[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Siren 1-8-1988 as Title 2, Ch. 3 of the 1988 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
Officers shall have generally the powers and duties
prescribed for like officers of towns and villages, except as otherwise
provided, and such powers and duties as are prescribed by law and,
except as to the Village President, shall perform such duties as shall
be required of them by the Village Board. Officers whose powers and
duties are not enumerated in Ch. 61, Wis. Stats., shall have such
powers and duties as are prescribed by law for like officers or as
are directed by the Village Board.
B.
All officers and departments may make the necessary
rules for the conduct of their duties and incidental proceedings.
D.
Whenever a Village official in his official capacity
is proceeded against or obliged to proceed before any court, board
or commission to defend or maintain his official position or because
of some act arising out of the performance of his official duties
and he has prevailed in such proceedings or the Village Board has
ordered the proceedings discontinued, the Board may provide for payment
to such official of such sum as it sees fit to reimburse him for the
expenses reasonably incurred for costs and attorney fees.
[Added 3-8-2001 (charter ordinance); amended 12-4-2008 (charter ordinance)]
A.
Enactment of charter ordinance. The Village of Siren,
pursuant to the provisions of § 66.0101, Wis. Stats., hereby
enacts this charter ordinance and establishes the position of Village
Administrator, provides for the appointment of a Village Administrator
and assigns duties and responsibilities to the Village Administrator.
B.
Appointment. The Village Board shall appoint a Village
Administrator by majority vote of the entire membership of the Village
Board. The Village Administrator shall be appointed solely on merit.
In appointing the Village Administrator, the Village Board shall give
due regard to training, experience, administrative ability and general
qualifications and fitness for performing the duties of the office.
No person shall be appointed Village Administrator who is not, by
training, experience and ability, qualified and able to perform the
duties of the office. The Village Board may, at its discretion, combine
the Administrator position with the position of Village Engineer.
C.
Duties and responsibilities. The Administrator, subject
to the limitations defined in resolutions and ordinances of the Village
of Siren and Wisconsin Statutes, shall be the chief administrative
officer of the Village, responsible to the Village President and the
Board for the proper administration of the business affairs of the
Village pursuant to the statutes of the State of Wisconsin, the ordinances
of the Village of Siren, and the resolutions and directives of the
Board, with powers and duties as follows. The Administrator shall:
(1)
Carry out directives of the Board which require administrative
implementation, reporting promptly to the Board any difficulties encountered
therein.
(2)
Be
responsible for the administration of all day-to-day operations of
the Village government, including the monitoring of all Village departments,
including but not limited to personnel matters, budget review and
purchasing, as well as monitoring of ordinances, resolutions, Board
meeting minutes and state statutes.
(3)
As often as necessary, communicate with the Village
Board and recommend to the Village Board for its consideration such
matters as the Village Administrator considers expedient.
(4)
Prepare and submit to the Village Board in a timely
manner the annual budget for the Village.
D.
Terms of employment. The Village Administrator shall
be employed by the Village Board subject to the terms and conditions
of a written contract executed between the Village Board and the Village
Administrator.
E.
Compensation. The compensation of the Village Administrator
shall be established by the Village Board.
F.
Vacancy. In the case of a vacancy in the position
of Village Administrator by reason of removal, resignation or other
cause, the Village Board may appoint a member of the Village Board
as acting Village Administrator while the Village Board is considering
the selection of a Village Administrator.
A.
Consolidated offices. Pursuant to §§ 61.195,
61.197 and 66.0101, Wis. Stats., the Village hereby elects not to
be governed by those portions of §§ 61.19, 61.23 and
61.25(2), Wis. Stats., which relate to the selection and tenure of
the Clerk and Treasurer and which are in conflict with this section.
B.
Appointment. There is hereby created the office of
Village Clerk-Treasurer, who shall be appointed by a two-thirds majority
vote of the members of the Village Board. The Village Clerk-Treasurer
shall hold office for a two-year term, subject to removal as provided
by law.
