The Village Board shall consist of the Village
President and six Trustees, who shall be elected for two-year terms,
the President and three Trustees to be elected in odd-numbered years
and three Trustees to be elected in even-numbered years.
[Amended 12-17-2003 by Ord. No. 444; 11-22-2004 by Ord. No. 467; 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489; 3-12-2018 by Ord. No. 660]
A. Regular meetings. Regular meetings of the Village
Board shall be held at least once during each calendar month, on such
day and at such hour as the Board designates. Any regular meeting
falling on a legal holiday shall be held on the next following scheduled
workday, at the same hour and place, or as may be determined by the
Village Board. All meetings of the Board shall be held in the Village
Hall, including special and adjourned meetings, unless specific notice
of another meeting place is provided.
B. Special meetings. Special meetings of the Village
Board may be called by the Village President or any two Trustees in
writing, filed with the Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the time
specified for such meeting. The Clerk shall immediately notify each
Trustee by telephone and email of the time and purpose of such meeting.
Special meetings, for good cause shown, may be held upon two hours’
notice. Any special meeting attended by a quorum of Trustees shall
be a regular meeting for the transaction of any business that may
come before such meeting.
C. Adjournments. The Board may by a majority vote of
those present, but not less than three affirmative votes, adjourn
from time to time to a specific date and hour.
D. Public notice. Public notice of meetings shall be
made as set forth in Wis. Stats. § 19.84(3).
The deliberations of the Village Board shall
be conducted in the following manner:
A. When two or more members simultaneously seek recognition,
the presiding officer shall name the member who is to speak first.
B. Except under §
76-5A(3), no person other than a member shall address the Board, except by vote of a majority of the members present.
C. No motion shall be discussed or acted upon until it
has been seconded, unless the rules permit one Trustee to initiate
action. No motion shall be withdrawn without the consent of the person
making the same and the person seconding it.
D. Discussion.
(1) When a question is under discussion, no action shall
be in order except:
(c) To move the previous question;
(d) To postpone to a certain day;
(g) To postpone indefinitely.
(2) These motions shall have precedence in the order listed.
E. Any member desiring to terminate debate may move the
previous question, in which event the President shall announce the
question as, "Shall the main question now be put?" If a majority of
the members present vote in the affirmative, the main question shall
be taken without further debate, its effect being to end all debate
and bring the Board to a direct vote, first upon any pending amendments
and then upon the main question.
F. Any Trustee may demand an "aye" or "nay" vote on any
matter, and such vote shall be entered in the proceedings. Every member
shall vote when a question is put unless the member has a conflict
of interest, in which case the member shall make a statement on the
record which explains the conflict to the satisfaction of the presiding
officer, who may then excuse the member from voting. If the presiding
officer has a conflict of interest, the presiding officer shall make
such a statement on the record to the satisfaction of the members,
who may then by majority vote excuse the presiding officer for the
conflict of interest. A majority vote of all members of the Board
in favor of any proposed ordinance, resolution or appointment shall
be necessary for passage or approval, unless a larger number is required
by statute. Except as otherwise provided, a majority vote of those
present shall prevail in other cases.
[Amended 6-11-2001 by Ord. No. 412]
G. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, and
a motion to adjourn or to lay on the table and a call for the previous
question shall be decided without debate.
Any member voting in the majority may move for
a reconsideration of the vote on any question at that meeting or at
the next succeeding regular meeting. A motion to reconsider being
put and lost shall not be renewed. No Trustee shall change his vote
on any question after the result has been announced.
A call of the Board may be requested at any
time by two or more members, and absent members shall be sent for;
provided a call shall not be made after voting has commenced. When
a call of the Board has been requested and ordered, the door shall
be closed until the report of the policeman has been received and
acted upon or until further proceedings under the call are dispensed
with by a majority of the entire Board.
Whenever any disturbance or disorderly conduct
occurs in any meeting of the Board, the President may cause the room
to be cleared of all persons guilty of such disorderly conduct except
the Trustees. If any Trustee is guilty of disorderly conduct, the
President or presiding officer may order the police to take him into
custody for the time being or until the meeting adjourns. Such member
may appeal from such order to the Board as in other cases.
[Amended 3-12-2018 by Ord. No. 660]
All demands or accounts shall be paid as set forth in §
23-6 of this Municipal Code.
These rules shall not be rescinded or amended
unless the proposed amendment or motion to rescind has laid over from
a regular meeting, and then it shall require a vote of two-thirds
of all the members of the Board.
These rules or any part thereof may be temporarily
suspended in connection with any matter under consideration by a recorded
vote of two-thirds of the members present.
[Amended 6-10-2002 by Ord. No. 423; 1-23-2006 by Ord. No.
489]
A. In every instance where any Village authority, board,
committee or commission is requested by a petitioner to meet in special
session for the purpose of considering requests and considerations
from such petitioner at a time or day other than what would otherwise
be a regularly scheduled meeting of such authority, board, committee
or commission, and where the authority, board, committee or commission
does so meet at the request of such petitioner, then the actual cost
of such a meeting shall be the responsibility of the petitioning party
and shall be paid in advance by the petitioning party.
B. The cost shall consist of: the total of all payments
to authority, board, committee or commission members, the Village
Clerk, and any other Village employee receiving pay due to a requirement
for attendance, along with the FICA/Medicare payment made by the Village
for such payments; the fees paid to the Village Attorney, the Village
Engineer, any inspector and/or the Planner when their attendance is
required; and the cost of publication, postage/copies/envelopes, service
of process, or other notice expenses incurred by the Village.
C. The petitioner shall file a request for the special
meeting with the Village Clerk not less than seven days prior to the
date for which the meeting is requested, and shall submit all required
documents and exhibits at that time.
D. The petitioner shall prepay to the Village Clerk the
sum of $400 at the time of the request for the special meeting, and
if the deposit is not paid the meeting shall not be scheduled. The
Clerk shall determine the actual cost of the meeting within 10 days
after the conclusion of the meeting and shall refund to the petitioner
any balance remaining on deposit, or shall bill the petitioner for
the balance over and above the amount of the deposit, in a timely
manner. The petitioner shall be responsible for the cost of the meeting
regardless of the outcome thereof. If the meeting is not held, the
petitioner shall be refunded any costs not incurred.
E. The cost of such special meeting shall be in addition
to the fee set forth for any application required by this Municipal
Code; provided, however, that if the special meeting is called for
the purpose of holding a public hearing for a conditional use permit,
a credit of $60 shall be granted against the cost of the special meeting,
at the time the Clerk calculates the final cost of the meeting, for
publication, notice to abutting owners and attorney fees included
in the fee for such permit.