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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 22:16:11+00:00

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§ 116-6 Chief of Police.
§ 116-9 Director of Public Works.
§ 116-12 Eligibility for office.
§ 116-13 Oath of office.
§ 116-15 Removal from office.
§ 116-16 Care and custody of official property.
Boards, commissions and committees — See Ch. 23.
Elections — See Ch. 56.
Ethics — See Ch. 69.
General powers. Officers shall have generally the powers and duties prescribed for like officers of towns and villages, except as otherwise provided, and such powers and duties as are prescribed by law and, except as to the Village President, shall perform such duties as shall be required of them by the Village Board. Officers whose powers and duties are not enumerated in Ch. 61, Wis. Stats., shall have such powers and duties as are prescribed by law for like officers or as are directed by the Village Board.
Legal representation. Whenever a Village official in his official capacity proceeded against or obliged to proceed before any civil court, board or commission to defend or maintain his official position, or because of some act arising out of the performance of his official duties, and he has prevailed in such proceedings, or the Village Board has ordered the proceedings discontinued, the Board may provide for payment to such official such sum as it sees fit, to reimburse him for the expenses reasonably incurred for costs and attorney fees.
Chief of Police (or officer in charge).
All confirmation votes by the Village Board shall be by simple majority vote, except that, in the case of the offices of Clerk-Treasurer and Assessor, a confirmation vote by 2/3 of the Board members is required.
The Village President shall not vote on the confirmation of such appointments, except in case of a tie.
Consolidated offices. Pursuant to §§ 61.195, 61.197 and 66.0101, Wis. Stats., the Village of Dane hereby elects not to be governed by those portions of §§ 61.19, 61.23 and 61.25(2), Wis. Stats., which relate to the selection and tenure of the Clerk and Treasurer and which are in conflict with this section.
Appointment. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall be appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Village Board.
Duties. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall perform the statutory duties of Village Clerk and Treasurer and such other duties as required by the Village Board. The acts of the Clerk-Treasurer shall be covered by official bond as the Village Board shall direct.
Editor's Note: This section was originally enacted by charter ordinance adopted 12-7-1992.
Appointment. The Village Attorney is an appointed position. The Village Attorney shall be appointed pursuant to § 116-2, except the Village Attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
Conduct all of the legal business in which the Village is interested.
When requested by Village officers, give written legal opinions, which shall be filed with the Village.
Draft ordinances, bonds and other instruments as may be required by Village officers.
Perform such other duties as provided by state law and as designated by the Village Board.
Assistant. The Village Attorney may appoint an assistant, who shall have power to perform his duties and for whose acts he shall be responsible to the Village. Such assistant shall receive no compensation from the Village, unless previously provided by ordinance.
Special counsel. The Village Board may employ and compensate special counsel to assist in or take charge of any matter in which the Village is interested.
The Chief of Police shall be appointed pursuant to § 116-2, subject to removal pursuant to the procedures established in § 61.65(1)(am), Wis. Stats. The Chief shall exercise the powers and duties of village marshals and village constables and any other powers and duties prescribed by the Village Board, Village ordinances or the Wisconsin Statutes. Upon a permanent vacancy, an officer designated by the Board shall temporarily replace the Chief until the vacancy is filled by the Village Board.
The compensation to be paid the Chief of Police for his services, the hours of active duty, rest days, vacation periods and other involvement of his employment shall be such as may be determined by the Village Board from time to time.
Appointment. The Fire Chief shall assume office pursuant to the bylaws of the Fire Department. He shall be the Village Fire Inspector by virtue of his office.
He shall enforce all fire-prevention ordinances of this Village and state laws and regulations pertaining to fire prevention and shall keep citizens informed on fire-prevention methods and on the activities of the Department.
Appointment. The Director of Public Works shall be appointed pursuant to § 116-2.
He shall have general charge and supervision of all public works in the Village.
He shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair and construction of streets, alleys, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, bridges, street signs, storm sewers, Village buildings and structures and all machinery, equipment and property used in any activity under his control.
