Ordinance #165

Employees
Appointment Process for Positions - City of Medford

Charter Ordinance

A charter Ordinance Relating to the Appointment Process for Positions of City Clerk, Treasurer, Director of Public Works, Street and Water superintendent, Wastewater Utility Superintendent, Electric Utility Manger, Assessor, Planner and Building Inspector Appointments

Whereas, The City of Medford has established the offices and positions of City Clerk, Treasurer, Director of Public Works, Street & Water superintendent, Wastewater Utility Superintendent, Electric utility Manager, Assessor, Planner and Building Inspector; and

Whereas, Sections 62.04, 62.11(5), 62.09(5) and 66.01 vest the Common Council of the City of Medford with the authority to determine and terms of appointment of individuals to the aforesaid offices and positions and the basis upon which individuals appointed to the aforesaid offices and positions may be removed during the term of appointment.

Whereas, The City of Medford desires to retain continuity in the aforesaid offices and positions; and

Now, Therefore, the Common Council of the City of Medford does hereby ordain as follows:

Sections 1(a): The individuals currently holding the position of City Clerk, Treasurer, Director of Public Works, Street and Water Superintendent, Wastewater Utility Superintendent, Electric Utility manager, Assessor, Planner and Building Inspector, as of the date of the adoption of this Charter Ordinance by the Common Council, are appointed to their respective offices and positions for a term expiring on the day before the third Tuesday of April 2003.

(b): Commencing with the third Tuesday of April 2003 and thereafter, individuals shall be appointed to the aforesaid offices and positions for a two-year term.

Sections 2: Individuals appointed to the aforesaid offices and positions shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by the Common Council

Section 3: Individuals appointed to the aforesaid offices and positions shall be subject to removal, pursuant to Section 17.12(1)(c) and (d) of the Wisconsin Statutes, during their appointed term and, further, the Mayor may suspend any individual appointed to one of the aforesaid offices or positions pending any such removal.

Section 4: If the Mayor should refuse to appoint an individual to one of the aforesaid offices or positions at the end of their appointed term and the Common Council declines to confirm the appointment or a successor to the office or position, the individual previously holding the office or position shall continue to hold the office or position until the Mayor and Common Council can determine whom shall be appointed to the office or position.

Section 5: Individuals appointed to the aforesaid offices and positions shall provide sixty (60) days advanced written notice to the Mayor and Common Council of their intent to resign from their office or position.

Section 6: This Charter Ordinance shall not apply to third parties including, without limitation, consultants and independent contractors, who perform services of the aforesaid offices and positions but who are not directly employed by the City.

Section 7: All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or other provisions of City law conflicting with the provisions of this Ordinance, including without limitation any conflicting provisions within Charter Ordinance 677 and Ordinance 709, are hereby repealed.

Section 8: The provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed severable and if any provision of the Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance and the application of such provision to other individuals or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

Section 9: This Charter Ordinance shall take effect sixty (60) days after its passage and publication unless within such sixty (60) day period a referendum petition is filed as provided by Section 66.01(5) of the Wisconsin Statutes, in which event this Ordinance shall not take effect until it shall have been submitted to a referendum vote of the electors and approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon.