Chapter 1 City
Government; Elections
Chapter 2 Mayor;
Common Council
Chapter 3 Municipal
Officers and Employees
Chapter 4 Boards,
Commissions and Committees
Chapter 5 Ethical
Standards
Chapter 6 Benefit
for Professional, Management and Supervisory Employees
2.1.1 City Government
2.1.2 Official
Newspaper
2.1.3 Aldermanic
Districts
2.1.4 Kenehan
Civic Center Designated
2.1.5 Manner
of Serving or Giving of Notice or Order
2.1.6 Appointment
of Election Officials
2.1.7 Elections
2.1.8
(a)
Mayor-Council Government. The City of
(b)
Division of Responsibilities.
(1)
Legislative
Branch. The Common Council is the legislative branch
of City Government. Its primary business is the passage of laws in the form of
ordinances or resolutions which shall prescribe what the law shall be, not only
in relation to the particular facts existing at the time, but as to all future
cases arising under it. The Common
Council shall fix the salaries of all officers and employees of the City, and
be charged with the official management of the City's financial affairs, its
budget, its revenues and the raising of funds necessary for the operation of
the City.
(2)
Executive
Branch. The Mayor shall be the chief executive
officer. He shall take care that all City ordinances and
state laws are observed and enforced and that all City officers, boards,
committees and commissions discharge their duties. When present, he shall
preside at the meetings of the Common Council. He shall from time to time give
the Council such information and recommend such measures as he may deem
advantageous to the City.
(3) Administrative Officer.
The City Administrator shall be. the chief administrative officer. He shall be responsible for directing and
coordinating the administration of the City Government in accordance with
policies established by the Common Council as set forth in this Code of
Ordinances.
State Law Reference:
The
official newspaper of the City of
State Law Reference:
Sec. 985.06,
The
City of
(a)
First Aldermanic District. Commencing. at City limits line at N. Lydell
Avenue and W. Silver Spring Drive and running thence along the City limits line
southerly, westerly and northerly to its intersection with the centerline of W.
Silver Spring Drive at the west bank of the Milwaukee River; thence east along the
centerline of W. Silver Spring Drive to its intersection with the centerline of
the Milwaukee River; thence northerly along the centerline of the Milwaukee
River to its intersection with the centerline of W. Bender Road; thence east
along said centerline to its intersection with the east limits line of the City
of Glendale; thence southerly to the place of commencement.
(b)
Second Aldermanic District. Commencing at the
centerline of W. Silver Spring Drive and the centerline of the Milwaukee River
and running thence northerly along the centerline of the Milwaukee River to its
intersection with the centerline of W. Bender Road; thence east along the
centerline of W. Bender Road to its intersection with the east limits line of
the City of Glendale; thence northerly to its intersection with the centerline
of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company right-of-way as located in the
Northwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 29; thence westerly along the
centerline of said right-of-way to its intersection with the centerline of
North Sunny Point Road; thence northerly along the centerline of North Sunny
Point Road to the Milwaukee River; thence northerly along the centerline of the
Milwaukee River to its intersection with the north limits line of the City of Glendale;
thence northerly along the limits line of the City to its intersection on the
west bank of the Milwaukee River with the centerline of W. Edward Lane
(Extended); thence west along the centerline of W. Edward Lane (Extended) to
its intersection with the centerline of N. Green Bay Avenue; thence southerly
along the centerline of N. Green Bay Avenue to its intersection with the south
limits line of the City of Glendale at the south line of the Southeast 1/4 of
Section 30; thence southerly and easterly along the City limits line to the
place of commencement.
(c)
Third Aldermanic District. Commencing at the intersection of the south
line of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20, Township 8 North, Range 22 East and
the centerline of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company right-of-way,
as located in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20, and the City limits line; thence
easterly, northerly, westerly and southerly along the City limits line to its
intersection with the centerline of the Milwaukee River and North Sunny Point
Road; thence southerly along the centerline of North Sunny Point Road to its
intersection with the centerline of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Company right-of-way as located in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 30; thence
easterly along the centerline of said right-of-way to the place of
commencement.
(d)
Fourth Aldermanic District. Commencing at the
intersection of the centerline of W. Good Hope Road and the west bank of the
Milwaukee River, being a point in the north limits line of the City of Glendale
on the North line of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 19, Township 8 North, Range
22 East; thence northerly, westerly and southerly along the limits line of the
City of Glendale to its intersection with the centerline of N. Green Bay
Avenue; thence southeasterly along the centerline of N. Green Bay Avenue to its
intersection with the centerline of N. Range Line Road; thence south along the
centerline of N. Range Line Road to its intersection with the centerline of N.
Braeburn Lane; thence easterly and southerly along the centerline of N.
Braeburn Lane to its intersection with the centerline of W. Rochelle Avenue;
thence easterly and southerly along the centerline of W. Rochelle Avenue to its
intersection with the centerline of W. Bernard Lane; thence easterly along the
centerline of W. Bernard Lane to its intersection with the centerline of N.
Green Bay Avenue; thence northwesterly along the centerline of W. Good Hope
Road; thence east along the centerline of W. Good Hope Road to the place of
commencement.
(e)
Fifth Aldermanic District. Commencing at the intersection of the
centerline of W. Good Hope Road and the west bank of the Milwaukee River, being
a point in the north limits line of the City of Glendale, and running thence
west along the centerline of W. Good Hope Road to its intersection with the
centerline of N. Green Bay Avenue; thence southeasterly along the centerline of
N. Green Bay Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of W. Bernard Lane;
thence westerly along the centerline of W. Bernard Lane to its intersection
with W. Rochelle Avenue; thence northerly and westerly along the centerline of
W. Rochelle Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of N. Braeburn Lane;
thence northerly and westerly along the centerline of N. Braeburn Lane to its
intersection with the centerline of N. Range Line Road; thence North along the
centerline of N. Range Line Road to its intersection with the centerline of W.
Good Hope Road; thence west along the centerline of W. Good Hope Road to its
intersection with the centerline of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific Railroad Company right-of-way; thence southeasterly along the
centerline of said right-of-way to its intersection with the centerline of W.
Green Tree Road, being the south line of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 24,
Township 8 North, Range 21 East; thence east along the centerline of W. Green
Tree Road to its intersection with the centerline of N. Range Line Road; thence
south along the centerline of N. Range Line Road, being the west line of the
southwest 1/4 of Section 19, Township 8 North, Range 22 East, to its
intersection with the centerline of W. Mill Road; thence east along the
centerline of W. Mill Road; thence east along the centerline of W. Mill Road,
being the South line of Section 19, Township 8 North, Range 22 East, to its
intersection with the centerline of N. Green Bay Avenue; thence northerly along
the centerline of N. Green Bay Avenue to its intersection with the centerline
of W. Edward Lane; thence east along the centerline of W. Edward Lane to the
intersection of the centerline of W. Edward Lane (Extended) and the west bank
of the Milwaukee River, being a point in the north limits line of the City of
Glendale; thence northerly along the limits line of the City of Glendale to the
place of commencement.
(f)
Sixth Aldermanic District. Commencing at the intersection of the
centerline of N. Green Bay Avenue and the North line of the Northeast 1/4 of
Section 31, Township 8 North, Range 22 East, being a point in the west limits
line of the City of Glendale; thence northerly along the centerline of N. Green
Bay Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of W. Mill Road; thence west
along the centerline of W. Mill Road to its intersection with the centerline of
N. Range Line Road; thence north along the centerline of N. Range Line Road to
its intersection with the centerline of W. Green Tree Road; thence west along
the centerline of W. Green Tree Road to its intersection with the centerline of
the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company right-of-way,
being a point in the west limits line of the City of Glendale; thence southerly
and easterly along the City of Glendale limits line to the place of
commencement.
The
site of the City of Glendale's Public Building Complex, located on the
northwest corner of N. Milwaukee River Parkway and W. Civic Drive, on which
there is presently situated the combination Municipal Building, Police Station,
the Glendale Fire Station and the Town of Milwaukee Town Hall, is herewith
permanently named and designated as the "Kenehan Civic Center."
(a)
Wherever any
provision of the Glendale Code of Ordinances requires a notice, order, document
or other paper to be served, given or made, the same may be accomplished by one
(1) of the following methods:
(1)
By service
upon the person, firm or corporation in the manner provided by law for the
service of a summons in a court of record;
(2)
By registered
or certified mail, with return receipt requested. The envelope shall bear the
return address of the City Clerk.
(b)
The foregoing
shall not be deemed to be in lieu of or instead of:
(1)
Posting where
such may be required by any provision of the Glendale Code of Ordinances.
(2)
The attaching
to personal or real property of any notice, order, paper or document where the
same may be required by any provision of the Glendale Code of Ordinances.
(3)
Service where
any such notice, order, paper or document is required to be served in any other
manner by any provision of the Wisconsin Statutes.
There
shall be a minimum of five (5) inspectors for each polling place at each
election held under Chapters 5 to 12, Wis. Stats., and a minimum of seven (7)
inspectors for each polling place for presidential elections. When voting
machines are used, the number of inspectors may be reduced to five (5).
Inspectors shall be appointed as provided in Sec. 7.30, Wis. Stats.
State Law Reference:
Sec. 7.30,
(a)
(b)
Polling Hours. The polls for all elections shall open at
7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m.
(c) Polling Places. The designated polling place for all Wards
and Aldermanic Districts of the City of
Whenever
three (3) or more candidates file nomination papers, candidates for elective
City offices shall be nominated by a non-partisan primary conducted pursuant to
Section 8.11, Wis. Stats. Such candidate
shall file with his nomination papers a declaration that he will qualify for
the office to which he may be elected.
State
Law Reference: Sec. 8.11,
2.2.1 Common
Council
2.2.2 Aldermen
2.2.3 Mayor
2.2.4 President
of the Council
2.2.5 Standing
Committees; Action on Committee Reports
2.2.6 General
Powers of the Common Council
2.2.7 Cooperation
With Other Municipalities
2.2.8 Internal
Powers of the Council
2.2.9 Salaries
2.2.10 Meetings
2.2.11 Special
Meetings
2.2.12 Open
Meetings
2.2.13 Quorum
2.2.14 Presiding
Officers
2.2.15 Order
of Business
2.2.16 Introduction
of Business, Resolutions and Ordinances;
Disposition of Communications
2.2.17 Publication
and Effect of Ordinances
2.2.18 Conduct
of Deliberations
2.2.19 Reconsideration
of Questions
2.2.20 Call
for the Previous Question
2.2.21 Amendment
of Rules
2.2.22 Suspension
of Rules
The
Aldermen of the City of
State Law Reference:
Sec. 62.11,
(a) Election, Term, Number. The City shall have six (6) Aldermen in
addition to the Mayor, who is a member of the Common Council by virtue of his
office as Mayor. The six (6) Aldermen
shall constitute the Common Council. There shall be one (1) Alderman elected
from each of the even-numbered aldermanic districts at the annual spring
election in the even-numbered years.
