Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 60 - Towns.
60.37 - Town employees.

60.37 Town employees.
(1) General. The town board may employ on a temporary or permanent basis persons necessary to carry out the functions of town government including, subject to sub. (4), any elected officer of the town. The board may establish the qualifications and terms of employment, which may not include the residency of the employee, except as provided in s. 66.0502 (4) (b). The board may delegate the authority to hire town employees to any town official or employee.
(2) Legal assistance. The town board may designate, retain or employ one or more attorneys on a temporary or continuing basis to counsel the town on legal matters or represent the town in legal proceedings.
(3) Town administrator.
(a) The town board may create the position of town administrator and establish the qualifications, compensation and terms of employment for the position. The town administrator may be employed to serve at the pleasure of the town board or for a fixed term. If employed for a fixed term, the town board may suspend or remove the town administrator for cause.
(b) The town administrator shall perform all lawful duties assigned by the town board which do not conflict with duties and powers conferred by law on other town officers.
(c) No elected town officer may serve as town administrator.
(d) A town may join with one or more towns, villages or cities, in any combination, to employ a person as administrator for the towns, villages or cities. The governing body of each town, village and city may enter into an agreement for this purpose, which may include agreement to share the costs of the position. The town board may not enter into an agreement under this paragraph to employ an administrator for more than 3 years unless the town meeting approves the agreement.
(4) Elected officers serving as employees.
(a) An elected town officer who also serves as a town employee may be paid an hourly wage for serving as a town employee, not exceeding a total of $15,000 each year. Amounts that are paid under this paragraph may be paid in addition to any amount that an individual receives under s. 60.32 or as a volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical services practitioner, or emergency medical responder under s. 66.0501 (4) (a). The $15,000 maximum in this paragraph includes amounts paid to a town board supervisor who is acting as superintendent of highways under s. 82.03 (1).
(b)
1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the town meeting shall establish the hourly wage to be paid an elected town officer for serving as a town employee.
2. If authorized by the town meeting under s. 60.10 (2) (L), the town board may establish the hourly wage to be paid an elected town officer, other than a town board supervisor, for serving as a town employee.
History: 1983 a. 532; 2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 214; 2007 a. 20; 2013 a. 20; 2017 a. 12, 326; 2019 a. 140.
NOTE: 2003 Wis. Act 214, which affected this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 60 - Towns.

60.001 - Definitions.

60.01 - Legal status; general powers.

60.03 - Division and dissolution of towns generally.

60.05 - Organization of towns in special cases.

60.06 - Validity of attachment or detachment.

60.065 - Change of town name.

60.07 - Delivery of papers to clerk of new town.

60.09 - When a county constitutes a town.

60.10 - Powers of town meeting.

60.11 - Annual town meeting.

60.12 - Special town meetings.

60.13 - Presiding officer.

60.14 - Procedure.

60.15 - Clerk.

60.16 - First town meeting in new towns.

60.20 - Town board.

60.21 - Town board, increased size authorized.

60.22 - General powers and duties.

60.23 - Miscellaneous powers.

60.24 - Powers and duties of town board chairperson.

60.30 - Election, appointment of town officers; general provisions.

60.305 - Combined and part-time offices.

60.307 - Appointment of town assessors.

60.31 - Official oath and bond.

60.32 - Compensation of elective town offices.

60.321 - Reimbursement of expenses.

60.323 - Compensation when acting in more than one official capacity.

60.33 - Duties of town clerk.

60.331 - Deputy town clerk.

60.34 - Duties of town treasurer.

60.341 - Deputy town treasurer.

60.35 - Duties of town constable.

60.351 - Town constable fees.

60.36 - Municipal judge.

60.37 - Town employees.

60.40 - Preparation and adoption of budget.

60.41 - Annual financial statement.

60.42 - Finance book.

60.43 - Financial audits.

60.44 - Claims against town.

60.45 - Disbursements from town treasury.

60.46 - Public depository.

60.47 - Public contracts and competitive bidding.

60.50 - Public works.

60.52 - Sewer and water systems of adjoining municipality.

60.53 - Service pipes and laterals.

60.54 - Solid waste transportation.

60.55 - Fire protection.

60.553 - Combined protective services.

60.555 - Fire safety regulations.

60.557 - Reimbursement for fire calls on highways.

60.56 - Law enforcement.

60.563 - Rewards for crime information.

60.565 - Ambulance service.

60.57 - Police and fire commission.

60.61 - General zoning authority.

60.62 - Zoning authority if exercising village powers.

60.625 - Required notice on certain approvals.

60.627 - Town construction site erosion control and storm water management zoning.

60.63 - Community and other living arrangements.

60.635 - Environmental protection; interstate hazardous liquid pipelines.

60.64 - Historic preservation.

60.65 - Board of adjustment.

60.66 - Town park commission.

60.70 - Definitions.

60.71 - Creation of town sanitary district by town board order.

60.72 - Creation of town sanitary district by order of the department of natural resources.

60.726 - Property with private on-site wastewater treatment system included.

60.73 - Review of orders creating town sanitary districts.

60.74 - Commissioners; method of selection.

60.75 - Commissioners; requirements.

60.76 - Organization of the commission.

60.77 - Powers and duties.

60.78 - Powers to borrow money and issue municipal obligations.

60.782 - Power to act as a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district.

60.785 - Changes in district boundaries.

60.79 - Alteration of town sanitary districts.

60.80 - Publication or posting of ordinances and resolutions.

60.81 - Population; use of federal census.

60.82 - Regional planning programs.

60.83 - Destruction of obsolete town records.

60.84 - Monuments.

60.85 - Town tax increment law.