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The ordinances reproduced on this website are derived from the updated computer files used to produce the official Revised Municipal Code for the City of Stevens Point, but are unofficial. The ordinances on this web site cannot be certified under s. 889.08, Wis. Stats., and cannot be considered prima facie evidence under s. 889.04, Wis. Stats. Certain tables and maps that are a part of the official Revised Municipal Code for the City of Stevens Point are not included in the ordinance files reproduced on this website. Please consult the bound Revised Municipal Code for the City of Stevens Point, available in the City Clerk's Office, for the official text.
Chapter 3 - Officials, Boards, Employees
Section
3.01
Organization under Mayoral Plan
3.02
Mayor
3.03
Comptroller/Treasurer
3.04
City Clerk
3.05
City Attorney
3.06
Alderperson
3.07
Term of Office - Elected Officials
3.08
Term of Office - Appointive Officials
3.09
City Assessor
3.10 Appointment and Confirmation - Appointive Officials
3.11 Oaths of Office
3.12 Vacancies
3.13 Assistants/Deputies
3.14 Board of Public Works
3.15 Department of Public Works
3.16 Director of Public Works
3.17 City Engineer
3.18 City Plan Commission
3.19 Community Development Authority
3.20 Director of Community Development
3.21 Housing Advisory Committee
3.22 Building Inspector
3.23 Electrical Inspector
3.24 Plumbing Inspector
3.25 Weed Commissioner
3.26 Zoning Administrator
3.27 Board of Park Commissioners
3.28 Director of Parks & Recreational Services
3.29 Board of Police & Fire Commissioners
3.30 Police Chief
3.31 Fire Chief
3.32 Board of Review
3.33 Personnel Committee
3.34 Transportation Commission
3.35 Board of Water & Sewage Commissioners
3.36 City Member on County Space and Properties Committee
3.37 Qualifications - City Officials, Members of Commissions and Department
Heads
3.38 Bonds to be Filed by City Officers
3.39 Salaries of Mayor, Alderperson, Elected Officials
3.40 Appointment of Election Officials and Their Compensation
3.41 Opening and Closing of Polls
3.42 Pension System
3.43 Public Records
3.44 Destruction of Records
3.45 Travel Expense
3.46 Other Board and Commissions
3.47 Telecommunications Commission
3.01 ORGANIZATION UNDER MAYORAL
PLAN. The government of the City of Stevens
Point, organized and constituted under Chapter 62 of the Wisconsin statutes, provides for the city mayor and aldermanic
plan with a common council composed of eleven (11) alderpersons, one from each ward except for wards eight and
twelve which shall be represented by one alder person.
3.02 MAYOR. The mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the city and shall
have such powers and duties as are prescribed in section 62.09(8) of the Wisconsin statutes or as prescribed by
ordinance.
3.03 COMPTROLLER-TREASURER. It shall be the duty of the city comptroller- treasurer
to collect and account for all taxes, license monies, fees, accounts, or charges due or owing the city, and to
perform such other duties and powers as are required by section 62.09(9) and (10) of the Wisconsin statutes or
as may be prescribed by ordinance of the common council.
3.04 CITY CLERK. The city clerk shall serve as clerk of the common council
and be responsible for the publication, filing, indexing and safekeeping of all proceedings of the common council.
The clerk shall be responsible for all election duties as required by the laws of the State of Wisconsin and shall
keep and maintain all election records and be responsible for all property used in connection with the holding
of elections. He/she shall publish all legal notices unless otherwise provided; file and preserve all contracts,
bonds, oaths of office, and other documents not required to be filed elsewhere. The clerk shall issue all licenses
required by ordinance or state statute except as otherwise provided. The clerk shall be the custodian of the official
seal and shall notify the appointing authority or any board or commission thirty (30) days prior to the expiration
of the term of office of any member thereof. The clerk shall serve as custodian of the city hall.
3.05 CITY ATTORNEY. The city attorney shall be responsible for the conduct of
all legal services of the city and shall serve as legal advisor to the council, the mayor, and all departments
and offices of the city. He/she shall be in charge of the prosecution of all cases arising out of the violation
of the provisions of the city ordinances. The city attorney shall represent the city in matters in which the municipality
is interested before any court or tribunal and shall perform such other duties as may be required by the mayor
or council. It shall be the duty of the city attorney to call to the attention of the mayor and council all matters
of law affecting the city.
3.06 ALDERPERSON. The term of office of alderperson shall be for two (2) years.
The alderpersons from the even numbered wards shall be elected in the regular spring election held in the even
numbered years and those from the odd numbered wards in the odd numbered years. They shall take office the third
Tuesday in April.
3.07 TERM OF OFFICE - ELECTED OFFICIALS. All elected officials, with the exception of the alderpersons, shall serve four year terms. The mayor shall serve a four year term commencing in 1971, to be elected every four years thereafter. The comptroller/ treasurer, city clerk, and city attorney shall serve four year terms commencing in 1973, to be elected every four years thereafter. All such elected officials shall be elected in the spring election, held the first Tuesday of April. The mayor shall assume office on the third Tuesday in April, and the remaining three officials on May 1 of the year of their election.
3.08 TERM OF OFFICE - APPOINTIVE
OFFICIALS. The following officials shall
be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the common council for two year terms commencing January 1, 1975 and
ending December 31, 1976, and every two years thereafter:
Director of Community Development
Director of Parks & Recreational Services
Director of Public Works
3.09 CITY ASSESSOR.
(1) It shall be the duty of the city assessor to perform all work in the assessing of property and the preparation
of all assessments as required by state law.
