a. Town Attorney.
b. Town Engineer.
c. Town Auditor.
d. Town Surveyor.
e. Town Health Officer.
f. Town Humane Officer.
g. Town Superintendent of Highways.
h. Town Assessor.
i. Town Administrator.
j. Town Emergency Government Officer.
k. Town Plan Commission Members.
l. Town Ethics Board Members.
m. [list others].
4. Public Depositories. The town board shall, at its first meeting or, if the established meeting agenda does not permit, at the second meeting, designate one or more public depositories for depositing town funds.
5. Town Constable. The town board shall, at its first meeting or, if established meeting agenda does not permit, at the second meeting, designate the jurisdiction and duties of the town constable if the office of town constable has been created.
6. Other Actions. The town board shall, at its first meeting or, if the established meeting agenda does not permit, at the second meeting, address, in addition, the following items: [list].
T. Suspension of Rules. The rules of conduct under this ordinance or any part of these rules or any other rules of conduct of the town board may be temporarily suspended at any meeting of the town board, including any special meeting of the town board, in connection with any matter under consideration by the town board. Any rules of conduct may be suspended by a recorded affirmative roll call vote of two-thirds or more of the members of the town board present at the meeting unless the suspension would violate federal or state laws or regulations.
U. Amendment of Rules. The rules of conduct stated in this ordinance or any part of these rules or any other rules of the town board may be altered or amended at any meeting of the town board on proper notice and inclusion in the meeting agenda, including any special meeting or the town board. Any rules stated in this ordinance may be altered or amended by a recorded affirmative roll call vote of two-thirds or more of the members of the town board present at the meeting of the town board.
SECTION VI – APPLICABILITY OF RULES OF CONDUCT TO TOWN SUBUNITS
The rules of conduct stated in this ordinance shall control the conduct of all meetings of subunits of the town to the extent applicable.
SECTION VII – SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION VIII – EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance is effective on publication or posting.
The town clerk shall properly publish this ordinance as required under
s. 60.80, Wis. stats.
Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
Note: This procedure is adapted for compliance with the requirements of the Wisconsin Open Meeting Law, subchapter V of chapter 19, Wis. stats., and is not mandatory.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, hereby provides its written notice and an agenda of the public meeting of the Town Board of the Town of ________ for ________ ___, 20__, at ____ __.m., at ________. The town chairperson, or a designee, has provided communication of this public meeting to the requisite news media and to the official town newspaper, if any.* The public may provide comments to the town board if a period for public comment is noted on the agenda and upon recognition by the presiding officer.
AGENDA
1. Call to order.
2. Roll call/Quorum call/Verification of public notice and approval of agenda of the town board meeting.
3. Public comments and suggestions from residents of the town and other persons present.** Introduction of guests.
4. Reading of minutes of prior meeting and approving these minutes after errors in the minutes have been rectified to the satisfaction of the town board.
5. Procedural motions by members of the town board. [List each motion and contents of motion to be discussed and possible town board actions to be taken.]
6. Communications and petitions by town clerk – No discussion or action.
7. Reports of specific standing committees. [List reports and content to be discussed by and with town board.] No action to be taken.
8. Reports of special committees, special commissions, and special boards. [List reports and content to be discussed by and with town board.] No action to be taken.
9. Reports of town officers. [List specific reports and content to be discussed with town board.]
10. Public hearings and advisory votes - [List and describe each individual subject and content and any possible discussion and possible action to be taken by the town board after the hearing.]
11. Specific matters for discussion and possible action by town board in open session:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv. [so continue]
12. Specific matters intended for discussion and possible action by town board for closed session under one or more of the below-noted closed-session exemptions and reasons that allow for closed session: (Optional)
i.
ii.
iii.
iv. [so continue]
13. Specific matters intended for discussion and possible action by town board for reconvened open session. (Optional) Future meeting agenda/Discussion and possible action on future town board agenda, including specific items for inclusion on or exclusion from future agenda.
14. Adjournment.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
Meeting notice posted or published as follows: [state method of publication or posting notice].
