19.83 Meetings of governmental bodies.
(1) Every meeting of a governmental body shall be preceded by public notice as provided in s. 19.84, and shall be held in open session. At any meeting of a governmental body, all discussion shall be held and all action of any kind, formal or informal, shall be initiated, deliberated upon and acted upon only in open session except as provided in s. 19.85.
(2) During a period of public comment under s. 19.84 (2), a governmental body may discuss any matter raised by the public.
History: 1975 c. 426; 1997 a. 123.
When a quorum of a governmental body attends the meeting of another governmental body when any one of the members is not also a member of the second body, the gathering is a “meeting" unless the gathering is social or by chance. State ex rel. Badke v. Village Board, 173 Wis. 2d 553, 494 N.W.2d 408 (1993).
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 19 - General duties of public officials.
19.015 - Actions by the state, municipality or district.
19.02 - Actions by individuals.
19.03 - Security for costs; notice of action.
19.04 - Other actions on same bond.
19.05 - Execution; lien of judgment.
19.06 - Sureties, how relieved.
19.07 - Bonds of public officers and employees.
19.12 - Bond premiums payable from public funds.
19.21 - Custody and delivery of official property and records.
19.22 - Proceedings to compel the delivery of official property.
19.23 - Transfer of records or materials to historical society.
19.24 - Refusal to deliver money, etc., to successor.
19.25 - State officers may require searches, etc., without fees.
19.31 - Declaration of policy.
19.34 - Procedural information; access times and locations.
19.35 - Access to records; fees.
19.356 - Notice to record subject; right of action.
19.36 - Limitations upon access and withholding.
19.37 - Enforcement and penalties.
19.39 - Interpretation by attorney general.
19.41 - Declaration of policy.
19.45 - Standards of conduct; state public officials.
19.451 - Discounts at certain stadiums.
19.46 - Conflict of interest prohibited; exception.
19.48 - Duties of the ethics commission.
19.49 - Administration; enforcement.
19.50 - Unauthorized release of records or information.
19.55 - Public inspection of records.
19.552 - Action to compel compliance.
19.554 - Petition for enforcement.
19.56 - Honorariums, fees and expenses.
19.57 - Conferences, visits and economic development activities.
19.59 - Codes of ethics for local government officials, employees and candidates.
19.65 - Rules of conduct; employee training; and security.
19.68 - Collection of personally identifiable information from Internet users.
19.70 - Rights of data subject to challenge; authority corrections.
19.71 - Sale of names or addresses.
19.77 - Summary of case law and attorney general opinions.
19.81 - Declaration of policy.
19.83 - Meetings of governmental bodies.
19.851 - Closed sessions by ethics or elections commission.
19.86 - Notice of collective bargaining negotiations.
19.88 - Ballots, votes and records.