The following statutes affect this form: s. 323.11, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
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 orders as follows:
An emergency is declared as existing within the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, for the following reasons: [list one or more of the reasons listed in s. 323.11, Wis. stats.] The period of emergency shall be limited to the time during which the emergency conditions exist or are likely to exist in the Town of ________.
The town board, or its designated agents, has the authority to order whatever is necessary and expedient for the health, safety, welfare, and good order of the Town of ________ during the emergency, including without limitation the power to bar, restrict, and remove all unnecessary traffic, vehicular or pedestrian, from the local highways.
Any person who violates a lawful order of the town board or its agents made under this emergency declaration shall forfeit not more than $100 or, in default of payment of the forfeiture, shall be subject to imprisonment for 6 months for each separate offense.
The town clerk shall publish this resolution under s. 60.80, Wis. stats., in a local newspaper. This resolution shall become effective upon adoption by the town board and the forfeiture penalties shall become effective upon publication. Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
