[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Jefferson 8-6-2002 by Ord. No. 7-02 as §§ 1.04 and 13.10 of the 2002 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Composition. The Board of Review shall consist of five members, including the Mayor and four Alderpersons. The Alderperson members shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Common Council, on the third Tuesday of April in each year and shall serve a term of one year.
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Powers and duties. The Board of Review shall have the duties and powers prescribed by § 70.47, Wis. Stats., and shall function in accordance with the provisions thereof.
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Compensation. The members of the Board of Review shall be compensated at $15 per day for each day on which the Board of Review is in session and they are in attendance.
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Composition. The City Plan Commission shall consist of the Mayor, who shall be its presiding officer, the Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Commission, an Alderperson and four citizens. Citizen members shall be persons of recognized experience and qualifications.
[Amended 3-4-2008 by Ord. No. 2-08]
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Appointments; terms. The Alderperson member of the Commission shall be elected by a two-thirds vote of the Council annually in April of each year. The three citizen members shall be appointed by the Mayor to hold office for periods of one, two and three years, respectively, from May 1, and thereafter annually during April one member shall be appointed for a term of three years.
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Compensation; removal; official oath. The members shall serve without compensation and shall be removable by the Mayor for cause, upon written charges and after a public hearing. Citizen members shall take the official oath required by § 19.01, Wis. Stats., which shall be filed with the City Clerk/Treasurer.
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Powers and duties. The Plan Commission shall have the powers and duties prescribed in § 62.23, Wis. Stats., and all legislative enactments amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto and such other powers and duties as shall be vested in it from time to time by law or the Council.
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Employees; record of proceedings. The City Administrator shall serve as Secretary of the Plan Commission, and the Council shall provide other employees, when necessary, and the Plan Commission shall keep a written record of its proceedings, to include all actions taken, a copy of which shall be filed with the City Clerk/Treasurer.
[Amended 10-18-2005 by Ord. No. 17-05]
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Quorum. Four members shall constitute a quorum, but all action shall require the affirmative approval of a majority of the members.
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Rules of procedure; reports. The Plan Commission may adopt rules governing its own proceedings. The Commission, at or before its first regular meeting in February of each year, shall make a full report in writing to the Council of its actions and expenditures, if any, for the preceding year, with such general recommendations as to matters covered by its prescribed duties and authority as may to it seem proper.
The Board of Zoning Appeals shall be appointed pursuant to § 62.23(7)(e), Wis. Stats., and shall have the powers and duties prescribed thereunder. The term of office of each member of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall begin on May 1.
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Composition. 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 Council, for a term of five years beginning on May 1. No more than three members of the Commission shall belong to the same political party.
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Appointments. The Commission shall appoint the Chief of Police and the Chief of the Fire Department, who shall hold their offices during good behavior, subject to suspension or removal by the Commission for cause. The Chiefs of the Police and Fire Departments shall appoint their subordinates, subject to the approval of the Commission and Council and in the manner and form as prescribed by law and the statutes in such case made and provided.
[Amended 10-18-2005 by Ord. No. 17-05]
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Rules and regulations. The Police and Fire Commission shall from time to time make such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to perform and execute the duties and powers herein vested in such Board.
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Supervision and management. The supervision, management, equipment and control of the Police Department and the Fire Department, subject to the powers herein vested in the Police and Fire Commission, shall be in the Common Council and it shall fix the salaries of the Chiefs and members of the Police and Fire Departments as provided by law.
The Common Council shall constitute the Board of Health.
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Composition. The Parks and Recreation Commission shall be comprised of eight members, with the newest member to be a representative from the Jefferson County government. Said representative shall act in an ex officio capacity on any Commission matter. All members shall be residents of the City, and one shall be a member of the City School Board or a City School District Administrator or his representative.
[Amended 6-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2-22]
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Appointments and terms. Members shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation of the Common Council, for a term of five years commencing May 1, with the terms staggered so that at least one but not more than two terms expire annually.