(2) Whenever the assessment of any real property shall be increased over the assessment of the same property for
the previous year, the city assessor shall cause written notice to be mailed to the owner of the property setting
forth the amount of such increase, which notice shall be mailed not more than ten (10) days after the assessor
certified the tax roll to the city clerk.
(3) The assessor shall be elected by the common council for a two year term, commencing January 1, 1975 and ending
December 31, 1976, and every two years thereafter.
(4) Whenever the Assessor, in the performance of the Assessor's duties, requests or obtains income and expense
information pursuant to Section 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats., or any successor statute thereto, then, such income
and expense information that is provided to the Assessor shall be held by the Assessor on a confidential basis,
except, however, that the information may be revealed to and used by persons: in the discharging of duties imposed
by law: in the discharge of duties imposed by office (including, but not limited to, use by the Assessor in performance
of official duties of the Assessor's office and use by the Board of Review in performance of its official duties);
or pursuant to order of a court. Income and expense information provided to the Assessor under Section 70.47(7)(af),
unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is, per Section 70.47(7)(af), not subject to the right of inspection
and copying under Section 19.35(1), Wis. Stats.
3.10 APPOINTMENT AND CONFIRMATION
- APPOINTIVE OFFICIALS. A majority of all
the members elect of the common council shall be necessary to confirmation of an appointment made by the common
council or to confirmation of an appointment made by the mayor. On a vote of confirmation by the common council,
the vote shall be by ayes and nays.
3.11 OATHS OF OFFICE. Every person elected or appointed to an office shall take
and file his/her oath of office with the city clerk within ten days after notice of the respective election or
appointment.
3.12 VACANCIES.
(1) In Elective Offices. Vacancies in elective offices shall be filled as follows, except as provided in Chapter
17 of the Wisconsin statutes.
Mayor - by appointment by the common council.
Alderperson - by appointment by the common council.
Elective offices - all other elective offices shall be filled by appointment by the mayor and put to the confirmation
of the common council.
(2) Tenure of Office. A person so appointed shall hold office until a successor is elected and qualified. The successor
shall be elected for the residue of the unexpired term on the first Tuesday of April next after the vacancy happens,
in the event it happens ninety (90) days or more before such day, but if such vacancy occurs less than ninety (90)
days before such first Tuesday of April, such successor shall be elected on the first Tuesday of April of the next
ensuing year; but no election to fill a vacancy in such office shall be held at the time of holding the regular
election for such office.
(3) In Appointive Offices. Vacancies in appointive offices shall be filled by the appointing power in the manner
prescribed by law for making regular full term appointments.
(4) Vacancies, When Occurring. See Chapter 17 of Wisconsin Statutes.
3.13 ASSISTANTS/DEPUTIES. The office of city assessor, city attorney, city clerk,
city comptroller-treasurer may appoint an assistant or deputy as set forth in the Wisconsin statutes. However,
no such assistants shall receive compensation from the city unless previously provided by ordinance.
(1) There is hereby created for the City of Stevens
Point, pursuant to section 62.14 of the Wisconsin statutes, a board of public works which shall consist of the
mayor, who shall be the presiding officer, the comptroller/treasurer and five (5) alderpersons. The alderpersons
shall be appointed by the mayor at the organization meeting in April for a term of one year, subject to the confirmation
of the common council.
(2)(a) There is hereby created an Airport Advisory Committee to the Board of Public Works for the City of Stevens
Point. Its duties/powers shall be determined by the Board of Public Works. All action taken by Airport Advisory
Committee shall be subject to ratification by the Board of Public Works.
(2)(b) The Committee shall consist of five members appointed by the Mayor and subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the Common Council. Each initial term shall be a 2 year term, expiring at the end of April. Vacancies may be filled for the unexpired term.
3.15 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
(1) There is hereby created for the City of Stevens Point a department of public works which shall have charge
of the supervision and control of:
(a) The construction, operation, and maintenance of all sanitary and storm sewer facilities and appurtenances, including sanitary sewers and pumping stations, storm sewers, drains, ditches, culverts, and stream and water courses under the jurisdiction of the city.
(b) The construction, operation and maintenance of all streets, sidewalks, public alleys, bridges, viaducts, highways, parking lots, rights-of-way, including the placement and operation of signs, signals, meters, and lighting fixtures.
(c) The control, management, and supervision of all city shops and garages, including all equipment and vehicles.
(d) The making of all necessary surveys, maps, public works plans, drawings, and other documents.
(e) The preparation of contract drawings, specifications and cost estimates for all public works construction and maintenance and the supervision of such construction, including field inspection.
(f) The collection and disposal of all rubbish and garbage and the cleaning of all streets and alleys, including snow removal operations.
(g) The administration and maintenance of all public buildings.
(h) The construction, operation, and maintenance of the municipal airport.
(2) Exceptions: The provisions of this ordinance shall not be applicable to the activities of the fire department,
the Stevens Point Community Development Authority, the Stevens Point Housing Advisory Committee, and the board
of park commissioners, except public construction in excess of statutory limits.
3.16 DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. The director of public works shall be under the supervision of the board of public works and shall perform such duties as are prescribed by the common council and the board from time to time.