C.
Duties. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall perform
the statutory duties of Village Clerk and Treasurer and such other
duties as required by the Village Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: This section was originally enacted by charter
ordinance.
The Village President may appoint a Deputy Clerk-Treasurer
subject to confirmation by a majority of all the members of the Village
Board. The Deputy Clerk-Treasurer shall have an indefinite term of
office. The Deputy Clerk-Treasurer shall act under the Clerk-Treasurer's
direction and during the temporary absence or disability of the Clerk-Treasurer
or during a vacancy in such office shall perform the duties of Clerk-Treasurer.
The acts of the Deputy shall be covered by official bond as the Village
Board shall direct.
[1]
Editor's Note: This section was originally enacted by charter
ordinance.
A.
Appointment. The Village Attorney is an appointed
position. The Village President shall, at the organizational meeting
in April, appoint a Village Attorney, subject to confirmation by a
majority of the members of the Village Board. The Village Attorney
shall serve at the pleasure of the Village Board.
B.
Duties. The Village Attorney shall have the following
duties. He shall:
(1)
Conduct all of the legal business in which the Village
is interested.
(2)
When requested by Village officers, give written legal
opinions, which shall be filed with the Village.
(3)
Draft ordinances, bonds and other instruments as may
be required by Village officers.
(4)
Perform such other duties as provided by state law
and as designated by the Village Board.
C.
Assistant.
The Village Attorney may appoint an assistant, who shall have power
to perform his duties and for whose acts he shall be responsible to
the Village. Such assistant shall receive no compensation from the
Village, unless previously provided by ordinance.
D.
Special
counsel. The Village Board may employ and compensate special counsel
to assist in or take charge of any matter in which the Village is
interested.
A.
Appointment.
(1)
The Chief of Police shall be appointed by a majority
vote of the members of the Village Board for an indefinite term, subject
to removal by a two-thirds vote of the members of the Board pursuant
to the procedures established in § 61.65(1)(am), Wis. Stats.
The Chief shall exercise the powers and duties of village marshals
and village constables and any other powers and duties prescribed
by the Village Board, Village ordinances or the Wisconsin Statutes.
Upon a vacancy, the ranking officer shall temporarily replace the
Chief until the vacancy is filled by the Village Board.
(2)
The compensation to be paid the Chief of Police for
his services, the hours of active duty, rest days, vacation periods
and other involvement of his employment shall be such as may be determined
by the Village Board from time to time.
B.
General duties.
(1)
The Chief of Police shall have command of the Police
Department. He shall have general administration and control of the
Department and shall be responsible for the Department's government,
efficiency and general good conduct. He shall perform all duties prescribed
to him by the laws of the state and the ordinances of the Village
and shall obey all lawful written orders of the Village President
or Village Board.
(2)
The Chief of Police shall cause the public peace to
be preserved and may arrest and with reasonable diligence take before
the proper court every person found in the Village engaged in any
disturbance of the peace or violating any law of the state or ordinance
of the Village. The Chief shall cooperate with other law enforcement
officers in the arrest or apprehension of persons charged with crime.[2]
The Weed Commissioner shall be appointed by
the Village President, subject to Village Board confirmation. The
term of office of the Weed Commissioner shall commence on the first
day of May following his appointment. The Weed Commissioner shall
take the official oath, which oath shall be filed in the office of
the Village Clerk-Treasurer, and shall hold office for one year. The
Weed Commissioner shall hold office pursuant to and fulfill the duties
set out in state law.
A.
Appointment. The Director of Public Works shall be
appointed by a majority vote of the Village Board solely on the basis
of merit, training, experience, administrative ability, efficiency
and general qualifications and fitness for performing the duties of
the position.
B.
Term. The Director of Public Works shall hold office
for an indefinite term subject to removal by a three-fourths vote
of the Village Board.
C.
Duties and powers. The Director of Public Works shall
have the following duties and powers. He shall:
(1)
Have general charge and supervision of all public
works in the Village.