There shall be one (1) Alderman elected from each of the odd-numbered
aldermanic districts in the odd-numbered years at the annual spring election.
The regular term of office of Aldermen shall be two (2) years and shall
commence on the third Tuesday of April following their election.
(b) Appointment as Mayor. An Alderman shall be eligible for appointment
as Mayor to fill an unexpired term.
State Law Reference:
Sec. 62.09,
(a)
Election. The Mayor shall be elected for a term of
three (3) years. The term of office shall commence on the third Tuesday of
April succeeding his election.
(b)
Duties.
(1)
The Mayor
shall be the Chief Executive officer of the City. He shall take care that City
ordinances and the State Statutes are observed and enforced.
(2)
The Mayor
shall, from time to time, provide the Council such information and recommend
such measures as he may deem advantageous to the City. When present, he shall
preside at the meetings of the Council.
(3)
The Mayor
shall have such other duties and responsibilities as are prescribed in the
Wisconsin Statutes.
(c)
Veto Power. He shall have the veto power as to all acts
of the Council except such as to which it is expressly or by necessary
implications otherwise provided. All such acts shall be submitted to him by the
City Clerk, and shall be enforced upon his approval, evidenced by his
signature, or upon his failing to approve and disapprove within five (5) days,
which fact shall be certified thereon by the City Clerk. If the Mayor
disapproves, he shall file his objection with the City Clerk, who shall present
it to the Council at its next regular meeting. A two-thirds (2/3) vote of all
the members of the Council shall be necessary to make the act effective,
notwithstanding the objection of the Mayor.
State Law Reference:
Sec. 62.09(8),
The
Common Council at its first meeting subsequent to the regular election and
qualification of new members shall, after organization, annually choose from
its members a President who, in the absence of the Mayor, shall preside at
meetings of the Council and, during the absence or inability of the Mayor,
shall have the powers and duties of the Mayor, except that he shall not have
power to approve an act of the Council which the Mayor has disapproved, by
filing objections with the Clerk-Treasurer.
He shall, when so officiating, be styled "Acting Mayor." The
President of the Council shall be elected for a one (1) year term of office.
State Law Reference:
Sec. 62.09(8)(e),
(a)
Standing Committees. At the organizational meeting of the Common
Council in each year following the annual election, the Mayor may, subject to
confirmation of the Common Council, appoint from the Council standing
committees, consisting entirely of Aldermen.
(b)
Committee Chairpersons. The chairperson of each committee shall be
designated by the Mayor. Each member
shall serve as appointed unless excused by a majority of the members of the
Council. All Aldermen shall serve on at least one (1) standing committee. The Mayor shall be an ex officio member of
each standing committee
(c)
Committee Appointments.
(1)
Each member
shall serve as appointed unless excused by a majority of the members of the
Council. All Aldermen shall serve on at
least one (1) standing committee. The
Mayor shall be an ex officio member of each standing committee.
(2)
The Mayor may
declare the entire Council a committee of the whole for informal discussion at
any meeting or for any other purpose, and shall ex officio be chairman of the
same.
(3)
The Mayor may,
from time to time, appoint such special committee or committees as may deem
advisable or as provided for by motion or resolution stating the number of
members and object thereof to perform such duties as may be assigned to them.
(d)
Committee Reports.
(1)
All
ordinances, resolutions, communications and other matters submitted to the
Council shall be read by title and author and referred to the appropriate
committee by the Mayor without motion unless objected to by a Council member. The Clerk shall read and record each such
reference by title. Any Alderman may require the reading in full of any matter
at any time it is before the Council.
(2)
Each committee
shall, at a subsequent Council meeting, submit a report on all matters referred
to it unless a specific time frame is designated by vote of the Council. Such report shall recommend a definite action
on each item and shall be approved by a majority of the committee. Any committee may require any City officer or
employee to confer with it and supply information in connection with any matter
pending before it. Minority reports may be submitted.
(a)
General. The Common Council shall be vested with all
the powers of the City not specifically given some other officer. Except as
otherwise provided by law, the Common Council shall have the management and
control of the City 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 City, 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, forfeiture, 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 Common Council
may acquire property, real or personal, within or without the City, for parks,
libraries, historic places, recreation, beautification, streets, waterworks,
sewage or waste disposal, harbors, improvement of watercourses, public grounds,
vehicle parking areas and for any other public purpose; may acquire real
property within or continuous to the City, 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 City-owned
property, except dedicated, platted parks.
(c)
Acquisition of Easements and Property Rights. Confirming all
powers granted to the Common Council and in furtherance thereof, the Council is
expressly authorized to acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation under Ch. 32,
Wis. Stats., 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 Sec. 62.23, Wis. Stats.; and may sell and
convey such easements or property rights when no longer needed for public use
or protection.
(d)
City Finances. The Common Council 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 City finances.
(e)
Construction of Powers. Consistent with the purpose of giving to
cities 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 Common
Council in this Section and throughout this Code of Ordinances shall be
liberally construed in favor of the rights, powers and privileges of cities to
promote the general welfare, peace, good order and prosperity of the City and
its inhabitants.
State Law Reference:
Art. XI, Sec. 3,
The
Common Council, on behalf of the City, may join with other villages, towns, or
cities 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 appointive officers and employees and joint
purchasing programs.
State Law Reference:
Sec. 66.30,
The
Common Council has the power to preserve order at its meetings, compel
attendance of Aldermen and punish nonattendance. The Common Council shall be
judge of the election and qualification of its members.
State Law Reference:
Sec. 62.11,
The
Mayor and Aldermen who make up the Common Council, whether operating under general
or special law, may, by majority vote of all the members of the Common Council,
determine that an annual salary or per diem compensation be paid the Mayor and
Aldermen.
State Law Reference:
Sec. 62.09(6),
(a)
Annual Organization Meeting. Following a regular
City election, the Common Council shall meet on the third Tuesday of April for
the purpose of organization.
(b)
Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Common Council,
subsequent to July 1, 2007, shall be held in the building known as the
State Law Reference:
Sec. 62.11(2),
Special
meetings may be called by the Mayor or by two (2) Aldermen upon written notice
of the time and purpose thereof to each member of the Council delivered to him
personally or left at his usual place of abode at least six (6) hours before
the meeting. The City Clerk shall cause
an affidavit of service of such notice to be filed in his office prior to the
time fixed for such special meetings. A special meeting may be held without
such notice when all members of the Common Council are present in person, or
consent in writing to the holding of such a meeting, provided the provisions of
State Law Reference:
Sec. 62.11(2),
Except
as provided in Sec. 19.85, Wis. Stats., all meetings of the Common Council,
committees thereof, and boards, committees and commissions, shall be open to
the public.
State Law Reference:
Sec. 62.11(3)(c) and
(a) A majority of the members-elect of the Common Council shall
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may adjourn if a majority is not
present or compel the attendance of absent members. The Mayor shall not be counted in deter-
mining whether a quorum is present at a meeting but may cast his vote in the
case of a tie. When the Mayor does vote
in the case of a tie, his vote shall be counted in determining whether a
sufficient number of the Council has voted favorably or unfavorably.
(b) The Council may, by a majority vote of those present, adjourn
from time to time to a specific date and hour.
State Law Reference:
Sec. 62.11(3)(b),
(a)
Presiding Officer. The Mayor shall preside over all meetings of
the Common Council. In the absence of the Mayor, the President of the Council
shall preside and, during the absence or inability of the Mayor, shall have the
powers and duties of the Mayor, except that he shall not have power to approve
an act of the Council which the Mayor has disapproved by filing an objection
with the Clerk. He shall, when so
officiating, be styled "Acting Mayor." In the absence of both the
Mayor and the President of the Council, the Clerk shall call the meeting to
order and preside until the Council shall, by motion, select a president pro
tem for that night.
(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, Revised (1984), unless otherwise provided by statute or by these
rules. Any member shall have the right
to appeal from a decision of the presiding officer. An appeal shall be sustained by a two-thirds
(2/3) vote of the members present excluding the Mayor. In the absence of the City Clerk, the
presiding officer shall appoint a clerk pro tem.
State Law Reference:
Sec. 62.09(8),
(a)
Order of Business. At all regular meetings, the order of
business shall be according to the tentative agenda prepared by the City Clerk
and distributed to the Mayor no later than the Monday preceding the regular
meeting. Members of the Council and City
officers desiring a matter to be placed on the agenda shall submit the same to
the City Clerk, who shall be responsible for agenda preparation and
distribution, not later than noon on the Friday preceding the regular
meeting. Generally, the following order
may be observed in the conduct of all meetings of the Council:
(1)
Call to Order
by presiding officer.
(2)
Roll call.
(3)
Approval of
minutes of the preceding meeting, if correct, and rectifying mistakes, if any
exist.
(4)
Communications,
applications and petitions.
(5)
Unfinished
business from previous meeting.
(6)
New business,
including the introduction of ordinances and resolutions.
(7)
Acceptance of
monthly reports.
(b)
Order to be Followed; Citizen Comments. No business shall be
taken up out of order unless by unanimous consent of all aldermen and in the
absence of any debate whatsoever. The
Mayor or presiding officer may impose a time limit on the length of time
citizens may address the Council. The
presiding officer may provide for citizen comments, at his discretion.
(c)
Roll Call; Procedure When Quorum Lacking. As soon as the
Council shall be called to order, the City Clerk shall proceed to call the
names of the members, noting who are present and who are absent and record the
same in the proceedings of the Council.
If it shall appear that there is not a quorum present, the fact shall be
entered on the journal and the Council shall adjourn.
(a)
Ordinances to be in Writing. All ordinances
submitted to the Council shall be in writing and shall begin with a title. Any written material introduced may be
referred to the appropriate committee pursuant to Section 2-2-5. Any member of the Council may require the
reading in full of any ordinance or resolution at any time it is before the
Council.
