The board shall have the following duties:

Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 199.07

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Board: means the board of directors of the corporation. See Wisconsin Statutes 199.03
  • Corporation: means the citizens utility board. See Wisconsin Statutes 199.03
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Director: means any member of the board. See Wisconsin Statutes 199.03
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Member: means any person who satisfies the requirements for membership under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 199.03
  • State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Utility service: means electricity, natural gas, water and telecommunications service supplied by a public utility. See Wisconsin Statutes 199.03
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; "year" alone means "year of our Lord". See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)   To establish the policy of the corporation regarding appearances before regulatory agencies, legislative bodies and other public authorities, and regarding other activities which the corporation has the authority to perform under this chapter.
   (2)   To employ an executive director under s. 199.075 who shall have the following powers and duties, subject at all times to the direction and supervision of the board:
      (a)    To implement the policy established by the board under sub. (1).
      (b)    To employ and discharge employees of the corporation.
      (c)    To supervise the offices, facilities and work of the employees of the corporation.
      (d)    To have custody of and maintain the books, records and membership rolls of the corporation under this chapter.
      (e)    To prepare and submit to the board annual and quarterly statements of the financial and substantive operations of the corporation, and financial estimates for the future operations of the corporation.
      (f)    To attend and participate in meetings of the board as a nonvoting director.
      (g)    To file annually with the board a current financial statement which includes the information required under s. 199.12 (4).
      (h)    To exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as the board delegates.
   (3)   To hold an annual meeting of the membership on a date and at a place within the state to be determined by the board under s. 199.08.
   (4)   To assure preparation of:
      (a)    Up-to-date membership rolls.
      (b)    Quarterly statements of the financial and substantive operations of the corporation.
      (c)    An audit of the corporation’s books at least once each fiscal year. The audit shall be by a certified public accountant.
      (d)    An annual report of the corporation’s financial and substantive operations. The corporation shall prepare the report at the close of the corporation’s fiscal year and shall distribute the report to each member and to each public library in the state.
      (e)    An annual report on the past and projected activities and policies of the corporation. The corporation shall present the report to the membership at the annual membership meeting.
   (5)   To establish and make available to the public a written policy on the availability and distribution of all records required to be kept by the corporation under this chapter.
   (6)   To carry out all other duties and responsibilities imposed upon the corporation and the board under this chapter.
   (7)   To establish a policy on consumer education concerning utility service costs and benefits and methods of energy conservation by any of the following methods, without limitation because of enumeration:
      (a)    Presentation of energy conservation training sessions open to the public.
      (b)    Preparation and dissemination of newsletters and other informational material on utility service costs and energy conservation.
      (c)    Installation and advertisement of a toll free telephone line service to answer citizen inquiries on utility service costs and energy conservation.
   (8)   To publicize the activities of the corporation under sub. (7).

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