He shall have charge of all public services, including garbage and refuse collection and disposal, snow and ice removal, recycling, street cleaning, and mosquito and rodent control.
He shall perform such other activities and duties as are imposed upon him from time to time by the Village Board, his job description or employment contract.
Pursuant to §§ 61.195, 61.197 and 66.0101, Wis. Stats., the Village hereby elects not to be governed by those portions of §§ 61.19 and 61.23, Wis. Stats., which relate to the selection and tenure of the Village Assessor and which are in conflict with this section.
Hereafter, instead of being elected, the Assessor or assessing firm shall be appointed pursuant to § 116-2. Said person so appointed to perform the duties of such office shall have an indefinite term or as determined by contract. A corporation or an independent contractor may be appointed as the Village Assessor. The corporation or independent contractor so appointed shall designate the person responsible for the assessment. The designee shall file the official oath under § 19.01, Wis. Stats., and sign the affidavit of the Assessor attached to the assessment roll under § 70.49, Wis. Stats. No person may be designated by any corporation or independent contractor unless he has been granted the appropriate certification under § 73.09, Wis. Stats. For purposes of this subsection, "independent contractor" means a person who either is under contract to furnish appraisal and assessment services or is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, business or profession in which the services are offered to the general public.
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 2-3-11, Municipal Judge; Municipal Court, and Sec. 2-3-12, Clerk of the Municipal Court, which immediately followed this section, were repealed 12-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-02. See now Ch. 43, Court, Joint Municipal.
Editor's Note: This section was originally enacted by charter ordinance.
The Building Inspector shall be appointed pursuant to § 116-2.
Have sufficient experience in the installation of equipment to enable him to understand and apply the appropriate codes adopted by the Village of Dane.
In the discharge of his duties, the Building Inspector under this section or his authorized agent may enter any building, upon presentation of the proper credentials, during reasonable hours for the purpose of inspection and may require the production of any permit or license required hereunder. No person shall interfere with the Building Inspector or his authorized agent while in the performance of his duties, and any person so interfering shall be in violation of this section and subject to a penalty as provided by § 1-4 of this Code.
If consent to entry to personal or real properties which are not public buildings or to portions of public buildings which are not open to the public for inspection purposes has been denied, the Building Inspector shall obtain a special inspection warrant under § 66.0119, Wis. Stats.
Any person feeling himself aggrieved by any order or ruling of the Building Inspector may, within 20 days thereafter, appeal from such order or ruling to the Zoning Board of Appeals, as established in Chapter 520, Zoning, such an appeal to be in writing.
Duties and authority. The Building Inspector shall have such duties as are prescribed in this section and Chapter 226 and Chapter 408, Articles I and IV, of this Code.
Stop-work orders and revocations. The Building Inspector may order construction, installation, alteration or repair work stopped when such work is being done in violation of this Code. Work so stopped shall not be resumed, except with written permission of the Building Inspector, provided, if the stop-work order is an oral one, it shall be followed by a written order within a reasonable period of time.
No person shall be elected by the people to a Village office who is not, at the time of his election, a citizen of the United States and of this state and an elector of the Village and actually residing therein.
An appointee by the Village President, required to be confirmed by the Village Board, who shall be rejected by the Board shall be ineligible for appointment to the same office for one year thereafter.
Oath of office. Every officer of the Village, including members of Village boards and commissions, shall, before entering upon his duties and within five days after notice of election or appointment, take the oath of office prescribed by law and file such oath in the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer, provided that the Municipal Judge shall take and file his official oath in accordance with § 43-7 of this Code. Any person reelected or reappointed to the same office shall take and file an official oath for each term of service.
Form; procedure. The form, filing and general procedure for the taking of oaths shall be governed by Ch. 19, Subchapter I, Wis. Stats.
Elected officials. Elected officials may be removed by the Village Board as provided in §§ 17.13(2) and 17.16, Wis. Stats.
Appointed officials. Appointed officials may be removed as provided in §§ 17.13(1) and 17.16, Wis. Stats.

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