Note: See
s. 7.30 (5), Wis. stats., and consult State Elections Board.
(ONLY for use by towns authorized to exercise VILLAGE POWERS under
s. 60.22, Wis. stats.)
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
Whereas, the Town of _________, _________County, Wisconsin, has been authorized by the town electors to exercise village powers pursuant to
ss. 60.10 (2) (c) and
60.22 (3), Wis. stats.; and
Whereas,
s. 60.21 (1), Wis. stats., authorizes town boards with village powers to establish a 5-member town board; and
Whereas the Town Board has determined that a 5-person town board would provide greater representation to the residents of the Town of __________;
The Town Board, pursuant to
s. 60.21 (1), Wis. stats., by this ordinance adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, elects and ordains to increase the number of town supervisors for the Town of ________ to 5 members and further ordains that the 5-member town board for the Town of ________ shall be created as follows:
For the spring election in April 20__, there will be a chair and 4 supervisors elected. The 2 supervisors receiving the greatest number of votes shall be elected for 2-year terms. The 2 supervisors receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected for one-year terms. Each year thereafter, 2 supervisors will be elected for 2-year terms at each spring election, creating staggered terms pursuant to
s. 60.21 (1), Wis. stats.
This ordinance shall be effective upon publication or posting by the town clerk as required, pursuant to
s. 60.80, Wis. stats.
Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
The University of Wisconsin-Extension, Local Government Center has developed a Town Plan Commission Sample Ordinance. Electronic copies of the sample ordinance may be downloaded from the UW-Extension website at the following address:
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
SECTION I – TITLE AND PURPOSE
This ordinance is entitled the Town of ________ Amusement Center License ordinance. The purpose of this ordinance is for the Town of ________ to regulate by license and penalty the installation and maintenance of certain amusement devices in the Town of ________.
SECTION II – AUTHORITY
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, has the specific authority under
s. 60.23 (10), Wis. stats., to adopt this ordinance.
SECTION III – ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE
This ordinance, adopted 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 regulation, and permits the construction or installation, of certain amusement devices in the Town of ________.
SECTION IV – COVERAGE
No person in the Town of ________ shall maintain billiards tables, pool tables, bowling alleys, or other amusement devices, including pinball machines and video games, on commercial premises or facilities in the Town of ________ without obtaining an amusement center license from the Town of ________. The application fees shall be established annually on resolution by the Town Board of the Town of ________ prior to ________ ___. The license shall be issued from July 1 of the year of issuance to June 30 of the next year. The license shall be issued by the town clerk of the Town of ________ prior to the amusement devices being used and operated by any person on commercial premises in the Town of ________ or prior to the amusement devices being used or operated for commercial or business purposes at any other premises in the Town of ________.
SECTION V – APPLICATION/LICENSE
The application for amusement center license and the amusement center license shall designate the commercial premises or facilities where the amusement devices are located. The amusement center license may be amended without charge if the licensee changes premises in the Town of ________. However, the amusement center license is not transferable from one person to another. The application shall include all of the following:
A. The name of the applicant.
B. The address of the applicant.
C. The residential and business telephone number of the applicant, if any.
D. The age of the applicant.
E. The name and address of the owner of the amusement devices, if different from the applicant.
F. The type and number of amusement devices.
SECTION VI – EXEMPTIONS
The following uses, activities, or locations are exempt from this licensing requirement:
A. Commercial premises or facilities with less than ____ amusement devices located on the premises or facilities.
B. Gambling or gaming devices that are illegal to operate in Wisconsin.
SECTION VII – SPECIFIC ORDINANCE/LICENSE PROVISIONS
A.
The person subject to this ordinance shall comply with
s. 60.23, Wis. stats., and this ordinance.
B. No person may be issued or reissued an amusement center license in the Town of ________ until the appropriate fee has been paid to the town clerk of the Town of ________.
C. No person may be issued or reissued an amusement center license in the Town of ________ who has failed to properly and fully complete and submit to the town clerk of the Town of ________ the application form as developed and provided by the Town of ________.
D. No person may be issued or reissued an amusement center license in the Town of ________ until that person owns or has leased a commercial or other premises or facility in the Town of ________ to keep the amusement devices.
SECTION VIII – PENALTY PROVISIONS
Any person, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that fails to comply with the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, pay a forfeiture of not less than $_____ nor more than $_____, plus the applicable surcharges, assessments, and costs for each violation. Each day a violation exists or continues constitutes a separate offense under this ordinance. In addition, the town board may seek injunctive relief from a court of record to enjoin further violations.
