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WI Stat § 62.232 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 62 - Cities.|62.232 - Required notice on certain approvals.

62.232  Required notice on certain approvals. (1) In this section, “wetland" has the meaning given in s. 23.32 (1). (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a city that issues a building permit or other approval for construction activity, shall give the applicant a written notice as specified in subs. (3) and (4) at the time the building permit is issued.(b)1. A city is not required to give the notice under par. (a) at the time that it issues a building permit if the city issues the building permit on a standard building permit form prescribed by the department of safety and professional services.2. A city is not required to give the notice under par. (a) at the time that it issues a building permit or other approval if the building permit or other approval is for construction activity that does not involve any land disturbing activity including removing protective ground cover or vegetation, or excavating, filling, covering, or grading land. (3) Each notice shall contain the following language: “YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLYING WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS CONCERNING CONSTRUCTION NEAR OR ON WETLANDS, LAKES, AND STREAMS. WETLANDS THAT ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH OPEN WATER CAN BE DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY. FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN REMOVAL OR MODIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION THAT VIOLATES THE LAW OR OTHER PENALTIES OR COSTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WETLANDS IDENTIFICATION WEB PAGE OR CONTACT A DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SERVICE CENTER." (4) The notice required in sub. (2) (a) shall contain the electronic website address that gives the recipient of the notice direct contact with that website. (5) A city in issuing a notice under this section shall require that the applicant for the building permit sign a statement acknowledging that the person has received the notice. History:  2009 a. 373; 2011 a. 32; 2017 a. 365 s. 112.
WI Stat § 62.233 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 62 - Cities.|62.233 - Zoning of annexed or incorporated shorelands.

62.233  Zoning of annexed or incorporated shorelands. (1) In this section:(a) “Principal building" means the main building or structure on a single lot or parcel of land and includes any attached garage or attached porch.(b) “Shorelands" has the meaning given in s. 59.692 (1) (b).(c) “Shoreland setback area" has the meaning given in s. 59.692 (1) (bn). (2) Every city shall, on or before July 1, 2014, enact an ordinance that applies to all of the following shorelands:(a) A shoreland that was annexed by the city after May 7, 1982, and that prior to annexation was subject to a county shoreland zoning ordinance under s. 59.692.(b) For a city that incorporated after April 30, 1994, under s. 66.0203, 66.0211, 66.0213, or 66.0215, a shoreland that before incorporation as a city was part of a town that was subject to a county shoreland zoning ordinance under s. 59.692.  (3) A city ordinance enacted under this section shall accord and be consistent with the requirements and limitations under s. 59.692 (1d), (1f), and (1k) and shall include at least all of the following provisions:(a) A provision establishing a shoreland setback area of at least 50 feet from the ordinary high-water mark, except as provided in par. (b).(b) A provision authorizing construction or placement of a principal building within the shoreland setback area established under par. (a) if all of the following apply:1. The principal building is constructed or placed on a lot or parcel of land that is immediately adjacent on each side to a lot or parcel of land containing a principal building.2. The principal building is constructed or placed within a distance equal to the average setback of the principal building on the adjacent lots or 35 feet from the ordinary high-water mark, whichever distance is greater. (5) Provisions of a county shoreland zoning ordinance under s. 59.692 that were applicable, prior to annexation, to any shoreland annexed by a city after May 7, 1982, shall continue in effect and shall be enforced after annexation by the annexing city until the effective date of an ordinance enacted by the city under sub. (2). (6) Provisions of a county shoreland zoning ordinance under s. 59.692 that were applicable prior to incorporation to any shoreland that is part of a town that incorporates as a city under s. 66.0203, 66.0211, 66.0213, or 66.0215 after April 30, 1994, shall continue in effect and shall be enforced after incorporation by the incorporated city until the effective date of an ordinance enacted by the city under sub. (2). (7) An ordinance enacted under sub. (2) does not apply to lands adjacent to an artificially constructed drainage ditch, pond, or stormwater retention basin if the drainage ditch, pond, or retention basin is not hydrologically connected to a natural navigable water body. History:  2013 a. 80, 151; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 62.25 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 62 - Cities.|62.25 - Claims and actions.

