[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
East Troy 4-3-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-2 as § 2-1-1 and Title
2, Ch. 2, of the 2000 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Emergency government — See Ch. 44.
The Village of East Troy is a political corporate body with
the powers of a municipality at common law and governed by the provisions
of Chapters 61 and 66 of the Wisconsin Statutes, laws amending those
chapters, other acts of the Legislature and the Constitution of the
State of Wisconsin.
The Trustees of the Village of East Troy shall constitute the
Village Board. The Village Board shall be vested with all the powers
of the Village not specifically given some other officer, as well
as those powers set forth elsewhere throughout this Code.
A.
Election; term; number. The Village of East Troy shall have six Trustees
in addition to the President, who is a Trustee by virtue of his/her
office as President. The six Trustees shall constitute the Village
Board. Three Trustees shall be elected at each annual spring election
for a term of two years, commencing on the third Tuesday of April
in the year of their election.
B.
Appointment as President. A Village Trustee shall be eligible for
appointment as Village President to fill an unexpired term or as Acting
Village President per § 148-4(C).
[Amended 2-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-03]
A.
Election. The Village President shall be elected at the annual spring
election in odd-numbered years, for a term of two years, commencing
on the third Tuesday of April in the year of his election.
B.
Duties. The Village President shall, by virtue of his/her office,
be a Trustee and preside at all meetings of the Board, have a vote
as Trustee, and sign all ordinances, rules, bylaws, regulations and
commissions adopted or authorized by the Board and all orders drawn
on the treasury. The Village President shall maintain peace and good
order, see that the Village ordinances are faithfully obeyed and,
in case of disturbance, riot or other apparent necessity, appoint
as many special marshals as he shall deem necessary, who for the time
being shall possess all the powers and rights of constables.
C.
The Village
Board may, by resolution and upon a recommendation from the Village
President or by nomination from the Village Board if the Village President
has not made such a recommendation, appoint a Village Trustee to serve
as Acting Village President during any time period that the Village
President is out of the area or is otherwise temporarily unavailable.
During the duration of the Village President's temporary unavailability,
the Acting Village President is authorized and directed to preside
over meetings and to perform all ministerial and administrative functions
assigned by state statute and/or Village Code to the Village President.
When so acting in the Village President's capacity, the Acting Village
President shall execute documents by signing and indicating "Acting
Village President pursuant to Resolution #2022-03." This appointment
shall remain in effect until changed by the Village Board or until
the expiration of the term of the Village President or the term of
the appointed Acting Village President, whichever occurs first.
[Added 2-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-03]
A.
The Village President may declare the entire Board a committee of
the whole for informal discussion at any meeting, or for any other
purpose, and shall ex officio be chairperson of the same.
B.
The Village President may, from time to time, appoint such special
committee or committees as he deems advisable or as provided for by
motion or resolution by the Board, stating the number of members and
object thereof, to perform such duties as may be assigned to them.
All special committees shall cease to exist after the April Board
meeting unless reappointed by the Village President or extended by
the Village Board.
A.
General. The Village Board shall be vested with all the powers of
the Village not specifically given some other officer. Except as otherwise
provided by law, the Village Board shall have the management and control
of the Village property, finances, highways, streets, navigable waters
and the public service and shall have the power to act for the government
and good order of the Village, for its commercial benefit and for
the health, safety, welfare and convenience of the public and may
carry its powers into effect by license, regulation, suppression,
borrowing, taxation, special assessment, appropriation, fine, imprisonment
and other necessary or convenient means. The powers hereby conferred
shall be in addition to all other grants and shall be limited only
by express language.
B.
Acquisition and disposal of property. The Village Board may acquire
property, real or personal, within or outside the Village, for parks,
libraries, historic places, recreation, beautification, streets, waterworks,
sewage or waste disposal, public grounds, vehicle parking areas and
for any other public purpose; may acquire real property within or
contiguous to the Village, by means other than condemnation, for industrial
sites; may improve and beautify the same; may construct, own, lease
and maintain buildings on such property for instruction, recreation,
amusement and other public purposes; and may sell and convey such
property. Condemnation shall be as provided by the Wisconsin Statutes.