(b)
Subject and Numbering of Ordinances. Each ordinance shall
be related to no more than one (1) 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 title of amending and repealing ordinances shall
reflect their purpose to amend or repeal.
(c)
(1)
The Common
Council may take action on an ordinance only if it appears on the written
agenda for the meeting at which action is requested.
(2)
Ordinances
will be placed on the agenda for Council action only if they are submitted to
the City Clerk in written form a minimum of five (5) days prior to the meeting
at which action is requested.
(d)
Disposition of Petitions, Communication, Etc. Every petition or
other writing of any kind, addressed to the Council, the Clerk or other City
officer for reference to the Common Council shall be delivered by the Clerk or
such other City officer to the Mayor and Aldermen 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 Council following the receipt of the same. Every such petition or other writing, and
every paper, communication or other proceeding which shall come before the
Council for action may be referred by the Mayor or presiding officer, unless
objected to by a member of the Council.
(e)
Fiscal Impact and Strategic Planning Requirements.
(1)
All matters of
business, resolutions, and ordinances to be considered by the Common Council,
as a condition precedent to consideration if such impact in any way on the
City's budget, tax rate, fiscal obligations, or costs, shall be accompanied by
a statement of fiscal impact. Such
statement shall be prepared by the administrator or his designee, and shall
advise the Council of the specific fiscal or monetary impact or requirements
attendant with the matter to be considered.
A matter presented without the requisite fiscal impact statement shall
be laid over, except that such a matter may be considered upon a determination
of the Council by two-thirds (2/3) vote that there exist emergency or
extraordinary exigent circumstances which require immediate action in the
interests of the public health, welfare or safety.
(2)
All matters of
business, resolutions, or ordinances submitted to the Council for consideration
shall be accompanied by a statement pertaining to strategic planning, and
consistency with such goals and objectives, and mission statements as from time
to time shall have been adopted by the Council.
Such statements shall be prepared by the Administrator or his
designee. Approval or passage of any
matter of business, resolution, or ordinance submitted as being in conflict
with the City's goals and objectives, or mission statements, shall be passed or
adopted only upon a legislative finding by the Council that such action is in
the public interest and upon a two thirds (2/3) vote of the Council.
(f)
Council Operational Procedures.
(1)
Council Agenda
Items.
a.
All items for
placement on a Council agenda must be received by the City Administrator no
later than 12:00 noon the Wednesday prior to the Council meeting date.
b.
A written
explanation with background and supporting data must accompany all items for
placement on the agenda.
c.
Only items
which the City has jurisdiction over or which may affect the City can be placed
on the agenda.
d.
The Mayor and
Aldermen shall have authority to place matters on the agenda through submission
for placement to the City Administrator.
Staff member requests shall be referred to their respective department
heads, and a request for placement of an item on the agenda shall proceed
through the department head to the City Administrator. Citizen requests and concerns shall be
referred to the Alderman of the Citizen's district, for consideration for disposition
or consideration for placement on the agenda by the respective Alderman.
(2)
Council
Standing Committees.
a.
All items for
committee consideration must be referred by the Common Council to the committee
for consideration, and committees shall limit their consideration of matters,
recommendations, and items to only such matters as properly before them on
deferral or authority of the Common Council.
b.
The
Legislative and Judiciary Committee shall review applications and appeals as
authorized by the applicable state and local laws without specific referral to
them by the Common Council.
c.
Since time is
of the essence in many reviews and appeals, the Legislative and Judiciary
Committee is not required to reduce recommendations to writing in advance if
they have not been determined at the time of placement on the agenda.
(3)
Council Agenda
Items. For items placed on the Common Council
agenda, written supporting data must be provided to reasonably apprise all
interested parties of the matters under review or appeal.
(4)
Citizen
Committees.
a.
Committees
have no authority to bind or commit the City to any course of action. Committees have no authority to expend any
City funds without the prior approval of the Council. Adoption of a budget is
not a license to spend.
b.
Alderman
liaisons to committees are responsible to keep the Council and staff informed
of all committee recommendations, and to keep the committee members informed of
Council actions, policies and directives.
(5)
Staff
Assistance. All requests for routine staff assistance or
response to citizen complaints may be directed to the appropriate department
head. A request for staff assistance shall be deemed routine if it relates, in
the Alderpersons judgment, to the ministerial functions of the department
head's duties. Such requests shall not
be deemed to abrogate the department head's discretion in prioritizing the work
load and function of his/her department.
All other requests for staff assistance or response to citizen
complaints of a serious nature shall be routed through the City Administrator
or his/her designee, who shall then report as soon as reasonably practical the
resolution or disposition of the complaint to the Alderperson of the district.
(6)
Council
Information. All committee, commission and board agendas
and minutes which are public records shall be distributed to all Council
members.
(7)
Proceedings. The agenda shall
proceed as called by the Mayor, and subsequent to the Clerk announcing the
agenda item discussion shall proceed by the Council and members of the public,
under the authority of the Mayor as presiding chair, and followed by such
dispositive motion as shall be appropriate within the authority of the Council.
(a)
All general
ordinances of the City and all regulations imposing any penalty shall be published
in the official paper of the City once and shall be immediately recorded, with
the affidavit of publication, by the City Clerk in a book kept for that
purpose. 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 Common Council shall be
prima facie proof of due passage, publication and recording thereof.
(b)
All ordinances
shall take effect and be in force from and after passage and publication,
unless otherwise provided and published copies thereof shall have appended the
date of first publication.
State Law Reference:
Sec. 62.11(4),
(a)
A roll call
shall be used with all questions, motions, or other matters when so required by
local, state or federal law, or when the Mayor or an Alderman requests a vote
by roll call. Otherwise, voting may be by voice vote.
(b)
When a vote is
taken, the result shall be recorded in the official minutes.
(c)
Except as
provided below, the Common Council shall in all other respects determine the rules of its
procedure, which shall be governed by the current edition of Robert’s Rules of
Order, which is hereby incorporated by reference, unless modified by this Code
of Ordinances;
(1)
No Alderman
shall address the Council until he has been recognized by the presiding
officer. He shall thereupon address
himself to the presiding officer and confine his remarks to the question under
discussion.
(2)
When two (2)
or more members simultaneously seek recognition, the presiding officer shall
name the member who is to speak first.
(3)
No person
other than an Alderman shall address the Council except under order of
business, except that citizens may address the Council with the permission of
the presiding officer as to matters which are being considered by the Council at the time.
(4)
No motion
shall be discussed or acted upon unless and until it has been seconded. No motion shall be withdrawn or amended
without the consent of the person making the same and the person seconding it.
(5)
The Mayor
shall not vote except in the case of a tie.
When the Mayor does vote in case of a tie, his vote shall be counted in
determining whether a sufficient number of the Council has voted favorably or
unfavorably on any measure. A majority
vote of all members of the Council in favor of any proposed ordinance,
resolution or appointment shall be necessary for passage or approval, unless a
larger number is required by ordinance or State Statute. Except as otherwise provided, a majority vote
of those present shall prevail in other cases.
(6)
Any member of
the Council may demand an aye and nay vote on any matter, and all aye and nay
votes shall be recorded in the journal.
On confirmation of appointments and on the adoption of any measure
assessing or levying taxes, appropriating or disbursing money, or creating any
liability or charge against the City or any fund thereof, the vote shall be by
ayes and noes. A member of the Council
may not change his vote on any question after the result has been announced.
(7)
When a
question is under discussion, the following motions shall have precedence in
the order listed:
a.
To adjourn.
b.
To recess.
c.
To lay on the
table.
d.
To move the
previous question.
e.
To postpone to
a day certain.
f.
To refer to a
committee.
g.
To amend.
h.
To postpone
indefinitely.
State Law Reference:
Sec. 62.11,
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 adjourned meeting. A motion to reconsider being put and lost
shall not be renewed.
Any
member desirous of terminating the debate may call the previous question when
the question announced by the Mayor shall be "call the main
question." If a majority of the
members present vote in the affirmative, the main question shall be put to a
vote without further debate, and its effect shall be to put an end to all
debate and bring the Council to a direct vote, first upon the pending amendment
and then upon the main question.
The
rules of this Chapter shall not be rescinded or amended unless the proposed
amendment or motion to rescind has laid over from a regular meeting, and then
it shall require a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of the Council.
Any
of the provisions of Sections 2-2-17 through 2-2-21, inclusive, of this Code
may be suspended temporarily by a recorded vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the
Council members present at any meeting.
2.3.1 General Provisions
2.3.2 City Officers; Tenure; Vacancies
2.3.3 City
Administrator
2.3.4 Chief
of Police
2.3.5 Fire
Chief
2.3.6 Municipal
Judge; Municipal Court
2.3.7 City
Attorney
2.3.8 Rule-Making
Authority
2.3.9 Eligibility
for Office
2.3.10 Removal
from Office
2.3.11 Custody
of Official Property
2.3.12 Oath
of Office; Bonds of Officers
(a)
General Powers. Officers shall have generally the powers and
duties prescribed for like officers of cities, towns and villages, except as
otherwise provided, and such powers and duties as are prescribed by law and
except as to the Mayor, shall perform such duties as shall be required of him
by the Common Council. Officers whose powers and duties are not enumerated in
Chapter 62 of the Wisconsin Statutes shall have such powers and duties as are
prescribed by law for like officers or as are directed by the Council.
(b)
Rules. All officers
and departments may make the necessary rules for the conduct of their duties
and incidental proceedings.
(c)
Applicability of Ethics Statutes. The general laws for the punishment of bribery,
misdemeanors and corruption in office shall apply to City officers.
(d)
Legal Representation.
Whenever any City official in his official capacity proceeded against or
obliged to proceed before any civil Court, Board, Committee or Commission, to
defend or maintain his official position, or because of some act arising out of
the performance of his official .duties, and he has prevailed in such
proceedings, or the Council has ordered 'the proceedings discontinued, the
Council shall provide for payment to such official such sum as it sees fit, to
reimburse him for the expenses reasonably incurred for costs and attorney’s
fees.
State Law Reference:
Sections 62.09(7) and 62.115,
(a)
Enumerated.
In addition to the Mayor and one (1) Alderman from each aldermanic district in
the City, the City Attorney, and the Chief of Police, who shall be appointed by
the Police Commission, the officers of the City shall be the:
(1) City
Administrator/Deputy City Treasurer.
(2) City Clerk.
(3) City
Treasurer.
