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City of New Lisbon, WI Mayor and Council
§ 110-1 City government.
§ 110-2 Common Council.
§ 110-3 Alderpersons.
§ 110-4 Mayor.
§ 110-5 Council President.
§ 110-6 Standing committees; action on committee reports.
§ 110-7 Council powers.
§ 110-8 Cooperation with other municipalities.
§ 110-9 Order at meetings; attendance; election and qualification of Council members.
§ 110-10 Salaries and compensation.
§ 110-11 Organization meeting; regular meetings.
§ 110-12 Special meetings.
§ 110-13 Open meetings.
§ 110-14 Quorum.
§ 110-15 Presiding officer.
§ 110-16 Order of business.
§ 110-17 Introduction of ordinances.
§ 110-18 Publication and effect of ordinances.
§ 110-19 Conduct of deliberations.
§ 110-20 Procedure at public hearings.
Chapter 110 Mayor and Council
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of New Lisbon 4-2-2001 as Sec. 2-1-1 and Title 2, Ch. 2, of the 2001 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Mayor-Council government. The City of New Lisbon is a body corporate and politic with the powers of a municipality at common law and governed by the provisions of Chs. 62 and 66, Wis. Stats., laws amending those chapters, other acts of the Legislature and the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin. The City of New Lisbon operates under the Mayor-Council form of government under Ch. 62, Wis. Stats.
Executive branch. The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer. The Mayor shall take care that all City ordinances and state laws are observed and enforced and that all City officers, boards, committees and commissions discharge their duties. When present, he/she shall preside at the meetings of the Common Council. The Mayor shall from time to time give the Council such information and recommend such measures as he/she may deem advantageous to the City.
The Alderpersons of the City of New Lisbon shall constitute the Common Council. The Common Council shall be vested with all the powers of the City not specifically given some other officer, as well as those powers set forth elsewhere throughout this Code.
There shall be four Alderpersons elected to the Common Council, with one Alderperson coming from Wards 1 and 6, one from Ward 2, one from Ward 3 and one from Wards 4 and 5.
[Amended 12-12-2001]
Election is hereby made that the first two sentences of § 62.09(5)(b), Wis. Stats., are inapplicable to the City of New Lisbon to the extent that this section is in any way inconsistent therewith. The Alderpersons receiving the highest number of votes in the wards as assigned in Subsection A shall be elected and hold office for terms of two years each, commencing on the third Tuesday of April in the year of their election.
The Mayor shall, from time to time, provide the Council such information and recommend such measures as he/she may deem advantageous to the City. When present, he/she shall preside at the meetings of the Council.
Veto power. The Mayor shall have veto power as to all acts of the Council except such as to which it is expressly or by necessary implication otherwise provided. All such acts shall be submitted to him/her by the City Clerk-Treasurer and shall be enforced upon his/her approval, evidenced by his/her signature, or upon his/her failing to approve or disapprove within five days, which fact shall be certified thereon by the City Clerk-Treasurer. If the Mayor disapproves, he/she shall file his/her objection with the City Clerk-Treasurer, who shall present it to the Council at its next regular meeting. A two-thirds vote of all the members of the Council shall be necessary to make the act effective, notwithstanding the objection of the Mayor.
Wherever in this Code of Ordinances the Mayor is required to appoint citizens to committees, commissions and/or boards, the Mayor shall give written notice naming the appointees to be nominated by executive letter to the Common Council at least three days prior to the Council's organizational meeting or the Council meeting at which such appointment shall be made. In the event that the Common Council rejects a Mayor's appointment, the same name may not be submitted for the same job for a period of 12 months after the refusal of such appointment.
Standing committees. At the annual organizational meeting of the Common Council, the Mayor shall appoint all standing committees, with the entire Council serving as a committee of the whole for transacting business properly delegated to that committee.[1]
Committee appointments shall be made pursuant to § 110-4D. The Chairperson of each committee shall be designated by the Mayor. Each member shall serve as appointed unless excused by a majority of the members of the Council. All Alderpersons shall serve on at least one standing committee. The Mayor shall be an ex officio member of each standing committee.
The Mayor may, from time to time, appoint such special committee or committees as he/she may deem advisable or as provided for by motion or resolution stating the number of members and object thereof to perform such duties as may be assigned to them.
The committee to which any matter is referred shall report its recommendation thereon, in writing, at the first regular meeting after such reference, unless there is no objection by the Council to further time being taken. Action on the report of a committee shall be deferred until the next regular meeting by the request of three Alderpersons present. Members dissenting from a report of a committee shall be so reported when they request it.
City finances. The Common Council may levy and provide for the collection of taxes and special assessments, may refund any tax or special assessment paid, or any part thereof, when satisfied that the same was unjust or illegal, and generally may manage the City finances.
Annual organization meeting. Following a regular City election, the Common Council shall meet on the third Tuesday of April or at the next Council meeting after that date for the purpose of organization.
