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WI Stat § 64.36 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 64 - Other forms of city government.|64.36 - Boards and commissions.

64.36  Boards and commissions. (1) The board of public works shall continue as constituted, or it shall be composed of such city officers as the council shall designate, or the council may act as a board of public works, or the board may be dispensed with and the functions thereof exercised by the council, as may be provided by ordinance. (2) Any other board or commission, except the board of police and fire commissioners, may be dispensed with or the number of members thereof be changed by a vote of the people held in the manner provided by s. 9.20, and in case of discontinuance the powers and duties of any such board or commission, shall be exercised and performed by the council. Unless the board of public works shall be dispensed with or changed by ordinance, or other boards or commissions shall be dispensed with by such vote of the people, they shall continue to have and perform the same powers and functions that they possessed and exercised at the time when the city adopted the commission form of government, and shall continue to be elected or appointed as then provided by law, except that members then appointed by the mayor shall be elected by a majority vote of the council like other city officers under s. 64.30. (3) Any city work done under the direction of commissions appointed by the state shall continue to be done in the manner prescribed by law immediately prior to the adoption by the city of the commission form of government. (4) All boards and commissions in any 2nd class city under the commission form of government shall continue to be elected or appointed as provided by law at the time when the city adopted the commission form and shall continue to have and exercise all the authority they then possessed. Any board or commission, except the board of police and fire commissioners, may be dispensed with or changed in membership by a vote of the people held in the manner provided by s. 9.20.History:  1979 c. 110; 1985 a. 225.
WI Stat § 64.37 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 64 - Other forms of city government.|64.37 - Abandonment of commission plan.

64.37  Abandonment of commission plan. (1) Any city which has adopted the provisions of ss. 64.25 to 64.36 may abandon the same and reorganize under ch. 62 or ss. 64.01 to 64.14, or under a home rule charter by proceeding in accordance with s. 64.25. (2) The common council of any city which is first elected after such city abandons the commission plan of government shall fix the salaries of all city officers therein in the same manner as when a city is first incorporated. (3) The common council of any such city that has abandoned the commission form of government and before effective reorganization under ch. 62, may by an ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote of all its members, provide that the membership of the common council to be first elected upon such reorganization shall consist of one alderperson from each aldermanic district. Thereafter the membership of the council shall not be increased or decreased except as provided in s. 62.09 (1) (b).History:  1971 c. 304 s. 29 (1); 1993 a. 184.
WI Stat § 64.38 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 64 - Other forms of city government.|64.38 - Application of commission plan statutes.

64.38  Application of commission plan statutes. Except as may be otherwise expressly provided every amendment of ss. 64.25 to 64.40 shall affect and be applicable to each city operating under its provisions at the time of the amendment.
WI Stat § 64.40 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 64 - Other forms of city government.|64.40 - Increasing membership of council in commission cities.

64.40  Increasing membership of council in commission cities. (1) Any city described in s. 64.39 may, in the manner therein provided, vote on the question of changing from a mayor and 2 council members to a mayor and one alderperson for each 4,000 or major fraction thereof of population to be elected at large, the mayor to receive a salary of not to exceed $3,600 per year and each alderperson to receive a salary of not to exceed $100 per month. The question to be submitted shall be substantially as follows: “Shall the council of the city of .... be increased from a mayor and 2 council members to a mayor and one alderperson for each 4,000 or major fraction thereof of population in accordance with the provisions of s. 64.40 of the statutes?". (2) If a majority of the votes cast upon the question described in sub. (1) are in favor thereof there shall be elected at the election held as provided by law upon the first Tuesday of April next succeeding a mayor and one alderperson for each 4,000 or major fraction thereof of population, all elected at large. The mayor and alderpersons shall be nominated and elected in the manner provided by law for the nomination and election of candidates in cities other than those operating under this chapter. The alderpersons first elected shall be divided as nearly as may be into 2 equal classes, one class to serve for one year and the other class to serve for 2 years from the 3rd Tuesday of April following their election. Thereafter the term of each alderperson elected for a full term shall be 2 years. The term of office of the mayor shall be 2 years. The mayor and alderpersons shall hold office until the election and qualification of their respective successors.History:  1979 c. 110 s. 60 (13); 1985 a. 135 s. 83 (2); 1993 a. 184; 1995 a. 16 s. 2; 1995 a. 225.
WI Stat § 65.01 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 65 - Municipal budget systems.|65.01 - Application of this chapter.

