STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
Section 7.32, Wis. stats., allows a municipal governing body to reduce the required number of election officials at a polling place from [7 or 5 (in a municipality where voting machines are used)] to no less than 3, and the town board has determined that it would be advantageous to the town to have only as many election officials on duty as are needed for a given election.
Therefore, the Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, by this resolution, 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, resolves and declares as follows:
There shall be a minimum of 3 election officials on duty at every election. At the discretion of the town clerk, the requisite number of election officials may be increased for any election. However, the number of election officials working at a given election shall always be an odd number.
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this resolution as required under
s. 60.80, Wis. stats.
Adopted this ________ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
Note:
Section 7.30 (1), Wis. stats., requires 7 inspectors for each polling place at each election except that in municipalities where voting machines are used, the municipal governing body may reduce the number of inspectors to 5. However,
s. 7.32, Wis. stats., allows the governing body, by resolution, to reduce the number of election officials at a polling place to not less than 3.
To the Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin:
I hereby resign the office of town ________ effective ________.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature]
Note: The resignation of the town clerk shall be delivered to the town chairperson; the resignation of every other town officer shall be delivered to the town clerk.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
To the clerk of the circuit court of ________ County, Wisconsin:
You are hereby notified that on ________ ___, 20__, ________ ________ resigned as municipal judge for the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, and that the resignation has been accepted.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
For good and sufficient cause, we, the undersigned Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, as the appointing authority for the town office of ________, hereby remove ________ ________ from that office. This order shall be served by mail or by personal service.
This order is effective on ________ ___, 20__, or upon receipt of the order by officeholder, whichever date is earlier.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Note: This order to be filed with the clerk; see
s. 17.16, Wis. stats. A town sanitary district officer may also be removed under this statute and this form can be adapted for that purpose.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
For good and sufficient cause, I, ________ ________, chairperson of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, as the appointing authority for the town office of ________, hereby remove ________ ________ from that office. This order shall be served by mail or by personal service.
This order is effective on ________, 20__, or upon receipt of the order by the officeholder, whichever date is earlier.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town chairperson]
Note: This order to be filed with the clerk; see
s. 17.16, Wis. stats.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
We, the undersigned Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, after due notice and hearing, find that there is sufficient evidence of [select one 1. continued physical inability to perform the duties of office or 2. gross neglect of duty], on the part of ________ ________ and hereby remove ________ ________ from that office. This order shall be served by mail or by personal service.
This order is effective on ________, 20__, or upon receipt of the order by the officeholder, whichever date is earlier.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Note: This order to be filed with the clerk; see
s. 17.16, Wis. stats.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
We, ________ ________ and ________ ________, two supervisors, and ________ ________, clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, hereby appoint ________ ________ to fill the vacancy in the town board.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of supervisors and town clerk]
Note: See
s. 17.25 (1), Wis. stats., for exceptions to this procedure.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
We, ________ ________ and ________ ________, the remaining supervisors, ________ ________, clerk, and ________ ________, treasurer of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, hereby appoint ________ ________ to fill one of the vacancies in the town board.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of supervisors and town clerk]
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, hereby appoints ________ ________ to the office of town ________ [insert name of office] to fill the vacancy now existing in that office.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of the town board]
Note: See
s. 17.25 (1), Wis. stats., for exceptions to this procedure.
The town chairperson having nominated ________ ________ to fill the unexpired term of ________ ________ to the office of town plan commission member and the Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, having confirmed the nomination, ________ ________ is hereby appointed to fill the unexpired term of ________ ________ to the office of town plan commission member, effective ________, 20__, or upon receipt by ________ ________ of this order, whichever date is earlier. This order shall be served by mail or by personal service upon the appointee.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of the town board]
OFFICIAL OATH
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
I, ________ ________, having been elected or appointed to the office of ________ [insert title of office] [swear or affirm] that I will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the State of Wisconsin, and will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of said office to the best of my ability.
So help me God.
[Signature of elected or appointed official]
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ of ________, 20__.
[Signature of officer administering oath]
I, ________ ________, [swear or affirm] that I will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, and will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of the office of ________ [insert title of office] to the best of my ability. So help me God.
Note: If it is desired to administer the official oath orally in addition to the written oath prescribed above, it shall be in substantially the above form.
OFFICIAL BOND
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
We, the undersigned, jointly and severally, undertake and agree that ________ ________, who has been [elected or appointed] to the office of ________ [insert title of office], will faithfully discharge the duties of the office according to law, and will pay to the parties entitled to receive the same, such damages, not exceeding in the aggregate ____ dollars, as may be suffered by them in consequence of the failure of ________ to discharge the duties of the office.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of principal]
The Wisconsin Towns Association has developed a sample ordinance to adopt the Wisconsin municipal records schedule. Electronic copies of the sample ordinance may be found in the Ordinances and Resolutions section of the Information Library of the Town Association website at:
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The office of ________ in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, [being vacant or the term of, ________ ________, the former office holder, having expired], ________ ________, as successor officer to ________ ________ by this written notice to the former officer, demands that the former officer, or his or her agent, deliver to ________ ________, as successor officer, by________ ___, 20__, all official property, records, and things belonging to the above-noted office, then in the custody of the former officer, or his or her agent. Upon delivery of the property, records, or things to the successor officer at ________, who shall provide a written receipt therefor to the former officer who shall immediately file the receipt with the clerk of the Town of ________.
This notice to be served my mail or by personal service upon the former officer.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of successor officer]