Meetings. Regular meetings of the Common Council shall be set by resolution at the annual organizational meeting. Any regular meeting falling on a legal holiday shall be rescheduled or cancelled by a majority vote of those present at the meeting immediately prior to the meeting falling on a legal holiday. All meetings of the Common Council, including special and adjourned meetings, shall be held in the New Lisbon City Hall, unless otherwise noticed.[1]
Special meetings may be called by the Mayor upon written notice of the time and purpose thereof to each member of the Council delivered to him/her personally or left at his/her usual place of abode at least six hours before the meeting. The City Clerk-Treasurer shall cause an affidavit of service of such notice to be filed in his/her office prior to the time fixed for such special meetings. Special meetings shall comply with the notice provisions of the Wisconsin Open Meetings Law.[1] In addition, a special meeting may be called by a written request signed by two Alderpersons, which written notice for said special meeting shall be delivered to every member of the Council and the Mayor personally or left at or mailed to his/her abode at least 24 hours before said meeting being called. If written consent is obtained, it shall be filed with the City Clerk-Treasurer prior to the beginning of the meeting.
Three members or more of the Common Council shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may adjourn if a majority is not present or compel the attendance of absent members. The Mayor shall not be counted in computing a quorum. No action shall be taken unless a quorum is present.
Designation. The Mayor shall preside over all meetings of the Common Council. In the absence of the Mayor, the President of the Council shall preside.
Duties. The Mayor, President of the Council, or the presiding officer shall:
Open the session at the time fixed for the meeting by taking the Chair and calling the members to order.[1]
Agenda. At all regular meetings, the order of business shall be according to the tentative agenda prepared by the City Clerk-Treasurer. All matters to be considered at a regular or special Council meeting shall be submitted to the City Clerk-Treasurer at least by 12:00 noon of the Friday prior to the meeting. Copies of the agenda shall be forwarded by the City Clerk-Treasurer to the representatives of the media have requested meeting agendas under the Open Meetings Law[1] as part of his/her notice of such public meeting and to members of the Council.[2]
Citizen comments. The Mayor or presiding officer shall determine at what point in a meeting citizens will be called upon to speak and may impose a limit on the length of time a citizen may address the Council. A written form may be provided by the City Clerk-Treasurer on which citizens may register to speak at a Council meeting. The subject to be addressed and/or agenda item shall be indicated.
Ordinances to be in writing. All ordinances submitted to the Council shall be in writing and be titled. Upon passage by the Council, the City Clerk-Treasurer shall superintend the publication of the same. Any written material introduced may be referred to the appropriate committee pursuant to § 110-6. Any member of the Council may require the reading in full of any ordinance or resolution at any time it is before the Council.
Ordinances will be placed on the agenda for Council action only if they are submitted to the City Clerk-Treasurer in written form not later than 12:00 noon on the Friday prior to the regular or special Council meeting at which action is requested.
All general ordinances of the City and all regulations imposing any penalty shall be published in the official paper of the City either in their entirety, as a Class 1 notice, under Ch. 985, Wis. Stats., or as a notice as described under § 62.11(4)(c)2, Wis. Stats., within 15 days of passage and shall be immediately recorded, with the affidavit of publication, by the City Clerk-Treasurer in a book kept for that purpose. 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 Common Council shall be prima facie proof of due passage, publication and recording thereof.[1]
The City Code of Ordinances shall be kept currently to date, and upon passage of any ordinance the Clerk-Treasurer shall provide for incorporation of the same into the Code.
Roll call. When the presiding officer shall have called the members to order, the City Clerk-Treasurer shall proceed to call the roll in rotating order, noting who is present and who is absent. If, after having gone through the call, it shall appear that a quorum is not present, that fact shall be entered in the minutes, and the members present may adjourn to a later date in the month. If they do not, the Council shall stand adjourned to the time appointed for the next regular meeting unless a special meeting is called sooner as provided by the Wisconsin Statutes or §§ 110-11 and 110-12.
Meeting attendance. All members of the Common Council shall attend all Council meetings, meetings of committees to which members have been appointed, and special or adjourned meetings when duly notified thereof. A member who does not appear in answer to his/her name when the roll is called at any regular meeting or any special or adjourned meeting when notified thereof shall be marked absent. Any member seeking to be excused from attending any regular or special meeting must notify the Mayor or City Clerk-Treasurer in advance of such meeting, explaining the reason for his/her absence, and, upon complying with this requirement, such members shall be duly excused from attending said meeting. An Alderperson shall be physically present at the meeting in order to vote at such meeting.
Roll call vote procedure. The ayes and nays shall be ordered upon any question at the request of any member of the Council or the Mayor, and the City Clerk-Treasurer shall call the roll starting with the Alderperson according to seating order; on the next call of the roll, at the same or any subsequent meeting, the Clerk-Treasurer shall start with the Alderperson whose name appears next on said seating order, and each subsequent call of the roll shall begin with the name of the Alderperson next in seating order.
Motions with preference. During any meeting of the Common Council certain motions will have preference. In order of precedence they are:
Motion to call previous question. This motion may be made at any time after the debate or discussion commences related to an action item, business item, motion or question that is properly before the Common Council. This motion is a nondebatable motion. This motion, if adopted, ends the debate and discussion at the meeting on the action item, business item, motion or question. The motion, if adopted, brings the Common Council to a direct vote with the first vote on amendments, if any, and then the main action item, business item, motion or question.
Rules of parliamentary procedure. The rules of parliamentary practice in Robert's Rules of Order, which is hereby incorporated by reference, shall govern the proceedings of the Council in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these rules or with the laws of the State of Wisconsin.[1]