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Timestamp: 2018-01-22 14:21:23
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 180', '§ 180', '§ 180', '§ 180', '§ 180', '§ 180', '§ 61', '§ 61', '§ 180', '§ 180', '§ 61']

Village of Kronenwetter, WI Village Board
§ 180-1 Trustees constitute Board; quorum.
§ 180-2 Powers and duties.
§ 180-3 Meetings.
§ 180-4 (Reserved)
§ 180-5 Board procedure.
§ 180-6 Duties of President.
Chapter 180: Village Board
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Kronenwetter 4-12-2004 as Ch. 2, Art. II, of the 2004 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Elections — See Ch. 41
Chapter 180 : Village Board
The Trustees of the Village constitute a Board to be designated "Village Board of Kronenwetter" and four of whom shall constitute a quorum, except when otherwise provided by law, and the President may administer oaths and affidavits in all matters pertaining to the affairs of the Village. Meetings of the Board shall be held in the Village Municipal Center.
The Village Board shall have all of the powers and duties conferred upon it by Wis. Stats. § 61.34, which section is incorporated in this section by reference and made a part hereof as though fully set forth in this section.
Regular meetings. The regular meetings of the Board shall be held at the Village Municipal Center every second and fourth Tuesday of each month. The time of the regular meetings shall be at 6:00 p.m., unless otherwise posted. When the day for holding any regular meeting is a legal holiday or an election day, or a day the Municipal Center is closed, the date and time of the regular meeting shall be set by the Village Board at least four weeks prior to the missed meeting.
[Amended 12-10-2012 by Ord. No. 12-19]
Special meetings. Special meetings may be called as provided by Wis. Stats. § 61.32.
Adjournments. Any regular or special meeting may be adjourned by a majority of the members present at a Board meeting.
Meetings shall be public. All meetings of the Board shall be open and public and all its procedures shall be recorded by the Clerk or under the Clerk's authorization in record books kept for that purpose.
Call to order. The Village President shall promptly call each meeting of the Board to order at the hour fixed for the holding of such meeting. In case of the absence of the Village President, the Senior Trustee shall call the meeting to order and preside over the meeting as president pro tem.
Attendance; leave of absence. No member of the Board, whose duty it shall be to attend a Board meeting, shall absent himself or herself from the meetings of the Board without notifying the Clerk or Deputy Clerk.
Disturbance, how suppressed. Whenever any disturbance or disorderly conduct shall occur in the Board meetings or rooms or halls adjacent thereto, the Village President, or other presiding officer of the Board, shall have power and authority by and with the aid of the police officer on duty, to cause the meetings, rooms or halls cleared of all persons except members and officers of the Board.
Robert's Rules of Order. At any time when a question arises which is not covered by these rules, then Robert's Rules of Order shall apply unless otherwise required by ordinance or statute.
§ 180-4 (Reserved) [1]
Editor's Note: Former § 180-4, Order of business, was repealed 7-9-2013 by Ord. No. 13-09.
Publication of ordinances. All ordinances which are adopted by the Board shall be posted and or published as required by state statute.
Motions to be stated before debate. When a motion is made and seconded, it shall be stated by the members making the same or by the presiding officer, or read by the Clerk before being debated. If any member requires it, all motions, except to adjourn, postpone or commit, shall be reduced to writing.
Trustees who shall vote. Every member, when a question is put, shall vote unless the Village Board shall for special cause excuse such member or the Village Board member determines they may have a conflict of interest, but it shall not be in order for a member to be excused after the Board has commenced voting.
Motions in order during debate. The motions in this subsection shall have precedence in the order in which they stand in this rule. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received, except:
To commit a standing committee.
To select a committee.
Motions to adjourn; lay on table. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order and a motion to adjourn to lay on the table and call for the previous question shall be decided without debate.
Division of the question: ayes and noes. On questions, it shall be in order to call for a division or for the ayes and noes if made previously to the decision of the presiding officer.
Moving previous question. Any member desirous of terminating the debate may call the previous question when a question to be announced by the presiding officer shall be "Shall a main question now be put?" Such motion shall be decided without debate. If a majority of the members present vote in the affirmative, the main question shall be taken without further debate, and its effect shall put an end to all debate and bring the Board to a direct vote, first upon the pending amendment, if any, and then upon the main question.
Suspension of rules. These rules may be suspended temporarily by a two-thirds vote of the members present.
Amendment of rules. These rules may be amended or changed at any time by a two-thirds vote of all members present.
The duties of the Village President shall be those described in Wis. Stats. § 61.24.
Other such duties as the Board shall from time to time prescribe.