(4) City Assessor.
(5) City
Comptroller.
(6) Personnel
Assistant/Deputy Comptroller.
(7) Building
Inspector/Zoning Administrator.
(8) Plumbing
Inspector.
(9) Electrical
Inspector/Property Maintenance Inspector.
(10) Director of
Public Works/City Engineer.
(11) Superintendent
of Public Works.
(12) Sanitarian.
(13) Weed
Commissioner/City Forester.
(b) Tenure
of Office.
(1)
The tenure of
office of full-time appointive City officials, as listed in Subsection (a)
above, shall, after the expiration of the probationary period applicable to the
particular position of such official, be indeterminate, subject to removal,
however, for cause. Proceedings to
remove for cause may be initiated by the Mayor or any member of the Common
Council, by the filing of a complaint in writing with the City Clerk,
specifying therein the acts, conduct or cause complained of and for which
removal is sought. Thereafter, the proceedings shall be governed by the
provisions of Section 13, entitled "Grievance Procedure," of the
Resolution relating to the City's Personnel Plan adopted on the 3rd day of
July, 1956, as amended and revised.
(2)
Incumbents in
the aforesaid full-time appointive offices shall hereafter have such
indeterminate tenure. In the event of a vacancy in any such office, such office
shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor, subject to confirmation of the
Common Council, in a manner provided in Subsections (c) and (d) hereof.
(c) Vacancies.
(1) At such time that any City office listed in Subsection (a)
above becomes vacant, the Common Council, or the City Administrator at the
direction of the Common Council, shall take the necessary steps to advertise
the vacant position. In selecting
persons qualified to assume any of the aforesaid respective offices, consideration
shall be given to basic qualifications, including background, both as to
education and experience, as well as knowledge of the various subject matters
involved, personal ability and qualifications, and general disposition towards
the particular office.
(d) Salaries. The salary of
the incumbent of such respective office shall be such as shall be determined by
resolution of the Common Council.
(a)
Creation and Purpose. In order that the various officers, officials
and employees and departments executing policy and administering the affairs of
the City of Glendale may operate as efficiently as possible under a system of
part-time Mayor and part-time Aldermen, and to better insure competent,
expeditious, efficient and harmonious administration and action in respect to
any activity common to one (1) or more of the City's officers, officials and
departments, and in order that there may be a uniform application of policy,
there is herewith created the office of City Administrator for the City of
Glendale.
(b)
Powers and Duties.
(1)
The City
Administrator shall have administrative powers and responsibilities over the
City Clerk and Treasurer and all other departments and department heads of the
City except the City School System, the Fire Department and the Police
Department. He shall, under the Glendale
Water Board, have administrative powers and responsibilities over the water
utility of the City. He shall be
ineligible to be a member of the Police and Fire Commission.
(2)
He shall be,
at all times, responsible to the Common Council and shall, in general, be
responsible for effectuating all actions of the same which require
administrative implementation or where the Common Council has directed him to
act. In addition to the regular duties,
the City Administrator shall have the following duties:
a.
Coordinating
the administrative activities of departments;
b.
Effectuating
all actions of the Common Council which require administrative action and
report any problems or difficulties in connection therewith to the Common
Council and Mayor;
c.
Prepare in
coordination with other Department heads the annual City budget for submission
to the Common Council;
d.
Act as
personnel officer for the City, recommend salary and wage scales and working
conditions for those officers, officials or employees not covered by collective
bargaining agreements.
e.
Periodically
evaluate job classifications and, when necessary, formulate and propose new job
classifications;
f.
Review and
report to the Mayor and Common Council any variations in the operation of the
City budget;
g.
Make such
reports as the Common Council may, from time to time, require as to the current
fiscal status of the City and the current fiscal status of budgeted items under
the City budget;
h.
Supervise the
taking of departmental inventories;
i.
Act as
purchasing officer for the City and formulate and place into operation
City-wide purchasing for such items that may be economical or advisable for the
City to purchase on a City-wide basis;
j.
Maintain a
current personnel file for all the departments, except for the Police
Department, Fire Department and the City School System;
k.
Submit to the
Common Council, from time to time, recommendations or suggestions for improving
the health, safety or welfare of the City;
l.
Institute and
operate a system whereby City Departments, as well as persons having business
with the Common Council or any City Department, may properly and efficiently
conduct such business;
m.
Inquire into
and settle, pursuant to existing City policy, or otherwise report to the Common
Council, any dispute concerning the activities of any Department or office in
connection with interdepartmental relations or with persons having business
with the City;
n.
Inform the
Mayor or Common Council concerning any proposed change in service rendered City
residents or City-located business which shall appreciably affect either the
extent, quality or cost of such service;
o.
Designate an
appropriate Department or officer for the transaction of any business which is
not of a routine nature;
p.
File with the
Common Council such reports at such time as the Common Council may require
concerning the activities of this office so that the Common Council may be
currently apprised of any actions of the City Administrator and the nature and
reason for such actions taken;
q.
Take charge of
all City-owned buildings and grounds, except those under the jurisdiction of
the Board of Education;
r.
Represent the
City in intergovernmental matters as directed by the Mayor and Common Council;
s.
Participate in
negotiations and settlements with unions and other collective bargaining units,
and participate in grievance procedures as required by contracts with unions
and other collective bargaining units;
t.
Represent the
City in intergovernmental liaison as directed by the Mayor and Common Council;
u.
Act as
Chairman of the Water Utility Board;
v.
Attend all
meetings of the Common Council, the Plan Commission and as may be required by
the Mayor and Common Council, other citizen boards and commissions;
w.
Such other
administrative duties and powers not inconsistent with law as may be prescribed
by the Common Council from time to time.
The
Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Police and Fire Commission pursuant
to Sec. 62.13, Wis. Stats., and shall hold office during good behavior, subject
to suspension or removal by the Commission for cause.
The
Fire Chief shall be appointed by the Police and Fire Commission pursuant to
Sec. 62.13, Wis. Stats., and shall hold office during good behavior, subject to
suspension or removal by the Commission.
(a)
Established. Pursuant to the authority granted by Chapter
755, Wisconsin Statutes, there is hereby established the Municipal Court for
the City of Glendale, Wisconsin.
(b)
Office of Municipal Judge Created. Pursuant to the
authority granted by Chapter 755, Wisconsin Statutes, there is hereby created
the office of Municipal Judge for the Municipal Court for the City of Glendale,
Wisconsin.
(c)
Election; Term.
The Municipal Judge shall be elected at large in the spring election,
commencing with the April 1983 election, for a term of three (3) years,
commencing on May 1 succeeding his/her election. The Municipal Judge shall be
subject to the Wisconsin Code of Judicial Ethics and shall file an annual
financial statement. The Municipal Judge shall, at all times that he/she shall
hold office, be a resident of the City of
(d)
Salary. The salary of
the Municipal Judge may be increased for a new term prior to the beginning of
the term for the Judge, or for the second year of a term before the start of
the second year of the term of the Judge, but the salary shall not be decreased
during a term of the Judge. Salaries may be paid annually or in equal installments
as determined by the Common Council, but no Judge may be paid a salary for that
portion of any term during which portion the Judge has not executed the
official bond or official oath as required by Sec. 755.03, Wis. Stats., and
filed under Sec. 19.01(4)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes, as amended.
(e)
Bond; Oath.
The Municipal Judge shall execute and file with the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Milwaukee County the oath prescribed by Sec. 755.03, Wis. Stats., and an
official bond in the penal sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1:000.00).
(f)
Jurisdiction.
The Municipal Judge shall have such jurisdiction as provided by law and Chapter
755 of the Wisconsin Statutes and exclusive jurisdiction of violations of City
Ordinances.
(g)
Procedure in Municipal Court.
(1)
The procedure
in Municipal Court for the City of
(2)
The Municipal
Court shall be open as determined by the Municipal Judge.
(3)
The Municipal
Judge shall keep his office and hold court in the City of Glendale Municipal
Building.
(4)
If the
Municipal Judge is temporarily absent, sick or disabled, the provisions of Sec.
800.06(1), Wis. Stats., shall apply, and if the Municipal Judge becomes
incompetent, unable or fails to act, or in the event of a vacancy, the
provisions of Sec. 800.06(2), Wis. Stats., shall apply. Any substitute
Municipal Judge designated or assigned hereunder shall be compensated as
authorized by the Common Council.
(5)
Upon the
proper and timely written request for substitution of the Municipal Judge, the
provisions of Sec. 800.05, Wis. Stats., shall apply.
(6)
The procedures
of the Municipal Court shall be in accord with the applicable Wisconsin
Statutes and City Ordinances. The Court shall abide by the Wisconsin Rules of
Evidence and shall abide by the Uniform State Traffic Deposit Schedule. In
non-traffic matters, the City Attorney shall draft a bond schedule, which shall
become effective upon approval by the Municipal Judge. No bond shall exceed the
maximum penalty which could be imposed for the ordinance violation. The Police
Chief shall be furnished a copy of all bond schedules and amendments thereto.
(h)
Forfeitures; Report.
All forfeitures received by the Municipal Judge shall be paid to the City
Treasurer within thirty (30) days of receipt. At the same time the Municipal
Judge shall report the title of the action, the offense for which the
forfeiture was imposed and the amount of the forfeiture.
(i)
Contempts.
(1)
In the cases
specified in Sec. 785.01(1), Wis. Stats., and no others, the municipal judge
may punish for contempt.
(2)
The provisions
of Sec. 800.12, Wis. Stats., are herewith adopted by reference.
(j)
Contempt; Penalty.
The Municipal Judge may impose a forfeiture for such contempt not to exceed
Fifty Dollars ($50.00). In default of the payment of forfeiture, the person
found guilty of such contempt may be imprisoned in the House of Correction not
to exceed one (1) day for every Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) of forfeiture imposed.
(k)
Accused to be Heard.
No person shall be punished for such contempt until he has been given an
opportunity to be heard in his defense and for that purpose the Municipal Judge
may, if the offender is not present, issue his warrant to bring the offender
before him.
(l)
Statutes Adopted by Reference. Chapters 755 and 800, Wis. Stats., are hereby adopted by
reference.
