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Wis. Stat. § 60.66 — WI Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60.66
Town park commission.
Status: in_force

(1) Established by annual town meeting. The annual town meeting may establish a town park commission consisting of 7 members.

(2) Appointment and term.

(a) The town board shall appoint the members of the commission within 60 days after the commission is established. Each member shall take and file the official oath.

(b) Except as provided under par. (c) , members shall serve a term of 7 years, commencing July 1 of the year in which appointed. The town board shall appoint a successor during the month of June immediately preceding the expiration of the member’s term.

(c) The first 7 members shall be appointed for staggered terms so that on the first day of July in each of the 7 years next following the year in which they are appointed, the term of one member expires.

(d) A member shall hold his or her office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.

(3) Organization.

(a) Within 30 days after the appointment and qualification of the initial members of the commission, the commission shall hold a meeting to appoint officers and establish bylaws for its operation.

(b) The commission may appoint necessary assistants and employees to carry out its functions, make rules and regulations concerning their work and remove them at pleasure.

(c) The town board shall provide sufficient office space for the maps, plans, documents and records of the commission.

(4) Powers and duties.

(a) In this subsection, “park” means a public park, parkway, boulevard or pleasure drive.

(b) The commission shall have charge of and supervision over all parks located in the town and may exercise the powers of a board of park commissioners under ss. 27.08 and 27.10 (1) .

(c) Within 2 years after its organization under sub. (3) , the commission shall:

1. Make a thorough study of the town with reference to reserving lands for park purposes.

2. Make plans and maps of a comprehensive town park system.

3. Present the results of its study and its plans to the town meeting.

(d) The commission may:

1. Lay out, improve and maintain parks in the town.

2. Lay out, grade, construct, improve and maintain highways, roads and bridges in a park or connecting the park with any other park or with any municipality.

3. Establish regulations for the use and enjoyment of the parks by the public.

4. With town board approval, acquire, in the name of the town, by purchase, land contract, lease, condemnation or otherwise, tracts of land suitable for parks. No land acquired by the commission may be disposed of by the town without the consent of the commission. If the land is disposed of, all money received for the land shall be paid into a town park fund.

5. Accept, in the name of the town, grants, conveyances and devises of land and bequests and donations of money to be used for parks located in the town.

History: 1983 a. 532 .
Wis. Stat. § 59.81 — WI Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59.81
Cash flow, Milwaukee.
Status: in_force

In counties having a population of 750,000 or more, the treasurer may be designated as the custodian for all cash received in an escrow, trust, bailment or safekeeping capacity by any other department of the county. This section is not applicable to the clerk of circuit court or any other depository specifically designated by a court of law or by a donor or other bailor even if the other depository retains control over such funds and the ultimate disposition. The treasurer may commingle this cash with general revenue cash and subject these funds to a common investment policy. Any interest earned on such investment reverts to the general fund of the county.

History: 1975 c. 41 ; 1995 a. 201 s. 271 ; Stats. 1995 s. 59.81; 2017 a. 207 s. 5 .
Wis. Stat. § 238.02 — WI Code / Chapter 238 / Section 238.02
Creation and organization of corporation.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created an authority, which is a public body corporate and politic, to be known as the “Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.” The members of the board shall consist of 6 members nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, to serve at the pleasure of the governor; 4 members appointed by the speaker of the assembly to serve 4-year terms; one member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly to serve a 4-year term; 4 members appointed by the senate majority leader to serve 4-year terms; and one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate to serve a 4-year term. Neither the speaker of the assembly nor the senate majority leader may appoint more than 2 members of the legislature to the board. The secretary of administration and the secretary of revenue shall also serve on the board as nonvoting members. The board shall elect a chairperson from among its nonlegislative voting members. A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment to the board for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any.

(2) A majority of the appointed members of the board currently serving constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. Action may be taken by the board upon a vote of a majority of the appointed members present.

(3) A chief executive officer shall be nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, to serve at the pleasure of the governor. The board may delegate to the chief executive officer any powers and duties the board considers proper. The chief executive officer shall receive such compensation as may be determined by the board.

