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Timestamp: 2018-11-14 16:01:35
Document Index: 379917199

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 1', '§ 60', '§ 60', '§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 120']

Town of Lake Tomahawk, WI Town Board
§ 120-1 Village powers adopted.
§ 120-2 Town Board: Chairperson and Supervisors.
§ 120-3 Meetings.
§ 120-4 Order of business.
§ 120-5 Presiding officer.
§ 120-6 Quorum.
§ 120-7 Reconsideration of question.
§ 120-8 Publication and effect of ordinances.
§ 120-9 Amendment of rules.
§ 120-10 Suspension of rules.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Lake Tomahawk 5-11-1988 as §§ 1.09 and 1.10 and Ch. 2 of the 1988 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Other boards, commissions and committees — See Ch. 10.
Officers and employees — See Ch. 87.
As of April 16, 1970, the qualified electors of the Town authorized and directed the Town Board to exercise all powers related to villages and conferred on village boards by Ch. 61, Wis. Stats., except those powers which conflict with statutes relating to towns and town boards.
Election and term. The Town Board shall consist of three persons, one of whom shall be designated on the ballot as Chairperson.
Authority. The Town Board shall have all powers of the Town not specifically given to some other body or officer. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Town Board has power over property, finances, highways, streets, utilities and the public service; may act for the government and good order of the Town, for its commercial benefit and for the health, safety, welfare and convenience of the public; and may carry its powers into effect by license, regulations, suppression, borrowing, taxation, special assessment, appropriation, imposition of forfeitures and other necessary or convenient means. The Town Board may appoint such officials from time to time as may be deemed necessary for the benefit of the community. In addition, the Board shall have the powers enumerated in § 60.22, Wis. Stats., and may exercise the powers enumerated in § 60.23, Wis. Stats. The powers hereby conferred shall be in addition to all other grants and shall be limited only by express language.[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 1.10(3), Other provisions, which immediately followed this subsection and which consisted only of a "see also" reference statement, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II). See now § 120-3 et seq. of this chapter.
Annual Town Meeting and Special Town Elections.[1] The Annual Town Meeting and Special Town Elections shall be held at the Community Building.[2]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 2.01, The Town Board, which immediately preceded this subsection, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II). See now § 120-2 of this chapter.
Regular meetings. Regular meetings of the Town Board shall be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Any regular meeting falling on a legal holiday shall be held on the next secular day at the same hour and place. All meetings of the Board, including special and adjourned meetings, shall be held in the Community Building.[3]
Adjournments. The Board may, by a majority vote of those present, but not less than two affirmative votes, adjourn from time to time to a specific date and hour.
Roll call. If a quorum is not present, the meeting may thereupon adjourn, which may be to a specific date and hour pursuant to § 120-3D.
New business, including the introduction of ordinances and resolutions, and unfinished business.
The presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum, decide all questions of order and conduct the proceedings of the meeting.
A majority of the members of the Town Board shall constitute a quorum.
All ordinances and bylaws shall be signed by the Town Board and countersigned by the Clerk and if any penalty or forfeiture is thereby imposed shall be published as a Class One notice under Ch. 985, Wis. Stats., and shall take effect on the day after its publication or a later date if expressly prescribed. If there is no newspaper published in the Town, the Town Board may in lieu of newspaper publication have copies of ordinances and bylaws posted in at least three public places in the Town and proof thereof filed and recorded by the Town Clerk, and the same shall take effect the day after the proof of posting has been filed and recorded, or at a later date if expressly provided in the ordinance or bylaw.
These rules, or any part thereof, may be temporarily suspended in connection with any matter under consideration by affirmative vote of two members of the Board.