State Law Reference:
Chapters 755 and 800,
The
City of Glendale elects, pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 62.09(3)(b)(2) of
the Wisconsin Statutes, that the method of selection of the City Attorney shall
be by appointment by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by vote of two-thirds
(2/3) of the members-elect of the Common Council, under the system of selection
set forth as follows:
(a)
All eligible
and qualified applicants will be required to submit a full account of their
respective training and experience with a suitable letter of application,
together with a comprehensive resume, at least three (3) references [of which
only one (1) may be from the same law firm, if applicable], and several writing
samples(i.e., opinions, position statements, briefs, etc.).
(b)
A special
review committee comprised of the Mayor, the City Administrator and two (2)
Aldermen will screen the applications, check the references, conduct informal
interviews and narrow the field to a selected number. Those applications so
selected by the special review committee will be forwarded to the Common
Council for further review.
(c)
The Mayor and
the Common Council, together with the City Administrator, will review the
applications forwarded to them by the special review committee, conduct
interviews, seek additional information and narrow the selection field to two
(2) candidates. The candidates' applications will be forwarded to the Mayor for
his selection and formal appointment.
(d)
In the event a
vacancy occurs in the position of City Attorney prior to the end of a term of
office, the Mayor may temporarily appoint a qualified individual, subject to a
confirmation by vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members-elect of the Common
Council, to fill the remaining portion of the unexpired term.
(e)
Reappointment
of a City Attorney at the end of his term to a new term of office may be
accomplished by the Mayor, subject to a confirmation by vote of two-thirds
(2/3) of the members-elect of the Common Council. (Charter Ordinance.)
(a)
Authorization for Department Heads. Heads of departments of the City may make rules,
regulations or directives for the administration of their departments, but not
for the conduct of the general public.
(b)
Approval of Rules.
(1)
Any proposed
departmental rule, regulation or directive shall be referred to the City
Administrator for review. Within fifteen (15) days of formal presentation to
the City Administrator, the City Administrator shall forward the proposed rule
along with his recommendations to the Mayor for review.
(2)
Any proposed
departmental rule, regulation or directive other than those proposed by the
Police or Fire Department shall be referred to the City Administrator for
review. Within fifteen (15) days of formal presentation to the City
Administrator, the City Administrator shall either forward the proposed rule
along with recommendations to the Mayor for review, or return the proposed rule
to the department along with suggested revisions. Any rule, or any part
thereof, returned by the City Administrator to the department head shall be
deemed to be unacceptable and not in force.
(c) Time of Taking Effect.
All proposed rules, regulations or directives shall be effective thirty (30)
calendar days after presentation to the City Administrator, unless returned by
either the City Administrator or the Mayor, or the Common Council acts by
resolution to nullify such rule. In emergency situations requiring immediate
actions, rules may become effective immediately; but all rules so enacted shall
be reported to the City Administrator, the Council, and the Mayor within
twenty-four (24) hours, with the reasons for the necessity of immediate
implementation. All emergency rules are temporary in nature and must be
formally presented as required in Subsection (b) to become permanent rules.
(a)
No person
shall be elected by the people to a City office who is not, at the time of his
election, a citizen of the
(b)
An appointee
by the Mayor, requiring to be confirmed by the Council, who shall be rejected
by the Council, shall be ineligible for appointment to the same office for one
(1) year thereafter.
(c)
No member of
the Common Council shall, during the term for which he is elected, be eligible
for an office or position which, during such term, has been created by, or the
selection to which is vested in, the Council, provided that the Council may be
represented on City boards or commissions where no additional remuneration is
paid such representative except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State
of Wisconsin.
State Law Reference:
Sec. 62.09(2),
(a)
Elected Officials.
Elected officials may be removed by the Common Council as provided in Sections
17.12(1)(a) and 17.16, Wis. Stats.
(b)
Appointed Officials.
Appointed officials may be removed as provided in Section 17.12(1)(c) and
17.16, Wis. Stats.
Annotation:
62 Atty. Gen. Op. 97.
City
officers must observe the standards of care imposed by Section 19.21, Wis.
Stats., with respect to the care and custody of official property.
State Law Reference:
Sec. 19.21,
(a)
Oath. Every person
elected or appointed to any statutory office shall take and file his official
oath within ten (10) days after the notice of his election or appointment.
(b)
Bonds. The
Treasurer, Clerk, Municipal Judge and such other statutory officers as the laws
of
2.4.1 Board
of Review
2.4.2
2.4.3 Board
of Appeals
2.4.4 City
Plan Commission
2.4.5 MUSIC IN
THE GLEN
Committee
2.4.6 Advisory Committee on Esthetics and
Conservation
2.4.7 Floodplain Management Advisory
Committee
2.4.8 MARKETING COMMITTEE
2.4.9 Architectural Review Board
2.4.10 Police Commission and Joint Fire
Commission
2.4.11 General Provisions Regarding
Meetings and Public Notice
2.4.12 Residency Required for Service on
Boards or Commissions
2.4.13 Board of Public Works Eliminated
2.4.14
2.4.15 Stormwater Management Adjustment
Board
(a) Composition. The Board of Review shall consist
of at least six (6) members, one of whom shall be the City Clerk or Deputy City
Clerk, and five (5) who shall be residents of the City of
(b) Term. The members of the
Board of Review shall be appointed to hold office for a period of three (3)
years, except that the Mayor may recommend appointment for a lesser term as to
some members in order to stagger the term of those members first appointed
under this ordinance.
(c) Duties. The duties and functions of the Board of Review shall be as
prescribed in Sections 70.46 and 70.47, Wis. Stats.
(d) Board's Duty. The Board shall carefully examine the assessment roll and
correct all apparent errors in description or computation. It shall add all omitted property but shall
not raise or lower the assessment of any property except after hearing, as
provided by the Statutes.
(e) Hearing Procedure – Extensions. The Board of Review shall grant the taxpayer a 60-day extension for a hearing related to the taxpayer’s objection, if the taxpayer submits with the objection a request to the Board for an extension and pays a fee of $100. A request for an extension shall not stop the accrual of any interest due. The 60-day extension period under this paragraph may be further extended, if the taxpayer shows good cause. Each taxpayer who submits an objection, as well as the assessor, shall present to the Board of Review all evidence as specified in the manual under Section 73.03(2)(a), Wis. Stats., or such successor statutes as from time to time enacted, on which each relies to support their respective positions and any additional evidence that the taxpayer or the assessor believes is relevant to determining the correct assessment. If the taxpayer receives an extension under this paragraph, at least 10 days before the scheduled Board of Review hearing, the taxpayer and the assessor shall simultaneously exchange all reports, documents, and exhibits that the taxpayer and assessor will present at the hearing. At least 60 days prior to the first day on which the Board of Review hears objections, the City shall publish on its internet site the last day on which a taxpayer may submit an objection under this section. At least 15 days prior to the first day on which the Board of Review hears objections, the City shall include with any notices issued under Section 70.365, Wis. Stats., or any successor statute enacted thereafter, information to inform the taxpayer of the last day on which a taxpayer may submit an objection to an assessment.
State Law Reference:
Sections 70.46 and 70.47,
(a)
Creation. There is hereby created a Joint North Shore
Board of Health, on behalf of the North Shore Health Department, hereinafter
referred to as the North Shore Health Department Board of Health under
authority of Section 66.30, Wis. Stats.
(b)
Composition. The North Shore Board of Health shall consist
of one (1) representative from Bayside, two (2) from Brown Deer, one (1) from
Fox Point, two (2) from
Each
person appointed to represent the City shall have demonstrated interest or
competence in the field of public health or community health. Total appointments made to the North Shore
Board of Health shall consist of no more than nine (9) members, and at least
three (3) of these members shall be persons who are not elected officials or
employees of the governing bodies. A
good faith effort shall be made to appoint a registered nurse and physician.
(c)
Term of
Office. Each community’s
representative to the North Shore Board of Health shall be appointed annually
in conformance with the community’s practice for appointing any board members.
(d)
Selection
of Officers. The North Shore
Board of Health shall annually elect a chair and clerk, at its first meeting
each calendar year. The Director of the
North Shore Health Department, or designee, shall record minutes for the North
Shore Board of Health meetings.
(e)
Meetings. All meetings of the North Shore Health
Department Board of Health shall be properly posted and notice given in
accordance with Wisconsin Open Meetings Law.
Meetings shall be held at least quarterly. The North Shore Board of Health shall meet
more often, on an as-needed basis, at the call of the chair so long as the
meeting is properly posted and notice given in accordance with the Wisconsin
Open Meetings Law.
(f)
Jurisdiction
and Duties. The North Shore
Health Department Board of Health shall govern the North Shore Health
Department and ensure the enforcement of State Public Health Statutes and
Public Health Rules of the Department, subject to the “Agreement for Public
Health Services, North Shore Health Department,” and applicable ordinances of
each participating municipality.
Specifically,
the North Shore Board of Health shall:
(1)
Assist in the determining public health needs and
advocate for the provision of reasonable and necessary public health services.
(2)
Develop policy and provide leadership that fosters
local involvement and commitment, that emphasizes public health needs and that
advocates equitable distribution of public health resources and complementary
private activities commensurate with public health needs.
(3)
Ensure conformance with the Agreement for Public
Health Services – North Shore Health Department.
(4)
Assure that measures are taken to provide an
environment in which individuals can be healthy.
(5)
Assure that the North Shore Health Department is a
Level I, II or III Health Department as specified in Sections 251.04(1) and
251.04(2), Wis. Stats., or such successor statutes as from time-to-time adopted
by the State of
State Law Reference: Sec.
141.015,
(a)
Establishment.
A Board of Appeals shall be appointed as specified in Section 62.23(7)(e) of
the Wisconsin Statutes. The Board of Appeals shall consist of five (5) members,
appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Common Council. The
members shall be removable by the Common Council for cause upon written charges
and upon public hearing. The Mayor shall designate one of the members chairman.
(b)
Powers. The Board of
Appeals shall have the following powers:
(1)
To hear and
decide appeals where it is alleged there is an error in any order, requirement,
decision or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement
of the City’s zoning, building code and subdivision ordinances.
(2)
To hear and
decide special exceptions to the terms of City zoning, floodplain zoning,
building code and subdivision regulations upon which the Board of Appeals is
required to pass.
(3)
To
authorize, upon appeal in specific cases, such variance from the terms of the
City’s zoning, building code and subdivision regulations as will not be
contrary to the public interest, where owning to special conditions, a literal
enforcement will result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship, so
that the spirit of the zoning, building code and subdivision codes shall be
observed, public safety and welfare secured and substantial justice done;
provided, however, that no such action shall have the effect of establishing in
any district a use or uses not permitted in such district. The Board of Appeals shall consider the
recommendation of the Architectural Review Board under Section 2.4.9(c).