3.17 CITY ENGINEER.
(1) The city engineer shall perform all engineering services for the department and for such other departments
of the city as may be required. The supervision of all construction work undertaken by the city shall be furnished
by the city engineer except as otherwise ordered by the mayor.
(2) All water and other public service mains shall be laid to a line and grade given or approved by the city engineer,
and the laying of mains and location of valves and hydrants shall be directed or approved by the city engineer.
(3) The city engineer shall have power to engage such clerical and other assistance as he/she shall deem necessary,
subject to the approval of the mayor, and subject to approval by the common council.
(4) No other or additional engineering service shall be employed by any city department without consent duly obtained
from the mayor subject to approval by the common council.
3.18 CITY PLAN COMMISSION.
(1)
(a) How constituted. The City Plan Commission shall consist of the Mayor, an alderperson and five (5) citizens so that the commission shall at all times consist of seven (7) members. Citizen members shall be persons of recognized experience and qualifications. They shall have no compensation for services on the commission.
(b) All members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor who shall also choose the presiding officer. Appointments to the City Plan Commission shall be subject to confirmation by majority vote by all members of the Common Council.
(c) Appointments shall be made by the Mayor during the month of April for terms of three years, expiring in April or at any other time if a vacancy occurs during the middle of a term. The Mayor and alderperson appointed shall serve as an "ex officio member" and their three-year terms shall cease upon their vacation of office at which time the Mayor shall appoint a successor alderperson to such position.
(2) Duties. The functions and duties of the commission
shall be as follows: 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.
The commission may recommend to the mayor or council, programs for public improvements and the financing thereof.
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 marks thereon.
In general, the commission shall have such powers as may be necessary to enable it to perform its functions and
promote municipal planning.
(3) Matters referred to the Commission. The council, or other public body or officer of the city having final authority
thereon, shall refer to the city plan commission, for its consideration and report before final action is taken
by the council, public body, or officer, the following matters:
The location and architectural design of any public building.
The location of any statute 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 way, 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 of the Wisconsin statutes.
The location, character, extension or acquisition, leasing or sale of lands for public or semi-public housing,
slum clearance, relief of congestion.
The amendment or repeal of any ordinance adopted pursuant to this section.
(4) The commission shall have such further duties and functions as are prescribed by the common council and by
section 62.23 of the Wisconsin statutes.
3.19 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
Pursuant to section 66.1335 of the Wisconsin
statutes, a community development authority is created, as follows:
(1) It shall be deemed a separate body politic and corporate for the purpose of carrying out blight elimination,
slum clearance, urban renewal programs and projects, and housing projects.
(2) It is also authorized to act as the agent of the city in planning and carrying out community development programs
and activities approved by the mayor and common council under the Federal Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974 and as agent to perform all acts, except the development of the general plan of the city, which may be
otherwise performed by the planning commission under Wisconsin statutes 66.1301 to 66.1327, 66.1331, 66.1337 or
66.1105.
(3) Any programs and projects begun by the housing redevelopment authorities shall, hereafter be transferred to
and completed by the Community Development Authority. Any procedures, hearings, actions or approvals taken or initiated
by the redevelopment authority under Wisconsin statutes 66.1333 on pending projects are deemed to have been taken
or initiated by the Community Development Authority as though the Community Development Authority had originally
undertaken such procedures, hearings, actions or approvals.
(4) Any form of indebtedness issued by the housing or redevelopment authorities shall be assumed by the community
development authority, except as indicated heretofore. The title to all real estate now owned by the redevelopment
and/or housing authority shall now vest in the community development authority without further action or conveyance
and all conveyance hereto made by the community development authority of real or personal property is ratified
and confirmed in all respects.
(5) All contracts entered into between the federal government and a housing or redevelopment authority, or between
such authorities and other parties, shall be assumed by the community development authority, except for the termination
of operations by housing and redevelopment authorities. Housing and redevelopment authorities may execute any agreements
contemplated by this subsection. Contracts for disposition of real property entered into by the redevelopment authority
with respect to any project shall be deemed contracts of the community development authority without the requirement
of amendments thereto. Contracts entered into between the federal government and the redevelopment authority or
the housing authority shall bind the community development authority in the same manner as though originally entered
into by the community development authority.
(6) The community development authority may execute appropriate documents to reflect its assumption of the obligations
set forth in this subsection.
(7) Should it be determined that the housing authority has issued bonds or other securities that require the operation
of the housing authority in order to fulfill its commitments with respect to the discharge of principal or interest,
or both, it may continue in existence solely for that purpose. The housing advisory committee shall continue to
collect rentals, sign leaseholds, and generally operate such buildings as are required to pay off the indebtedness
which is secured by the housing authority buildings.
(8) How Constituted: The community development authority shall consist of seven (7) resident persons having sufficient
ability and experience in the fields of urban renewal, community development and housing. The mayor shall, with
confirmation of the common council, appoint such commissioners, two of which shall be members of the common council
and shall serve ex officio during their terms of office as council members.
The first appointments of the five non-council members shall be for the following terms: 2 for one year and one
each for terms of 2, 3, and 4 years. Thereafter, the terms of other members shall be 4 years or until their successors
are appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term as provided in this subsection.
(9) Powers and Duties. The community development authority shall have all powers, duties, functions set out in
Wisconsin statutes 66.1201 and 66.1333 for housing and redevelopment authorities and as to all housing projects
initiated by the community development authority it shall proceed under Wisconsin statutes 66.1201 and as to all
projects relating to blight elimination, slum clearance, urban renewal and redevelopment programs, it shall proceed
under Wisconsin statutes 66.1301 to 66.1327, 66.1331, 66.1333, 66.1337 or 66.1105 as determined appropriate by
the common council on a project by project basis.
