[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Pleasant Prairie 5-2-1988 as §§ 1.01
to 1.07, 1.09 and 1.10 of the 1988 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 04-29]
A.
General organization. The government of the Village
of Pleasant Prairie is organized and constituted under Ch. 61, Wis.
Stats.
B.
Elected officers. The elected officers of the Village
of Pleasant Prairie shall be a President, four Trustees and a Municipal
Judge.
C.
Election and term. At the annual spring election in odd-numbered years there shall be elected a President and two Trustees, each with a two-year term of office. At the annual spring election in even-numbered years there shall be elected two Trustees, each with a two-year term of office. The Municipal Judge shall be elected as provided in § 30-1 of this Code.
[Amended 8-16-2021 by Ord. No. 21-18]
D.
Pursuant to the provisions of § 61.32, Wis. Stats.,
the salaries of the President and Trustees shall be fixed by the Village
Board and shall not be increased or decreased during the term for
which such officers are elected. Current salaries are on file with
the Village Clerk.
[Amended 3-2-2015 by Ord. No. 15-10; 3-16-2015 by Ord. No. 15-11; 4-24-2017 by Ord. No. 17-22; 8-16-2021 by Ord. No. 21-18]
E.
The President and Trustees shall be paid a monthly
expense allowance in an amount fixed by the Village Board. Current
allowance amounts are on file with the Village Clerk.
[Amended 8-16-2021 by Ord. No. 21-18]
F.
Powers and duties. The Village President and, in the
absence of the Village President, the President Pro Tem, shall have
such powers and duties as set forth in § 61.24, Wis. Stats.
The Village Board shall have all powers of the Village not specifically
given to some other body or officer. Except as otherwise provided
by law, the Village Board shall have the management and control of
the Village property, finances, highways, streets, utilities, public
service and the recreation enterprises and may act for the government
and good order of the Village, for its commercial benefit and for
the health, safety and 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 Village
Board may appoint such officials from time to time as may be deemed
necessary for the benefit of the community. In addition, the Village
Board shall have the powers enumerated in § 61.34, Wis.
Stats. The powers hereby conferred shall be in addition to all other
grants and shall be limited only by express language.
[Amended 4-22-2024 by Ord. No. 24-15]
G.
Bonds. Elected and appointed officials shall take
and file the official bond as required by Wisconsin State Statutes
and this Code.
H.
Removals.
(1)
Elected officials. Elected officials may be removed
by the Village Board for cause pursuant to § 17.13(2), Wis.
Stats., or as provided by § 17.16, Wis. Stats.
(2)
Appointed officials. Appointed officials may be removed
as provided in §§ 17.13(1) and (3) and 17.16, Wis.
Stats., except as provided below:
(a)
The Village Board may remove any member of any board,
commission or committee upon being advised in writing by the secretary
of the respective commission or committee that a member has missed
three consecutive meetings or six meetings in one calendar year or
has been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude.
(b)
Any member of the board, commission or committee so
removed shall not be entitled to receive any further expense payment
after such removal, except that such removed member shall be entitled
to be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by him prior to such
removal.
(c)
After any member of the board, commission or committee
has been so removed, the Village Board shall appoint a new member
to fill the vacancy within a reasonable time.
I.
Vacancies. Vacancies in elective offices shall be
filled by appointment by a majority vote of the Village Board for
the remaining term of said office. Vacancies in appointive offices
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for
the remainder of the unexpired term or for an indefinite term.
[Amended 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 04-29]
A.
Appointments by Village Board. The following offices
shall be filled by appointment by a majority vote of the Village Board
for an indefinite term, subject to removal as provide by law by a
two-thirds vote of the Village Board:
B.
Appointments by the Village Administrator. The Village
Administrator shall appoint all heads of departments, subordinates
and Village employees, with the exception of members of boards, commissions
and committees. All department heads, subordinates and employees appointed
by the Village Administrator shall be appointed for an indefinite
term and shall serve during good behavior and satisfactory service.
The Village Administrator shall determine the compensation for each
position at the time of hiring.
C.
Appointment by Police and Fire Commission. The offices
of Police Chief and Fire & Rescue Chief shall be appointed by
the Police and Fire Commission subject to Wisconsin State Statutes,
as well as all sworn and uniformed officers of each department.
[Amended 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 04-29]
A.
Office creation and purpose. In order that the various
officers, officials and employees and departments executing policy
and administering the affairs of the Village of Pleasant Prairie be
operated as efficiently as possible under a system of President and
Trustees, and to better ensure competent, expeditious, efficient and
harmonious administration and action in respect to any activity common
to any one or more of the Village's officers, officials and departments,
and in order that there may be a uniform administration of policy,
there is hereby created the office of Village Administrator for the
Village of Pleasant Prairie.
B.
Appointment and term of office. The Administrator shall be appointed as provided in § 75-2 for a term of indefinite duration, subject to removal by a three-fourths majority vote of the Village Board at any time. The Administrator and the Village Board shall, at their mutual discretion, enter into a contract relating to the terms of employment.
D.
Power to inquire. The Village Administrator shall
examine or inquire into the affairs or operations of any department.
E.
Functions and duties of Village Administrator. The
Village Administrator, subject to the limitations defined in resolutions
and ordinances of the Village of Pleasant Prairie, shall be the chief
administrative officer of the Village, responsible only to the Village
Board for the proper administration of the business and affairs of
the Village pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Wisconsin, the
ordinances of the Village of Pleasant Prairie and the resolutions
and directions of the Village Board, with powers and duties as follows.
