(A) Board of Review; membership. The Board of Review shall consist of the Village President, Village Clerk, three Village Trustees and one alternate Village Trustee. The Village Trustee members shall be appointed for a one-year term by the Village President, subject to confirmation by the Village Board. The Village Assessor shall attend all meetings of the Board of Review.
(B) Plan Commission.
(1) The Plan Commission shall have seven members. The members shall consist of a minimum of three citizen members of recognized experience and qualifications who are not city officials. Appointments to the Commission shall be made by the Village President, subject to confirmation by the Village Board, for staggered three-year terms. In addition to the above seven members, there shall be non-voting advisory members to the Plan Commission which may be the Village Engineer/Planner and Village Zoning Administrator/Building Inspector. The Secretary of the Plan Commission (a non-voting position) shall be the Village Engineer/Planner.
(2) The Plan Commission shall have the powers and duties prescribed in Wis. Stats. §§ 61.35 and 62.23, and such other powers and duties as shall be vested in the Commission from time to time by the Village Board.
(C) Board of Zoning Appeals.
(1) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall consist of five members appointed by the Village President, subject to confirmation by the Village Board, for staggered terms of three years. One alternate member shall be appointed by the Village President, subject to confirmation by the Village Board, for a term of three years and shall act only when a regular member is absent or refuses to vote because of interest. The Zoning Administrator shall attend all meetings, upon request, to provide technical assistance as requested by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(2) The Village President shall designate the Chairperson of the Board. The Village Administrator/Clerk shall serve as Secretary to the Board.
(3) The Board shall have the powers and duties prescribed in Wis. Stats. § 62.23(7)(e). See also Chapter 155.
(D) Police Committee.
(1) The Police Committee shall consist of three members, none of whom shall be officers or employees of the village, appointed by the Village President, subject to confirmation by the Village Board, for staggered three-year terms.
(2) The Police Committee shall have the power and duty to discipline the Police Chief and village police officers who are not probationary, in accordance with Wis. Stats. § 62.13(5).
(E) Administrative Review Appeals Board.
(1) The Administrative Review Appeals Board shall consist of the Village President and two citizen members. The citizen members shall be appointed by the Village President, subject to confirmation by the Village Board, for three-year terms.
(2) See §§ 30.60.
(F) Parks Commission.
(1) The Parks Commission shall consist of five members, including two Village Trustees and three citizen members. The Village Trustees and the citizen members shall be appointed by the Village President, subject to confirmation by the Village Board. The Trustees shall serve one-year terms and the citizen members staggered three-year terms.
(2) The Park Commission shall develop plans for the acquisition, development, maintenance, and operation of the village parks and shall make recommendations to the Village Board regarding the implementation of same.
(G) Ethics Committee.
(1) Membership. The Ethics Committee shall consist of five citizen members, none of whom shall be an officer or employee of the village. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the President, subject to confirmation by the Board, for staggered two year terms.
(2) Powers and duties.
(a) All hearings held by the Committee shall be either recorded mechanically or by a court reporter and the original transcript or recording of said hearings shall be filed with the Village Clerk. At all proceedings under this paragraph, except as provided in division (b), the Village Attorney shall serve as legal counsel to the Committee.
(b) Upon a complaint by the Village Board, the Village Attorney may represent either the Board or the Committee and special counsel may be retained to represent the other as appropriate. Compensation for such special counsel shall be established by the Board and paid by the village.
(3) The Ethics Committee may make recommendations with respect to amendments to the Code of Ethics.
(4) The Ethics Committee shall serve as the ethics board pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 19.59.
(Prior Code, § 1.04) (Ord. 103-93, passed 7-8-1993; Ord. 4-04, passed 2-26-2004; Ord. 04-07, passed 2-8-2007; Ord. 03-10, passed 6-10-2010; Ord. 06-2014, passed 4-24-2014; Ord. 04-2015, passed 4-9-2015; Ord. 01-2019, passed 1-17-2019)