C.
Acquisition of easements and property rights. Confirming all powers
granted to the Village Board and in furtherance thereof, the Board
is expressly authorized to acquire, by gift, purchase or condemnation
under the Wisconsin Statutes, any and all property rights in lands
or waters, including rights of access and use, negative or positive
easements, restrictive covenants, covenants running with land, scenic
easements and any rights for use of property of any nature whatsoever,
however denominated, which may be lawfully acquired for the benefit
of the public or for any public purpose, including the exercise of
powers granted under §§ 61.35 and 62.23, Wis. Stats.,
and may sell and convey such easements or property rights when no
longer needed for public use or protection.
D.
Village finances. The Village Board may levy and provide for the
collection of taxes and special assessments; may refund any tax or
special assessment paid, or any part thereof, when satisfied that
the same was unjust or illegal; and generally may manage the Village
finances. The Village Board may loan money to any school district
located within the Village or within which the Village is wholly or
partially located in such sums as are needed by such district to meet
the immediate expenses of operating the schools thereof, and the board
of the district may borrow money from such Village accordingly and
give its note therefor. No such loan shall be made to extend beyond
August 30 next following the making thereof or in an amount exceeding
1/2 of the estimated receipts for such district as certified by the
State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the local school clerk.
The rate of interest on any such loan shall be determined by the Village
Board.
E.
Construction of powers. Consistent with the purpose of giving to
villages the largest measure of self-government in accordance with
the spirit of the home rule amendment to the Constitution, the grants
of power to the Village Board in this section and throughout this
Code of Ordinances shall be liberally construed in favor of the rights,
powers and privileges of villages to promote the general welfare,
peace, good order and prosperity of the village and its inhabitants.
The Village Board, on behalf of the Village, may join with other
counties, villages, cities, towns or other governmental entities in
a cooperative arrangement for executing any power or duty in order
to attain greater economy or efficiency, including joint employment
of appointed officers and employees.
The Village Board has the power to preserve order at its meetings.
Members of the Village Board shall be residents of the Village at
the time of their election and during their terms of office.
A.
Generally. The Village President and other Trustees who make up the
Village Board, whether operating under general or special law, may
by majority vote of all the members of the Village Board determine
that a salary be paid the President, Trustees, and other Village officials
and employees.
[Amended 6-15-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-02]
B.
Salaries and other benefits.
(1)
Village President. The salary of the Village President shall be $6,500.
Beginning in May 2015, the salary of the Village President shall be
$8,000 per year upon election.
[Amended 10-7-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-07]
(2)
Village Trustees. The salary of all Trustees shall be $4,000 per
year. Beginning in May 2014, the salary shall be $5,500 upon election.
[Amended 10-7-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-07]
(3)
Other benefits. Except for those benefits mandated by federal and/or
state law, the Village President and the Village Trustees shall receive
no other benefits and/or compensation from the Village, other than
for reimbursement for expenses, as provided.
(4)
Expenses incurred. Expenses incurred by the President or the Trustees
while acting in their official capacities may be reimbursed following
proper audit and allowance, as called for by the Wisconsin Statutes.
(5)
Officials and employees. The salaries and other compensation of other
employees and officials of the Village shall be established, from
time to time, by resolution of the Village Board.
(6)
In effect until commencement of new term. Notwithstanding the provisions
set forth in this chapter, the salaries established by this chapter
for the President and Trustees, or any one of them, shall remain in
full force until the commencement of a new term of office, when any
increase shall take effect.
(7)
The Village President and Village Trustees shall not receive additional
compensation from the Village or any other entity for any appointments
made by the Village President or Village Board to other boards, commissions
or committees as a representative of the Village.
[Added 8-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-09]
A.