As to all community development programs and activities undertaken by the city under the Federal Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, the community development authority shall proceed under all applicable laws and ordinances
not inconsistent with the laws of this state. In addition, the community development authority may act as agent
of the city to perform all acts, except the development of the general plan of the city, which may be otherwise
performed by the planning commission under Wisconsin Statutes 66.1301 to 66.1327, 66.1331, 66.1337, or 66.1105.
3.20 DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. The director of community development shall be under the
direction and supervision of the mayor and common council.
3.21 HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. There is hereby created a housing advisory committee for
the City of Stevens Point. Its duties, powers, membership and appointment of members shall be determined by the
community development authority. All actions taken by the housing advisory committee shall be subject to ratification
by the community development authority.
3.22 BUILDING INSPECTOR. There is hereby created the office of city building inspector
who shall have the powers and duties as outlined in section 62.23(9)(a) of the Wisconsin statutes. The building
inspector shall also have the powers and/or supervision of the electrical inspector, plumbing inspector, housing
inspector, weed commissioner and zoning administrator and shall be the administrative head of the inspection department.
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3.23 ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR. There is hereby created the office of electrical inspector
whose duties, powers and qualifications are prescribed in section 19.02 of this code.
3.24 PLUMBING INSPECTOR. There is hereby created the office of plumbing inspector
whose duties, powers and qualifications are prescribed in section 18.03 of this code.
3.25 WEED COMMISSIONER. The mayor may appoint annually a commissioner of weeds who
shall have the power to investigate and order noxious weeds and quack grass ten inches high or over destroyed as
required by section 94.02 of the Wisconsin statutes and chapter 21.03 of this code.
The weed commissioner shall, after having given five (5) days written notice to the property owner, cause all such
weeds to be destroyed and charge the cost to the property owner.
3.26 ZONING ADMINISTRATOR. There is hereby created the office of zoning administrator
whose duties, powers and qualifications are prescribed in section 23.03 of this code.
3.27 BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS.
(1) There is hereby created for the City of Stevens Point, pursuant to section 27.08 of the Wisconsin statutes,
a board of park commissioners, whose duty it shall be to determine policies concerning the operation of the parks
and recreation facilities, subject to the approval of the common council.
(2) Members and Terms. The board of park commissioners shall consist of eleven members, three of whom shall be
alderpersons, appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the common council, for terms of three (3) years
each, commencing on the first Monday in May of the year of appointment. Appointments shall be made annually in
such a manner that three members shall be appointed each year.
(3) Organization of Board. The board shall meet and elect a chairman and vice-chairman and perfect the organization
thereof as such board may determine and shall adopt rules and regulations from time to time. The board shall appoint
a secretary who shall keep written minutes of all board proceedings.
3.28 DIRECTOR OF PARKS &
RECREATIONAL SERVICES. The director of parks
and recreational services shall be under the direction and supervision of the mayor and common council and shall
implement policy as determined by the board of park commissioners, in conjunction with the common council. The
director shall also implement policy regulating the cable franchise as determined by the telecommunications commission,
in conjunction with the common council.
3.29 BOARD OF POLICE AND FIRE
COMMISSIONERS.
(1) The board of police and fire commissioners for
the City of Stevens Point shall consist of five (5) citizen members appointed by the mayor. The board shall have
the powers and authority conferred under the provisions of subsection (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (5m), (6), and (7)
of section 62.13.
(2)
(a) There is hereby created the office of Administrative Director of the Police and Fire Commission whose duties and obligations shall be determined by the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners.
(b) Term. The Administrative Director shall be appointed by the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners and serves at its pleasure.
3.30 POLICE CHIEF. The chief of the police department shall be appointed by
the board of police and fire commissioners and shall hold office during good behavior subject to suspension or
removal by such commission. The chief shall be the administrative head of the police department and shall have
general supervision thereof, subject to the rights and duties of the police and fire commission as outlined in
chapter 5 of this code.
3.31 FIRE CHIEF. The chief of the fire department shall be appointed by the
board of police & fire commissioners and shall hold office during good behavior, subject to suspension or removal
by such commission. The chief shall be the administrative head of the fire department and shall have general supervision
thereof, subject to the rights and duties of the police and fire commission as outlined in chapter 6 of this code.
(a) The Board of Review of the City of Stevens Point shall consist of five (5) citizen members who shall be residents of the City and none of whom shall occupy any public office or be publicly employed.
(b) That there shall be appointed two (2) alternate members who shall serve in the event a City of Stevens Point Board of Review member is removed or unable to serve for any reason.
(2) Officers. The members of the board of review shall elect a chairman for each annual session thereof which said
election shall be held at the first annual meeting of the board. The city clerk shall be the clerk of the board
of review and shall keep an accurate record of all its proceedings and give the notices of meetings and adjournments
as provided for by statutes.
(3) Compensation. The members of the board of review shall receive a salary of $50.00 per day, or fraction thereof,
that the board of review is in session for the purpose of hearing and considering testimony or in making their
report and determination.