(4)
To permit the
erection and use of a building or premises in any location subject to
appropriate conditions and safeguards in harmony with the general purposes of a
zoning, building code and subdivision codes, for such purposes which are
reasonably necessary for public convenience and welfare.
(5)
The Board of
Appeals may reverse or affirm wholly or in part or may modify any order,
requirement, decision or determination as in its opinion ought to be made
regarding the premises. The concurring vote of three (3) members of the Board
of Appeals shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision or
determination appealed from or to decide in favor of the applicant on any
matter on which it is required to pass, or to effect any variation in the
requirements of the City’s zoning, building code and subdivision ordinances.
The grounds of every such determination shall be stated and recorded. No order
of the Board of Appeals granting a variance shall be valid for a period longer
than six (6) months from the date of such order unless a building permit is
obtained within such period and the erection or alteration of a building is
started or the use is commenced within such period.
(c)
Meetings and Rules.
All meetings of the Board of Appeals shall be held at the call of the chairman
and at such other times as the Board may determine. All hearings conducted by
the said Board shall be open to the public. The Common Council shall provide,
and compensate, a secretary for the Board of Appeals. The Board of Appeals
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 City Clerk and shall be a
public record. The Board shall adopt its own rules of procedure not in conflict
with this Section or with applicable Wisconsin Statutes.
(d)
Offices. The Common
Council shall provide suitable meeting space for holding the Board of Appeals'
hearings.
(e)
Appropriations.
The Common Council shall appropriate funds to carry out the duties of the Board
of Appeals and the Board shall have the authority to expend, under regular
procedures, all sums appropriated to it for the purpose and activities
authorized herein.
(f)
Fee for Appeals.
In all appeals to the Board of Appeals taken by any person aggrieved by any
decision of the administrative officer, the person appealing shall, as a
condition precedent to his appeal, pay to the City Treasurer prior to his
filing his notice of appeal an appeal fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
State Law Reference:
Sec. 62.23(7),
(a)
Composition.
The City Plan Commission shall consist of seven (7) members. All members of the
Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor, who shall also choose the presiding
officer. The Mayor may appoint himself/herself to the Commission and may
appoint other City elected or appointed officials, except that the Commission
shall always have at least three (3)
(b)
Term. The members
of the Commission shall be appointed to hold office for a period of three (3)
years. Appointments shall be made by the Mayor during the month of April for
terms that expire in April or at any other time if a vacancy occurs during the
middle of a term.
(c)
Experts and Staff.
The City Plan Commission shall have power and authority to employ experts and a
staff, and to pay for their services and such other expenses as may be
necessary and proper, not exceeding, in all, the appropriation that may be made
for such commission by the Common Council, or placed at its disposal through
gift, and subject to any ordinance or resolution enacted by the Common Council.
(d)
Record. The Plan
Commission shall keep a written record of its proceedings to include all
actions taken, a copy of which shall be filed with the City Clerk. Four (4)
members shall constitute a quorum but all actions shall require the affirmative
approval of a majority of the members present of the Commission.
(e)
Duties.
(1) The Master
Plan.
a. The Plan Commission may make, adopt and, as necessary,
amend, extend or add to the master plan, subject to Common Council
confirmation, for the physical development of the City including areas outside
of its boundaries which, in the Plan Commission's judgment, bear relation to
the development of the City. the master plan, with the accompanying maps, plats
and descriptive and explanatory matter, shall show the Commission's recommendations
for such physical development, and may include, among other things without
limitation because of enumeration, the general location, character and extent
of streets, highways, freeways, street grades, roadways, walks, parking areas,
public places and areas, parks, parkways, playgrounds, sites for public
buildings and structures, and the general location and extent of sewers, water
conduits and other public utilities whether privately or publicly owned, the
acceptance, widening, narrowing, extension, relocation, removal, vacation,
abandonment or change of use of any of the foregoing public ways, grounds,
places, spaces, buildings, properties, utilities, routes or terminals, the
general location, character and extent of community centers and neighborhood
units, and a comprehensive zoning plan.
b. The Commission may adopt the master plan as a whole by a
single resolution, or, as the work of making the whole master plan progresses,
may from time to time by resolution adopt a part or parts thereof, any such
part to correspond generally with one or more of the functional subdivisions of
the subject matter of the plan. The adoption of the plan or any part, amendment
or addition, shall be by resolution carried by the affirmative votes of not
less than a majority of all the members of the Plan Commission, subject to
confirmation by the Common Council. The resolution shall refer expressly to the
maps, descriptive matter, and other matters intended by the Commission to form
the whole or any part of the plan, and the action taken shall be recorded on
the adopted plan or part thereof by the identifying signature of the secretary
of the Commission, and a copy. of the plan or part thereof shall be certified
to the Common Council. The purpose and effect of the adoption and certifying of
the master plan or part thereof shall be solely to aid the Plan Commission and
the Common Council in the performance of their duties.
(2) Mandatory Referrals to Commission. The Common Council
or officer of the City having final authority thereon shall refer to the Plan
Commission, for its consideration and report before final action is taken by
the Council, public body or officer, the following matters: the location of any
statue or other memorial; the location, acceptance, extension, alteration,
vacation, abandonment, change of use, sale, acquisition of land for or lease of
land for any street, alley or other public ways, park, playground, airport,
area for parking vehicles, or other memorial or public grounds; the location,
extension, abandonment or authorization for any public utility whether publicly
or privately owned; all plats of lands in the City or within the territory over
which the City is given platting jurisdiction by Chapter 236, Wis. Stats.; the
location, character and extent or acquisition, leasing or sale of lands for
public or semi-public housing, slum clearance, relief of congestion, or
vacation camps for children; and the amendment or repeal of any land use
ordinance. Unless such report from the Commission is made within thirty (30)
days, or such longer period as may be stipulated by the Common Council, the
Council or other public body or officer may take final action without it.
(1)
Miscellaneous
Powers. The Commission may
make reports and recommendations relating to the plan and development of the
City to public officials and agencies, public utility companies, civic,
educational, professional and other organizations and citizens. It may
recommend to the Common Council programs for public improvements. All public
officials shall, upon request, furnish to the Commission, within a reasonable
time, such available information as it may require for its work. The
Commission, its members and employees, in the performance of its functions, may
enter upon any land, make examinations and surveys, and place and maintain
necessary monuments and markers thereon. In general, the Commission shall have
such powers as may be necessary to enable it to perform its functions and
promote municipal planning in cooperation with the Common Council.
(f)
Vacancies.
Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired
term in the same manner as appointment for the full term.
(g)
Compensation.
No compensation shall be paid for service on the Commission. Citizen members
shall take the official oath as required by Sec. 19.01, Wis. Stats., said oath
to be filed with the City Clerk.
(a)
Creation and Purpose. There is hereby created a Music in
the Glen Committee to consist of five (5) residents or business owners or
operators of the City of
(b)
Appointment; Terms.
(1) Terms.
The members of said Music in the Glen Committee shall be appointed by
the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Common Council. The appointees shall serve for terms of three
(3) years respectively. Appointments to
fill vacancies and for the terms following the initial terms shall be made in
the same manner as provided herein.
(2) Alternate Members. The Mayor may appoint,
subject to confirmation of the Common Council, two (2) additional members to
act as alternates, each of which shall act with full power only when a member,
or members, of the Committee is/are absent. The initial terms of each of such
alternate members shall commence with the date of his or her appointment and
terminate on April 30th of the ensuing year. Thereafter, terms of each of such
alternates shall commence on May 1st of each year and terminate on April 30th
of the following year.
(a)
Creation, Appointment and Terms of Office. There is herewith created an Advisory Committee on
Esthetics and Conservation to consist of twelve (12) members appointed by the
Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Common Council. Each member shall be a
resident of the City of
(b)
Purpose and Duties.
The purpose of said Committee shall be to study and evaluate the various
categories and use areas in the City and to submit, from time to time, but at
least every three (3) months, advisory recommendations to the Mayor and Common
Council which, from its studies and evaluations, seem to be advisable to
effectuate the conservation of natural beauty and to promote a cleaner,
healthier and more attractive human habitat therein.
(a)
Creation, Appointment and Terms of Office. There is herewith created a Floodplain Management Advisory
Committee to consist of six (6) members, who shall be residents of the City of
(b) Purpose and Duties.
The purpose of said Committee shall be to study, investigate, review, make
reports and give advice from time to time to the Common Council and the Plan
Commission on matters relating to floodplain management. Written reports of the
activities of the Committee shall be made to the Common Council at least every
three (3) months.
(a) Creation,
Appointment, and Terms of Office.
The Marketing Committee shall be made up of not more than thirteen (13)
members chosen from the business community, school system, local government,
and residents. The Mayor shall designate
the Chairman of the Committee, and appoint each member subject to confirmation
by the Common Council. The term of the
member shall be one (1) year, without limitation on the number of terms to
which one can be appointed.
(b) Purpose
and Duties. The purpose of the
Committee shall be to recommend to the Mayor and Common Council effective
strategies to generate awareness and build positive perception for the City of
(a)
Composition.
(1) a. A review board
known as the "Architectural Review Board" shall be appointed by the
Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Common Council, for a period of one (1)
year commencing on the first (lst) day of May of each year. The Architectural
Review Board shall meet on the call of the chairperson of the Architectural
Review Board, the Director of Community Development or the Zoning
Administrator/City Planner to consider applications for single-family
residential building permits. The Plan Commission shall be responsible for the
review and approval of all commercial, industrial and multi-family building
plans and permits. The membership of the Architectural Review Board shall
consist of five (5) regular members at large as follows:
1.
One (1)
registered architect;
2.
One (1) member
of the Common Council, who shall serve as chairperson;
3.
Three (3) lay
members.
b. The Common
Council shall designate one (1) of its members as an alternate to the regular
representative. The alternates shall act with full power only when the regular
member refuses to vote because of personal interest or is absent. If the
Alderman or his/her alternate is absent, the members of the Board who are
present shall select by a majority vote a member to act as Chairperson for that
meeting only. When it is known prior to a meeting that a shortage of members at
large will occur that will jeopardize the quorum requirement for that meeting
or hearing, the alternate Common Council member shall attend the meeting along
with the regular Common Council member and shall have a vote as a member at
large.
c. There shall
be a reserve panel consisting of five (5) residents of the City.
