{"id":5290,"date":"2023-08-30T16:29:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T16:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=5290"},"modified":"2023-08-30T18:27:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T18:27:15","slug":"will-sues-town-of-hayward-for-ignoring-public-meetings-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=5290","title":{"rendered":"WILL Sues Town of Hayward for Ignoring Public Meetings Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/will-law.org\/will-sues-town-of-hayward-for-ignoring-public-meetings-law\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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The News:<\/strong> The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL)\u00a0has just filed a lawsuit<\/a> against the\u00a0Town\u00a0of Hayward\u00a0for ignoring Wisconsin law, and refusing to notice and hold a special town meeting\u00a0rightfully and legally requested by residents of the town.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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The Quotes:<\/strong> WILL Associate Counsel, Skylar Croy, stated, \u201cResidents deserve to be heard and the town of Hayward is ignoring their legal obligations to the people that entrusted them and elected them to office. As promised, WILL has acted on behalf of our clients\u00a0and filed a lawsuit in court this week.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n
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WILL Client, Brenda Dettloff, added, \u201cThe Town of Hayward cannot ignore their legal obligations to their constituents. I am proud to stand with citizens of the Town of Hayward on both sides of the aisle to give them on unified voice. We will continue to fight together to have our voices heard.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Background:\u00a0<\/strong>Hayward held its annual town meeting in April, and pursuant to\u00a0a somewhat obscure\u00a0statute,\u00a0was not required to\u00a0provide\u00a0public notice\u00a0(Wis. Stat.\u202f\u00a7\u202f60.11(5) (2021\u201322)).\u00a0Since no notice was provided, the town\u00a0took advantage of this statute and passed three controversial resolutions.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Our client, Ms. Dettloff, and other citizens have\u00a0on three occasions\u00a0taken the time out of their busy schedules to knock on doors to collect signatures, and submitted the required petition for a \u201cspecial town meeting,\u201d which gives the power to the people to reconsider resolutions under Wis. Stat. \u00a7\u00a7 60.12(1)(b) and 60.14(b). Their latest petition met basic requirements, plainly stating\u00a0the time, date, and purpose of the proposed special town meeting, which is all that is required by statute. The town clerk is still refusing to organize the meeting.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Last week,\u00a0WILL\u00a0sent a demand\u00a0letter asking\u00a0the Town of Hayward\u00a0to follow their legal obligation and give public notice for a\u00a0special meeting. The town clerk still refused to notice the meeting, violating her plain legal duty, so WILL has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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