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Powers and duties. The Parks and Recreation Commission shall serve as an advisory commission to the Common Council, advising the Council on all matters pertaining to parks, recreation and forestry. Areas of responsibility shall include but are not limited to:
(1) 
The management, improvement and care of public parks.
(2) 
The development of policies, procedures, rules and regulations pertaining to the use of public parks, City-sponsored recreation programs and forestry.
(3) 
The development of the annual operating and capital budgets for parks, recreation, the Senior Center, the Aquatic Center and forestry.
[Amended 10-3-2006 by Ord. No. 13-06]
(4) 
The development of a broad variety of recreational programs and services to meet the needs and demands of the community.
(5) 
The development of a master plan for the City's park system.
(6) 
Advising the Council on issues of land acquisition and leasing and/or land sales or exchanges affecting the City's park system.
(7) 
Advising the Council on levels of staffing.
The Library Board shall be appointed pursuant to § 43.54, Wis. Stats.
The Museum Board shall consist of four citizens and three Alderpersons. The four citizens shall be appointed for terms of three years commencing on May 1. Two such members shall be appointed in one year and one in each of the succeeding years. The Alderpersons shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by the Common Council for one-year terms. All terms shall commence on May 1.
The Vocational School Committee shall consist of the City Clerk/Treasurer, two Alderpersons and one member of the Board of Education, appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Common Council, for terms of one year.
[Amended 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 1-21]
The management and control of the Electric Utility and the Communications Utility shall be vested in a Utilities Commission consisting of the Mayor, four citizens and two Alderpersons. Commissioners shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to Council confirmation. The terms of citizen representatives shall be four years, with the terms staggered so that not more than one term expires annually. The term of the Mayor shall coincide with his term in office. In addition to the seven voting members of the Commission, the City Administrator shall serve as an ex officio (nonvoting) member.
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Editor's Note: Former § 14-11, Jefferson Development Commission, as amended, was repealed 5-1-2007 by Ord. No. 1-07.
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Composition. The Cable Television Local Access Commission shall be comprised of five members. One member of the Commission shall be a member of the Jefferson School Board or an alternate designee appointed by the Jefferson School Board, to serve as a voting member in the event the Board member is not available for a Commission meeting. The Jefferson School District Technology Director and the manager of the local access system shall service as ex officio members. One member of the Commission shall be a member of the Common Council. The three remaining members shall be City residents.
[Amended 2-1-2005 by Ord. No. 2-05; 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 8-10]
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Appointments and terms. Members shall be appointed annually by the Mayor subject to confirmation of the Common Council.
C. 
Powers and duties. The Cable Television Local Access Commission shall serve as an advisory commission to the Common Council, advising the Council on all matters pertaining to the cable television local access system. Areas of responsibility shall include but are not limited to:
(1) 
Planning and directing the cable television local access activities to foster quality and informative local access programming within the cable television service area.
(2) 
Assisting the City Administrator and City Clerk/Treasurer in developing an annual budget that is presented to the Common Council for adoption.
(3) 
Interviewing candidates for the position of manager of the local access system and forwarding the recommendation to the Personnel Committee. The Personnel Committee will make a recommendation to the Common Council.
[Added 4-19-2005 by Ord. No. 9-05]
The Landscape Committee shall be comprised of three members who have expertise in the area of natural landscapes. The initial Committee members shall be appointed for one-, two- and three-year terms respectively, and thereafter all Committee persons shall be selected to serve for a three-year term. All terms shall commence on May 1.
[Added 5-3-2005 by Ord. No. 10-05]
The LMI Revolving Loan Fund Review Committee shall be comprised of five members. The composition shall be as follows: a local attorney, two financial institution representatives, the City Administrator and a Council representative. An alternate Council representative shall also be appointed.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former § 14-15, Energy Independence Initiative Committee, added 3-16-2010 by Ord. No. 4-10, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 5-21-2024 by Ord. No. 3-24. This ordinance abolished said committee.