65.01  Application of this chapter. The common council of any city of the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th class may by ordinance adopted by three-fourths of all its members accept the provisions of ss. 65.02, 65.025, 65.03 and 65.04 which when so accepted shall be in full force and effect as to any such city. Except as above provided ss. 65.01 to 65.20 shall apply only to cities of the 1st class.History:  1977 c. 109; 2019 a. 42.
WI Stat § 65.025 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 65 - Municipal budget systems.|65.025 - Biennial budget procedures.

65.025  Biennial budget procedures. (1) A city may adopt a biennial budget by implementing the procedures under this section and using the procedures under ss. 65.02 to 65.20. If a city chooses to adopt a biennial budget, it shall adopt such a budget in an odd-numbered year for the next 2 fiscal years that follow immediately the year in which the budget is adopted. (2) For a city to proceed under this section, the common council shall adopt a resolution or enact an ordinance stating its intent to adopt a biennial budget. Once a resolution is adopted or an ordinance is enacted, such an action takes effect and may not be reconsidered or repealed, except as provided in sub. (3). (3) A common council that has adopted a biennial budget procedure as provided in this section may return to the use of an annual budget procedure if the common council, by a two-thirds majority vote, adopts a resolution or enacts an ordinance stating its intent to adopt an annual budget. (4) A common council or a committee authorized by the common council may, at any time, decrease appropriation amounts in a biennial budget. (5) In October or November of an even-numbered year, the common council may change any appropriation or revenue amount in relation to the 2nd year of the biennial budget by a simple majority vote of the members-elect, as defined in s. 59.001 (2m).History:  2019 a. 42; s. 35.17 correction in (2), (5).
WI Stat § 65.03 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 65 - Municipal budget systems.|65.03 - Departmental estimates.

65.03  Departmental estimates. (1) It shall be the duty of each department to file with the secretary of the board of estimates not later than August 1 of each year on forms approved by the board of estimates an estimate in detail of the department's needs for the ensuing fiscal year, including a statement of any permanent improvements to be made and an estimate of expenditures therefor, and including such information supplied in such form as the board of estimates may direct. If the city is using biennial budgeting, the forms described in this subsection shall also detail the changes between the first and 2nd year of the biennium. (2) Any department whose funds are not subject to the control of the common council may include in its estimate such sum as it may deem reasonably necessary for a contingent fund for emergency purposes or other purposes which may arise during the year requiring the expenditure of money in addition to the sums provided for the several purposes or for purposes for which no express provision is made in the budget.History: 2019 a. 42.
WI Stat § 65.10 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 65 - Municipal budget systems.|65.10 - City officers to pay receipts monthly.

65.10  City officers to pay receipts monthly. Each city officer shall keep an itemized and accurate account of all moneys received by the officer in the officer's official capacity for fees, commissions and otherwise, and shall at the end of each month, during that officer's term of office, pay into the city treasury all such money in that officer's hands and file a duly verified copy of that officer's account with the city comptroller, together with a receipt of the city treasurer showing that such money has been paid into the city treasury. Until such account and receipt are so filed, it shall not be lawful for the common council or city officer, to order, draw, countersign or deliver any warrant for the payment of the salary or allowance of any such delinquent officer.History:  1991 a. 316.
WI Stat § 66.0103 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 66 - General municipality law.|66.0103 - Code of ordinances.

66.0103  Code of ordinances. (1) The governing body of a city, village, town or county may authorize the preparation of a code of some or all of its general ordinances. The code may be enacted by an ordinance that incorporates the code by reference. A copy of the code shall be available for public inspection not less than 2 weeks before it is enacted. After the code is enacted, a copy shall be maintained and available for public inspection in the office of the city, village, town or county clerk. (2) Publication of a code enacted under sub. (1), in book or pamphlet form, meets the publication requirements of ss. 59.14, 60.80, 61.50 (1) and 62.11 (4) (a).History:  1999 a. 150.There is a 4-part test in evaluating whether a municipality may regulate a matter of state-wide concern: 1) whether the legislature has expressly withdrawn the power of municipalities to act; 2) whether the ordinance logically conflicts with the state legislation; 3) whether the ordinance defeats the purpose of the state legislation; or 4) whether the ordinance goes against the spirit of the state legislation. Anchor Savings and Loan Association v. Madison EOC, 120 Wis. 2d 391, 355 N.W.2d 234 (1984).The scope of legislative activity covered by “ordinances” and “resolutions” extends to formal and informal enactments that address matters both general and specific in a manner meant to be either temporary or permanent and that can be characterized as administrative or otherwise, regardless of how they may be denominated. There is no legislative action a municipality could take that would not come within the ambit of ordinance or resolution. If a statute removes the authority of a municipality's governing body to adopt an ordinance or resolution on a particular subject, the governing body loses all legislative authority on that subject. Wisconsin Carry, Inc. v. City of Madison, 2017 WI 19, 373 Wis. 2d 543, 892 N.W.2d 233, 15-0146.
WI Stat § 66.0105 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 66 - General municipality law.|66.0105 - Jurisdiction of overlapping extraterritorial powers.

