60.11 Annual town meeting.
(1) Requirement. Each town shall hold an annual town meeting, as provided in this section.
(2) When held.
(a) Except as provided in par. (b), the annual town meeting shall be held on the 3rd Tuesday of April.
(b) The annual town meeting may set a date different than provided under par. (a) for the next annual town meeting if the date is within 10 days after the 3rd Tuesday of April.
(3) Where held.
(a) The annual town meeting may be held in the town or in any other town, village, or city in the same county or in an adjoining county.
(b) The annual town meeting shall be held at the location of the last annual town meeting unless the location is changed by the town board. If the town board changes the location, it shall publish a class 2 notice under ch. 985 stating the location of the meeting, not more than 20 nor less than 15 days before the date of the meeting.
(4) Adjournment. The annual town meeting may be recessed to a time and date certain if the resumed meeting is held within 30 days after the date of the meeting originally scheduled under sub. (2).
(5) Notice. No public notice of an annual town meeting is required if held as provided under sub. (2) (a). If held as provided under sub. (2) (b), notice of the time and date of the meeting shall be given under s. 60.12 (3).
(6) Jurisdiction. An annual town meeting may transact any business over which a town meeting has jurisdiction.
(7) Poll list. An annual town meeting may require the clerk of the town meeting to keep a poll list with the name and address of every elector voting at the meeting. If an elector of the town obtains a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) and presents an identification card issued under s. 6.47 (3), the clerk shall record the identification serial number of the elector in lieu of the elector's address.
History: 1983 a. 532; 1999 a. 49; 2005 a. 312; 2011 a. 115.
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