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Village of Clyman, WI Village Board
§ 115-1 Village Board.
§ 115-2 Trustees.
§ 115-3 Village President.
§ 115-4 Standing committees.
§ 115-5 General powers of the Village Board.
§ 115-6 Cooperation with other municipalities.
§ 115-7 Internal powers of Board.
§ 115-8 Salaries.
§ 115-9 Meetings.
§ 115-10 Special meetings.
§ 115-11 Open meetings; adjournment of meetings.
§ 115-12 Quorum.
§ 115-13 Presiding officers.
§ 115-14 Meeting agendas; order of business.
§ 115-15 Introduction of business; resolutions and ordinances; disposition of communications.
§ 115-16 Publication and effect of ordinances.
§ 115-17 Conduct of deliberations.
§ 115-18 Reconsideration of questions.
§ 115-19 Disturbances and disorderly conduct.
§ 115-20 Amendment of rules.
§ 115-21 Suspension of rules.
Chapter 115: Village Board
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Clyman as Title 2, Ch. 2, of the 1998 Village Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Ethics and employment — See Ch. 42.
Chapter 115 : Village Board
The Trustees of the Village of Clyman shall constitute the Village Board. The Village Board shall be vested with all the powers of the Village not specifically given some other officer, as well as those powers set forth elsewhere throughout this Code.
Election, term, number. The Village of Clyman shall have four Trustees in addition to the President, who is a Trustee by virtue of his/her office as President. The four Trustees shall constitute the Village Board. Two Trustees shall be elected at each annual spring election for a term of two years, commencing on the third Tuesday of April in the year of their election.
Election. The Village President shall be elected at the annual spring election in odd-numbered years for a term of two years, commencing on the third Tuesday of April in the year of his election.
Duties. The Village President shall by virtue of his/her office be a Trustee and preside at all meetings of the Board, have a vote as Trustee, and sign all ordinances, rules, bylaws, regulations and commissions adopted or authorized by the Board and all orders drawn on the treasury. The Village President shall maintain peace and good order, see that the Village ordinances are faithfully obeyed, and in case of disturbance, riot or other apparent necessity appoint as many special marshals as he shall deem necessary, who for the time being shall possess all the powers and rights of constables.
The Village President shall designate the chairperson of appointed committees, subject to Board confirmation. All committee appointments shall be subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the Board.
The Village President may declare the entire Board a committee of the whole for informal discussion at any meeting or for any other purpose, and shall ex officio be chairperson of the same.
The Village President may, from time to time, appoint such special committee or committees as he/she deems advisable or as provided for by motion or resolution by the Board stating the number of members and object thereof to perform such duties as may be assigned to them. All special committees shall cease to exist after the April Board meeting unless reappointed by the Village President or extended by the Village Board.
Ambiguity of committee authority. In case of ambiguity or apparent conflict between the preceding definition of committee authority and a definition, in these ordinances, of the authority of a Village officer, employee, board, or association, the latter shall prevail.
General. The Village Board shall be vested with all the powers of the Village not specifically given some other officer. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Village Board shall have the management and control of the Village property, finances, highways, streets, navigable waters and the public service, and shall have the power to act for the government and good order of the Village, for its commercial benefit and for the health, safety, welfare and convenience of the public, and may carry its powers into effect by license, regulation, suppression, borrowing, taxation, special assessment, appropriation, fine, imprisonment and other necessary or convenient means. The powers hereby conferred shall be in addition to all other grants and shall be limited only by express language.
Acquisition of easements and property rights. Confirming all powers granted to the Village Board and in furtherance thereof, the Board is expressly authorized to acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation under the Wisconsin Statutes, any and all property rights in lands or waters, including rights of access and use, negative or positive easements, restrictive covenants, covenants running with land, scenic easements and any rights for use of property of any nature whatsoever, however denominated, which may be lawfully acquired for the benefit of the public or for any public purpose, including the exercise of powers granted under §§ 61.35 and 62.23, Wis. Stats.; and may sell and convey such easements or property rights when no longer needed for public use or protection.