(4) All powers and duties assigned to the corporation under this chapter shall be exercised or carried out by the board, unless the board delegates the power or duty to an employee of the corporation or a committee established by the board.

History: 2011 a. 7 , 32 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2017 a. 369 .
Wis. Stat. § 88.01 — WI Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Benefits” includes all pecuniary advantages accruing to lands from the construction of the drain or proposed drain.

(2) “Board” or “drainage board” means the board created and appointed under s. 88.16 , 1991 stats., or under s. 88.17 .

(2m) “Bond” means any bond, note or other obligation of a drainage board issued under this chapter, including any refunding bond.

(3) “Clerk of court” means the clerk of circuit court.

(4) “Cost of construction” includes damages to lands both within and outside the district, reasonable attorney fees for petitioners and the board, and all other reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the organization of and in the construction and completion of the works of a drainage district.

(5) “County treasurer” means the treasurer of the county in which the drainage board having jurisdiction of the drainage district is located.

(6) “Court” means the circuit court of the county in which the drainage district is located or the circuit court having jurisdiction of the proceedings in any drainage district located in more than one county.

(7) “District” means any drainage district subject to this chapter.

(8) “Drain” means any device for the drainage of water from land or the protection of land from water, including open ditches, tiles, pipelines, pumps and levees.

(8m) “Duck Creek Drainage District” has the meaning given in s. 30.01 (1nm) .

(9) “Interested person” includes the state or any agency or subdivision thereof.

(10) “Judge” means the judge of the circuit court having jurisdiction of the proceedings of any drainage district, or the person sitting for the judge.

(11) “Land” or “lands” means any real property or interest therein, whether privately or publicly owned, including railroad rights-of-way, public highways, streets and alleys.

(12) “Mortgagee” means every person holding a mortgage or an assignment of a mortgage against lands within a drainage district or proposed drainage district whose name and post-office address is known to the board or whose mortgage or assignment is legally recorded and contains the post-office address of such mortgagee or assignee.

History: 1977 c. 449 ss. 193 to 195 , 497 ; 1983 a. 189 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1993 a. 456 , 490 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2005 a. 253 .
Wis. Stat. § 51.76 — WI Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51.76
Compact administrator.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to the interstate compact on mental health, the secretary shall be the compact administrator and, acting jointly with like officers of other party states, may promulgate rules to carry out more effectively the terms of the compact. The compact administrator shall cooperate with all departments, agencies and officers of and in the government of this state and its subdivisions in facilitating the proper administration of the compact or any supplementary agreement entered into by this state thereunder.
Wis. Stat. § 29.614 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.614
Scientific collector permit.
Status: in_force

(1) Application for a scientific collector permit shall be submitted to the department. The department may issue a scientific collector permit if the department determines that the applicant is a natural person and is engaged in a bona fide program leading to increased, useful scientific knowledge.

(2) A scientific collector permit shall state the name and address of the permittee, the date of issuance, the purposes for which it is issued, the type, species and number of specimens authorized to be collected or salvaged, the area and period of time in which the specimens may be collected or salvaged, the place where the specimens may be kept and other conditions and limitations that the department requires. A scientific collector permit is not transferable.

(3) A scientific collector permit authorizes the permittee to collect or salvage from the wild, for scientific purposes only, live fish and the nests and carcasses of any wild animals specified in the permit subject to the conditions and limitations specified in the permit and the rules of the department. The permittee may use the specimens for the scientific purposes for which collected or salvaged and may transport them or cause them to be transported by common carrier. Possession of these specimens may not be transferred to any other person, except that these specimens may be exchanged for other specimens for scientific purposes. A scientific collector permit may authorize the use of net guns and tranquilizer guns for activities related to the purposes for which the permit is issued. Any person who is convicted of violating this chapter shall forfeit the person’s permit and the permit is thereby revoked, in addition to all other penalties. Any person so convicted is not eligible for a permit under this section for one year following the conviction.