66.0105  Jurisdiction of overlapping extraterritorial powers. The extraterritorial powers granted to cities and villages by statute, including ss. 30.745, 62.23 (2) and (7a), 66.0415, 236.10 and 254.57, may not be exercised within the corporate limits of another city or village. Wherever these statutory extraterritorial powers overlap, the jurisdiction over the overlapping area shall be divided on a line all points of which are equidistant from the boundaries of each municipality concerned so that not more than one municipality shall exercise power over any area.History:  1981 c. 222 s. 2; 1993 a. 27; 1999 a. 150 s. 368; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0105.
WI Stat § 66.0107 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 66 - General municipality law.|66.0107 - Power of municipalities to prohibit criminal conduct.

66.0107  Power of municipalities to prohibit criminal conduct. (1) The board or council of any town, village or city may:(a) Prohibit all forms of gambling and fraudulent devices and practices.(b) Seize anything devised solely for gambling or found in actual use for gambling and destroy the device after a judicial determination that it was used solely for gambling or found in actual use for gambling.(bm) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the possession of marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to the exceptions in s. 961.41 (3g) (intro.), and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance; except that if a complaint is issued regarding an allegation of possession of more than 25 grams of marijuana, or possession of any amount of marijuana following a conviction in this state for possession of marijuana, the subject of the complaint may not be prosecuted under this paragraph for the same action that is the subject of the complaint unless the charges are dismissed or the district attorney declines to prosecute the case.(bn) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the possession of a controlled substance specified in s. 961.14 (4) (tb) and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance, except that if a complaint is issued regarding an allegation of possession of a controlled substance specified in s. 961.14 (4) (tb) following a conviction in this state for possession of a controlled substance, the subject of the complaint may not be prosecuted under this paragraph for the same action that is the subject of the complaint unless the charges are dismissed or the district attorney declines to prosecute the case.(bp) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit conduct that is the same as that prohibited by s. 961.573 (1) or (2), 961.574 (1) or (2), or 961.575 (1) or (2) and provide a forfeiture for violation of the ordinance. (2) Except as provided in sub. (3), nothing in this section may be construed to preclude cities, villages and towns from prohibiting conduct which is the same as or similar to that prohibited by chs. 941 to 948. (3) The board or council of a city, village or town may not, by ordinance, prohibit conduct which is the same as or similar to conduct prohibited by s. 944.21.History:  1973 c. 198; 1979 c. 131 s. 4; 1987 a. 332 s. 64; 1987 a. 416; 1989 a. 121, 276; 1993 a. 246; 1995 a. 353, 448; 1999 a. 150 ss. 151, 153; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0107; 2005 a. 116, ss. 2 to 4; 2011 a. 31; 2013 a. 293, 351; 2015 a. 195.
WI Stat § 66.0109 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 66 - General municipality law.|66.0109 - Penalties under county and municipal ordinances.

66.0109  Penalties under county and municipal ordinances. If a statute requires that the penalty under any county or municipal ordinance conform to the penalty provided by statute the ordinance may impose only a forfeiture and may provide for imprisonment if the forfeiture is not paid.History:  1971 c. 278; 1999 a. 150 s. 272; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0109.
WI Stat § 66.0111 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 66 - General municipality law.|66.0111 - Bond or cash deposit under municipal ordinances.