(2) A quorum shall consist of any combination of regular and
reserve panel members as follows:
a.
Two (2)
regular members and two (2) reserve panel members; or
b.
Three (3)
regular members and one (1) reserve panel member; or
c.
Four (4)
regular members.
(3) The Community Development Planner shall act as Secretary of
the Architectural Review Board.
(b)
Jurisdiction.
(1)
Any building
permit issued pursuant to the authority granted to the Board herein shall be
issued with the approval of at least a majority of a quorum of the
Architectural Review Board. In making this determination, the Board shall
examine the application papers for the building permit, view the site of the
proposed structure, and be guided by the following standards:
a.
No building,
structure or alteration shall be permitted incorporating a design, materials,
style or exterior appearance which are so identical with those adjoining as to
create excessive monotony and drabness;
b.
No building,
structure or alteration shall be permitted incorporating an exterior design,
style, size, or materials which are inconsistent in relation to the
surroundings (in terms of both natural surroundings and existing buildings
and/or structures), such that the building, structure or alteration would
result in an inharmonious and/or haphazard development of the immediate
neighborhood, immediate area or the applicable district established by the
Glendale Zoning Code;
c.
No building,
structure or alteration shall be permitted incorporating an exterior design,
style, size, materials or site on the property such that the building,.
structure or alteration would unnecessarily destroy, damage or impair the
natural beauty of the area; adversely and substantially effect or impact
property values of the immediate neighborhood; or unreasonably affect or
adversely impact the beauty and general enjoyment of existing residences in the
immediate neighborhood or adjoining properties.
(2)
In making its
determination as provided in subsection (1), above, the Board may consider, but
is not bound by, the approval or disapproval of the developer and/or
architectural committee of a development or subdivision in which such building,
structure or alteration is proposed.
(3)
The
application papers for a building permit shall be submitted to the Community
Development Planner and shall include building plans with adequate exterior
elevations or perspective sketches to enable the Board to judge the appearance
of the proposed building, structure or alteration.
(4)
The
Architectural Review Board need not grant approval of a proposed project if the
project, structure or proposal before the Board would violate any applicable
federal, state or local rule, regulation or law.
(c)
Hearings.
The Architectural
Review Board may hear, if it desires, the applicant for the proposed building
permit and/or the owner of the lot on which the building, structure or
alteration is proposed, together with any other persons desiring to be heard,
whether residents or property owners, giving such notice of the hearing as the
Board may deem sufficient. Such hearing
may be adjourned from time to time, but not for more than seventy-two (72)
hours. Within five (5) business days
after the close of the hearing, the Board shall make its determination, in
writing, and setting forth the reasons for such determination. The Board's determination shall be
immediately filed with the office of the City Clerk, who shall send a copy of
it to the Community Development Planner and the applicant. In the event the Architectural Review Board
shall determine that an approval, which it deems to be in the interest of the
property owner and of benefit to the general aesthetics of the area, requires a
variance under Section 2.4.3(b)(3), the Architectural Review Board shall refer
the matter, including its recommendation, to the Board of Appeals. The Board of Appeals shall consider the
recommendation of the Architectural Review Board, but the recommendation of the
Architectural Review Board shall not be binding upon the Board of Appeals.
(d)
Appeals. Any person
entitled to appeal from the Community Development Planner's grant of or refusal
to issue said building permit may appeal to the Board of Appeals of the City of
Glendale in the same manner and with the same force and effect as if this Chapter
had not been adopted and the Building Planner had taken such action
independently of the Architectural Review Board.
(e)
Approvals. Approvals of the Architectural
Review Board shall be in effect for six (6) months from the date of grant, and
thereafter, in the event no building permit has been procured, shall require
review and renewal.
(a)
Board of Police Commissioners. The Board of Police Commissioners shall consist of five (5)
citizens who are residents of the City, three (3) of whom shall constitute a
quorum. The Mayor shall annually, between the last Monday of April and the
first Monday of May, appoint in writing, to be filed with the Secretary of the
Commission, one (1) member for a term of five (5) years, subject to
confirmation by the Council. No appointment shall be made which will result in
more than three (3) members of the Commission belonging to the same political
party. The Commission shall keep a record of its proceedings. The Board of Police
Commissioners shall have the power and authority prescribed by this Code of
Ordinances and by Sec. 62.13, Wis. Stats., excepting the optional powers
prescribed in Sec. 62.13(6), Wis. Stats.
(b)
Joint Fire Commission.
Pursuant to Secs. 66.30, 62.13(2) and 61.65, Wis. Stats., the City has entered
into an agreement with neighboring communities to establish a jointly operated
fire and emergency services department called the "North Shore Fire
Department." Pursuant to Sec. 61.65, Wis. Stats., and the terms and conditions
of the North Shore Fire Services Agreement (and any subsequently executed
agreements), the City designates and vests in the Joint Fire Commission all
jurisdiction, power and authority, as provided by Sec. 62.13(2) to (12), Wis.
Stats., exclusive of Sec. 62.13(6), Wis. Stats.
State Law Reference:
Sec. 62.13,
Cross Reference:
Title 5, Chapter 7.
(a)
Regular Meetings; Public Notice. Every Board, Committee and Commission created by or
existing under the ordinances of the City shall:
(1)
Fix a regular
date, time and place for its meeting;
(2)
All meeting
notices shall be filed with the City Clerk who shall cause the notice to be
published and posted in full compliance with the Open Meeting Law Requirements.
(3)
Post, at the
City Hall, an agenda of the matters to be taken up at such meeting.
(b) Special Meetings.
Nothing in Subsection (a) shall preclude the calling of a special meeting or
with dispensing with the publication of notice or such posting of the agenda,
for good cause, but such special meetings shall nonetheless comply in all
respects with the provisions of Section 19.81 to 19.89, Wis. Stats.
No
person not a resident of and not a resident in the City of
As
provided in Section 62.14(1), Wis. Stats., the Board of Public Works is
eliminated. The duties of the Board shall be performed by the Common Council
and the words "board of public works" wherever used in these
ordinances or Chapter 62 of the Wisconsin Statutes shall include said Board.
(a)
Creation, Appointment, and Terms of Office. There is herewith created a Glendale Days Committee
appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Common Council. Each member shall be a resident of or employed
within the City of
(b)
Purpose and Duties.
The purpose of the Committee shall be to coordinate, facilitate, and effect
appropriate recognition of the Fourth of July holiday by the City of
(a)
Composition.
The Stormwater Management Adjustment Board shall consist of one (1) Alderman,
originally appointed by the Mayor, but thereafter annually elected at the
Common Council's organizational meeting, the City Administrator and the City
Comptroller.
(b)
Duties. The duties
and functions of the Stormwater Management Adjustment Board shall be as
prescribed in Section 6-5-8 of this Code of Ordinances.
(a) Creation. There is created a Joint North Shore Library,
hereinafter referred to as the North Shore Library, which was created under
authority of Section 66.30, Wis. Stats., (1955), serving the Village of Fox
Point, the Village of Bayside, the City of Glendale, and the Village of River
Hills.
(b) Composition. The North Shore Library Board shall consist
of representatives from the Village of Fox Point, the
(c) Jurisdiction, Operation, and Duties. The North Shore Library shall provide library
services for its member communities, and shall select its officers, conduct its
meetings, develop its policies, and determine public library needs, all as
required or set forth in the Fox Point, Bayside, Glendale, River Hills, Joint
Library Agreement as entered into under date of
2.5-1 Ethical Standards of Public
Officials - Declaration of Policy
2.5.2 Statutory Standards of Conduct
2.5.3 Responsibilities of Public Office
2.5.4 Dedicated Service
2.5.5 Use of Public Property; Obligations
of Citizens
2.5.6 Conflict of Interest
2.5.7 Specific Conflicts of Interest
2.5.8 Advisory Opinion
2.5.9 Legislative and Judiciary Committee
Jurisdiction and Application
2.5.10 Sanctions
The
proper operation of democratic government requires that public officials and
employees be independent, impartial and responsible to the people; that
government decisions and policy be made in proper channels of the governmental
structure; that public office not be used for personal gain; and that the
public have confidence in the integrity of the government. In recognition of
these goals, there is hereby established a code of ethics for all City
officials and employees, whether elected or appointed, paid or unpaid,
including members of boards, committees and commissions of the City, subject
only to the terms and conditions that may be contained in any employee
collective bargaining agreements. The purpose of this Chapter is to establish guidelines
for ethical standards of conduct by setting forth those acts or actions that
are incompatible with the best interests of the City and by directing
disclosure by such officials and employees of private financial or other
interest in matters affecting the City. The provisions and purpose of this
Chapter and such rules and regulations as may be established are hereby
declared to be in the best interests of the City of
The
provisions of the following sections of the Wisconsin Statutes, as from time to
time amended, are made a part of this Chapter and shall apply to all public
officers and public employees whenever applicable, to wit:
(a)
Section 946.10.
Bribery of Public Officers and Employees.
(b)
Section 946.11.
Special Privileges from Public Utilities.
(c)
Section 946.12.
Misconduct in Public Office.
(d)
Section 946.13.
Private Interest in Public Contract Prohibited.
(a)
Public
officials and employees are bound to be fair and equitable in their official
acts as they discharge .faithfully the duties of their office regardless of
personal considerations, recognizing that the public interest must be their
primary concern.
(b)
Public
officials are bound to uphold the Constitution of the
(a)
All public
officials of the City should be loyal to the objectives expressed by the
electorate and the programs developed to attain these objectives. Appointive
officials and employees should adhere to the rules of work and performance
established as the standard for their positions by the appropriate authority.
(b)
Public
officials and employees shall not exceed their authority or breach the law or
ask others to do so, and they shall work in full cooperation with other public
officials and employees unless prohibited from doing so by law or by official
recognized confidentiality of their work.
(a)
Use of Public Property.
No public official or employee shall request, use or permit the use of
City-owned vehicles, equipment, materials or property for personal convenience
or profit, except when such services are available to the public generally or
are provided as municipal policy for the use of such official or employee in
the conduct of official business.
(b)
Obligation of Citizen.
No public official or employee shall grant any special consideration, treatment
or advantage to any citizen beyond that which is available to every other
citizen.
No
official or employee, whether paid or unpaid, shall engage in any business or
transaction or shall have a financial or other personal interest, direct or
indirect, which is incompatible with the proper discharge of his official
duties or which would impair his independence or judgment or action in the
performance of his official duties.