(4) Objections to Valuations to be Written. No person shall be permitted to appear and make objection before the
Board of Review of the City of Stevens Point as to the amount of valuation of any property unless objection thereto
shall first have been made in writing and filed with the clerk of the board of review prior to the adjournment
of public hearings by the board. Such objections shall be submitted on forms approved by the Wisconsin Department
of Taxation.
(5)
Section 1. Board of Review Hearing Extension. Pursuant
to Wis. Stats. §70.47(7)(c), the board shall grant a taxpayer a 60-day extension for a hearing related to
the taxpayer's objection to an assessment if the taxpayer submits to the board, along with the objection, a request
for an extension and pays the city the fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Section 2. Presentation of Evidence. Each taxpayer who submits an assessment objection, regardless of whether the
taxpayer has requested the extension described in Section 1, and the city assessor shall present to the Board of
Review all evidence, as specified in the manual under Wis. Stats. §73.03(2a), to support their respective
positions. If the taxpayer receives an extension under Section 1, at least 10 days before the scheduled Board of
Review hearing, the taxpayer and the city assessor shall simultaneously exchange all reports, documents and exhibits
that the taxpayer and assessor will present at the hearing.
Section 3. Notice to Taxpayers.
a. Each year at least 60 days prior to the first day on which the Board of Review hears objections, the city assessor shall publish, on the city's Internet site, the last day on which a taxpayer may submit an assessment objection.
b. Each year at least 15 days prior to the first day on which the Board of Review hears objections, the city assessor shall include, with each notice of changed assessment provided pursuant to Wis. Stats. §70.365, information to inform the taxpayer of the last day on which the taxpayer may submit an assessment objection.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect on August 1, 2008 after passage and publication according to law.
3.33 PERSONNEL COMMITTEE.
(1) In addition to duties assigned elsewhere, the personnel committee shall have charge of all personnel matters
arising under the Revised Municipal Code and shall be responsible for the direction of all personnel matters involving
employees of the City of Stevens Point. The personnel committee shall, subject to confirmation by the council,
prescribe rules and procedures for city employment, in addition to those specifically enumerated in this chapter.
The committee shall consist of five (5) alderpersons appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the common council.
Appointments shall be made annually at the reorganization meeting in April.
(2) Election, Certification, Decertification, Fact Finding and Mediation. The personnel committee shall direct
the conduct on behalf of the City of Stevens Point of all proceedings involving the Wisconsin Employment Relations
Commission relative to the election, certification, and decertification of collective bargaining units, including
proceedings for the determination of the number of employees, type of bargaining unit, and eligibility of employees
in the classified service, to participate in such elections and relative to fact finding proceedings and mediation;
and shall also direct all the proceedings before courts or other governmental agencies involving personnel matters.
(3) Collective Bargaining. Collective bargaining with certified bargaining units shall be carried on by the personnel
committee which shall adopt, and thereafter may amend, rules and procedures governing the conduct of such bargaining
(not in conflict with any other existing ordinance of the city). Department heads and supervisory personnel shall
not distribute to any city employee any written communication bearing upon the subject matter or program of such
collective bargaining or other employment relations matters unless such communication shall have the prior approval
of the city attorney or labor negotiator designated by the common council.
(4) Agreement. The agreements reached at the conclusion of such collective bargaining shall be reduced to writing
by the committee and submitted in the form of a proposed ordinance or resolution to the common council for its
approval or rejection or modification.
(5) Enforcement. The city attorney is authorized to institute legal proceedings to prevent employees from continuing
to engage in practices prohibited by or in violation of Chapter 3 of the Wisconsin statutes and to enforce any
ordinance or resolution by the common council relative to agreements reached at the conclusion of collective bargaining
procedures as provided for in (3) and (4) above.
(6) Public Hearing. Recognized city employee organizations shall submit their request to the common council which
shall refer these matters to the personnel committee, which may then conduct a public hearing on the request and
all interested persons may appear and state their views thereon.
(7) Employees Excluded from Recognized Bargaining Units. The mayor and personnel committee shall annually review
the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of all employees not represented by recognized city employee organizations
and submit their recommendations to the common council each year for the following year.
(8) The duties and responsibilities of the personnel committee and/or mayor as provided by this ordinance shall
not prohibit the delegation of the implementation of such duties to a third party and/or personnel consultant.
However, all final decisions concerning personnel matters shall be acted on by the personnel committee.
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3.34 TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION.
(1) There is hereby created a transportation commission which shall have the authority to operate, conduct, maintain,
and otherwise supervise transportation systems operated by the City of Stevens Point and subject to review by and
approval of the common council.
(2) The transportation commission shall have the authority to supervise and review the activities of other transportation
systems operating within the City of Stevens Point, subject to review by and approval of the common council.
This subsection shall not be construed as granting the authority to review the operations of any common carrier,
railroad, or air service operating within the said city.
(3) How Constituted. The commission shall consist of seven (7) members, two of whom shall be alderpersons. All
members shall be appointed by the mayor and approved by the common council, one of whom shall be designated chairman
by the mayor.
(a) The initial members of the commission shall consist of present members of the transit commission. Their initial term shall correspond with that granted to them as a transit commissioner. Thereafter, the term of office of each member appointed shall be three years.
(b) The two council members shall be appointed annually by the mayor and confirmed by the common council, which term shall expire on the third Tuesday in April of each year after appointment.
3.35 BOARD OF WATER & SEWAGE
COMMISSIONERS.