Regular meetings. Regular meetings of the Village Board shall be held on the first and third Monday of each calendar month at 6:30 p.m., local time, except when the day so designated falls on a legal holiday, in which case the regular meeting shall be held the following day, or at such other date and time as the Village Board shall designate. The fourth Monday of each calendar month may be scheduled as a regular meeting on an as-needed basis. When the Village Board designates a date and time for the regular Board meeting, notice thereof shall be posted at the Municipal Building in the Village of East Troy prior to such rescheduled meeting date. Except as provided in § 148-24, or specified otherwise in the minutes of the preceding meeting or by written notice posted at the regular meeting place at least three hours prior to any meeting, all meetings of the Board shall be held at the Municipal Building. All regular in-person Village Board meetings shall be held within the boundaries of the Village.
[Amended 10-16-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-12; 6-15-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-10]
B.
Annual organizational meeting. The Village Board shall hold an annual
organizational meeting on the first regularly scheduled meeting after
the third Tuesday in April following the spring election.
[Amended 6-15-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-02]
C.
Board minutes. The Village Clerk shall keep a record of all Board
proceedings and cause the proceedings to be published.
[Amended 6-15-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-02; 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18]
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Village President
or by two Trustees filing a request with the Village Clerk at
least 48 hours prior to the time specified for such meeting. The Village Clerk shall
select the day for the special meeting and immediately notify each
Trustee of the time and purpose of such meeting. The notice shall
be delivered or mailed to each Trustee personally or left at his usual
place of abode a minimum of 24 hours prior to the meeting time. The
Village Clerk shall cause a record of such notice to be
filed in their office prior to the time fixed for such special meeting.
No business shall be transacted at a special meeting except for the
purpose stated in the notice thereof. Notice to the public of special
meetings shall conform to the open meeting requirements of § 61.32
and Chapter 19, Subchapter V, Wis. Stats. The Village Clerk shall
give notice immediately upon the call for such meeting being filed
with him. The request for any special meeting shall state the purpose
for which the meeting is to be called, and no business shall be transacted
but that for which the meeting has been called. Individuals requesting
a special meeting of the Village Board shall be required to pay a
fee set by the Village Board for such meeting.
A.
Open Meeting Law compliance. All meetings of the Village Board and
subunits thereof shall be open to the public, as provided in Subchapter
V of Chapter 19, §§ 19.81 through 19.89, Wis. Stats.
Public notice of all such meetings shall be given as provided in § 19.84,
Wis. Stats.
B.
Adjournment of meetings. An adjournment to a closed session may be
only for a permitted purpose, as enumerated in § 19.85,
Wis. Stats., and must meet the other requirements of said § 19.85,
Wis. Stats.
C.
Meetings to be open. During the holding of any open session in the regular meeting room, or in the substituted meeting room, said room and said meeting shall, at all times, be open and remain open to all citizens. Remote electronic or virtual meeting rooms under § 148-24 shall, at all times, be open and accessible to all citizens, except as stated in § 148-12D.
[Amended 6-15-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-10]
D.
Closed meetings. The provisions of this Code do not prohibit the Board or any committee thereof from having a closed meeting that is legally convened. A closed meeting that is a remote electronic or virtual meeting under § 148-24 shall remove all nonmembers of the body in the meeting and shall then lock the remote electronic or virtual meeting, preventing nonmembers from reentering said meeting. If a meeting cannot be locked through the software or telephonic device being utilized, a closed remote electronic or virtual meeting shall not occur.
[Amended 6-15-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-10]
A.
A majority of the members of the Village Board shall constitute a
quorum, but a lesser number may adjourn or compel attendance of absent
members if a majority is not present. The Village President shall
be counted in computing a quorum.
B.
When the presiding officer shall have called the members to order,
the Village Clerk shall record the attendance, noting who is
present and who is absent, and if, after having gone through with
the call, it shall appear that a quorum is not present, the fact shall
be entered in the minutes, and the members present may adjourn to
a later date in the month. If they do not establish the next meeting
date, the Village Board shall stand adjourned to the time appointed
for the next regular meeting, unless a special meeting is called sooner.
