The following statutes affect this form: s. 17.13 (1), Wis. stats. 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. The following statutes affect this form: s. 17.13 (2m), 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. The following statutes affect this form: s. 17.25 (1) (a), 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. The following statutes affect this form: s. 17.25 (1) (a) 2. a., Wis. stats. 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 following statutes affect this form: s. 17.25 (1) (b), Wis. stats. 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 following statutes affect this form: s. 17.25 (2), Wis. stats. 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]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 19.01 (1), Wis. stats. 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]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 19.01 (1m), Wis. stats. 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.
The following statutes affect this form: s. 19.01 (2), Wis. stats. 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 following statutes affect this form: subch. III of ch. 19 and ss. 82.11 (2) (a), 125.51 (1) (b), 175.10, 946.10, 946.11, 946.12, 946.13, and 946.14, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
SECTION I – TITLE AND PURPOSE
The title of this ordinance is the Town of ________ Ethics Ordinance. The purpose of this ordinance is to regulate, limit, and control certain administrative actions of town officials and employees in the town, including unethical actions of those officials and employees, as determined under this ordinance.
SECTION II – DECLARATION OF POLICY
A. It is declared that certain administrative actions of town officials and town employees are to be regulated, permitted, or limited to allow the official’s and employee’s actions to occur in an ethical, timely, and efficient manner.
B. It is declared that high moral and ethical standards among town officials and town employees are essential to the conduct of free government and that the town board believes that a code of ethics for the guidance of town officials and town employees will help them avoid conflicts between their personal interests and their public responsibilities, will improve standards of public service, and will promote and strengthen the faith and confidence of the people of the town in their town public officials and employees.
C. (Optional) It is the intent of the town board that any elected town official, any person appointed to elective office, any candidate for town elective office, all heads of departments, and all other designated town officials and town employees, including but not limited to those whose responsibilities involve the following, shall be required to file a Statement of Economic Interests as provided for in this ordinance:
1. Sale or lease of real estate.
2. Receipt of monies.
3. Purchasing of supplies.
4. Issuing of permits or licenses.
5. Assessment of property.
6. Inspection of property.
7. Construction of public works.
8. Settlement of claims.
9. Preparation or awarding of contracts.
10. Retention of outside service.
11. Performance of professional legal services for the town.
D. It is the intent of the town board that the town ethics board, town officials, and town employees in their administrative operations shall protect to the fullest extent possible the rights of individuals affected and the town and its government from improper, dishonest, and inefficient conduct of its town officials and town employees.
E. The town board reaffirms by this ordinance that a town official or employee holds his or her position as a public trust, and any effort to realize personal gain through official conduct is a violation of that trust. This ordinance does not prevent any town official or employee from accepting other employment or following any pursuit that in no way interferes with the full and faithful discharge of his or her duties to this town. The town board recognizes all of the following:
1. That town officials and town employees are drawn from society and, therefore, cannot and should not be without all personal and economic interest in the decisions and policies of government.
2. That town officials and town employees retain their rights as citizens to interests of a personal or economic nature.
3. That standards of ethical conduct for town officials and town employees need to distinguish between minor and inconsequential conflicts that are unavoidable in a free society and conflicts that are substantial and material.
4. That town officials and town employees may need to engage in employment, professional, or business activities, other than official duties, in order to support themselves or their families and to maintain a continuity of professional or business activity, or may need to maintain investments, which activities or investments do not conflict with the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION III – AUTHORITY AND ADOPTION
This ordinance, adopted pursuant to s. 19.59, Wis. stats., 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 town to regulate, permit, or limit certain acts of certain town officials and town employees in the town. SECTION IV – DEFINITIONS