66.0111  Bond or cash deposit under municipal ordinances. (1) If a person is arrested for the violation of a city, village or town ordinance and the action is to be in circuit court, the chief of police or police officer designated by the chief, marshal or clerk of court may accept from the person a bond, in an amount not to exceed the maximum penalty for the violation, with sufficient sureties, or a cash deposit, for appearance in the court having jurisdiction of the offense. A receipt shall be issued for the bond or cash deposit. (2) (a) If the person released fails to appear, personally or by an authorized attorney or agent, before the court at the time fixed for hearing the case, the bond and money deposited, or an amount that the court determines to be an adequate penalty, plus costs, including any applicable fees prescribed in ch. 814, may be declared forfeited by the court or may be ordered applied to the payment of any penalty which is imposed after an ex parte hearing, together with the costs. In either event, any surplus shall be refunded to the person who made the deposit.(b) This subsection does not apply to violations of parking ordinances. Bond or cash deposit given for appearance to answer a charge under any parking ordinance may be forfeited in the manner determined by the governing body. (3) This section shall not be construed as a limitation upon the general power of cities, villages and towns in all cases of alleged violations of city, village or town ordinances to authorize the acceptance of bonds or cash deposits or upon the general power to accept stipulations for forfeiture of bonds or deposits or pleas where arrest was had without warrant or where action has not been started in court. (4) This section does not apply to ordinances enacted under ch. 349.History:  1971 c. 278; 1977 c. 305; 1977 c. 449 s. 497; 1981 c. 317; 1987 a. 27, 399; 1993 a. 246; 1999 a. 150 s. 271; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0111.A defendant arrested for an ordinance violation has the option to post either the required bond or the permitted cash bail. City of Madison v. Ricky Two Crow, 88 Wis. 2d 156, 276 N.W.2d 359 (Ct. App. 1979).
WI Stat § 66.0115 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 66 - General municipality law.|66.0115 - Outstanding unpaid forfeitures.

66.0115  Outstanding unpaid forfeitures. (1) In this section, “municipality" means a county, city, village or town. Except as provided under sub. (2), any municipality may refuse to issue any license or permit to a person who has not paid an overdue forfeiture resulting from a violation of an ordinance of the municipality. Any municipality, by written agreement between itself and any other city, village or town within the county in which the municipality is located, may refuse to issue any license or permit to a person who has not paid an overdue forfeiture resulting from a violation of an ordinance of any municipality which is a party to the agreement. No municipality may refuse to issue a license or permit to a person who is appealing the imposition of a forfeiture. (2) A municipality may not refuse to issue any of the following licenses under sub. (1):(a) A marriage license issued under s. 765.12.(b) A hunting or fishing license issued under ch. 29.(c) A dog license issued under s. 174.07.History:  1981 c. 198; 1999 a. 150 s. 273; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0115.
WI Stat § 66.0117 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 66 - General municipality law.|66.0117 - Judgment against local governmental units.

66.0117  Judgment against local governmental units. (1) In this section:(a) “Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, county, school district, technical college district, town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district.(b) “Statement" means all of the following:1. A certified transcript of a judgment.2. A judgment creditor's affidavit of the amount due on a judgment, of payments made on the judgment and that the judgment has not been appealed.  (2) (a) If a final judgment for the payment of money is recovered against a local governmental unit, or an officer of the local governmental unit, when the judgment is to be paid by the local governmental unit, the judgment creditor may file a statement with the clerk of circuit court. The clerk of circuit court shall send a copy of the statement to the appropriate municipal clerk.(b) If a statement is filed under par. (a), the amount due, with costs and interest to the time when the money will be available for payment, shall be added to the next tax levy, and shall, when received, be paid to satisfy the judgment. If the judgment is appealed after filing the transcript with the clerk of circuit court, and before the tax is collected, the money shall not be collected on that levy. If the municipal clerk fails to include the proper amount in the first tax levy, he or she shall include it or the portion required to complete it in the next levy. (3) In the case of school districts, town sanitary districts or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts a statement shall be filed with the clerk of the town, village or city in which the district or any part of it lies, and levy shall be made against the taxable property of the district. (4) No process for the collection of a judgment shall issue until after the time when the money, if collected upon the first tax levy under sub. (2) (b), is available for payment, and then only by leave of court upon motion. (5) If by reason of dissolution or other cause, pending action, or after judgment, a statement cannot be filed with the clerk described in sub. (2) (a) or (3), it shall be filed with the clerk or clerks whose duty it is to make up the tax roll for the property liable.History:  1971 c. 154; 1975 c. 197; 1993 a. 399; 1995 a. 224; 1999 a. 150 ss. 29, 255; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0117.Sub. (1) (b) [now sub. (2) (b)] requires assessment of the full amount of a judgment against a town or sanitary district in the 1st levy made thereafter. If the full amount has not been assessed in 2 levies, additional levies may be levied. Davy Engineering Co. v. Clerk of Town of Mentor, 221 Wis. 2d 744, 585 N.W.2d 832 (Ct. App. 1998), 97-3575.
WI Stat § 66.0121 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 66 - General municipality law.|66.0121 - Orders; action; proof of demand.

66.0121  Orders; action; proof of demand. No action may be brought upon a city, village, town or school district order until 30 days after a demand for the payment of the order has been made. If an action is brought and the defendant fails to appear and defend the action, judgment shall not be entered without affirmative proof of the demand. If judgment is entered without proof of the demand, the judgment is void.History:  1993 a. 246; 1995 a. 225; 1999 a. 150 s. 294; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0121.