History: 1997 a. 248 ; 2001 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 551.307 — WI Code / Chapter 551 / Section 551.307
Waiver and modification.
Status: in_force

The administrator may waive or modify, in whole or in part, any or all of the requirements of ss. 551.302 , 551.303 , and 551.304 (2) or the requirement of any information or record in a registration statement or in a periodic report filed pursuant to s. 551.305 (9) .

History: 2007 a. 196 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0431 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0431
Prohibiting operators from leaving keys in parked motor vehicles.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a city, village or town may by ordinance require every passenger motor vehicle to be equipped with a lock suitable to lock either the starting lever, throttle, steering apparatus, gear shift lever or ignition system; prohibit any person from permitting a motor vehicle in the person’s custody from standing or remaining unattended on any street, road, or alley or in any other public place, except an attended parking area, unless either the starting lever, throttle, steering apparatus, gear shift or ignition of the vehicle is locked and the key for that lock is removed from the vehicle; and provide forfeitures for violations of the ordinance. This section does not apply to motor vehicles operated by common carriers of passengers under ch. 194 .

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 1993 a. 246 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 615 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0431.
Wis. Stat. § 125.16 — WI Code / Chapter 125 / Section 125.16
Actions to recover price denied.
Status: in_force

No action may be brought to recover the price of any alcohol beverages sold in violation of this chapter or ch. 139 .

History: 1981 c. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 72.34 — WI Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72.34
Notice of obligations.
Status: in_force

Every person liable for transmitting to the estate or a beneficiary of a deceased employee or former employee an annuity, bonus, pension or other benefit under a retirement, deferred compensation or profit-sharing plan taxable under this chapter, directly or through a trust or fund created by the employer for such purpose, shall give notice of such obligation to the department within 30 days following the date of payment, or the date of the initial payment if more than one payment is forthcoming, to the estate or any beneficiary of such employee or former employee.

History: 1971 c. 310 ; 1973 c. 90 ; 1977 c. 29 , 449 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 218.30 — WI Code / Chapter 218 / Section 218.30
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Department” means the department of transportation.

(2) “License period” means the period during which a license issued under s. 218.32 is effective, as established by the department under s. 218.32 (2) (b) 1.

History: 1989 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 126.487 — WI Code / Chapter 126 / Section 126.487
Payment explanation.
Status: in_force

The department may, by rule, require a milk contractor to provide a milk producer or producer agent with a written explanation of each payment under s. 126.48 or of each deferred payment under s. 126.485 . The department may specify the content of the explanation, including information related to any of the following:

(1) Milk contractor identification.

(2) Milk producer or producer agent identification.

(3) Pay period.

(4) Volume of milk received.

(5) Grade of milk.

(6) Milk test results.

(7) Milk price and adjustments.

(8) Gross amount due.

(9) Average gross pay per hundredweight less hauling charges.

(10) Net amount due.

(11) Deductions and assignments.

History: 2017 a. 155 , s. 65 ; 2017 Stats. s. 126.487.
Wis. Stat. § 885.09 — WI Code / Chapter 885 / Section 885.09
Compensation of nonresident or indigent witness.
Status: in_force

If a witness attends a court of record in behalf of the state and it appears that the witness came from outside this state or is indigent, the court may order that the witness be paid a specific reasonable sum for expenses and attendance, in lieu of fees. The clerk shall give a certificate for the sum, with a copy of the order affixed, and the certificate shall be paid as other court certificates are paid.

History: 1987 a. 403 .
Wis. Stat. § 655.019 — WI Code / Chapter 655 / Section 655.019
Information needed to set fees.
Status: in_force

The department shall provide the director of state courts, the commissioner and the board of governors with information on hospital bed capacity and occupancy rates as needed to set fees under s. 655.27 (3) or 655.61 .

History: 1985 a. 340 ; 1989 a. 187 s. 28 ; 1991 a. 214 .
Wis. Stat. § 62.622 — WI Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62.622
Section 62.622
Status: in_force

(2) Special financing entities, funds, and accounts.

