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Muscoda adopts ordinance allowing citations for habitual truancy
Summary
The Muscoda Village Board adopted ordinance 11-5-3, modeled on Lancaster's code, to expand penalties and permit citations for habitual truancy. The measure passed unanimously by roll call vote after police raised concerns about truancy enforcement options.
The Muscoda Village Board on Aug. 6 adopted ordinance 11-5-3, a revision addressing truancy and habitual truancy that gives the village greater penalty and citation options.
Chief Schramm discussed local concerns about truancy and said the draft ordinance was modeled after the City of Lancaster. After discussion, the board adopted the ordinance on a motion by Anderson, seconded by Miller. The roll call vote was recorded as: Yes—E Johnson, Wiederholt, Imhoff, Anderson, Seifert, Miller and Hackl; No—none.
Board members said the ordinance is intended to provide clearer tools for addressing habitual truancy. The meeting record does not detail specific penalty amounts or enforcement procedures beyond the general statement that the draft would allow for additional penalties and the issuance of citations for habitual truancy. The ordinance takes effect per the village’s normal ordinance-adoption process.
