CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 2-1. SEAL ADOPTED.
The corporate seal of the Village shall be circular in shape with the words “Village of New Milford” on the outer rim and in the center.
Sec. 2-2. FISCAL YEAR.
The fiscal year of the Village shall begin on the first day of June of each year and end on the last day of May of the following year.
Sec. 2-3. ELECTION PROCEDURE; TIME.
Elections for municipal officers will be held in accordance with and at times prescribed by state law.
Sec. 2-4. Each Officer, i.e., the President or a member of the board of trustees, shall have two (2) excused meetings per fiscal year.
Sec. 2-5. through Sec. 2-15. RESERVED.
ARTICLE II. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES GENERALLY
Sec. 2-16. through 2-40. RESERVED.
ARTICLE III. PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
DIVISION 2. BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Sec. 2-53. COMMITTEES.
(a) The following shall be the standing committees of the Board of Trustees:
(1) Public Works, Public Safety, and Annexations;
(2) Economic Development, Finance, and Ordinances;
(3) Liquor commission.
(b) Special committees shall be created from time to time as directed by the Board of Trustees.
(c) All standing and special committees shall be composed of a minimum of three members, including the chairperson, unless the Board of Trustees directs otherwise. All committees shall be appointed by the Village President.
Sec. 2-54. through 2-59. RESERVED.
DIVISION 3. MEETINGS
Sec. 2-60. TIME AND PLACE OF REGULAR MEETINGS.
(a) The regular meetings of the board of trustees shall be held on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 P.M.(Ordn 2013-5)
(b) The meeting place of the board of trustees shall be the Village Hall unless otherwise ordered by the board of trustees.
Sec. 2-61. ROBERTS’ RULES OF ORDER ARE APPLICABLE.
Unless expressly authorized by a majority vote of the members of the board of trustees, Roberts Rules of Order as revised shall govern the deliberation of the Board of Trustees except when in conflict with any other provision of the Code of Ordinances. The trustees expressly reserve the right, upon majority vote, to deviate from Roberts Rules of Order.
Sec. 2-62. RULES OF PROCEDURE.
(a) The Village President shall preserve order and decorum and determine all questions of order. Rulings of the Village President on all matters of order and decorum shall be conclusive unless appealed to the Board by one member of the Board of Trustees and seconded by another member.
(b) Each member of the Board of Trustees, before speaking, shall be recognized by the Village President. No member shall speak longer than three (3) minutes upon recognition unless permitted to do so by the Village President. Any member called to order shall immediately cease speaking unless permitted to explain.
(c) Nonmembers may address the Board of Trustees if a written request is submitted to the Village Hall thirty (30) minutes before the Board meeting for which recognition is sought. The written request must identify the name of the speaker, the subject matter that will be addressed, and the speaker’s interest in the subject. Each nonmember will be limited to three (3) minutes unless a longer time period is permitted by a majority vote of the Village Board.
(d) A maximum of twenty (20) minutes shall be allowed for nonmembers to speak at each meeting. If a particular item is deemed by the Village President to be controversial, the Village President shall strive to allow all sides an equal amount of time within which to speak at each meeting, subject to the twenty (20) minute time limit. The Village President shall determine the sequential order in which nonmembers will be allowed to address the Board.
DIVISION 4. PUBLICATION REIMBURSEMENT
Sec. 2-79. ZONING NOTICE REIMBURSEMENT.
Each applicant who files for a zoning map amendment, variance, or special use permit shall reimburse the Village for the publication costs associated with the Notice of the public hearing required on said application within thirty (30) days of the date of invoice from the Village authorities.
REFERENCES
Village of New Milford. “CODE OF ORDINANCES VILLAGE OF NEW MILFORD.” The Village of New Milford, Sept. 2021, villageofnewmilford.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/New-Milford-Code-of-Ordinances-September-2021.pdf.