(a) To facilitate a pension funding plan and in furtherance thereof, a common council may create one or more of the following:

1. A trust.

2. A nonstock corporation under ch. 181 .

3. A limited liability company under ch. 183 .

4. A special fund or account of the city.

(b) An entity described under par. (a) has all of the powers provided to it under applicable law and the documents pursuant to which it is created and established. The powers shall be construed broadly in favor of effectuating the purposes for which the entity is created. A city may appropriate funds to such entities and to such funds and accounts, under terms and conditions established by the common council, consistent with the purposes for which they are created and established.

(3) Stabilization funds.

(a) To facilitate a pension funding plan a common council may establish a stabilization fund. Any such fund may be created as a trust, a special fund or account of the city established by a separate resolution or ordinance, or a fund or account created under an authorizing resolution or trust indenture in connection with the authorization and issuance of appropriation bonds under s. 62.62 or general obligation promissory notes under s. 67.12 (12) . A city may appropriate funds for deposit to a stabilization fund established under this subsection.

(b) Moneys in a stabilization fund established under this subsection may be used, subject to annual appropriation by the common council, solely to pay principal or interest on appropriation bonds issued under s. 62.62 and general obligation promissory notes under s. 67.12 (12) issued in connection with a pension funding plan, for the redemption or repurchase of such appropriation bonds or general obligation promissory notes, to make payments under any agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 62.621 with respect to such appropriation bonds or general obligation promissory notes, or to pay annual pension costs other than normal costs. Moneys on deposit in a stabilization fund may not be subject to any claims, demands, or actions by, or transfers or assignments to, any creditor of the city, any beneficiary of the city’s employee retirement system, or any other person, on terms other than as may be established in the resolution or ordinance creating the stabilization fund. Moneys on deposit in a stabilization fund established under this subsection may be invested and reinvested in the manner directed by the common council or pursuant to delegation by the common council as provided under s. 66.0603 (5) .

History: 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.34 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.34
School lunch program.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may contract for the operation and maintenance of school lunch programs and for the distribution, transportation, warehousing, processing and insuring of food products provided by the federal government. The form and specifications of such contracts shall be determined by the department. Amounts remaining unpaid for 60 days or more after they become payable under the terms of such contracts shall be deemed past due and shall be certified to the department of administration on October 1 of each year and included in the next apportionment of state special charges to local units of government as special charges against the school districts and municipalities charged therewith.

(2) The state superintendent shall make payments to school districts, private schools, charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) , tribal schools, the program under s. 115.52 , and the center under s. 115.525 for school lunches served to children in the prior year as determined by the state superintendent from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cn) . Payments shall equal the state’s matching obligation under 42 USC 1751 et seq. Payments in the current year shall be determined by prorating the state’s matching obligation based on the number of school lunches served to children in the prior year. In this subsection, “private school” means any school defined in s. 115.001 (3r) which complies with the requirements of 42 USC 2000d .

History: 1971 c. 125 , 215 ; 1975 c. 39 , 224 ; 1977 c. 29 ; 1979 c. 221 ss. 584m , 2200 (43) ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (17m) ; 1983 a. 512 s. 8 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2009 a. 302 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0823 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0823
Waiver of notice.
Status: in_force

(1) Written waivers. A director may waive any notice required by this chapter, the articles of incorporation or the bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in sub. (2) , the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director entitled to the notice, and filed with the minutes or the corporate records.

(2) Effect of attendance or participation. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice of the meeting unless the director upon arriving at the meeting or before the vote on a matter not noticed in conformity with this chapter, the articles of incorporation or the bylaws objects to lack of notice and does not thereafter vote for or assent to the objected to action.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 945.09 — WI Code / Chapter 945 / Section 945.09
Commercial printing.
Status: in_force

Sections 945.02 , 945.03 and 945.05 do not apply to any person who operates a commercial printing business and without consideration other than for regular and customary printing charges, prints and sells tickets in the ordinary course of business which have been ordered by a customer in another state to be sold in that state, if the lottery is lawful in the state from which the order is placed and the order is shipped to such customer in that state.

History: 1977 c. 66 .