The Village President and other Trustees who make up the Village Board, whether operating under general or special law, may by majority vote of all the members of the Village Board determine that a salary be paid the President, Trustees, and other Village officials and employees. The salaries and compensation to be paid to Village officers and employees shall be annually determined by resolution of the Village Board. Salaries heretofore established shall so remain until changed by ordinance and shall not be increased or diminished during their terms of office.
§ 115-9 Meetings. [1]
Regular meetings. Regular meetings of the Village Board are normally held on the fourth Monday of each calendar month. When the Village Board designates a date and time for the regular Board meeting, notice thereof shall be posted at the Clyman Village Hall in the Village of Clyman prior to such meeting date. All meetings of the Board shall be held at the Clyman Village Hall, unless specified otherwise in the minutes of the preceding meeting or by written notice posted at the regular meeting place at least three hours prior to any meeting. In any event, all Board meetings shall be held within the boundaries of the Village.
Board minutes. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall keep a record of all Board proceedings and cause the proceedings to be published.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Village President, or by two Trustees filing a request with the Village Clerk-Treasurer at least 24 hours prior to the time specified for such meeting. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall select the day for the special meeting and immediately notify each Trustee of the time and purpose of such meeting. The notice shall be delivered or mailed to each Trustee personally or left at his usual place of abode a minimum of 24 hours prior to the meeting time. However, an emergency meeting may be called with notice of a minimum of two hours. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall cause a record of such notice to be filed in his office prior to the time fixed for such special meeting. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting except for the purpose stated in the notice thereof. Notice to the public of special meetings shall conform to the open meeting requirements of § 61.32 and Ch. 19, Subch. V, Wis. Stats. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall give notice immediately upon the call for such meeting being filed with him.
The request for any special meeting shall state the purpose for which the meeting is to be called and no business shall be transacted but that for which the meeting has been called. Nongovernmental parties requesting a special meeting of the Village Board shall be required to pay a fee of $400 for such meeting.[1]
Open Meeting Law compliance. All meetings of the Village Board and subunits thereof shall be open to the public as provided in Subchapter V of Chapter 19, §§ 19.81 through 19.89, Wis. Stats. Public notice of all such meetings shall be given as provided in § 19.84, Wis. Stats.
A majority of the members of the Village Board shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may adjourn or compel attendance of absent members if a majority is not present. The Village President shall be counted in computing a quorum.
When the presiding officer shall have called the members to order, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall record the attendance, noting who are present, and who are absent, and if, after having gone through with the call, it shall appear that a quorum is not present, the fact shall be entered in the minutes, and the members present may adjourn to a later date in the month; if they do not establish the next meeting date, the Village Board shall stand adjourned to the time appointed for the next regular meeting unless a special meeting is called sooner.
The Village President shall preside. Village President shall preside over meetings of the Village Board. In the absence of the Village President, the President Pro Tem shall preside over meetings of the Village Board. In case of absence of the Village President, and President Pro Tem, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall call the meeting to order and the Trustees present shall elect one of their number acting President.
Senior trustee. The Trustee with the longest tenure on the Village Board shall preside over meetings of the Village Board in the absence of the Village President.
Duties. The presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum, decide all questions of order, and conduct the proceedings of the meeting in accordance with the parliamentary rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order, unless otherwise provided by statute or by these rules. Any member shall have the right to appeal from a decision of the presiding officer. Such appeal is not debatable and must be sustained by a majority vote of the members present excluding the presiding officer.
The order of business at all regular or special meetings shall be according to the agenda prepared by the Clerk-Treasurer. All matters to be presented at a Board meeting shall be filed with a Clerk-Treasurer no later than 12:00 noon on the Thursday preceding the scheduled regular Board meeting to enable the Clerk-Treasurer to prepare the agenda and all attachments and distribute the same to the Village Board. Matters filed after 12:00 noon on the Thursday preceding the Board meeting will not be placed upon the agenda. The President may waive the filing deadline for emergency cause shown.
Miscellaneous business permitted by law.
Recognition of visitors. In order to maintain and hold meetings in an orderly fashion the following procedure will be followed regarding visitors unless having previously made a request to be placed on the agenda for a specific item:
All visitors will be recognized at the beginning of the meeting, and will be allowed to speak for no more than five minutes.
