COMMON COUNCIL

3.010 Common Council.

(1) Procedure and Powers. Except as otherwise provided herein, the procedure and powers of the Common Council shall be governed by Wis. Stat. Ch. 62.

(2) Regular Meetings. The regular meetings of the Common Council shall be held on the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m., unless otherwise provided. Where the day of a regular meeting falls on a holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next succeeding day which is not a holiday at 6:30 p.m. Special meetings may be scheduled by the Mayor.

(3) Committee of the Whole. The Common Council President shall chair the Committee of the Whole and all Alderpersons including the Mayor shall have a vote. The Committee of the Whole is intended to address matters which require full Common Council knowledge before final action, joint recommendations, or items not otherwise suited for a standing committee.

(4) Rules and Agendas. The Council has the authority to promulgate rules regarding the organization, agendas, and conduct of the Council and committees, boards, and commissions. Any timely written request from an Alderperson for a committee to discuss an item shall be placed on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled committee meeting.

(5) Standing Committees. The Mayor shall appoint each Alderperson to standing committees, boards, and commissions at the first regularly scheduled Common Council meeting in April re-organizational Council meeting, unless otherwise noted by ordinance. The following are the standing committees of the City of Manitowoc and the areas of the responsibility for each committee:

(a) Finance Committee – five members.

Assessments/property.

Budgets.

Claims.

Community development.

Farmers’ Market.

Mainly Manitowoc/downtown.

Mapping/platting.

Planning.

Progress Lakeshore.

Zoning.

Department of Tourism.

Elections.

Information technology.

Insurance.

Investments.

Licenses.

Alcohol and beverage, including denials and renewals.

Animal.

Bicycle.

Entertainers.

Taxicab.

Manitowoc Public Library.

Manitowoc Public Utilities.

Printing.

Purchasing.

Rahr-West Art Museum.

Room tax.

Manitowoc Area Visitor and Convention Bureau.

Taxes.

TIF districts.

Wisconsin Maritime Museum.

(b) Personnel Committee – five members.

Compensation (including benefits and wages).

Discipline/termination.

Grievances.

Health insurance.

Hiring.

Human resources.

Legal matters.

Organizational development.

Payroll.

Performance evaluations.

(c) Public Infrastructure Committee – five members.

Bids/quotes.

Cell towers.

Engineering.

Capital improvement inspections.

Surveying.

Evergreen Cemetery.

Fleet of all City-owned vehicles.

Vehicle quotes.

Forestry.

Tree City USA and Bird City certification.

Gravel pit.

Harbor, docks, and marina.

Lift stations.

Maintenance of City-owned facilities.

Parks.

Adopt-A-Park program.

Community built playgrounds.

Lincoln Park Zoo.

Parkland dedication fund.

Playgrounds.

Public transportation.

Public works.

Brush/leaf pick-up.

Snow plowing.

Street sweeping.

Recreation.

All trails.

Aquatic Center.

Fieldhouses.

Senior Center.

Recycling.

Refuse disposal.

Sanitary inspection.

Sewer construction and maintenance.

Signs in public right-of-way.

Special assessments on public works projects.

Special events.

Stormwater management.

Street construction and maintenance.

Boulevards.

Bridges.

Driveways/sidewalks.

Signals and signs.

Street lighting.

Wastewater Treatment Facility.

(d) Public Safety Committee – five members.

Emergency management/civil defense.

Fire Department.

Building inspection and permits.

Demolition.

Electrical.

House moving.

Plumbing.

Residential construction and remodels.

Fire inspection.

Municipal Court.

Police Department.

Parking and parking enforcement.

School crossing guards.

Traffic control.

(6) Standing Committee Oversight of Departments. The following departments/organizations will report to each standing committee as listed:

(a) Finance Committee.

City Clerk.

Community Development Department.

Planning.

Department of Tourism.

Finance/Treasury Department.

Assessor.

Information Technology.

Mainly Manitowoc.

Manitowoc Area Visitor and Convention Bureau.

Manitowoc Public Library.

Manitowoc Public Utilities.

Progress Lakeshore.

Rahr-West Art Museum.

Wisconsin Maritime Museum.

(b) Personnel Committee.

City Attorney.

Human Resources.

(c) Public Infrastructure Committee.

Public Infrastructure Department.

Buildings and Grounds Division.

Engineering Division.

Operations Division.

Parks Division.

Recreation Division.

Transit Division.

Wastewater Treatment Facility.

(d) Public Safety Committee.

Fire Department.

Building Inspection.

Municipal Court.

Police Department.

(7) Standing Committee Oversight of Boards, Commissions, and Other Committees. The following boards, commissions, and other committees will report to the Committee of the Whole and each standing committee as listed:

(a) Committee of the Whole.

Citizens Advisory Committee.

Manitowoc International Relations Association.

(b) Finance Committee.

Board of Review.

Brownfields Advisory Committee.

Capital Allocation Working Group.

Community Development Authority.

Industrial Development Corporation.

Library Board.

Manitowoc Public Utilities Commission.

Plan Commission.

Rahr-West Art Museum Board.

Room Tax Commission.

Tax Incremental Financing Joint Review Board.

Zoning Board of Appeals.

(c) Personnel Committee.

Ethics Board.

(d) Public Infrastructure Committee.

Board of Public Works.

Committee on Aging.

Harbor Commission.

Municipal Tree Commission.

Transit Commission.

(e) Public Safety Committee.

Building Board of Appeals.

Crime Prevention Committee.

Police and Fire Commission.

(8) Aldermanic Salaries. Effective for Common Council members, other than the Mayor, elected or appointed for a definite period after April 4, 2023, the compensation shall be $450.00 per month. The effective date of the increase to $450.00 per month is April 18, 2023, for Aldermanic Districts 1, 2, 3, 7 and 10. The effective date for Aldermanic Districts 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 is April 16, 2024. The Mayor and Common Council shall also receive an electronic device as approved by the Common Council at 100 percent of cost as a stipend at the beginning of each term.

[Ord. 23-443 §§ 1, 2, 2023; Ord. 22-695 § 1, 2022; Ord. 20-564 § 3, 2020; Ord. 16-430 § 1, 2016; Ord. 16-304 § 1, 2016]