[Amended 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18]
A.
Village President to preside. The Village President shall preside
over meetings of the Village Board. In case of absence of the Village
President, the Village Clerk shall call the meeting to order
and the Trustees present shall elect one of their number Acting President.
[Amended 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18]
B.
Duties. The presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum, decide
all questions of order, and conduct the proceedings of the meeting
in accordance with the parliamentary rules contained in Robert's Rules
of Order, unless otherwise provided by statute or by these rules.
Any member shall have the right to appeal from a decision of the presiding
officer. Such appeal is not debatable and must be sustained by a majority
vote of the members present, excluding the presiding officer.
A.
Agenda.
(1)
The business of the Village Board shall be transacted according to
the agenda prepared by the Village Clerk. All items to be placed
on the agenda shall be submitted to the Village Clerk by
12:00 noon on Thursday prior to the regular Monday meeting. Copies
thereof shall be distributed or posted electronically by the Village Clerk
by the close of the business day on Friday. The President may waive
the filing deadline for emergency cause shown.
[Amended 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18]
(2)
A submitting department shall include copies of all material necessary
to consider the agenda item.
(3)
The Village President shall advise the Village Clerk whether
to include an item on the agenda, except that any Village Trustee
may request that the Village Clerk place an item on the
agenda and that item shall then be included on the agenda. Trustees
calling a special meeting shall decide which items shall be on the
agenda and which items shall be first considered at such special meeting.
[Amended 2-6-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-01; 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18]
(4)
The Village Clerk shall afford the Trustees maximum reasonable
notice of agenda items as each situation allows.
[Amended 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18]
B.
Order of business. Generally, the following order may be observed
in the conduct of all regular Board meetings:
(1)
Call to order.
(2)
Recording of attendance.
(3)
Approval of minutes, and any corrections, of preceding regular and
special meetings.
(4)
Unfinished business from the previous meeting.
(5)
New business, including the introduction of ordinances and resolutions.
(6)
Reports of Village officers.
(7)
Communications and miscellaneous business, as permitted by law.
(8)
Adjournment.
C.
Order to be followed. No business shall be taken up out of order,
unless authorized by the Village President or by majority consent
of all Trustees, and in the absence of any debate whatsoever.
D.
Recognition of visitors. In order to maintain and hold meetings in
an orderly fashion, the Village Board of Trustees shall establish
a written policy setting forth the procedure which shall be followed
regarding visitors, unless having previously made a request to be
placed on the agenda for a specific item.
(1)
All visitors will be recognized at the beginning of the meeting.
(2)
No discussion is allowed from visitors during the course of the meeting,
unless requested by the Board.
(3)
During the citizen participation portion of the regular meeting,
each visitor will be recognized and allowed to speak for no more than
five minutes.
[Amended 6-15-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-02; 2-6-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-06]
A.
Ordinances. All ordinances and resolutions shall be prepared as follows:
(1)
Each ordinance or resolution shall include a note stating the purpose
thereof prepared by the sponsor. All ordinances submitted to the Board
shall be in writing and shall include, at the onset, a brief statement
of the subject matter and a title.
(2)
The sponsor of an ordinance or resolution may be the President, one
or more Trustees, a department head or a committee, board or commission.
The Village Clerk or the Village Attorney may sponsor ordinances or
resolutions when changes in state law make it necessary or desirable
for the Village to act rapidly.
[Amended 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18]
(3)
Each ordinance or resolution may contain both a recommended referral
to appropriate subunits of the Board and a fiscal note showing the
contemplated fiscal impact, if any, of the proposal.
(4)
On ordinances or resolutions that require special handling, the Village Clerk
shall assure that an editorial note is prepared showing compliance
with such special handling.
