[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Kimberly 10-3-1988 as Title 2, Ch. 1, of the 1988 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
Village government form. The Village of Kimberly is a body corporate and politic with the powers of a municipality at common law and governed by the provisions of Chs. 61 and 66, Wis. Stats., laws amending those chapters, other acts of the Legislature and the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin.
B. 
Division of government.
(1) 
Legislative branch. The Village Board is the legislative branch of the Village government. Its primary business is the passage of law in the form of ordinances or resolutions which shall prescribe what the law shall be, not only in relation to the particular facts existing at the time but as to all future cases arising under it. The Village Board shall fix the salaries of all officers and employees of the Village and be charged with the official management of the Village's financial affairs, its budget, its revenues and the raising of funds necessary for the operation of the Village.
(2) 
Executive branch. The Village President shall be the chief executive officer. The Village President shall take care that all Village ordinances and state laws are observed and enforced and that all Village officers, boards and commissions discharge their duties. When present, he/she shall preside at the meetings of the Village Board. He/she shall from time to time give the Village Board such information and recommend such measures as he/she may deem advantageous to the Village.
(3) 
Administrative officer. The Village Administrator shall be the chief administrative officer. He/she shall be responsible for directing and coordinating the administration of the Village government in accordance with policies established by the Village Board as set forth in this Code.
The voting polls in the Village of Kimberly shall be opened from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for all elections.
The official Village of Kimberly newspaper shall be the Times-Villager to be used for the publication of legal and/or official notices and documents.
All electors for all elections shall be required to be registered. The Village Administrator shall receive applications for registration at his/her office during regular office hours throughout the year, except that registration may also be completed at Village polling places on election days upon presentation of proper identification and proof of residency.