[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Rome as
Sec. 2.05 of the prior Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Appointment. Prior to appointment of a member to a Commission or
a Board, the Town Board shall advertise for the position in the official
local newspaper and post a notice at the Town meeting posting sites.
Resumes must be submitted with qualifications and previous employment
experience. Applicants will be interviewed and appointed by the Town
Chairperson, subject to confirmation by the Town Board.
B.
Reappointment. Sixty days before a member's term expires, the respective
Commission or Board Chair shall notify in writing the Town Board and
the member the term expiration date. If the member indicates an interest
in reappointment, a letter of interest must be submitted along with
a resume if there is not a resume on file. All other members of the
body shall complete a written evaluation and recommendation to be
forwarded to the Town Board. If at any time it is apparent a Commission
or Board member is unsuitable or unable to objectively carry on Commission
or Board business, the Town Board is empowered to request the member's
resignation and may remove a member if authorized by Wisconsin law.
Members may be removed only by a majority vote of the Town Board for
cause upon written charges and after a public hearing.
C.
Compensation. Members shall receive a per diem as set by the Town
Board by resolution and receive reimbursement for expenses as determined
from time to time by the Town Board.
D.
Quorum requirements. If a quorum is present, the Commission or Board
may take action by a majority vote of the members present.
A.
Appointment. A Board of Appeals is hereby created pursuant to § 62.23(7)(e),
Wis. Stats. The Board of Appeals shall be organized as required under
§ 62.23(7)(e), Wis. Stats.
B.
Powers. The Board of Appeals shall have the duties, powers and authority
delegated to such bodies in § 62.23(7)(e), Wis. Stats.,
and in the Town Code.
C.
Records. The Zoning Administrator shall draft and maintain records
of all actions of the Board of Appeals as approved by the secretary
of the body.
A.
Appointment. A Plan Commission is hereby created pursuant to § 62.23(1),
Wis. Stats. The Plan Commission shall be organized as required under
§ 62.23(1), Wis. Stats.
B.
Powers. The Plan Commission shall have the duties, powers and authority
delegated to such bodies in § 62.23, Wis. Stats., and in
the Town Code.
C.
Records. The Zoning Administrator shall draft and maintain records
of all actions of the Plan Commission as approved by the secretary
of the body.
A.
A Police and Fire Commission (PFC) is hereby created pursuant to
§ 60.57(1)(c), Wis. Stats. The PFC shall be organized as
required under § 62.13(1), Wis. Stats.
B.
Records. The secretary shall provide, at the Town Board's request,
a summary of all such proceedings and shall annually, prior to the
first day of April of each year, submit a summary of the year's activities.
[Amended 9-6-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-10; 6-4-2020 by Ord. No. 20-11]
A.
Creation and membership. There is hereby created a Town of Rome Utilities
Committee. The Utilities Committee shall be comprised of five members,
organized as three adult residents of the area of the Town where curbside
service of the utility is available, one adult resident of the area
of the Town where curbside service is not available, and one member
from the Town Board.
B.
Term. Resident Committee members shall hold office for a term of
three years, beginning the first day of May, except when the Utilities
Committee is first constituted, resident members shall be appointed
for terms which shall expire successively one each year on each succeeding
first day of May. Supervisor members of the Committee shall be appointed
by the Town Chairperson with the majority approval of the Town Board
beginning the first day of May, for a term expiring with the expiration
of his or her term as Supervisor.
C.
Recordkeeping. The Utilities Committee shall keep a written record
of its proceedings, to include all actions taken. A copy of this record
shall be filed with the Town Clerk/Treasurer. Additionally, the Chairperson
of the Committee shall annually, prior to the first day of April of
each year, submit a summary of the year's activities to the Town Board.
D.
