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:
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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)
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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.