(2)
Be responsible for the maintenance, repair and construction
of streets, alleys, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, bridges, street
signs, storm sewers, Village buildings and structures and all machinery,
equipment and property used in any activity under his control.
(3)
Have charge of all public services, including garbage
and refuse collection and disposal, snow and ice removal, street cleaning
and flushing, and mosquito and rodent control.
(4)
Perform such other activities and duties as are imposed
upon him from time to time by the Village Board or by his job description
and employment contract.
A.
Pursuant to §§ 61.195, 61.197 and 66.0101,
Wis. Stats., the Village hereby elects not to be governed by those
portions of §§ 61.19 and 61.23, Wis. Stats., which
relate to the selection and tenure of the Village Assessor and which
are in conflict with this section.
B.
Hereafter, instead of being elected, the Assessor
or assessing firm shall be appointed by the Village President, subject
to confirmation by a two-thirds majority vote of the members-elect
of the Village Board. A corporation or an independent contractor may
be appointed as the Village Assessor. The corporation or independent
contractor so appointed shall designate the person responsible for
the assessment. The designee shall file the official oath under § 19.01,
Wis. Stats., and sign the affidavit of the Assessor attached to the
assessment roll under § 70.49, Wis. Stats. No person may
be designated by any corporation or independent contractor unless
he has been granted the appropriate certification under § 73.09,
Wis. Stats. For purposes of this subsection, "independent contractor"
means a person who either is under contract to furnish appraisal and
assessment services or is customarily engaged in an independently
established trade, business or profession in which the services are
offered to the general public.
C.
The Assessor shall have a two-year term of office,
subject to removal under § 17.14(1), Wis. Stats.
D.
Whenever
the Assessor, in the performance of the Assessor's duties, requests
or obtains income and expense information pursuant to § 70.47(7)(af),
Wis. Stats., or any successor statute thereto, then such income and
expense information that is provided to the Assessor shall be held
by the Assessor on a confidential basis, except, however, that the
information may be revealed to and used by persons in the discharge
of duties imposed by law; in the discharge of duties imposed by office
(including but not limited to use by the Assessor in performance of
official duties of the Assessor's office and use by the Board of Review
in performance of its official duties); or pursuant to order of a
court. Income and expense information provided to the Assessor under
§ 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats., unless a court determines that
it is inaccurate, is, per § 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats., not
subject to the right of inspection and copying under § 19.35(1),
Wis. Stats.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: This section was originally adopted by charter
ordinance.
A.
No person shall be elected by the people to a Village
office who is not at the time of his election a citizen of the United
States and of this state and an elector of the Village and, in the
case of a ward office, of the ward and actually residing therein.
B.
An appointee of the Village President, required to
be confirmed by the Village Board, who shall be rejected by the Board
shall be ineligible for appointment to the same office for one year
thereafter.
A.
Requirement. Within five days after the election or
appointment of any Village officer, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall
notify the person so selected thereof, and every person elected or
appointed to an office named in § 61.19, Wis. Stats., shall,
within five days after notice of election or appointment, take and
file the official oath.[1]
A.
How occurring. Except as provided in Subsection C below, vacancies in elective and appointive positions occur as provided in §§ 17.03 and 17.035, Wis. Stats.
B.
How filled. Vacancies in elective and appointive offices
shall be filled as provided in § 17.24, Wis. Stats.
C.
Temporary incapacitation. If any officer is absent
or temporarily incapacitated from any cause, the Board may appoint
some person to discharge his duties until he returns or until such
disability is removed.
Village officers must observe the standards
of care imposed by § 19.21, Wis. Stats., with respect to
the care and custody of official property.
Every officer shall, if required by law or the
Village Board, upon entering upon the duties of his office, give a
bond in such amount as may be determined by the Village Board with
such sureties as are approved by the Village President, conditioned
upon the faithful performance of the duties of his office. Official
bonds shall be filed with the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
Any person reelected or reappointed to the same office shall take
and file an official bond for each term of service.