Powers and duties. The Utilities Committee shall be an advisory committee
to the Town Board, and provides recommendations to the Town Board
on issues regarding the Town of Rome Utilities. The Committee shall
provide review and recommendations regarding:
(1)
Rome Water Utility policy and long-term planning, including public
improvement construction, contracts and long-term capital improvements;
(2)
Recommendations for the annual budget of the Town reflecting needed
Utility expenditures;
(3)
Prepare, adopt, and as necessary, amend a long-range plan projecting
the needs of installation and establishment of municipal sanitary
sewer services;
(4)
Discussing issues of safety, function, maintenance needs, and policy
concerning water and sewer utilities;
(5)
Recommending Utility ordinance amendments;
(6)
Utility rate changes; and
(7)
Any other matter the Town Board or Administrator may refer.
Sec. 7.30, Wis. Stats., as modified in § 34-2 of the Code of the Town of Rome, shall govern the appointment of election officials.
A.
A Library Board is hereby established pursuant to §§ 43.52
and 43.54, Wis. Stats. The Library Board shall be organized as required
under § 43.58, Wis. Stats. The Library Board shall consist
of seven members, as follows: five members must be residents, two
of the seven members may be a nonresidents and one of the seven shall
be a school administrator, or the administrator's representative,
to represent the public school district in which the public library
is located. Not more than one member of the Town Board shall at any
one time be a member of the Library Board.
B.
Records. The Library Board shall make a report to governing body
per § 43.58(6).
A.
Appointment. A Community Development Authority has been created by
Town Board resolution pursuant to § 66.1335, Wis. Stats.
The Community Development Authority shall consist of seven adult residents
of the Town who shall be appointed by the Town Chairperson, subject
to confirmation by the Town Board. Commissioners shall be reimbursed
their actual and necessary expenses, including local travel expenses
incurred in the discharge of their duties, and may, in the discretion
of the Town Board, receive other compensation. Appointees to the Community
Development Authority may be removed only by a majority vote of the
Town Board for cause upon written charges and after a public hearing.
B.
Term. The terms of the Commissioners shall be as set forth in § 66.1335(2)(a)-(c),
Wis. Stats., and shall commence on May 1.
C.
Officers. The Authority shall have a chairperson, vice chairperson,
treasurer and secretary, who are selected consistent with the Authority's
bylaws.
D.
Powers. The Community Development Authority shall have the duties,
powers and authority delegated to such bodies in § 66.1335,
Wis. Stats., as authorized in Town of Rome Resolution No. 06-01 and
any amendments thereto, as stated in the Community Development Authority
of the Town of Rome, Wisconsin, Bylaws and Rules of Procedure, and
as provided in this Code.
E.
Quorum requirements. A quorum for all meetings shall consist of four
members and the presiding officer shall be included in such a count.
F.
Records. The secretary of the Community Development Authority/Town
of Rome Zoning Administrator shall be responsible for drafting and
maintaining records of all actions of the Authority as required by
state statute.
[Added 8-16-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-09]
A.
Creation and membership. There is hereby created and established
a Town of Rome Parks and Recreation Committee. Said Committee shall
have all the powers hereinafter enumerated and shall be composed of
four adult resident members and one Town Supervisor, appointed by
the Town Chairperson and subject to confirmation by the Town Board.
The Town Administrator and Director of Public Works shall be ex officio
members and serve as staff liaisons for Committee meetings.
[Amended 4-16-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
B.
Term. The terms of resident members shall be for four years each,
except when the Parks and Recreation Committee is first constituted,
said members shall be appointed for terms of one, two, three, and
four years, and shall commence on May 1. The Supervisor member of
the Committee shall be appointed by the Town Chairperson with the
majority approval of the Town Board May 1 of each year, and shall
serve as the Chair of the Park and Recreation Committee.
C.
Records. The secretary shall provide, at the Town Board's request,
a summary of all such proceedings and shall annually, prior to the
first day of April of each year, submit a summary of the year's activities.
D.
Powers and general duties.
(1)
In an advisory capacity to the Town Board, the Parks and Recreation
Committee shall undertake the planning, development, acquisition,
expansion, disposition, maintenance and use of all parks and recreation
facilities in the Town of Rome. Where applicable, recommended projects
shall include a report of budgetary and departmental impacts.
