[Amended 1-17-2012 by Ord. No. 4-12]
The regular meeting of the Common Council shall
be on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Special
meetings may be held as provided by law.
The Mayor or, in his absence, the President
of the Council shall open the session at the time fixed for each meeting
by taking the Chair and calling the meeting to order.
[Amended 7-6-2010 by Ord. No. 7-10; 4-10-2012 by Ord. No. 8-12]
Before proceeding to business, the roll of the
members shall be called by the Clerk, and the names of those present
shall be entered in the journal. Two-thirds of all of the members
elected must be present to constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business. The Mayor shall not be counted for purposes of determining
a quorum pursuant to §§ 62.11(3)(b) and 64.29(2), Wis.
Stats. (and as amended).
[Amended 9-4-2018 by Ord.
No. 6-18]
A. The Mayor shall preserve order and decide all questions, subject
to an appeal of the Council; announce the business before the Council
in the order in which it is to be acted upon; receive and submit in
proper manner all motions and propositions presented; put to a vote
all questions which are regularly moved or which necessarily arise
in the course of proceedings and announce the result; and authenticate
by his signature, when necessary, all acts, orders, and proceedings
of the Council.
B. In addition to the aforementioned duties, the Mayor, after consulting
with the City Administrator, shall be responsible for the creation,
preparation and publication of the agenda for all meetings of the
Common Council as well as the agenda for all meetings of any standing
committees of the City.
Every ordinance shall be read twice previous
to its passage, but no ordinance shall have its second reading on
the same day that it is first read, unless by suspension of the rules
as hereinafter provided.
All demands, claims or accounts against the
City shall be verified by affidavit, and if the service shall be certified
to by the officers authorizing the same, they shall be referred to
and approved by the Finance Committee.
All petitions and remonstrances, when presented,
shall be read at length by the member presenting the same or Clerk
unless otherwise ordered.
Each member, previous to his speaking, shall
arise and address the presiding officer by his proper title and shall
not be interrupted except by call to order.
All resolutions and amendments shall be acted
upon and then reports of all committees shall be made in writing.
The ayes and noes shall be ordered at the request
of any member or the Mayor. The roll shall be called with the first
member called to vote, rotating in alphabetical order on each roll
call vote.
The rules and parliamentary practice comprised
in Robert's Rules of Order shall govern the Council in all cases in
which they are not inconsistent with the rules adopted by the Council.
These rules shall not be amended or suspended
without the concurrence of 3/4 of the members elected.
In accordance with Section 39 of Robert's Rules
of Order, all acts of the Council shall require a majority vote of
the Alderpersons present, unless otherwise specified.
The order of business shall be as follows:
F. Consent agenda. The consent agenda may include all
minutes from regular and closed session meetings, Finance Committee
and Regulatory Committee reports, ordinances and resolutions of a
procedural nature to be determined by the Mayor and City Administrator.
Any item on the consent agenda may be removed for individual consideration
upon a request of the Mayor or any Alderperson prior to the consent
agenda being adopted.
G. Ordinances introduced and considered.
H. Resolutions introduced and considered.
J. Reports by staff and select committees.
The Common Council shall fill aldermanic vacancies
by election of a qualified elector residing within the aldermanic
district for which the vacancy has occurred.
[Amended 10-17-2006 by Ord. No. 14-06; 10-4-2011 by Ord. No.
14-11]
A. Pursuant
to § 5.15, Wis. Stats., wards of the City of Jefferson are
adjusted as shown on the attached map, which is made a part of this
section.
B. Pursuant
to § 62.08, Wis. Stats., aldermanic districts are established
as follows:
(1) Aldermanic
District A: Wards 1 and 2.
(2) Aldermanic
District B: Wards 3, 4, and 11.
[Amended 8-19-2014 by Ord. No. 7-14]
(3) Aldermanic
District C: Wards 5, 6 and 7.
(4) Aldermanic
District D: Wards 8, 9 and 10.