The following statutes affect this form: s. 17.25 (1) (a) 2. a., Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
We, ________ ________ and ________ ________, the remaining supervisors, ________ ________, clerk, and ________ ________, treasurer of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, hereby appoint ________ ________ to fill one of the vacancies in the town board.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of supervisors and town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 17.25 (1) (b), Wis. stats. The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, hereby appoints ________ ________ to the office of town ________ [insert name of office] to fill the vacancy now existing in that office.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of the town board]
Note: See s. 17.25 (1), Wis. stats., for exceptions to this procedure. The following statutes affect this form: s. 17.25 (2), Wis. stats. The town chairperson having nominated ________ ________ to fill the unexpired term of ________ ________ to the office of town plan commission member and the Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, having confirmed the nomination, ________ ________ is hereby appointed to fill the unexpired term of ________ ________ to the office of town plan commission member, effective ________, 20__, or upon receipt by ________ ________ of this order, whichever date is earlier. This order shall be served by mail or by personal service upon the appointee.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of the town board]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 19.01 (1), Wis. stats. OFFICIAL OATH
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
I, ________ ________, having been elected or appointed to the office of ________ [insert title of office] [swear or affirm] that I will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the State of Wisconsin, and will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of said office to the best of my ability.
So help me God.
[Signature of elected or appointed official]
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ of ________, 20__.
[Signature of officer administering oath]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 19.01 (1m), Wis. stats. I, ________ ________, [swear or affirm] that I will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, and will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of the office of ________ [insert title of office] to the best of my ability. So help me God.
Note: If it is desired to administer the official oath orally in addition to the written oath prescribed above, it shall be in substantially the above form.
The following statutes affect this form: s. 19.01 (2), Wis. stats. OFFICIAL BOND
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
We, the undersigned, jointly and severally, undertake and agree that ________ ________, who has been [elected or appointed] to the office of ________ [insert title of office], will faithfully discharge the duties of the office according to law, and will pay to the parties entitled to receive the same, such damages, not exceeding in the aggregate ____ dollars, as may be suffered by them in consequence of the failure of ________ to discharge the duties of the office.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of principal]
The following statutes affect this form: subch. III of ch. 19 and ss. 82.11 (2) (a), 125.51 (1) (b), 175.10, 946.10, 946.11, 946.12, 946.13, and 946.14, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
SECTION I – TITLE AND PURPOSE
The title of this ordinance is the Town of ________ Ethics Ordinance. The purpose of this ordinance is to regulate, limit, and control certain administrative actions of town officials and employees in the town, including unethical actions of those officials and employees, as determined under this ordinance.
SECTION II – DECLARATION OF POLICY
A. It is declared that certain administrative actions of town officials and town employees are to be regulated, permitted, or limited to allow the official’s and employee’s actions to occur in an ethical, timely, and efficient manner.
B. It is declared that high moral and ethical standards among town officials and town employees are essential to the conduct of free government and that the town board believes that a code of ethics for the guidance of town officials and town employees will help them avoid conflicts between their personal interests and their public responsibilities, will improve standards of public service, and will promote and strengthen the faith and confidence of the people of the town in their town public officials and employees.
C. (Optional) It is the intent of the town board that any elected town official, any person appointed to elective office, any candidate for town elective office, all heads of departments, and all other designated town officials and town employees, including but not limited to those whose responsibilities involve the following, shall be required to file a Statement of Economic Interests as provided for in this ordinance:
1. Sale or lease of real estate.
2. Receipt of monies.
3. Purchasing of supplies.
4. Issuing of permits or licenses.
5. Assessment of property.
6. Inspection of property.
7. Construction of public works.
8. Settlement of claims.
9. Preparation or awarding of contracts.
10. Retention of outside service.
11. Performance of professional legal services for the town.
D. It is the intent of the town board that the town ethics board, town officials, and town employees in their administrative operations shall protect to the fullest extent possible the rights of individuals affected and the town and its government from improper, dishonest, and inefficient conduct of its town officials and town employees.