(2)
The Parks and Recreation Committee shall work to provide the broadest
community benefit in its provision of parks and recreation activities
in the Town and shall act to sustain, enhance and preserve the natural
resources of the Town of Rome.
(3)
The Parks and Recreation Committee shall make recommendations to
the Town Board when it deems appropriate to make application for grant
funds from state agencies for the purpose of creating or enhancing
the Town's parks and related facilities and recreation programs.
[Added 8-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-16[1]]
A.
Creation and membership. There is hereby created and established
a Town of Rome Alcohol Beverage License Review Committee. Said Committee
shall have all the powers hereinafter enumerated and shall be composed
of five members, as follows: one Town Supervisor, the Town Administrator,
the Chief of Police or the Chief's representative from the Rome Police
Department, one resident member of the Town of Rome Community Development
Authority, and one resident member of the Visit Rome, WI, Inc. Board
of Directors who does not hold a current "Class B" intoxicating liquor
license. The Town Clerk/Treasurer and Town Attorney shall be ex officio
members and serve as staff liaisons for Committee meetings.
B.
Term. The Town Supervisor member of the Committee shall be appointed
by the Town Chairperson subject to confirmation by the Town Board
for a one-year term, commencing May 1 of each year. The Community
Development Authority member shall be appointed by the Community Development
Authority by April 30 of each year, for a one-year term, commencing
May 1 of each year.
C.
Duties. The duties of the Alcohol Beverage License Review Committee
shall be as follows:
(1)
In an advisory capacity to the Town Board, the Alcohol Beverage License
Review Committee shall investigate all retail alcohol license applications
required to be submitted by the Code of the Town of Rome and the Wisconsin
Statutes, except provisional licenses and operator's licenses reviewed
by the Town Administrator. The Committee will present its recommendation
to the Town Board, whenever necessary, for review and action. Where
the Committee recommends that a license application not be approved,
the Committee shall provide those reasons for recommending denial
to the Town Board.
(2)
The Alcohol Beverage License Review Committee will conduct fact-finding
hearings, make findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations
to the Town Board pertaining to the revocation, suspension, nonissuance
or nonrenewal of alcohol beverage licenses, pursuant to § 125.12,
Wis. Stats.
(3)
Review appeals of the Police Chief's assessment of demerit points
for alcohol beverage violations.
(4)
Review the Town of Rome Alcohol License Ordinance provisions of Town Code Chapter 234 and make recommendations to the Town Board regarding revision of the same.
(5)
To perform such other duties as are delegated under the Town of Rome
Code of Ordinances or as may be assigned to the Committee by the Town
Board.
D.
Rules of procedure and policies. The Committee may adopt rules of
procedure and policies, as necessary, to govern the review and recommendations
regarding the granting and issuance of alcohol licenses. If the Committee
adopts policies, it shall review them biennially. All Committee policies
and revisions shall be submitted to the Town Board for approval. A
copy of the Committee's approved policies shall be filed with the
Town Clerk/Treasurer.
E.
Records. The Alcohol Beverage License Review Committee shall keep
minutes of its meetings and file with the Town Clerk/Treasurer. The
minutes of the meetings and other records of the Committee shall be
open to public inspection, except as otherwise provided by the Wisconsin
Public Records Law, §§ 19.21 through 19.39, Wis. Stats.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases,
words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein.
If not defined herein, the word, term or phrase shall have the definition
commonly accepted including a relevant definition contained in the
Wisconsin Statutes. When not inconsistent with the context, the words
used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural
number include the singular number and words in the singular number
include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and
not merely directory:
All grounds, structures and watercourses which are or may
be located within any area dedicated to the public use as a park,
parkway, public boat landing, public lake access, recreation facility
or conservancy district in the Town.
The Town of Rome, Adams County, Wisconsin, or any duly appointed
designate thereof, including, but not limited to, the Town Board and
Town committees.
The present governing body of the Town or any successors
to the legislative power of said body, or any duly appointed designate
thereof.
