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this Section interpreted to mean the Police and Fire Commission.
State Law Reference: Section 62.13, Wis. Stats.
2.0406 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE
2.0407 BOARD OF HEALTH
A. Members
There is hereby created a Board of Health to consist of seven (7) members.
Five (5) members shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to the approval of
the Council, and one (1) of the five (5) shall be a member of the Council.
The Mayor shall appoint as the sixth member, without approval by the
Council, a physician who shall be nominated by a majority of the physicians
residing and practicing in the City. In the event a majority of the practicing
physicians fail to agree on a nominee, the Mayor shall appoint the physician
member, subject to approval by the Council. The Mayor shall be the seventh
member.
B. Qualifications and Term of Office
All members of the Board of Health shall be residents of the City except that
the physician member may reside in a Wisconsin township adjoining the
City but shall have his principal place of practice in the City. The term of
office of the Mayor shall be continuous; the terms of all other members shall
be two (2) calendar years. All members shall hold office until their
successors have been appointed and qualified. If a member who is required
to be a resident of the City moves from the City or if the physician member
who resides in the City or in an adjoining township ceases to reside in the
City or township, or if a member dies or resigns or is adjudged an
incompetent, his term shall automatically terminate and the Mayor shall
promptly fill the vacancy in the manner set forth in subsection (a) of this
section. In like manner the Mayor shall make a new appointment to fill the
vacancy created by the refusal of an appointee to qualify.
C. Officers of the Board
The Board of Health shall elect a president, vice-president and secretary
from among its members, and the physician member shall be the executive
officer of the Board and the City Health Officer.
D. Meetings of the Board
The regular annual meeting of the Board of Health shall be held on the third
Tuesday of each January at 1:00 p.m. in the City Hall. The Board may fix a
date for other regular meetings. The Board in its regulations or bylaws shall
prescribe how special meetings shall be called and the call for any such
meetings shall specify the purpose for which the meeting is called. If the call
for any special meeting states that there is an emergency, the nature of
which shall be stated in the call, any three (3) members of the Board shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business for which that
meeting was called, otherwise a majority of the qualified members shall
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