Each ordinance or resolution shall include a note stating the purpose thereof prepared by the sponsor. All ordinances submitted to the Board shall be in writing and shall include at the outset a brief statement of the subject matter and a title.
The sponsor of an ordinance or resolution may be the President, one or more Trustees, a department head or a committee, board, or commission. The Clerk-Treasurer or the Village Attorney may sponsor ordinances or resolutions when changes in state law make it necessary or desirable for the Village to act rapidly.
Each ordinance or resolution may contain both a recommended referral to appropriate subunits of the Board and a fiscal note showing the contemplated fiscal impact, if any, of the proposal.
Notice. The Village Board may take action on an ordinance only if it appears on the written agenda for meeting at which action is requested.
Effective date. Unless otherwise provided, all ordinances shall take effect and be in force from and after passage and publication; and published copies thereof shall have appended the date of first publication.
Disposition of petitions, communication, etc. Every petition or other correspondence from citizens addressed to the Village Board or to the Village Clerk-Treasurer or other Village officer for reference to the Village Board, shall be delivered by such other Village officer to the Village President or to the presiding officer of the Board as soon as convenient after receipt of same, and in any event, prior to or at the opening of the next meeting of the Village Board following the receipt of same. Every such petition, or other writing, and every paper, communication or other proceeding which shall come before the Board for action, may be referred by the Village President or presiding officer to the appropriate committee or commission, unless objected to by some member of the Board.
Reference and reports. The presiding officer may refer new business coming to the Board to the appropriate Board committee unless otherwise referred or acted upon by the Village Board. All referrals, unless otherwise provided for in the referral, shall be reported on at the next regular Board meeting. Village Board motions based upon committee or commission action is permissible only on items specifically on the agenda.
All general ordinances of the Village and all regulations imposing any penalty shall be published, either in their entirety or as a notice as provided in § 61.50(1), Wis. Stats., in the official paper of the Village once or legally posted according to state law, and shall be immediately recorded by the Village Clerk-Treasurer in a book kept for that purpose and/or the Village Code. A printed copy of such ordinance or regulation in any book, pamphlet or newspaper and published or purporting to be published therein by direction of the Village Board shall be prima facie proof of due passage, publication and recording thereof.[1]
Record of votes. All aye and nay votes shall be recorded in the official minutes. The ayes and nays shall be ordered upon any question at the request of any member of the Village Board. Any Trustee may demand a vote on any matter. The Clerk-Treasurer shall call for the ayes and noes on roll call votes in continuous rotation, beginning each roll call one name further down the roster of trustees. The Clerk-Treasurer shall record the ayes and noes on each vote.
Parliamentary procedure. Except as provided below, the Village Board shall in all other respects determine the rules of its procedure, which shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, Revised (1984), which is hereby incorporated by reference, unless otherwise provided by ordinance or Statute, except when otherwise limited or modified by this Code:
No Trustee shall address the Board until he has been recognized by the presiding officer. He shall thereupon address himself to Board and confine his remarks to the question under discussion and avoid all personalities.
When a question is in debate, no action shall be in order except:
The previous question;
To postpone to a certain date;
To refer to a standing, select or special committee;
To amend;
To postpone indefinitely; and these several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they stand.
Compelling votes. No member may be compelled to vote. When a member abstains from voting, the effect is the same as if the member voted on the prevailing side. The "prevailing side" is defined as the votes accumulated which resulted in carrying or defeating a question. In case of a tie vote (not including the abstention), the abstaining vote is considered a "naye." In case of a vote requiring approval by more than a simple majority, an abstaining vote is considered an "aye."
Any member voting on the prevailing side may move for reconsideration of the vote on any question at that meeting or the next succeeding regular meeting, except those which cannot be reconsidered pursuant to Robert's Rules of Order, Revised. A Trustee may not change his/her vote on any question after the result has been announced, except at a subsequent Board reconsideration.
The rules of §§ 115-17 through 115-19 shall not be rescinded or amended unless the proposed amendment or motion to rescind has laid over from a regular meeting, and then it shall require a vote of 2/3 of all the members of the Board.