[Signature of town chair or designee]
19.84 (1) Public notice of all meetings of a governmental body shall be given in the following manner:
(a) As required by any other statutes; and
(b) By communication from the chief presiding officer of a governmental body or such person's designee to the public, to those news media who have filed a written request for such notice, and to the official newspaper designated under
ss. 985.04,
985.05 and
985.06 or, if none exists, to a news medium likely to give notice in the area. Communication from the chief presiding officer of a governmental body or such person's designee shall be made to the public using one of the following methods:
1. Posting a notice in at least 3 public places likely to give notice to persons affected.
2. Posting a notice in at least one public place likely to give notice to persons affected and placing a notice electronically on the governmental body's Internet site.
3. By paid publication in a news medium likely to give notice to persons affected.
(3) Public notice of every meeting of a governmental body shall be given at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of such meeting unless for good cause such notice is impossible or impractical, in which case shorter notice may be given, but in no case may the notice be provided less than 2 hours in advance of the meeting.
Note: Provision may be made for more than one public comment period if included in the agenda. If members of a subunit of the town will be at the town board meeting, add:
Members of a subunit of the Town of ________ may attend the town board meeting to gather information regarding subjects for which these subunits may have decision making responsibilities. No discussion or action will be taken by the subunit or its members at the town board meeting if it may have decision making responsibilities.
I, ________ ________, on ________ ___, 20__, at the properly noticed and called town board meeting of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, with a quorum of the town board present and voting, as a voting and authorized member of the town board, move and request the town board now for a closed session of the town board, under
s. 19.85, Wis. stats., and I move and request, for the record in the town board minutes, a roll call vote of the town board members present and voting on this motion. I respectfully include in this motion and request that the town board approve the following persons to be allowed to enter and remain in the approved closed session, subject to the individual or group removal of any person from the closed session at any time by majority vote of the town board members present and voting in the closed session: [name persons].
[Include either Option 1 or 2, as applicable.]
[Option 1] – The town board will be adjourning at the end of the closed session.
[Option 2] – The town board will reconvene into open session after the closed session.
The nature of the business to be considered in the closed session is the following: [state specific nature of business to be considered in closed session].
The specific exemption or exemptions claimed for a closed session under
s. 19.85, Wis. stats., are: [cite specific statute exemptions].
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
I, ________ ________, on ________ ___, 20__, as the chief presiding officer at this properly noticed and called town board meeting of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, announce and give notice to those present at this open meeting that a motion to convene the town board in a closed session meeting was made by a town board supervisor prior to this announcement and notice.
The nature of the proposed business to be considered in the closed session by the town board is the following: [state specific nature of business to be considered in closed session].
The specific statutory exemption or exemptions under
s. 19.85, Wis. stats., claimed for which the closed session is to be authorized are the following: [cite specific statute exemptions].
If the motion to convene in closed session is approved by the town board, I will then announce the closed session and request the public to leave the public meeting location, where the town board will meet in closed session, except that those specific persons named in the motion will be allowed to attend all or part of the closed session of the town board, in accordance with the motion.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
SECTION I – TITLE AND PURPOSE
The title of this ordinance is the Town of ________ All-Terrain Vehicle[and Utility Terrain Vehicle] Route Ordinance. The purpose of this ordinance is to establish all-terrain vehicle [and utility terrain vehicle] routes in the town and to regulate the operation of all-terrain vehicles [and utility terrain vehicles] in the town.
SECTION II – AUTHORITY
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, has the specific authority to adopt this All-Terrain Vehicle [and Utility Terrain Vehicle] Ordinance under
s. 23.33 (8) (b) and
(11), Wis. stats.
SECTION III – ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE
This ordinance adopted on proper notice with a quorum and roll call vote by a majority of the town board present and voting, provides the authority for the town to designate all-terrain vehicle [and utility terrain vehicle] routes in the town and to regulate the use of those routes and all-terrain vehicles [and utility terrain vehicles] in the town, designates all-terrain vehicle [and utility terrain vehicle] routes in the town and provides for the regulation of the use of those routes and of all-terrain vehicles [and utility terrain vehicles] in the town.