(1) That pursuant to Section 66.0805 (6) of the Wis. Stats., the Common Council of the City of Stevens Point shall
exercise general control, and shall be responsible for the entire management and supervision and operation of the
Water and Sewage Utility. The governing body shall adopt such rules for the control and operation of the utility
as may be necessary. It shall through its agents keep books of accounts and records as prescribed by the Wisconsin
Public Service Commission.
(2) There is hereby created the position of Director of Water and Sewage Treatment who shall be appointed by the
Mayor subject to confirmation by the Common Council who shall serve for a two-year term. The Director shall have
those duties and responsibilities as may be determined from time to time by the Common Council.
(3) There is hereby created an advisory board of Water and Sewage Commissioners which shall consist of five members
appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Common Council for terms of five years each, so as to have one commissioner
appointed each year. The term of each newly elected commissioner shall begin on the first day of October of the
year of appointment.
(4) The commission shall choose from among their members a president and secretary and shall make recommendations
to the Common Council on the operation of said utility.
(5) Each commissioner, with the exception of the President, shall receive as compensation a sum not to exceed $500
per year. The President shall receive a sum not to exceed $600 per year.
3.36 CITY MEMBER ON COUNTY SPACE
AND PROPERTIES COMMITTEE. The mayor shall
appoint one alderperson, or him/herself, subject to approval by the common council, to serve on the Portage County
Space and Properties Committee. The member shall be appointed on the third Tuesday in April for a three (3) year
term.
In the event the space and properties committee member ceases to be an alderperson, or mayor, during the three
year tenure, the appointment shall lapse automatically and the mayor shall appoint a successor to complete the
unexpired term.
3.37 QUALIFICATIONS - CITY OFFICERS,
MEMBERS OF COMMISSIONS, AND DEPARTMENT HEADS.
(1) Except as otherwise provided, or hereinafter enumerated, no person shall be eligible for election, appointment,
or employment as an officer, department head, or member of a board or commission of the City of Stevens Point unless
he/she shall be at the time of his/her election, appointment, or employment, a citizen of the United States and
shall reside within the City of Stevens Point. Such officers and department heads shall include the mayor, aldermen,
clerk, city attorney, comptroller/treasurer, assessor, director of community development, director of parks and
recreational services, director of public works, city engineer, and chiefs of the police and fire departments.
(2) Any officer, department head, or member of a commission or board of the City of Stevens Point who moves his/her
residence outside the corporate limits shall be automatically removed from his/her position on the same date that
the transfer of residence takes place.
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3.38 BONDS TO BE FILED BY CITY
OFFICERS. The amount of the bonds required
by section 62.09(4)(b) of the Wisconsin statutes to be filed by certain city officers shall be as follows:
Comptroller/Treasurer. One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); provided, however, that the city comptroller/treasurer
shall be exempted from giving any additional bond under the provisions of section 70.67(1) of the Wisconsin statutes,
conditioned for the accounting and paying over according to law all taxes of any kind which shall come into his/her
hands and which he/she is required to pay to the county treasurer and in lieu thereof the City of Stevens Point,
Portage County, Wisconsin pursuant to the provisions of subsection (2) of section 70.67, Wisconsin statutes, do
hereby obligate the City of Stevens Point to pay, in the event the comptroller/treasurer shall fail to do so, all
taxes of any kind required by law to be paid by such treasurer to the county treasurer.
3.39 SALARIES OF MAYOR, ALDERPERSON,
ELECTED OFFICIALS.
That the salary for the office of Alderperson shall
be as follows: Commencing April 17, 2007 - $4,800.
In addition, the Alderperson elected as Council President shall receive an additional $100.00 per year.
3.40 APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION
OFFICIALS AND THEIR COMPENSATION.
(1) Appointment. There shall be five election officials at each polling place at each election, except that the
number of election officials may be reduced or increased at the discretion of the clerk to no less than three nor
more than eleven. Election officials shall be chosen in accordance with Section 7.30 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
The officials of each ward shall elect a chairman from their midst at the first election after appointment.
(a) Greeters. The City Clerk is authorized to appoint one additional inspector to serve at each polling place without regard to party affiliation who shall serve as a greeter to answer questions and to direct electors to the proper locations for registration and voting and who shall be available to substitute for other election officials who must leave the room during the voting process.
(2) Compensation. Compensation. Election officials shall receive $9.50 per hour. The official chosen as Chairman of the election officials in each District shall receive $10.50 per hour. Election officials serving at nursing home facilities for voting by such residents prior to Election Day shall receive $10.00 per hour. Any election official attending a school of instruction prior to an election shall receive compensation based on their position as outlined above. The election officials coming from each District to City Hall to the central count location shall be compensated an additional $10 to cover duties performed in the central count location.
3.41 OPENING AND CLOSING OF POLLS. The polling places for all official elections in the City
of Stevens Point, whether general, primary, or special, shall be opened at 7:00 o'clock in the morning and closed
at 8:00 o'clock in the evening on election days; provided, however, that any voter awaiting his turn to vote, whether
within the polling place or in the line outside the polling place at the time of the closing of the polls, shall
be permitted to vote.
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3.42 PENSION SYSTEM. For the purpose of establishing a permanent pension fund
for eligible city employees the City of Stevens Point elects to accept the provisions of and be bound by Chapter
40 of the Wisconsin statutes, relating to the creation and operation of a municipal retirement system to be effective
as of January 1, 1944. The provisions, terms, and conditions of said Chapter 40 are hereby incorporated herein
by reference to the same force and effect as though said provisions, terms and conditions were herein set forth
and enumerated.
