A.
Village
Administrator, Village Clerk and Village Treasurer. The offices of
Village Clerk and Village Treasurer shall be consolidated into a single
office on February 13, 2008, and the consolidated office shall be
appointed, not elected, as hereinafter provided. The Village Administrator
shall serve as the Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer. The Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer
shall be appointed by the Village Board. Following his/her appointment,
the Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer shall take office. The Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer
shall serve in accordance with a written job description or contract
approved by the Village Board and shall be commonly referred to as
the "Village Administrator."
(1)
The Administrator (including officially designated titles of Clerk
and Treasurer) shall be appointed on the basis of merit with due regard
to training, experience, administrative ability and general fitness
for the office as shall be determined by the Village Board of Trustees
("Board"). If not a resident of the Village at the time of appointment,
the Administrator shall become a resident of the Village of Richfield
if required in accordance with resolutions and/or ordinances adopted
by the Village Board, as may be amended from time to time.
[Amended 8-15-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-8-2]
(2)
Functions and duties. The Administrator (including officially designated
titles of Clerk and Treasurer) shall be the chief administrative officer
of the Village, responsible to the Village Board for the proper administration
of the business affairs of the Village, pursuant and subject to the
statutory and case law of the State of Wisconsin, the resolutions
and ordinances of the Village, and the directives of the Board, with
such powers and duties as are delegated.
C.
Weed
Commissioner, Constable and Marshal.
(1)
The Village Weed Commissioner shall be the Village Public Works Supervisor
or designee. The Weed Commissioner shall be required to make application
for and maintain any and all licenses pertaining to this office and
enforce all applicable laws pertaining to the office.
[Amended 8-15-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-8-2]
(2)
Pursuant to § 61.195, Wis. Stats., the Village of Richfield
hereby abolishes the offices of Constable and Marshal.
Appointed officials shall serve at the pleasure of the Village
Board and may be appointed for a fixed term not to exceed three years.
Appointments shall be in writing. A person may be reappointed to the
same office. Expiration of the term for which an appointment has been
made shall automatically create a vacancy in the office. No person
lawfully removed from office for cause shall be eligible to fill the
vacancy caused by his/her removal. No person shall have a right to
be reappointed to an office. Appointments to office shall be made
by the majority vote of the Village Board. A corporation or an independent
contractor may be appointed as Village Assessor in compliance with
the provisions of § 61.197(1)(f), Wis. Stats., and as the
same may be amended or renumbered from time to time.
The duties of each office shall be those as required by the
Wisconsin Statutes, rules and regulations, the Village ordinances,
and as determined by the Village Board from time to time. No contract
for an office shall limit the duties to be performed by the official.
The Village Board and Administrator from time to time shall establish
reporting requirements for all officials.
Removal from a term of office shall be by affirmative vote of
at least 3/5 of the Village Board unless said office is governed by
an applicable contract which prescribes a different removal procedure.
A removal shall be made by order delivered to the official, or if
he/she cannot be found, then mailed by certified United States mail
postage prepaid to his/her last known address and a certified copy
of which shall be filed in the office of the Clerk. If removal is
for cause, the order shall contain a statement of the cause or causes
for which removal is made.
