STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
SECTION I – TITLE AND PURPOSE
This ordinance is entitled the Town of ________ Ordinance to Appoint Alternate Members for Board of Review. The purpose of this ordinance is to provide, upon lawful removal of named members, alternate persons to serve as replacements to the Board of Review for the Town of ________.
SECTION II – AUTHORITY
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, has the specific authority under
ss. 70.46 (1) and
70.47 (6m) (c), Wis. stats., to remove members from and to appoint alternate members to the Board of Review for the Town of ________.
SECTION III – ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE
This ordinance, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, provides for the removal of members of the Board of Review for the Town of ________ and the appointment of alternate members.
SECTION IV – MANNER OF APPOINTMENT
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, by this ordinance, establishes and shall maintain a public list of names of persons eligible and appointed by the town board to serve as alternate members of the board of review. The list shall be arranged and maintained by the town clerk in a priority order of probable and likely service as an alternate. The town clerk shall notify any named member who has been lawfully removed under
s. 70.47 (6m) (a) or
(b), Wis. stats., and shall then notify the alternate member of his or her appointment to replace a named member of the board of review. The alternate, once notified, if he or she approves the appointment, and if the appointment would not violate
s. 19.59, Wis. stats., shall then take the oath of office and act as a member of the board of review under
s. 70.47 (6m) (c), Wis. stats.
SECTION V – APPOINTMENTS
The following electors of the Town of ________ are named as alternate members of the board of review, to serve in the order indicated:
Alternate 1: _________________
Alternate 2: _________________
Alternate 3: _________________
Alternate 4: _________________
Alternate 5: _________________
Note: The town board may name as many alternates as it deems necessary to meet the statutory requirement that no less than 3 board of review members are needed to make a final determination of an objection to a property assessment.
SECTION VI – EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance is effective on publication or posting.
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this ordinance as required under
s. 60.80, Wis. stats.
Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
