§ 2-35. Presiding officers.

(a)

Village president to preside. The village president shall preside over meetings of the village board. In the absence of the president, the village clerk-treasurer shall call the meeting to order and preside until the trustees present select a trustee to preside temporarily.

(b)

Duties. The presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum, decide all questions of order, and conduct the proceedings of the meeting in accordance with the parliamentary rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, unless otherwise provided by statute or by these rules. Any member shall have the right to appeal from a decision of the presiding officer. Such appeal is not debatable and must be sustained by a majority vote of the members present excluding the presiding officer.

(c)

Participation in debate. The presiding officer may speak upon any question or make any motion if he vacates the chair and designates a trustee to preside temporarily.

(Code 1984, § 2-2-13)

State law reference

Meetings, Wis. Stats. § 61.32.