F.
General duties. The Village Administrator shall:
(1)
Coordinate the administrative activities of Village
departments.
(2)
Establish such methods of handling details of administration
as will, in his opinion, best promote efficiency in municipal government.
(3)
Stay informed on the latest county, state and federal
legislation and the availability of obtaining funds from the above-mentioned
sources.
(4)
Meet regularly with the Village President.
(5)
Attend all official meetings of the Village Board,
unless excused by the board, and make recommendations from time to
time for improving the quality and efficiency of the services performed
by the Village.
(6)
Effectuate all action of the Village Board that requires
administrative action and report any problems or difficulties in connection
therewith to the Village Board.
(7)
File with the Village Board such reports at such times
as the Village Board may require concerning the activities of his
office so that the Village Board may be currently apprised of any
actions of the Village Administrator and the nature and reason for
such actions taken by him.
(8)
Act as press officer for the Village. As such, he
shall be the spokesman on all matters within his authority and responsibility
and shall assure that the news media are kept fully informed about
the operations of the Village.
(9)
Represent the Village in intergovernmental and legislative
functions.
(10)
See that all Village ordinances are efficiently and
equally enforced.
(11)
Supervise the bookkeeping and accounting system in
all departments so as to increase the efficiency of the operations
of each.
(12)
Perform such other administrative duties and powers
not inconsistent with law as may be prescribed by the Village Board
from time to time.
(13)
Take charge of all Village-owned buildings and grounds,
to administer the operation and maintenance of all Village-owned property,
lands, buildings and equipment and all public ways, ditches, drains,
sewer and water systems, recreation facilities and construction or
improvements undertaken either directly or indirectly by the Village.
G.
Personnel.
(1)
The Village Administrator shall be entitled to the
cooperation and assistance of all officers and employees of the Village
so that the affairs of the Village will be most economically and harmoniously
administered.
(2)
The Village Administrator shall act as personnel officer
for the Village and recommend salary and wage scales and working conditions
for those officers, officials or employees not covered by collective
bargaining agreements, develop job classifications and periodically
evaluate job classifications, and, when necessary, formulate and propose
new job classifications.
(3)
Except as otherwise required by statute or ordinance,
the Village Administrator shall recommend to the Village Board appointment
of and, when necessary or desirable for the good of the service, suspension
or removal of an employee of the Village; provided, however, that
neither any statutory officer of the Village nor the Village Attorney
may be appointed, suspended or removed except by action of the Village
Board.
(4)
The Village Administrator shall assist in labor contract
negotiations and all collective bargaining matters.
(5)
The Village Administrator shall submit to the Board
a plan of administrative procedure, including an organization chart.
This administrative plan shall be constructed so as to define authority
and responsibility as clearly as possible. Upon approval by the Village
Board, such plan and any amendments and changes thereof shall constitute
the official administration and organization plan.
H.
Budget and purchasing.
(1)
The Village Administrator shall prepare annually and
submit to the Village Board a financial budget of anticipated income
and expenditure for the ensuing fiscal year and supervise and control
the expenditures of money and the administration of such budget as
adopted.
(2)
Subject to the limitations contained in § 61.51,
Wis. Stats., the Village Administrator is authorized and empowered
to make the following purchases in behalf of the Village without the
prior approval of the Village Board: supplies and services in the
sum of the budgeted amounts.
(3)
The Village Administrator shall have the power to
delegate the authority to make purchases to duly appointed department
heads for operating supplies, provided that the proper purchase order
forms are prepared and circulated, and provided further that the purchase
is of sufficient urgency to make it impractical to follow regular
procedure, and provided further that the purchase amount is within
the departmental operating budget for the fiscal year.
[Amended 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 04-29]
The Village Board shall appoint the Weed Commissioner
on or before May 15 of each year for a term of one year. The duties
and powers of the Weed Commissioner are as prescribed in § 66.0517,
Wis. Stats.
[Amended 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 04-29]
A.
Appointment. The Village Board shall appoint the Village
Clerk for an indefinite term.
B.
Duties. The Village Clerk shall perform the duties
prescribed in § 61.25, Wis. Stats., and such other duties
as the Village shall prescribe.
C.
Deputy Clerk. The Village Administrator may appoint
a Deputy Village Clerk, who shall act under the Clerk's direction
and in the Clerk's absence or disability or in case of a vacancy shall
perform his duties and shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations.
The Clerk and his sureties shall be liable on his official bond for
the acts of such Deputy.
[Amended 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 04-29]
A.
Appointment. The Village Board shall appoint the Village
Treasurer for an indefinite term.
B.
Duties. The Treasurer shall perform the duties prescribed
in § 61.26, Wis. Stats., and such other duties as the Village
shall prescribe as contained within this Code.
C.
Deputy Treasurer. The Village Administrator may, in
writing filed in the office of the Clerk, appoint a Deputy who shall
act under the Treasurer's direction and, in his absence or disability
or in case of a vacancy, shall perform his duties. The official bond
shall cover the acts of the Deputy as the Village may direct.
[Amended 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 04-29;
at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A.
The Village Assessor shall be appointed for an indefinite
term by the Village President, subject to confirmation by the Village
Board.
B.
Duties. The Village Assessor shall perform the duties prescribed by state statutes, particularly Ch. 70, Wis. Stats., and Chapter 11, Assessments, of this Code, and such other duties as the Village Administrator shall prescribe.
