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Town of Cedarburg, WI
Ozaukee County
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Cedarburg 1-2-1991 as Title 2, Ch. 1 of the 1991 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Emergency management — See Ch. 36.
Town Board — See Ch. 78.
Town Meetings — See Ch. 82.
A. 
Legal status. The Town of Cedarburg is a body corporate and politic, with those powers granted by law. The Town shall be designated in all actions and proceedings by its name, as the Town of Cedarburg.
B. 
General Town powers. The Town may:
(1) 
Sue and be sued.
(2) 
Acquire and hold real and personal property for public use and convey and dispose of the property.
(3) 
Enter into contracts necessary for the exercise of its corporate powers.
The Town Meeting having, by resolution, directed the Town Board to exercise all powers relating to villages and conferred on village boards by Ch. 61, Wis. Stats., the Town shall have said powers through its Board.
A. 
Pursuant to the provisions of § 6.27, Wis. Stats., the Town of Cedarburg elects that registration shall be required for all primaries and elections in the Town of Cedarburg.
B. 
The Town Clerk of the Town of Cedarburg shall forthwith certify this action to the County Clerk and to the Secretary of State.
[Amended 8-15-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-12; 11-2-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-7; 12-7-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-10]
A. 
The polling place for Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3 and Ward 4 shall be the Cedarburg Town Hall, 1293 Washington Avenue, Town of Cedarburg, or at a location as noticed by the Type D notice published by the Municipal Clerk.
[Amended 10-6-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-12]
B. 
The polling place for Ward 5, Ward 6, Ward 7, Ward 8, Ward 9 and Ward 10 shall be Circle "B" Recreation, located at 6261 STH 60, Town of Cedarburg, or at a location as noticed by the Type D notice published by the Municipal Clerk.
[Amended 10-6-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-12]
A. 
Poll hours. The voting polls in the Town of Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for all elections.
B. 
Number of poll workers. The Town Clerk is authorized to determine the number of poll workers needed on election days.
A. 
Wards established.
[Amended 10-6-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-12[1]]
(1) 
The Town of Cedarburg shall be divided into 10 wards as follows:
(a) 
Ward 1. All of Section 20; all Town lands in Section 21; all Town lands in Section 22; all Town lands in Section 28; all Town lands in Section 27; Town land in the NW 1/4 in Section 34.
(b) 
Ward 2. All of Section 19; all of Section 29; all of Section 30; all of Section 31; a north area of Section 32 that is south of Western Avenue and north of Stonegate Road.
(c) 
Ward 3. All of Section 32 except an area south of Western Avenue and north of Stonegate Road; all Town lands in Section 33; and all Town lands in Section 34 except Town land in the NW 1/4 of Section 34.
(d) 
Ward 4. That part of the Town of Cedarburg lying in Sections 26 and 35.
(e) 
Ward 5. All Town lands in Section 15 except an area south of the north section line of Section 15 and north of Cedar Creek; the west half of Section 14 between the west section line of Section 14 and west of Swallow Drive from Cedar Creek Road to Cedar Creek Parkway, west of Cedar Creek Parkway from Swallow Drive to Eastwood Lane, west of Glenbrook Drive from Eastwood Lane to Cedar Creek Parkway, west of Cedar Creek Parkway from Glenbrook Drive to STH 60; Section 16 east of Covered Bridge Road and west of the east section line of Section 16; and that part of the southwest 1/4 of the southwest 1/4 of Section 10 south of Cedar Creek.
(f) 
Ward 6. All of Section 7 except lands north of Washington Avenue (CTH NN) in the NE 1/4 of Section 7; all of Section 18; the area south of Washington Avenue (CTH NN) within Section 6; the area south of Washington Avenue (CTH NN) within Section 8; the area south of Washington Avenue (CTH NN) within Section 9; the area in Section 17 between the north section line of Section 17 and north of the Cedar Creek.
