Wisconsin Statutes 60.33 – Duties of town clerk
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The town clerk shall:
Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 60.33
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Qualified: when applied to any person elected or appointed to office, means that such person has done those things which the person was by law required to do before entering upon the duties of the person's office. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Town: may be construed to include cities, villages, wards or districts. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Town board: means the town board of supervisors. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) Clerk of town meeting. Serve as clerk of the town meeting under s. 60.15.
(2) Clerk of town board.
(a) Serve as clerk of the town board, attend meetings of the board and keep a full record of its proceedings.
(b) File all accounts approved by the town board or allowed at town meetings and enter a statement of the accounts in the town’s record books.
(c) File with the town board claims approved by the clerk, as required under s. 60.44 (2) (c).
(3) Finance book. Maintain a finance book, which shall contain a complete record of the finances of the town, showing the receipts, with the date, amount and source of each receipt; the disbursements, with the date, amount and object of each disbursement; and any other information relating to town finances prescribed by the town board.
(4) Elections and appointments.
(b) Transmit to the county clerk, within 10 days after election or appointment and qualification of any town supervisor, treasurer, assessor or clerk, a written notice stating the name and post-office address of the elected or appointed officer. The clerk shall promptly notify the county clerk of any subsequent changes in such offices.
(c) Transmit to the clerk of circuit court, immediately after the election or appointment of any constable or municipal judge in the town, a written notice stating the name of the constable or municipal judge and the term for which elected or appointed. If the judge or constable was elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in the office, the clerk shall include in the notice the name of the incumbent who vacated the office.
(5) Sale of real property. Execute the conveyance of real property of the town.
(6) Notices.
(a) Publish or post ordinances and resolutions as required under s. 60.80.
(7) Records.
(a) Comply with subch. II of ch. 19 concerning any record of which the clerk is legal custodian.
(b) Demand and obtain the official books and papers of any municipal judge if the office becomes vacant and the judge’s successor is not elected or appointed and qualified, or if any municipal judge dies. The town clerk shall dispose of the books and papers as required by law.
(8) Licenses. Issue any license or permit granted by the town board when presented with a receipt from the town treasurer indicating that any required fee has been paid.
(8m) Street trade permits. Stamp or endorse street trade permits at the request of an employer under s. 103.25 (3m) (b).
(8p) Traveling sales crew worker permits. Stamp or endorse traveling sales crew worker permits at the request of an employer under s. 103.34 (11) (c).
(9) Schools.
(b) Within 10 days after the clerk’s election or appointment, report his or her name and post-office address to the administrator of each cooperative educational service agency which contains any portion of the town. The clerk shall report to the administrator the name and post-office address of each school district clerk within 10 days after the name and address is filed in the clerk’s office.
(c) Make and keep in the clerk’s office a map of the town, showing the exact boundaries of school districts within the town.
(d) Apportion, as provided by law, tax revenues collected by the town for schools.
(10) Highways and bridges. Perform the duties specified in chs. 82 to 92, relating to highways, bridges and drains.
(10m) Notice of property tax revenue. Notify the treasurer of the county in which the town is located, by February 20, of the proportion of property tax revenue and of the credits under s. 79.10 that is to be disbursed by the taxation district treasurer to each taxing jurisdiction located in the town.
(11) In general. Perform all other duties required by law, ordinance or lawful direction of the town meeting or town board.