[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Blanchardville as Ch. 2 of the 2003 Municipal Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Boards and commissions — See Ch. 16.
A.
Regular meetings. Regular meetings of the Village Board shall be
held on the first Monday of each calendar month at 6:30 p.m. in the
Village Hall. Any regular meeting falling on a legal holiday shall
be held on a day designated by the Village Board and at the same hour
and place.
[Amended 2-2-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-02; 5-2-2005 by Ord. No.
2005-03; 12-4-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-04]
B.
Special meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called by
the Village President or two Trustees by filing a written request
with the Clerk-Treasurer at least 24 hours prior to the time specified
for such meeting. The Clerk-Treasurer shall immediately post a notice
of the meeting, together with the agenda, and reasonably notify each
Trustee of the time and purpose of such meeting. Emergency meetings
may be called upon no less than two hours' notice, pursuant to § 19.84(3),
Wis. Stats.
C.
Meetings to be public; public notice. Except as provided in § 19.85,
Wis. Stats., all meetings of the Village Board, committees thereof,
and Village boards and commissions shall be open to the public and
public notice given as required by § 19.84, Wis. Stats.
D.
Quorum. Four Village Board members, including the Village President,
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may adjourn from time
to time or compel the attendance of absent members.
The business of the Village Board shall be conducted in the
following order:
A.
Call to order by presiding officer.
B.
Roll call. If a quorum is not present, the meeting shall be adjourned,
which may be to a specified date.
D.
Correction and approval of minutes of previous meeting.
E.
Hear citizens requesting to address the Village Board.
F.
Communications.
G.
Reports of Village officers and employees.
H.
Committee reports.
I.
New business, including introduction of ordinances and resolutions.
J.
Unfinished business from previous meeting.
K.
Payments of claims.
L.
All other matters which legally may come before the Board.
M.
Adjournment.
A.
Control of meeting. The Village President shall preserve order and
conduct the proceedings of the meeting. A member may appeal from the
decision of the presiding officer. Such appeal is not debatable and
must be sustained by a majority of the members present, exclusive
of the presiding officer.
B.
Absence of Village President. If the Village President is absent
at any meeting, the Clerk-Treasurer shall call the meeting to order
and preside until the Board selects a Trustee to preside for that
meeting.
A.
Standing committees and appointments. At the first regular Board
meeting following the spring election, the Village President shall,
subject to confirmation by the Village Board, appoint three Trustees
to each of the standing committees. The Village President shall designate
committee chairpersons. The standing committees are as follows:
B.
Special committees. The Village President shall appoint all special
committees and designate the chairman of each.
C.
Committee reports. Each committee shall, at the next regular meeting,
submit a written or oral report on all matters referred to it. Such
report shall recommend a definite action on each item. Any committee
may require any Village officer or employee to confer with it and
supply information in connection with any matter pending before it.
Ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, communications and other matters
submitted to the Board shall be read by title and author. No ordinance
or resolution shall be considered unless presented in writing by a
Trustee. Unless requested by a Trustee before final vote is taken,
no ordinance or resolution need be read in full.
A.
Speaking before the Village Board. Every member, previous to his
speaking, shall address the presiding officer and shall not be interrupted
except by a call of order.
B.
Motions. When a motion is made, it shall be stated by the chair or,
if in writing, shall be read by the Clerk-Treasurer.
C.
Member called to order. When a member is called to order by the presiding
officer, he shall not proceed without leave of the Village Board.
D.
Meetings. Meetings of the Village Board shall be conducted according
to "A Guide to Parliamentary Procedure for Local Governments in Wisconsin,
1998," revised, except as otherwise provided herein.
E.
Voting.
(1)
Voice vote. The presiding officer may call for a voice vote on any
matter not requiring a roll call vote by law. The presiding officer
may direct, or any member may call for, a division.
(2)
Aye and no vote. The ayes and noes may be required by any member
and the Clerk-Treasurer shall call the roll. On confirmation and on
the adoption of any measure assessing or levying taxes, appropriating
money, or creating any liability or charge against the Village or
any fund thereof and final action on all ordinances, the vote shall
be by ayes and noes. All aye and no votes shall be recorded in the
minutes.
(3)
Reconsideration. It shall be in order for any member, if in the majority,
to move for the reconsideration of any vote in question at the same
meeting or at the next succeeding regular or adjourned meeting. A
motion to reconsider having been put and lost shall not be renewed.
(4)
Members required to vote. Every member present when a question is
put shall vote unless the Village Board shall, for special reasons,
excuse him.
The foregoing rules or any part thereof may be temporarily suspended
in connection with any matter under consideration by a recorded vote
of 2/3 of the members present.
The Village President, when required to leave the Village on
business of the Village, and also other Village officials and department
heads given leave for such purpose by the Village Board or by the
Village President, shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses,
e.g., travel, meals and hotel, upon the filing of a regular and itemized
voucher with the Finance Committee.
