[Adopted as § 2-4-6 of the 2012 compilation of ordinances, as amended through 5-22-2013]
A Zoning Board of Appeals shall be appointed and governed by the state zoning enabling law as contained in § 62.23, Wis. Stats., the Village Zoning Code and ordinances and this section. The laws of the state or Village and local ordinances shall prevail in that order. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall consist of five citizen members and two alternate members, appointed by the Village President subject to confirmation by the Village Board, for a three-year term of office. The members shall be removable by the Village Board for cause upon written charges and upon public hearing. The Village President shall designate one of the members Chairman.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall have the powers as set forth in Chapter 580, Zoning, § 580-53.
A. 
All meetings and hearings of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be open to the public, except that the Board may go into closed session to deliberate after a hearing or an appeal. The final vote on an appeal shall be taken in open session by roll call vote, recorded and open for public inspection in the Board's office. Public notice of all regular and special meetings shall be given to the public and news media as required by the Wisconsin Open Meeting Law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See §§ 19.81 to 19.98, Wis. Stats.
B. 
Special meetings may be scheduled by the Chairman or by the Secretary at the request of two members. Notice of a special meeting shall be mailed to each member at least 48 hours prior to the time set for the meeting, or announcement of the meeting shall be made at any meeting at which all members are present.
C. 
Hearings may be held at any regular or special meeting at the time set by the Chairman. Statutory notice requirements for hearings shall be followed.
D. 
A quorum for any meeting or hearing shall consist of four members, but a lesser number may meet and adjourn to a specified time.
E. 
The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examination and other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the Board and shall be public record. The Board shall adopt its own rules of procedure not in conflict with this Code of Ordinances or with the applicable Wisconsin Statutes.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
F. 
No Board member shall participate in the decision of or vote upon any case in which the member is financially interested, directly or indirectly, but the Chairman shall direct an alternate member to act instead. Disqualification of a member for interest shall not decrease the number of votes required for acting upon any matter, but such member may be counted in determining whether a quorum is present for the transaction of business.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
The Village Board shall provide suitable offices for holding hearings and the preservation of records, documents, and accounts.