[Amended 4-8-2020 by Ord. No. 2056(22)]
Pursuant to the provisions of § 62.14(1) of the Wisconsin
Statutes, the powers and duties provided for therein shall be exercised
by the City Administrator and/or the City Administrator’s designee.
A.
The Board of Review shall consist of five regular
members and one alternate member who are residents of the City.
[Amended 12-3-2002 by Ord. No. 1705(19); 5-17-2011 by Ord. No. 1924(1)]
B.
Such members shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject
to confirmation by the Council, and shall hold office as members of
the Board for five years and until their successors are appointed
and qualified. The initial appointments for the five regular members
shall be for one, two, three, four and five years, respectively, commencing
on May 1, 1972. The one alternate member shall be appointed for five
years commencing on January 30, 2003.
[Amended 12-3-2002 by Ord. No. 1705(19)]
C.
Compensation of members of the Board of Review shall
be a per diem rate as determined and approved by the Common Council.
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall be appointed
under § 62.23(7)(e), Wis. Stats.
A.
Appointments. The Park Board shall consist of seven
members, including one Alderperson. The aldermanic member shall be
appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Council, at
the annual organization meeting in April for a term of one year. The
other six members shall be citizens, two of whom shall be appointed
annually by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Council, at
the annual organization meeting, for a three-year term, two terms
expiring on April 30 of each year.
[Amended 11-18-2003 by Ord. No. 1740(20)]
B.
Organization. The Board shall meet annually on the
third Thursday in May and shall organize by electing from its members
a President and Secretary who shall hold office for one year. The
City Treasurer shall act as Treasurer of the Board.
[Amended 11-18-2003 by Ord. No. 1740(20)]
C.
Compensation. Members and officers of the Board shall
serve without salary or compensation.
D.
Powers and duties. The Board shall have all the powers
given to it by state statutes and ordinances and such other powers
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the Board which may
from time to time be granted to it by the Common Council.
[Added 11-18-2003 by Ord. No. 1740(20)]
A.
Membership.
(1)
Pursuant to § 43.54, Wis. Stats., the Library
Board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Mayor with the
approval of the Common Council. Members shall be residents of the
City of Burlington, except not more than two members may be residents
of other municipalities. One of the members shall be the Public School
Administrator or his or her appointed representative. Not more than
one member of the Common Council shall at any time be a member of
the Library Board.
(2)
Pursuant to § 43.60(3), Wis. Stats., a County
Chairperson, with the approval of the County Board, may appoint additional
member(s) of the Library Board from among the residents of the County,
as follows:
[Amended 3-6-2007 by Ord. No. 1825(29)]
(a)
Whenever the annual sum appropriated by a County to
the Burlington Public Library during the preceding fiscal year:
[1]
Is equal to at least 1/6, but less than 1/3,
of the annual sum appropriated to the Burlington Public Library by
the City of Burlington: one additional member;
[2]
Is equal to at least 1/3, but less than 1/2,
of the City's appropriation: two additional members;
[3]
Is equal to at least 1/2, but less than 2/3,
of the City’s appropriation: three additional members;
[4]
Is equal to at least 2/3, but less than the
City’s appropriation: four additional members;
[5]
Is equal to at least the City’s appropriation:
five additional members.
(b)
A County Chairperson may appoint a County Supervisor
to serve as a member of the Library Board, but no more than one County
Supervisor (per county) so appointed may serve on the Library Board
at the same time.
(c)
No more than five additional Library Board members
may be appointed under this subsection, pursuant to § 43.54(1)(a),
Wis. Stats.
B.
Terms.
[Amended 3-6-2007 by Ord. No. 1825(29)]
(1)
City appointees. The terms of the Library Board members appointed pursuant to § 6-5A(1) are as follows:
(a)
The Public School Administrator shall serve during
the term of his or her occupancy of that office, but if the Administrator
appoints a representative, the representative shall serve for a term
determined by the Administrator, not exceeding the term of the Administrator's
occupancy of the office.
(b)
If a member of the Common Council is a member, that
member shall serve during the term of his or her occupancy of that
office.
(c)
The terms of the balance of the members shall be for
staggered three-year periods.
(d)
The appointments shall be made at the organization
meeting and shall commence on the May 1 next following that meeting.
C.
Compensation. No compensation shall be paid to the
members of the Library Board as such, but they may be reimbursed for
their actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing duties
outside the municipality if so authorized by the Library Board.
D.
Meetings; quorum.
[Amended 3-6-2007 by Ord. No. 1825(29)]
(1)
Meetings. Regular meetings of the Library Board shall
be held each month. The May meeting shall be the annual meeting. Special
meetings may be called by the President, or upon the written request
of two members, for the transaction of business as stated in the call.
(2)
Quorum. If there are ten or fewer appointed Board
members, a quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of
three members. If there are more than ten appointed Board members,
a quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of five members.
E.
Officers. There shall be a President and such other
officers as the Board deems necessary, who shall be elected by the
members at the annual meeting. The terms of the officers shall be
for one year.
F.
Duties.
(1)
The Library Board shall have the powers and duties
set forth in § 43.58, Wis. Stats., including exclusive control
of the expenditure of all monies collected, donated or appropriated
for the library fund and exclusive charge, control and custody of
all lands, buildings, money or other property devised, bequeathed,
given or granted to, or otherwise acquired or leased by, the City
of Burlington for library purposes.
(2)
The Library Board may contract with library organizations
to provide or receive library services as set forth in § 43.52,
Wis. Stats.
[Amended 3-6-2007 by Ord. No. 1825(29)]
(3)
The Library Board shall supervise the administration
of the Burlington Public Library and shall appoint a Librarian, who
shall appoint such other assistants and employees as the Board deems
necessary and prescribe their duties and compensation.
