[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Hollandale as Ch. 2 of the 1999 Municipal Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Boards and commissions — See Ch. 12.
A. 
Regular meetings. Regular meetings of the Village Board shall be held on the first Tuesday of each calendar month at 7:00 p.m. in the Legion Building. 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.
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 seasonably 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. Three 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.
At all regular meetings, the following order may be observed in conducting the business of the Village Board:
A. 
Call to order by presiding officer.
B. 
Roll call.
C. 
Correction and approval of the minutes of the last preceding meeting or meetings as posted.
D. 
Public forum.
E. 
Receiving petitions, memorials, remonstrances and other communications.
F. 
Action upon bills and claims.
G. 
Old business.
H. 
New business.
I. 
Miscellaneous business.
J. 
Licenses applications.
K. 
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.
Ad hoc committees comprised of Village Board members and citizens may be appointed by the Village President for designated purposes.
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. 
Robert's Rules. Meetings of the Village Board shall be conducted according to Robert's Rules of Order, newly revised, where applicable and 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 Village Board.