(g) 
Ward 7. Section 6 north of Washington Avenue (CTH NN); all of Section 5 lying west of the east property line of parcel 03-005-06-005.00, south of the north property line of parcel 03-005-08-001.00, south of the north property line of parcel 03-005-03-000.00 and south of the north property line of parcel 03-005-13-002.00; lands lying north of Washington Avenue (CTH NN) in Section 7; all of Section 8 lying north of Washington Avenue (CTH NN); Section 9 lying north of Washington Avenue (CTH NN) and south of Cedar Creek and west of the east lot line of parcel 03-009-06-000.00; all of Section 10 lying south and west of Cedar Creek except lands in the southwest 1/4 south of Cedar Creek, all lands south of the north property line of parcel 03-010-06-001.00, west of the east property line of parcel 03-010-06-001.00, south of the south property lines of parcels 03-010-06-002.00 and 03-010-06-003.00, west of the east property line of parcel 03-010-06-004.00, west of the west property line of parcel 03-010-05-017.00, south of the north property line of parcel 03-010-05-003.00, south of the north property line of parcel 03-010-08-001.00, south of the south property line of parcel 03-010-02-002.00 except the lands between CTH I and the east section line of Section 10 and except the lands north of Kaehlers Mill Road, east of Cedar Creek and west of Covered Bridge Road; lands in Section 15 lying south of the north section line and north of Cedar Creek.
(h) 
Ward 8. All of Sections 2, 3 and 4; the part of Section 5 lying south of Cedar Sauk Road, east of the west property line of parcel 03-005-05-000.00, north of the north property line of parcel 03-005-03-000.00, north of the north property line of parcel 03-005-08-001.00 and north of the north property line of parcel 03-005-13-002.00; the part of Section 9 lying south of Pleasant Valley Road, east of the east property line of parcel 03-009-06-000.00 and north of Cedar Creek; all of Section 10 lying south of Pleasant Valley Road, north and east of Cedar Creek except all lands south of the north property line of parcel 03-010-06-001.00, west of the east property line of parcel 03-010-06-001.00, south of the south property lines of parcels 03-010-06-002.00 and 03-010-06-003.00, west of the east property line of parcel 03-010-06-004.00, west of the west property line of parcel 03-010-05-017.00, south of the north property line of parcel 03-010-05-003.00, south of the north property line of parcel 03-010-08-001.00, south of the south property line of parcel 03-010-02-002.00. Also included in Section 10 are the lands north of Kaehlers Mill Road, east of Cedar Creek and west of Covered Bridge Road.
(i) 
Ward 9. All of Section 11; all Town lands in Section 14 except the west half of Section 14 between the west section line of Section 14 and west of Swallow Drive from Cedar Creek Road to Cedar Creek Parkway, west of Cedar Creek Parkway from Swallow Drive to Eastwood Lane, west of Glenbrook Drive from Eastwood Lane to Cedar Creek Parkway, west of Cedar Creek Parkway from Glenbrook Drive to STH 60; all Town lands in Section 23; and the lands between CTH I and the east section line of Section 10.
(j) 
Ward 10. All of Section 16 except lands east of Covered Bridge Road and west of the east section line of Section 16; all of Section 17 except the lands north of Cedar Creek.
(2) 
All of the above being in Township 10 North, Range 21 East.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed and replaced all prior legislation that had affected this subsection.
B. 
Combining wards for elections.
(1) 
The wards in the Town of Cedarburg shall be combined as follows:
(a) 
Wards 1 and 2.
[Amended 12-7-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-10; 10-6-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-12]
(b) 
Wards 3 and 4.
(c) 
Wards 5, 6 and 10.
[Amended 12-7-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-10; 10-6-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-12]
(d) 
Wards 7, 8 and 9.
(2) 
The combined wards shall use common ballot boxes and ballots, and separate returns shall not be maintained for the combined wards at any election, but separate ballot boxes and ballots shall be maintained for each separate ballot required under §§ 5.58 to 5.64, Wis. Stats.
[Amended 8-15-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-12; 11-2-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-7]
Town wards shall be formed into County Supervisor Districts as follows:
A. 
District 9. Wards 7, 8 and 9 will be combined to form County Supervisor District 9 within the Town of Cedarburg.
[Amended 10-6-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-12]
B. 
[1]District 11. Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 will be combined to form County Supervisor District 11 within the Town of Cedarburg.
[Amended 10-6-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-12]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, regarding District 10, was repealed 10-6-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-12. This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection C as Subsection B.