[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Greenville as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 8-22-2022 by Ord. No. 5-22]
The Board of Review shall be composed and governed by the provisions
of §§ 70.46 and 70.47, Wis. Stats. In accordance with
§ 70.46, the Village President and Village Trustees shall
constitute the Board of Review for the Village.
A.
Procedures.
(1)
In order for a property owner or property owner's representative
to submit a request to testify by phone or submit a sworn written
statement, he or she must first comply with the following procedures:
(2)
After the two requirements outlined above have been met, a request
to testify by telephone or submit a sworn written statement at Board
of Review (Form PA-814) may be submitted to the Village Clerk. Such
request must be submitted in time to be considered by the Board at
the first meeting of the BOR.
B.
Criteria
to be considered. The Board may consider any or all of the following
factors when deciding whether to grant or deny the request:
(1)
The requester's stated reason(s) for the request as indicated
on the PA-814.
(2)
Fairness to the parties.
(3)
Ability of the requester to procure in-person oral testimony and
any due diligence exhibited by the requester in procuring such testimony.
(4)
Ability to cross examine the person providing the testimony.
(5)
The BOR's technical capacity to honor the request.
(6)
Any other factors that the Board deems pertinent to deciding the
request.
A.
Pursuant
to § 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats., or as that section is amended
in the future, whenever the Assessor, in the performance of the Assessor's
duties, requests or obtains income and expense information, then such
income and expense information provided to the Assessor shall be held
by the Assessor on a confidential basis; except, however, that the
information may be revealed to and used by persons in discharging
duties as imposed by law, whether those duties are imposed by office,
including, but not limited to, use by the Assessor in performance
of official duties of the Assessor's office or when used by the
Board of Review in performance of its official duties, or whether
those duties are imposed by an order of a court. Income and expense
information provided to the Assessor under § 70.47(7)(af),
Wis. Stats., unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not
subject to the right of inspection and copying under § 19.35(1),
Wis. Stats.
[Adopted 4-10-2023 by Ord. No. 3-23]
The Village of Greenville Park, Recreation and Forestry Committee
shall consist of seven members. Members shall be appointed by the
Village President and confirmed by the Village Board. Members shall
serve a term of three years, with two members being appointed/reappointed
in each calendar year, except that in every third year, three members
shall be appointed/reappointed. All voting members shall be residents
of the Village.
[Added 6-12-2023 by Ord.
No. 4-23[1]]
The Village President, at their discretion and with Village
Board confirmation, may appoint one alternate member to serve a term
of one year. The alternate member may attend and participate in all
committee meetings but shall only have voting privileges in the instance
when a regular voting member is absent.
All terms of office shall commence on May 1 in the year of appointment.
Each Committee member shall take an oath of office.
The Park, Recreation and Forestry Committee shall by May 1 select
a Chairperson from amongst the members of the Committee to serve in
that capacity for a term of one year. The Committee may select a Vice
Chairperson and Secretary at its discretion.
Meetings of the Committee shall be held at least monthly, unless
there is no business to conduct, at a time and place decided by the
Committee. Meetings may be called by the Chairperson or by any two
of the voting members. Notice of each meeting and an agenda for that
meeting shall be posted. Rules for the governance of meetings shall
be created and adopted by the Committee as it deems necessary, provided
that those rules do not contravene any provision of this section or
any other ordinance enacted by the Village of Greenville. The Committee
shall keep minutes of all proceedings indicating, at a minimum, the
vote of each member on each question. The minutes of each meeting
shall be filed with the Village Clerk.
The Village Park, Recreation and Forestry Committee shall oversee
and be responsible for the planning, physical development, operation,
and maintenance of all recreational facilities within the Village
of Greenville, to include its parks, trails, conservancy areas, open
spaces, park shelters, and other associated facilities. The Park,
Recreation and Forestry Committee shall also be responsible for the
establishment and oversight of recreational programs offered by the
Village and the management of all public trees, which includes street
trees, park trees and trees on other Village-owned properties. To
that end, the Park, Recreation and Forestry Committee shall be authorized
and charged with the responsibility to perform the following duties:
A.
Not
later than September 1 of each year, the Park, Recreation and Forestry
Committee shall develop annual operating and capital budget proposals
for all projects and operations related to parks, recreation and forestry
and submit the same to the Village Administrator and the Village Board
for their consideration in development of the succeeding year's
budget.
B.
The
Park, Recreation and Forestry Committee shall advise the Village Board
as to recommended changes to ordinances governing the use, management
and operation of parks, park facilities, trails and public trees.
C.
The
Park, Recreation and Forestry Committee shall prepare for Village
Board approval a Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (CORP) which
shall contain an inventory and analysis of existing Village parks
and recreational facilities and make recommendations as to future
park, conservancy, facility and cultural needs of the Village. The
CORP shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of Ch.
NR 50, Wis. Adm. Code. The plan shall be updated as needed, but at
least once every five years.
D.
The
following are powers delegated to the Park, Recreation and Forestry
Committee which it may exercise independently of the Village Board.
The Park, Recreation and Forestry Committee may:
(1)
Authorize the establishment of recreation programs based on assessment
of community needs and establish a schedule of fees and charges pertaining
thereto.
(2)
Establish rules, regulations and policies governing park use and
recreational programs, except that Village Board approval is required
for any rule or regulation which involves a penalty or which requires
creation and/or amendment of an ordinance.
(3)
Establish a schedule of rental fees for use of park shelters, ball
diamonds, soccer fields, and other recreational facilities.
(4)
Accept cash and personal property donations made for purposes of
contributing towards park projects, programs and memorials. The Committee
shall deposit all cash donations with the Village Treasurer who will
deposit them into a segregated account designated for such donations.
(5)
Apply for and accept any grant which does not require the commitment
of public funds.
(6)
Create advisory subcommittees comprised of Park, Recreation and Forestry
Committee members, Village residents, or any combination of persons
deemed qualified by the Park, Recreation and Forestry Committee to
conduct studies or perform specific tasks under the authority and
direction of the Committee.
E.
The
following are powers which may be exercised by the Park, Recreation
and Forestry Committee with the approval of the Village Board. With
Village Board approval, the Park, Recreation and Forestry Committee
may:
(1)
Lay out and improve Village parks, to include determination of types
of facilities required, specific design and location, and removal
and/or relocation of existing facilities. Such improvements shall
be limited to those for which funds have been appropriated in the
annual budget.
(2)
Acquire land for park and conservancy use in the name of the Village
by purchase, land contract, lease, condemnation, or otherwise.
(3)
Accept donations of land for park and conservancy use in the name
of the Village.
(4)
Accept donations of cash or land made in return for naming rights,
unless authorized in a previously approved project plan.
(5)
Name any park or park facility.
(6)
Apply for and accept any grant requiring commitment of public funds.
F.
Any
decision rendered by the Park, Recreation and Forestry Committee may
be appealed to the Village Board. A person who objects to all or part
thereof may, within 10 days of the decision, notify the Village Administrator,
in writing, of the nature of the objection and request to be placed
on the next scheduled Village Board meeting.