SECTION IX – 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 X – EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance is effective on publication or posting.
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this ordinance as required under
s. 60.80, Wis. stats.
Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
(ONLY for use by towns authorized to exercise VILLAGE POWERS under
s. 60.22, Wis. stats.)
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
SECTION I – TITLE AND PURPOSE
The title of this ordinance is the Town of ________ Dogs Running at Large Ordinance. The purpose of this ordinance is to regulate, by tag and penalty, the care, treatment, and control of dogs in the town.
SECTION II – AUTHORITY
The town board has the authority under its village powers under
s. 60.22, Wis. stats., and the specific authority under
s. 60.23 (30), and
chapters 173 and
174, Wis. stats., to adopt this ordinance.
SECTION III – ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE
This ordinance, adopted 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 regulation of the care, treatment, and control of dogs in the town.
SECTION IV – DEFINITIONS
In this ordinance:
A. “Abandoned” means that an owner has failed to pay the impoundment and care costs incurred by the town, as specified in Section IX, subsection E, within 7 days after receipt by a dog's owner of written notice from the town clerk that the dog is under the possession and care of the town or its designated agents.
B. “Law enforcement officer” means any person employed by the town for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances and who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances that the person is employed to enforce.
C. “Legal premise” means the real property owned or occupied by the owner of a dog.
D. “Owner” means a person who owns, harbors, or keeps a dog.
E. “Running at large” means off the owner's legal premise and not under the control of the owner or some other person.
F. “Stray dog” means a dog running at large whose owner is unknown.
G. “Town” means the Town of ________ in ________ County, Wisconsin.
H. “Town board” means the board of supervisors for the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, and includes designees of the town board authorized to act for the town board.
I. “Town clerk” means the clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin.
J. “Untagged” means a valid license tag is not attached to a collar that is kept on a dog whenever the dog is outdoors, unless the dog is securely confined by the owner in a fenced area or confined on the owner's legal premise.
K. “Wis. stats” means the Wisconsin Statutes, including successor provisions of cited statutes.
SECTION V - SUBDIVISION AND NUMBERING OF THIS ORDINANCE
This ordinance is divided into sections designated by uppercase Roman numerals. Sections may be divided into subsections designated by uppercase letters. Subsections may be divided into paragraphs designated by numbers. Paragraphs may be divided into subdivisions designated by lowercase letters. Subdivisions may be divided into subdivision paragraphs designated by lowercase Roman numerals. Reference to a “section,” “subsection,” “paragraph,” or “subdivision” includes all divisions of the referenced section, subsection, paragraph, or subdivision.
SECTION VI – RESTRICTIONS ON DOGS
Except as provided in Section VII, no person may do any of the following:
A. Allow any dog owned by that person to run at large in the town.
B. Allow any dog owned by that person to be untagged in the town.
C. Allow any dog owned by that person to be abandoned in the town.
D. Allow a dog or dogs on the legal premise of its owner to continue to frequently or habitually howl, yelp, bark, or make other loud noises that serve to greatly annoy or disturb an adjacent owner or occupant of land or serve to greatly annoy or disturb any considerable number of persons within the town, as determined by the town board, or its designees, after receipt of written notice from the town board, or its designees, to the owner of the dog or to the owner of the legal premise where the dog is kept that the noise from the dog or dogs must be eliminated.
SECTION VII – EXEMPTIONS FROM SECTION VI COVERAGE
A. A dog that is actively engaged in the town in a legal hunting activity, including training, is not considered to be running at large if the dog is monitored or supervised by a person and the dog is on land in the town that is open to hunting or on land for which the person has obtained permission to hunt or train a dog. Training may include dog trials or other dog-related outdoor events occurring in the town when these events have been approved by the town board, or its designees.
B.
A dog that is used by a law enforcement agency as defined in
s. 165.83 (1) (b), Wis. stats., in the town to perform law enforcement functions is not considered to be running at large or untagged for purposes of this ordinance.
C. A dog that is untagged and kept in the town for educational or scientific purposes as determined by the town board shall not be considered untagged for purposes of this ordinance.
D. A dog that is untagged and is kept in the town for the blind, deaf, or mobility impaired as determined by the town board shall not be considered untagged for purposes of this ordinance.