3.43 PUBLIC RECORDS. Public records and information related to same shall be
governed by Chapter 19, Subchapter II, Public Records and Property, of the Wisconsin statutes, and as may be amended
from time to time.
(a) City officers may destroy the following non-utility financial records of which they are the legal custodians and which are considered obsolete, after completion of any required audit by the Bureau of Municipal Audit or any auditor licensed under Chapter 442, Wisconsin statutes, but not less than seven years after payment or receipt of any sum involved in the particular transaction, unless a shorter period has been fixed by the state public records board pursuant to section 16.61(3)(e), and then after such shorter period:
1. Bank statements, deposit books, slips and stubs.
2. Bonds and coupons after maturity.
3. Canceled checks, duplicates and check stubs.
4. Payrolls and other time and employment records of personnel included under the Wisconsin Retirement Fund.
5. Receipt forms.
6. Special assessment records.
7. Vouchers, requisitions, purchase orders, and all other documents pertaining thereto.
8. Financial reports other than annual financial reports.
(b) City officers may destroy the following utility records of which they are the legal custodians and which are considered obsolete after completion of any required audit by the Bureau of Municipal Audit or an auditor licensed under Chapter 442, Wisconsin statutes, subject to state Public Service Commission regulations, but not less than seven years after the record was effective unless a shorter period has been fixed by the state Public Records and Forms Board pursuant to Section 16.61(3)(e), Wisconsin statutes, and then after such a shorter period, except that water stubs, receipts of current billings and customer ledgers may be destroyed after two years:
1. Assessment rolls and related records, including Board of Review minutes.
2. Contracts and papers relating thereto.
3. License and permit applications, stubs and duplicates.
(c) City officers may destroy the following records of which they are the legal custodian and which are considered obsolete, but not less than seven years after the record was effective unless another period has been set by statute, and then after such a period, or unless a shorter period has been fixed by the state Public Records and Forms Board pursuant to section 16.61(3)(e), Wisconsin statutes, and then after such a shorter period:
1. Correspondence and communications.
2. (Not used)
3. Oaths of office.
4. Reports of boards, commissions, committees, and officials duplicated in the common council proceedings.
5. Election notices and proofs of publication.
6. Voter record cards.
7. Officers' bonds.
8. Bicycle registrations.
9. Traffic accident reports and all other supporting records pertaining thereto, including witness statements, photographs, hit and run reports.
10. Police field interview/interrogation reports.
11. Police field warning and courtesy warning violation tickets and reports.
12. Bicycle violation tickets.
13. Parking and parking meter violation tickets and all other supporting records pertaining thereto.
14. Police telephone line tape recordings.
15. Tape recordings of statements to police.
16. Desk report of police activities.
17. Police radio logs.
18. Police departmental notices.
19. Police noise/disturbance records.
20. Police property inventory records.
21. Application, license, and permit records kept by the police department.
22. Student worker employment time records.
23. Police teletype message records.
24. Police vacant property reports.
25. Curfew warning reports.
26. Chemical test reports (breath, blood, urine) and all other supporting records pertaining thereto.
27. Police radar reports and all other supporting records pertaining thereto.
28. Police re-sentencing motion records.
29. School safety cadet records.
30. Police vehicle maintenance records.
31. Supporting statistical records for police monthly reports.
32. Employment applications.
33. Animal bite reports.
34. Noise, disturbance, loud party and related records.
35. Trial/hearing data and witness fee reports.
36. Parent/guardian permission records for fingerprinting of children.
37. Injunctions, restraining orders and related records which are copies of the original records.
38. Overnight parking registers.
39. Police car and radio assignment/check-out registers.
40. Police squad car check sheets.
41. Police (security/burglar) alarm and fire alarm records.
42. Police radio frequency tape recordings.
43. Video tape recordings kept by the police department.
44. Stolen property tickler records.
45. Dispatch case number assignment records.
46. Police training, score, test and related records which are outdated by obsolescence.
47. Probation and parole lists.
48. Inmate release notices.
49. Apprehension requests, missing person reports, and related records.
50. Vehicle inspection records.
51. Transient aid records kept by the police department.
(d) Unless notice is waived by the State Historical Society, at least 60 days notice shall be given the State Historical Society prior to the destruction of any record as provided by Section 19.21(4)(a), Wisconsin statutes.
(e) Any tape recordings of a governmental meeting of the city may be destroyed, erased, or reused no sooner than 90 days after the minutes of the meeting have been approved and published, if the purpose of the recording was to make minutes of the meeting.
(8) Preservation through Microfilm. Any city officer, or the director of any department or division of city government
may keep and preserve public records in his or her possession by means of microfilm or other photographic reproduction
method. Such records shall meet the standards for photographic reproduction set forth in Section 16.61(7)(a) and
(b), Wisconsin statutes, and shall be considered original records for all purposes. Such records shall be preserved
along with other files of the department or division and shall be open to public inspection and copying according
to the provisions of state law and subsections (4) through (6) of this ordinance.
(9) Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are severable. If a section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, or phrase shall be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the decision shall not
affect the validity of this ordinance.
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3.45 TRAVEL EXPENSE. Any city official or employee attending any school, convention,
or any meeting at which or for which the city pays any of the expenses, shall file an itemized verified statement
of the expenses for which reimbursement is claimed with the auditor and when requested by the common council, shall
furnish receipts or evidences of the payment of such expenditures. Unless such statements are filed and unless
such evidences of expenditures or receipts are furnished when requested by the council, no reimbursement or payment
of city funds of such expenditures shall be made.