[Amended 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18]
(5)
The Village Clerk may reject any ordinance or resolution
from placement on the agenda which fails to comply with this section.
[Amended 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18]
(6)
Resolutions shall be in writing at the request of one Trustee; such
request shall be nondebatable.
(7)
Unless requested by a Trustee before a final vote is taken, no ordinance,
resolution or bylaw need be read in full.
B.
Subject and numbering of ordinances. Each ordinance shall be related
to no more than one subject. Amendment or repeal of ordinances shall
only be accomplished if the amending or repealing ordinance contains
the number and title of the ordinance to be amended or repealed, and
the title of amending and repealing ordinances shall reflect their
purpose to amend or repeal.
C.
Notice. The Village Board may take action on an ordinance only if
it appears on the written agenda for the meeting at which action is
requested.
D.
Effective date. Unless otherwise provided, all ordinances shall take
effect and be in force from and after passage and publication, and
published copies thereof shall have appended the date of first publication.
E.
Disposition of petitions, communications, etc. Every petition or
other correspondence from citizens addressed to the Village Board
or to the Village Clerk or other Village officer for reference to
the Village Board shall be delivered by such other Village officer
to the Village President or to the presiding officer of the Board
as soon as convenient after receipt of the same and in any event prior
to or at the opening of the next meeting of the Village Board following
the receipt of the same. Every such petition or other writing, and
every paper, communication or other proceeding which shall come before
the Board for action, may be referred by the Village President or
presiding officer to the appropriate committee or commission, unless
objected to by some member of the Board.
[Amended 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18]
F.
Reference and reports. The presiding officer may refer new business
coming to the Board to the appropriate Board committee, unless otherwise
referred or acted upon by the Village Board. All referrals, unless
otherwise provided for in the referral, shall be reported on at the
next regular Board meeting. Village Board motions based upon committee
or commission action are permissible only on items specifically on
the agenda.
A.
All general ordinances of the Village, and all regulations imposing
any penalty, shall be published either in their entirety or as a notice
as provided in § 61.50(1), Wis. Stats., in the official
paper of the Village once or posted according to state law and shall
be immediately recorded by the Village Clerk in a book kept
for that purpose and/or the Village Code of Ordinances. A printed
copy of such ordinance or regulation in any book, pamphlet or newspaper
and published or purporting to be published therein by direction of
the Village Board shall be prima facie proof of due passage, publication
and recording thereof.
[Amended 6-15-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-02; 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18]
B.
All ordinances shall take effect and be in force from and after passage
and publication/posting thereof, unless otherwise provided.
[Amended 6-15-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-02]
A.
Meeting attendance. All members of the Village Board shall attend
all Board meetings, meetings of committees to which members have been
appointed, and special or adjourned meetings when duly notified thereof.
A member who does not appear in answer to his/her name when the roll
is called at any regular meeting or any special or adjourned meeting,
when notified thereof, shall be marked absent. Any member seeking
to be excused from attending any regular or special meeting must notify
the Village President or Village Clerk in advance of such
meeting, explaining the reason for his/her absence, and, upon complying
with this requirement, such members shall be duly excused from attending
said meeting.
[Amended 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18]
B.
Recognition for debate.
(1)
When a member is to speak in debate, or deliver any matter to the
Board, he/she shall respectfully address himself/herself to the presiding
officer and confine his/her remarks to the question under debate and
avoid personalities.
(2)
When two or more members address the presiding officer at the same
time, the presiding officer shall name the member who is to speak
first.
C.
Voting; roll call vote procedure.
(1)
The ayes and nays shall be ordered upon any question at the request
of any member of the Board or the Village Board, and the Village Clerk shall
call the roll starting with the Trustee whose last name appears first
on the list of the Trustees' names alphabetically arranged and, on
the next call of the roll, at the same or any subsequent meeting,
the Clerk shall start with the Trustee whose name appears
next on said alphabetical list, and each subsequent call of roll shall
begin with the name of the Trustee next on said alphabetical list
of Trustees; such order of roll call shall be followed until the list
of Trustees has been completed. Each time the list has been completed,
the Village Clerk shall again start on the top of the list
and proceed on down through the list.
