccurate reporting
to the Common Council. The Tourism Commission shall enter into a contract
with a tourism entity as defined under the Statute, and shall ensure
that the money distributed to the tourism entity shall be used for
tourism promotion and tourism development as defined in § 66.0615,
Wis. Stats.
D. Effective date. The Tourism Commission shall perform its duties commencing
with room tax collected January 1, 2017, and thereafter.
E. The Tourism Commission shall make the reports required under § 66.0615,
Wis. Stats., to the State of Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
[Added 8-10-2010 by Charter Ord. No. 10]
Appointees to City of New Berlin boards, commissions and agencies
shall conclude their service to the City at the end of the term to
which they were appointed. Appointees to City of New Berlin boards,
commissions and agencies may not hold over following the completion
of their terms despite the fact that a successor has not yet been
appointed or duly qualified, This provision shall not apply to appointees
to elected positions.
[Added 7-24-2018 by Ord.
No. 2609]
A. Membership. The Negotiating Committee consists of three voting members
as follows: the Mayor, the Council President and another Alderman
appointed annually by the Council President. In addition, the Director
of Administrative Services, the Director of Finance and the City's
Labor Attorney shall serve as advisors to the Committee.
B. Functions and duties. The Committee shall negotiate union contracts
while following the direction of the Common Council. The Committee
reports to Council and assists Council in the negotiations for the
affected unions. The Negotiating Committee will not agree to any terms
without the Common Council's approval.
[Added 6-22-2021 by Ord. No. 2651]
A. Upon either the declaration of an emergency per §
24-6 or upon a two-thirds vote of the Common Council/Committee at a prior meeting, regular or special meetings of the Common Council/Committee may be held by electronic means. For purposes of this section, "electronic means" is defined as a full-featured internet meeting which allows for the live broadcast and interface of the audio and video of all members, participants, and viewers. Meetings held by electronic means due to a declaration of an emergency per §
24-6 may be held by electronic means until the expiration of such emergency declaration. When no such emergency declaration exists, a motion by a Council member exercising the option under this section to hold meetings by electronic means shall specify, by date, which meetings the Council/Committee authorizes to be held by electronic means.
B. Conduct of Common Council/Committee meetings by electronic means.
When conducting meetings by electronic means, such meetings shall
be conducted in strict accordance with this section.
(1) The Council/Committee meeting shall be conducted using an electronic
platform or technology chosen in the discretion of the City Clerk,
who may consult with the City Attorney to ensure the platform or technology
complies with the applicable Open Meetings Law, after considering the following factors:
(a)
Whether the platform or technology enables reliable two-way
communication.
(b)
Whether the technology allows remote participants to meaningfully
participate in the electronic meeting.
(c)
Whether the platform or technology complies with the Wisconsin
Open Meetings Law.
(d)
Whether the platform or technology allows all Council members,
participants, and viewers to view and share documents so that they
are able to be viewed by all those participating in the meeting.
(e)
Whether the platform or technology allows for simultaneous aural
communication of the board members essential to the deliberative character
of the meeting.
(2) Council meetings conducted by electronic means shall be conducted
entirely by electronic means.
(3) At the commencement of each meeting, the City Clerk shall take a
roll call of all Council/Committee members for purposes of determining
whether a quorum of the Council/Committee is present. Each member
present shall audibly respond so that the Clerk may determine if a
quorum is present. In the event a quorum is not present, the City
Clerk shall audibly announce that fact to those participating in the
meeting by electronic means.
(4) If, at any time during the course of the meeting, two-way communication
with a alderperson is lost or interrupted, the City Clerk shall make
a reasonable attempt to reestablish two-way communication with the
Council member. If, after making such reasonable attempt, two-way
communication cannot be reestablished, the Clerk may cease efforts
to reestablish two-way communication, and the meeting shall continue,
provided a quorum still exists without the lost participant. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a Council member must have two-way communication firmly
established throughout the entire discussion or debate on a specific
item of business in order to be eligible to vote on any action related
to that specific item of business. Should a Council member lose two-way
communication for a substantial amount of time during discussion of
a specific item of business, the applicable trustee is ineligible
to vote on any action related to that specific item of business.
(5) If a meeting is to be conducted by electronic means, the City Clerk
shall include on any written notice of such meeting instructions and
information on how the meeting may be accessed by the public.
(6) Matters before the Common Council which, by ordinance or statute,
require the Council to hold a public hearing on the matter may conduct
said public hearing by electronic means. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any written notice of a public hearing shall clearly indicate whether
the Council will take action on that item at the same Council meeting
at which the public hearing is held or at a subsequent meeting by
including the applicable language, "No action will be taken at this
meeting" or "Action may be taken at this meeting." The decision to
take or defer action as described in this subsection on a matter which
requires a public hearing shall be at the discretion of the Mayor.
(7) Unless a contrary rule is provided above, any meeting held by electronic
means shall be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order
Newly Revised, Sections 9:30-36, as amended.
C. All other boards, committees, or commissions of the City, other than the Committee of the Whole and the Common Council, may, upon the specific prior approval of the Council, conduct regular or special meetings by electronic means in strict accordance with this §
6-36. Any meetings held by other boards, committees, or commissions under this subsection are subject to the standards of conduct and procedural process as set forth in §
6-36.