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3.46 OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
(1) Board of Appeals. See City Zoning Ordinance.
(2) Affirmative Action/Fair Housing Committee.
(3) Historic Preservation/Design Review Commission.
(4) Canvassing Committee.
3.47 TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.
(1) Telecommunication Commission Established.
(a) There is established a telecommunications commission composed of nine (9) persons with two (2) members representing local educational institutions, three (3) members representing the common council, and four (4) members representing the general public; all nine to be appointed by the mayor subject to approval by the common council. Of the six education and public representatives, three terms shall expire in even numbered years, and three shall expire in odd numbered years to provide continuity. Initially, the mayor shall make appointments of one or two years to achieve the staggered terms, and thereafter, appointments shall be for two year terms for the education and public representatives and one year terms for the common council representatives.
(b) In making recommendations for said commission, the mayor shall consider any applications submitted by interested persons as well as such other persons as may come to the attention of the mayor as being qualified. At least six of the members shall be cable subscribers.
(2) The telecommunications commission shall advise the city concerning the city's continuing regulatory jurisdiction
over any franchise(s) granted under the Telecommunications Ordinance.
(3) Organizational structure of the Telecommunications Commission.
(a) The telecommunications commission shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to expeditiously conduct its assigned tasks. The commission shall have the power to elect its own officers, including a chairperson, assistant chairperson, and others as deemed necessary.
(b) The chairperson or his designee, shall be the commission official spokesperson in conducting business with franchisee(s), the common council and the mayor.
(4) Powers and Duties of the Telecommunications Commission. The duties of the telecommunications commission shall
include the following:
(a) Investigate and recommend the resolution of disputes concerning franchise agreement(s) granted under the Telecommunications Ordinance.
(b) To investigate and recommend the resolution of disputes or disagreements between subscriber(s) and franchisee(s) when they are not able to resolve a dispute or disagreement.
(c) To review the completeness and adequacy of reports submitted to the city by franchisee(s) under the provisions of the Telecommunications Ordinance and such other correspondence as submitted to the city concerning the operation of telecommunications services so as to insure that the necessary reports are completed pursuant to the Telecommunications Ordinance.
(d) To work with the public and the media to assure that all records, rules and charges pertinent to the telecommunications service network in the city of Stevens Point are made available for inspection at reasonable hours upon reasonable notice.
(e) To confer with franchisee(s) and advise on the interconnection of the city's cable system with other cable and communication systems.
(f) To review and provide recommendations to the common council for selection of applicants for franchise under the provisions of the Telecommunications Ordinance.
(g) To the extent permitted by law, review rates charged by the franchisee(s) and provide recommendations to the Common Council.
(h) To adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to insure that due notice is given to all parties concerning any hearing on any complaints to said commission and the hearings be held promptly in accordance with reasonable notice to all parties.
(i) To maintain a current file of all Federal Communications Commission state and local documents that pertain to telecommunications.
(j) The recommendations of the commission shall be forwarded to the common council for decisions.
(k) Request the funds it deems necessary to assist production and programming on the public access channels.
(l) Request the funds it deems necessary to assist the development of the Institutional Net.
(m) Have such other duties and responsibilities as the common council may assign to it.
(5) Regulatory Procedures.
(a) The telecommunications commission shall first consider any inquiry or proceeding requiring common council action, to be taken in regard to the telecommunications service network or franchise, whether upon application or request by the franchisee(s) or on its own motion, and shall submit such consideration, together with the commission's recommendation to the common council within thirty (30) days of the receipt of such request. The time period for action by the common council on any commission recommendation may be extended by mutual agreement between the council and the requesting party. Any action by the common council on any commission recommendation shall be taken within sixty (60) days, including thirty (30) day notice of said action, inquiry, or proceeding published in the official newspaper having general circulation and a copy of said notice is served upon the franchisee(s). The franchisee(s) shall have an opportunity at the hearing to respond or comment in writing. Members of the public shall have an opportunity to respond or comment in writing on the proposed action and appear at said proceeding or hearing; however, such hearing or proceeding shall be set no later than ninety (90) days of the notice of hearing unless such time is extended by mutual agreement between the City and the Franchisee(s).
(b) The public notice required by this section shall state clearly the action or proposed action to be taken, the time provided for response, including response by the public, the person or persons in authority to whom such responses shall be addressed and such other procedures as may be specified by the common council. If a hearing is to be held, the public notice shall give the date, location, and time of such hearing. The Franchisee(s) is a necessary part to any hearing conducted in regard to its operation.
(6) In the event the city joins an area or regional telecommunications commission, the telecommunications commission
shall exercise its powers and duties as a liaison body between that area or regional telecommunications commission
and the common council.
The ordinances reproduced on this website are derived from the updated computer files used to produce the official Revised Municipal Code for the City of Stevens Point, but are unofficial. The ordinances on this web site cannot be certified under s. 889.08, Wis. Stats., and cannot be considered prima facie evidence under s. 889.04, Wis. Stats. Certain tables and maps that are a part of the official Revised Municipal Code for the City of Stevens Point are not included in the ordinance files reproduced on this website. Please consult the bound Revised Municipal Code for the City of Stevens Point, available in the City Clerk's Office, for the official text.