§ 2-19. Village board

(a) Membership. The village board shall consist of the village president and six trustees.

(b) Powers and duties.

(1) The village board shall have such duties and powers as are enumerated in Wis. Stats. ch. 61, and elsewhere in the statutes.

(2) The village board shall have all powers of the village not specifically given to some other body or officer. Except as otherwise provided by law, the village board shall have the management and control of the village property, finances, highways, streets, utilities and the public service and may act for the government and good order of the village, for its commercial benefit and for the health, safety, welfare and convenience of the public and may carry its powers into effect by license, regulation, suppression, borrowing, taxation, special assessment, appropriation, imposition of forfeitures and other necessary or convenient means. The village board may appoint such officials from time to time as may be deemed necessary for the benefit of the community. All positions created by the village president shall be subject to the approval of the board. The powers hereby conferred shall be in addition to all other grants and shall be limited only by express language.

(3) The village board may sell any real estate within the village industrial park. Such sales shall be based on terms and conditions the village board believes will best serve the general welfare of the village.

(Code 2006, §§ 1.10(2)(b)—(5), 2.01)

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Terms of governing body, Charter Ordinance No. 01-1-00.