E. The town board reaffirms by this ordinance that a town official or employee holds his or her position as a public trust, and any effort to realize personal gain through official conduct is a violation of that trust. This ordinance does not prevent any town official or employee from accepting other employment or following any pursuit that in no way interferes with the full and faithful discharge of his or her duties to this town. The town board recognizes all of the following:
1. That town officials and town employees are drawn from society and, therefore, cannot and should not be without all personal and economic interest in the decisions and policies of government.
2. That town officials and town employees retain their rights as citizens to interests of a personal or economic nature.
3. That standards of ethical conduct for town officials and town employees need to distinguish between minor and inconsequential conflicts that are unavoidable in a free society and conflicts that are substantial and material.
4. That town officials and town employees may need to engage in employment, professional, or business activities, other than official duties, in order to support themselves or their families and to maintain a continuity of professional or business activity, or may need to maintain investments, which activities or investments do not conflict with the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION III – AUTHORITY AND ADOPTION
This ordinance, adopted pursuant to s. 19.59, Wis. stats., by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, provides for the town to regulate, permit, or limit certain acts of certain town officials and town employees in the town. SECTION IV – DEFINITIONS
In this ordinance:
A. “Anything of value” means any money or property, favor, service, payment, advance, forbearance, loan, or promise of future employment to a town official or employee, but does not include compensation and expenses paid by the town board, fees and expenses that are permitted and political contributions that are reported under ch. 11, Wis. stats., or money or hospitality extended for a purpose unrelated to town business by a person other than an organization. B. “Associated,” when used with reference to an organization, includes any organization in which an individual or a member of his or her immediate family is a director, officer, or trustee, or owns or controls directly or indirectly, and severally or in the aggregate, at least 10% of the outstanding equity or of which an individual or a member of his or her immediate family is an authorized representative or agent.
C. “Ethics board” means the Town Ethics Board of the Town of ________.
D. “Gift” means the payment or receipt of anything of value without valuable consideration.
E. “Immediate family” means parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, parents-in-law, grandparents-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, spouses, fiancées or fiancés.
F. “Income” has the meaning given under Section 61 of the Internal Revenue Code. G. “Internal Revenue Code” has the meaning given in s. 71.01 (6), Wis. stats. H. “Ministerial action” means an action that an individual performs in a given state of facts in a prescribed manner in obedience to the mandate of legal authority, without regard to the exercise of the individual’s own judgment as to the propriety of the action being taken.
I. “Nominal value” means having negligible, inconsequential, or slight value and not any substantial value. Examples include pens, hats, date books, calendars, or key chains having a value of less than $5.
J. “Organization” means any corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, trust, or other legal entity other than an individual or body politic.
K. 1. “Security” has the meaning given in s. 551.102 (28), Wis. stats. 2. “Security” does not include a certificate of deposit in a bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, credit union, or similar association organized under the laws of any state or the federal government; a defined benefit retirement plan, an annuity, a money market fund, a mutual fund, or an exchange-traded fund or exchanged-traded note.
L. “Substantial value” means having more than nominal or inconsequential value or having merchantable value. Any item or service with a value of $5 or more is presumed to have substantial and not nominal or inconsequential value.
M. “Town” means the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin.
N. “Town board” means the board of supervisors for the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, and includes designees of the board authorized to act for the board.
O. “Town clerk” means the clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin.
P. “Town employee” means any individual who is not a town official, and who holds an office or position in the service of the town [if applicable, not including an office or position subject to the jurisdiction of the town fire and police commission].
Q. “Town official” means any individual holding any of the following:
1. A town elective office.
2. An appointive town office or position in which an individual serves for a specified term, except a position limited to the exercise of ministerial action or a position filled by an independent contractor.
3. An appointive town office or position that is filled by the town board or the executive or administrative head of the town and in which the incumbent serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority, except a clerical position, a position limited to the exercise of ministerial action, or a position filled by an independent contractor.
R. “Wis. stats.” means the Wisconsin Statutes, including successor provisions to cited statutes.
SECTION V – SUBDIVISION AND NUMBERING OF THIS ORDINANCE