[Amended 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18]
(2)
The Village President may vote on questions before the Village Board.
A majority vote of all members of the Board in favor of any proposed
ordinance, resolution or appointment shall be necessary for passage
or approval, unless a larger number is required by statute. Except
as otherwise provided, a majority vote of those present shall prevail
in other cases.
(3)
A member of the Board may not change his/her vote on any question
after the result has been announced.
D.
Motions with preference. During any meeting of the Village Board,
certain motions will have preference. In order of precedence, they
are:
(1)
Motion to adjourn. This motion can be made at any time and has first
precedence. This is a nondebatable motion.
(2)
Motion to lay on the table. This motion may be made when the subject
matter appropriate for tabling is to be debated or discussed. This
motion is a nondebatable motion.
(3)
Motion to call previous question. This motion may be made at any
time after the debate or discussion commences related to an action
item, business item, motion or question that is properly before the
Village Board. This motion is a nondebatable motion. This motion,
if adopted, ends the debate and discussion at the meeting on the action
item, business item, motion or question. The motion, if adopted, brings
the Village Board to a direct vote with the first vote on amendments,
if any, and then to the main action item, business item, motion or
question.
(4)
Motion to postpone to a date certain. This motion may be made at
any time after the debate or discussion commences on an action item,
business item, motion or question that is properly before the Village
Board. This motion is debatable. This motion, if adopted, ends the
debate and discussion at the meeting on the action item, business
item, motion or question. This motion must establish a date and time
certain when the debate and discussion before the Village Board will
continue. The date and time established must be on a date and time
for a regularly scheduled or special meeting of the Village Board.
(5)
Motion to a committee. This motion may be made at any time after
the debate or discussion commences on an action item, business item,
motion or question that is properly before the Village Board. The
motion is debatable. This motion, if adopted, ends the debate and
discussion at this meeting on the action item, business item, motion
or question. This motion, if adopted, forwards the action item, business
item, motion or question to a committee for further review and discussion.
The committee must be a committee of the Village Board.
(6)
Motion to amend or divide the question. This motion may be made at
any time after debate or discussion commences on the action item,
business item, motion or question properly before the Village Board.
The motion is debatable. This motion, if adopted, divides the main
action item, main business item, main motion or main question pursuant
to the method described and adopted in the motion to divide.
(7)
Motion to postpone indefinitely. This motion may be made at any time
after debate or discussion commences on the action item, business
item, motion or question properly before the Village Board. This motion
is debatable. This motion, if adopted, ends the debate and discussion
at the meeting on the action item, business item, motion or question.
(8)
Motion to introduce a matter related to the action item, business
item, motion or question. This motion may be made at any time after
the debate or discussion commences on the action item, business item,
motion or question properly before the Village Board. This motion
is debatable. This motion, if adopted, expands or adds to the debate
and discussion new items related to the main action item, main business
item, main motion or main question pursuant to the method described
and approved in the motion to introduce a matter related.
E.
Public directory votes. No member of the Village Board shall request,
at a meeting of the Village Board, a vote from the general public
unless the proposed vote of the general public is so noted by the
presiding officer of the meeting as strictly an advisory vote to the
Village Board. Any vote taken by the general public at a meeting of
the Village Board shall be considered by the Village Board only as
an advisory vote and shall not be considered as a directory vote.
F.
Rules of parliamentary procedure. The rules of parliamentary practice
in Robert's Rules of Order, which is hereby incorporated by reference,
shall govern the proceedings of the Village Board in all cases to
which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with
these rules or with the laws of the State of Wisconsin.
The following procedures shall be followed at public hearings
and may also be followed when citizen input is necessary during regular
items of business before the Village Board:
A.