Specific
conflicts of interest are enumerated below for the guidance of officials. The
following list is merely illustrative and not exclusive:
(a)
Incompatible Employment.
(1)
No Alderman or
other public official or employee shall engage in or accept private employment
or render services for private interests when such employment or service is
incompatible with the proper discharge of his official duties or which would
impair his independence of judgment or action in the performance of his
official duties. In the event an Alderman or other public official possesses a
financial or personal interest in any business or transaction, any presumption
of conflict of interest with this public duty shall be removed by his/her
disclosure of the nature and extent of such investment to the Common Council
for the records of that authority.
(2)
An Alderman or
other public official or employee may request an opinion from the City Attorney
on any question regarding potential incompatible employment.
(b)
Disclosure of Confidential Information. No Alderman or other public official shall, without proper
legal authorization, disclose confidential information concerning the property,
government or affairs of the City, nor shall he/she use such information to
advance the financial or other private interests of himself or others.
(c)
Gifts and Favors.
(1)
No Alderman or
other public official or employee shall accept any gift, other than an
advertising novelty of which apparent value is less than Ten Dollars ($10.00),
whether in the form of service, loan, thing or promise, from any person who, to
his/her knowledge, is interested directly or indirectly in any manner
whatsoever in business dealings with the City, nor shall any such official or
employee accept any gift, favor or thing of value that may tend to influence
him/her in the discharge of his/her duties or grant in the discharge of his/her
duties any improper favor, service or thing of value.
(2)
It shall be
unlawful for any public employee or public official to receive or offer to
receive, either directly or indirectly, any gift, gratuity or anything of value
which he/she is not authorized to receive from any person, if such person:
a.
Has or is
seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationships with
such public employee's employer or the governmental body of the public
official; or
b.
Conducts
operations or activities which are regulated by such public employee's employer
or the governmental body of a public official; or
c.
Has interests
which may be substantially affected by such public employee's employer or the
governmental body of the public official.
(3)
Any Alderman
or other public official or employee who accepts any gift, favor or thing of
value, in the case of an Alderman, must disclose the matter in the minutes of
the next Council meeting and, in the case of other officials or employees,
report the matter to the Council for disclosure in the minutes of the next
meeting.
(d)
Representing Private Interests Before City Agencies.
(1)
No Alderman or
other public official or employee whose salary is paid in whole or in part by
the City shall appear in behalf of private interests before any agency of the
City. He/she shall not represent private interests in any action or proceeding
against the interests of the City in any litigation to which the City is a party.
(2)
While it is
not a "per se" violation of these ethical standards for an
elected official to attend or participate in meetings of City boards,
commissions or committees of which the respective official is not a member, any
elected City official's attendance or participation at such meetings shall be
governed by the following considerations:
a.
The elected
City official shall give total deference to the authority of the chairperson of
such board, commission or committee.
b.
The elected
City official shall identify whether any comments the official makes at such a
meeting are in the capacity of an individual citizen or in the capacity of an
elected official.
c.
The elected
City official shall confine appearances, as necessary, to meetings where the
appearance is made to further City business or to further the interest of a
matter of particular significance to said official's constituency.
d.
The elected
City official shall never represent that the official's personal views in any
way reflect the views of the City as a whole, or are indicative of or binding
upon the Common Council.
e.
The elected
City official shall immediately, and preferably before an appearance, refer any
questions concerning the official's appearance at a .meeting and a possible
conflict of interest to the City Attorney for opinion.
f.
The elected
official shall provide the Chairperson of any meeting the official attends with
any information requested by said Chairperson.
g.
Prior to
attending or participating in a meeting, the elected official shall notify the
City Clerk in order to comply with any applicable open meeting and notice
requirements.
h.
The elected
City official shall not appear before any board or commission that is
conducting a quasi-judicial hearing where evidence is presented or witnesses
testify unless the official has been subpoenaed to testify by a party, the
board or commission. This provision is not intended to preclude an elected
official's attendance, as opposed to participation, at such a hearing.
(e)
Contracts with the City.
No City employee or officer who, in his/her capacity as such officer or
employee, participates in the making of a contract in which he/she has a
private pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, or performs in regard to that
contract some function requiring the exercise of discretion on his/her part,
shall enter into any contract with the City unless within the confines of Sec.
946.13 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The provisions of this Section shall not
apply to the designation of a public depository of public funds, nor to contracts
for the purchase of commodities in any one (1) year under Three Hundred Dollars
($300.00).
(f)
Disclosure of Interest in Legislation.
(1)
An Alderman
who has a financial or other private interest in any legislation shall disclose
on the records of the Council the nature and extent of such interest. This
provision shall not apply if the Alderman disqualified himself from voting.
(2)
Any other
public official or employee who has a financial or other private interest and
who participates in discussion with or gives an official opinion to the Council
shall disclose on the record of the Council the nature and extent of such
interest.
Any
questions as to the interpretation of any provisions of the Code of Ethics
Chapter shall be referred to the City Attorney for an advisory opinion, and
such opinion shall be given to the Legislative and Judiciary Committee and/or
Common Council for its action, if any.
(a)
The
Legislative and Judiciary Committee shall have administrative jurisdiction over
this Code of Ethics.
(b)
The Committee
may make recommendations with respect to amendments of this Code of Ethics.
(c)
Upon the sworn
complaint of any person alleging facts which, if true, would constitute
improper conduct under the provisions of this Chapter, the Committee shall
conduct a public hearing in accordance with all common law requirements of due
process and, in written findings of fact and conclusions based thereon, make a
determination concerning the propriety of the conduct of the subject official
or employee and refer the matter to the Common Council for appropriate action.
(d)
In the event a
member of the Legislative and Judiciary Committee is allegedly involved in an
ethics code violation, the Mayor, subject to the confirmation of the Common
Council, shall appoint another Alderman to temporarily replace the member of
the Committee who is under investigation.
(e)
In the event
an employee, covered under a collective bargaining agreement, is allegedly
involved in an ethics code violation, the terms and conditions set forth in the
applicable collective bargaining agreement shall prevail in the administration
and interpretation of this Code of Ethics.
(a)
Violation of
any provision of this Chapter should raise conscientious questions for the
Aldermen or any other official or employee concerned as to whether voluntary
resignation or other action is indicated to promote the best interests of the
City. Violation may constitute a cause for suspension, removal from office or
employment or other disciplinary action.
(b)
Sanctions,
including any disciplinary action, that may affect employees covered under a
labor agreement, will be consistent with the terms and conditions set forth in
the applicable labor agreement.
2.6.1 Purpose
2.6.2 Equal Employment Opportunities
2.6.3 Vacations
2.6.4 Paid Holidays
2.6.5 Group Insurance
2.6.6 General Leaves of Absence
2.6.7 Jury Duty
2.6.8 Sick Leave
2.6.9 Funeral Leave
2.6.10 Educational Incentive Program
2.6.11 Auto Allowance
2.6.12 Clothing
Allowance
2.6.13 Longevity
Allowance
2.6.14 Overtime
and Compensatory Time
2.6.15 Deferred
Compensation Program
2.6.16 Legal Expenses
2.6.17 Family
and Medical Leave
2.6.18 Wages
2.6.19 Certain
Employment Rules
2.6.20 Non-Represented
Employee Performance and Compensation Evaluation Procedures
(a) The purpose of this Chapter is to establish and define the
terms and conditions of employment for all full-time, non-represented employees
of the City of
(c)
In order to
provide stability to these employees, this Chapter will not be altered, amended
or changed without first providing for a public hearing before the Common
Council upon at least ten (10) days’ published notice of the proposed changes,
with opportunities for all parties to be heard. All amendments to this Section
will require at least a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the entire Common Council.
(a) General Policy. It
shall be the policy of the City of
(b) Discrimination Prohibited.
The Common Council, as the duly elected legislative authority, and the Mayor, as
the duly elected executive authority, of the City of Glendale, reaffirm,
endorse, support and are committed to the concept of equal opportunity
employment as defined and/or implied under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 and the Americans With
Disabilities Act of 1990. Equal employment opportunity will be assured in the
municipal personnel systems and affirmative action provided in their
administration. Discrimination against any person in recruitment, examination,
appointment, training, promotion, retention, separation, discipline or any
other aspect of personnel administration because of political or religious
opinions or affiliations, or because of race, national origin or other
non-merit factors is prohibited.
(c) Equal Employment
Opportunities. It is the policy of the City of
(1)
The City will
employ those applicants who possess necessary skills, education and experience,
without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sexual preference,
national origin or ancestry.
(2) The City will promote, upgrade, transfer or demote, recruit,
advertise or solicit for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
creed, age, sex, sexual preference, national origin or ancestry.
(3) The City will train during employment and select for training
and apprenticeship programs without regard to race, color, religion, creed,
age, sex, sexual preference, national origin or ancestry.
(4) No employee shall aid, abet, compel, coerce or conspire to
discharge or cause another employee to resign because of race, color, religion,
creed, age, sex, sexual preference, national origin or ancestry.
(5) The City will establish rates of pay and terms, conditions or
privileges of employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age,
sex, sexual preference, national origin or ancestry.
(5)
The City will
use for job referral purposes only those employment agencies which do not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sexual
preference, national origin or ancestry.
State Law Reference:
Secs. 111.31 through 111.37,
(a) (1) Every
regular full-time employee covered by this Chapter shall receive the following
vacation benefits:
One (1) year of
service: Ten (10)
working days
Seven (7) years of
service: Fifteen (15)
working days
Fourteen (14) years
of service: Twenty (20)
working days
Twenty (20) years of
service: Twenty-five (25)
working days
After twenty (20) years of service, an additional work day
for vacation will be granted for each continuous additional year of service,
with a maximum of thirty (30) working days of vacation after twenty-five (25)
years of service.
(2)
For Police and
Fire Department management employees whose typical work week differs from the
normal forty (40) hour work week, their vacation schedule shall be the same as
the collective bargaining unit's schedule for that department.
(b) Use During Probationary
Period. New employees accrue, but may not use vacation benefits during the
initial six (6) month probationary period, unless approved by the Common
Council.
(c) Accumulation. Vacation
credit may not be accumulated or carried over from year to year, unless prior
approval is obtained from the Common Council.
(d)
Minimum Usage.
Vacation may be used in no less than one (1) day increments.
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