60.10 Powers of town meeting.

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(1)Direct powers. The town meeting may:

(a)Raise money. Raise money, including levying taxes, to pay for expenses of the town, unless the authority has been delegated to the town board under sub.

(a).

(b)Town offices and officers.

1. Fix the compensation of elective town offices under s. 60.32 , unless the authority has been delegated to the town board under sub.

(k).

2. Combine the offices of town clerk and town treasurer under s. 60.305

(1).

2m. Provide for the appointment by the town board of the town clerk, town treasurer, or both, or of the combined office of town clerk and town treasurer under s. 60.305

(1), at a level of compensation to be set by the board that may not be reduced during the term to which the person is appointed.

3. Combine the offices of town assessor and town clerk under s. 60.305

(2).

4. Establish or abolish the office of town constable and establish the number of constables. Abolition of the office is effective at the end of the term of the person serving in the office.

5. Designate the office of town clerk, town treasurer or the combined office of clerk and treasurer as part-time under s. 60.305

(b).

6. Designate town board supervisors as full-time officers.

(c)Election of town officers.