The presiding officer shall generally call on those persons who wish
to speak on the matter, or call initially on those persons who wish
to speak for the proposition. Each person wishing to speak for the
proposition shall give his or her name and address.
C.
The presiding officer shall then call on those persons who wish to
oppose the proposition if the presiding officer has first asked for
only those favoring the proposition to speak.
E.
Any person wishing to speak in rebuttal to any statements made may,
with the permission of the presiding officer, do so; provided, however,
that such rebuttal statement shall be limited to two minutes by any
one individual.[3]
F.
When the presiding officer in his/her discretion is satisfied that
the proposition has been heard, he/she shall announce the fact that
the hearing is concluded.
When a motion has been decided, it shall be in order for any
member who voted in the majority to move a reconsideration thereof,
at the same or next succeeding meeting, except those which cannot
be reconsidered pursuant to Robert's Rules of Order, and the Village
President shall call for a roll call of the Trustees. If a majority
of the members present shall be in favor of a reconsideration, the
subject shall be before the Board for further action. A Trustee may
not change his/her vote on any question after the result has been
announced. A motion to reconsider being put and lost shall not be
renewed.
Whenever any disturbance or disorderly conduct shall occur in
any of the meetings of the Board, the President may cause the room
to be cleared of all persons causing such disorderly conduct.
These rules shall not be suspended except by a two-thirds vote
of all the members of the Board.
[Added 6-15-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-10]
A.
Remote electronic or virtual meetings generally. In lieu of meeting in person at the Municipal Building, the Village President or Village Administrator may make any meetings of the Village Board or its committees, including any special meeting under § 148-11, a remote electronic or virtual meeting. A remote electronic or virtual meeting shall be conducted partially or entirely by telephone, electronically, or by other means of two-way communication so as to provide maximum participation by members and the public, in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Wisconsin Open Meetings law. Such meetings may also take place upon a majority vote of the Village Board in advance of the proposed meeting date.
B.
Members
attending virtual meetings. All members of the Village Board or committees
shall be provided the capability to hear one another or otherwise
communicate with one another during the conduct of the meeting, and
to hear or read all discussion, comment, and testimony in a manner
designed to provide the greatest amount of openness and participation.
Whenever possible, a two-way video connection should be utilized by
member(s) appearing in this manner.
C.
Public
attending virtual meetings. Members of the public shall be able to
hear or read all discussion, testimony and votes, in a manner designed
to provide maximum notice and openness. For meetings or hearings requiring
public commentary or input, a method shall be utilized to assure that
such comment or input shall be received in a timely manner by the
members of the Village Board or committee.
D.
Quorum.
Virtual meeting attendance by any or all members of the Village Board
or committees shall be considered the same as physical presence at
the meeting for purposes of counting toward quorum and the ability
to cast a vote at the meeting. All nonunanimous votes shall be recorded
via a roll call during such meetings.
E.
Minutes.
The minutes of a meeting conducted by telephone, electronically, or
other means are open to public inspection. Any audio or video recording
of the meeting shall be made available in accordance with Wisconsin
public records law and retained by the custodian of records in accordance
with the Village's records retention schedule.
F.
Authorization
to appear virtually. For any meeting not conducted entirely via telephonic
or electronic means as described above, any individual member may
participate remotely where circumstances make in-person attendance
difficult (e.g., travel, sickness, weather conditions, etc.). In such
situations, the reason for remote participation should be stated,
and made part of the minutes, as part of the meeting's call to order.
Any member participating virtually shall notify the Village President
and Village Administrator no later than two hours prior to the meeting.
G.
Technical
requirements and malfunctions. Each member is responsible for his
or her connection to the internet and telephone conference call; no
action shall be invalidated on the grounds that the loss of, or poor
quality of, a member's individual connection prevented him or her
from participating in the meeting.
H.
Other
boards and commissions. Other boards and commissions performing business
for or on behalf of the Village of East Troy, including citizen commissions,
shall be permitted to conduct meetings in the manner described above.