62.25  Claims and actions. (1) Claims. No action may be brought or maintained against a city upon a claim or cause of action unless the claimant complies with s. 893.80. This subsection does not apply to actions commenced under s. 19.37, 19.97 or 281.99. (2)  Actions. (a) Damages, if any, in an action against a city officer in the officer's official capacity, except the action directly involve the title to the officer's office, shall not be awarded against such officer, but may be awarded against the city.(b) In an action to restrain payment by a city for work performed or material furnished, the plaintiff shall give a bond conditioned for payment to the claimant, if the action is finally determined in the claimant's favor, of damages caused by the delay, including expense incurred in the action, and interest. The bond shall be with 2 sureties to be approved by the court, and in an amount fixed by the court and sufficient to cover all probable damages.(d) No person shall be ineligible to sit as judge, justice or juror in an action to which the city is a party, by reason of being an inhabitant of the city.History:  1977 c. 285; 1979 c. 323 s. 33; 1991 a. 316; 1995 a. 158, 225; 1997 a. 27.Cross-reference:  See s. 62.12 (8) as to filing claims and demands against the city.Cross-reference:  See s. 66.0609 for an alternative system of approving claims.An action against a municipality based on a filed “claim" that did not state a dollar amount must be dismissed. The fact that the city council denied the claim did not bar the defense. By purchasing liability insurance the city did not waive the protection of the statute. Sambs v. Nowak, 47 Wis. 2d 158, 177 N.W.2d 144 (1970).Sub. (1) is applicable to a counterclaim for money damages in a lawsuit commenced by a city. Milwaukee v. Milwaukee Civic Developments, 71 Wis. 2d 647, 239 N.W.2d 44 (1976).Nothing in either this chapter or ch. 120 precludes a school board from qualifying as a proper “claimant" under this section. Joint School Dist. No. 1 v. City of Chilton, 78 Wis. 2d 52, 253 N.W.2d 879 (1977).This section does not apply to a claim for equitable relief. Kaiser v. City of Mauston, 99 Wis. 2d 345, 299 N.W.2d 259 (Ct. App. 1980).
WI Stat § 62.26 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 62 - Cities.|62.26 - General provisions.

62.26  General provisions. (1) Laws in force. The general laws for the government of cities, villages and towns, the assessment and collection of taxes, the preservation of public and private property, highways, roads and bridges, the punishment of offenders, the collection of penalties and the manner of conducting elections shall be in force in all cities organized under this subchapter except as otherwise provided under this subchapter. (2)  Equity in land. The acquisition or retention by a city of an equity of redemption in lands shall not create any liability on the part of the city to pay any bonds issued or mortgage or trust deed upon such lands executed prior to the acquisition by the city of such equity. (3)  Forms. The use of any forms prescribed by the statutes of this state, as far as the same are applicable, shall be as legal and of the same force and effect as the use of the forms prescribed by this subchapter. (4)  Rewards. When any heinous offense or crime has been committed against life or property within any city the mayor, with the consent of a majority of the alderpersons, may offer a reward for the apprehension of the criminal or perpetrator of such offense. (6)  Cities in more than one county. In cities lying in more than one county the following shall apply:(b) Accused persons may be put in custody of an officer or committed to the jail of the city or of the county where the offense was committed.(d) Officers of the city, who by law have the powers of constables in the county in which the city is located, shall have such powers in either county. (7)  Change of city name. The name of any city of the fourth class shall be changed if a majority of the electors shall address a written petition therefor to the council designating the new name, and the council shall by a two-thirds vote of all the members adopt an ordinance changing to such new name. The change shall be in effect upon publication of the ordinance in the official paper, and the filing of a copy thereof with the secretary of administration. History:  1977 c. 151; 1993 a. 184; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 62.51 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 62 - Cities.|62.51 - Mayoral appointments in 1st class cities.

62.51  Mayoral appointments in 1st class cities. (1) In this section:(a) “Public office" means the following positions or their equivalent: city engineer; city purchasing agent; commissioner of building inspection, of city development, of health or of public works; director of administration, of budget and management, of community development agency, of employee relations, of office of telecommunications, or of safety; emergency management coordinator; employee benefits administrator; executive director of the commission on community relations; municipal port director; commissioner of assessments; director of liaison; city personnel director; executive director of the retirement board; executive director of the city board of election commissioners; city librarian; city labor negotiator; executive secretary of the board of fire and police commissioners; and supervisor of the central electronics board.(b) “Public official" means a person appointed to a public office under this section. (2) In any 1st class city, the mayor shall appoint, subject to confirmation of the common council, a person to serve in the unclassified service in each public office. A public official serves at the pleasure of the mayor until the end of the mayoral term of office during which the public official is appointed unless reappointed and reconfirmed or until a successor is appointed and confirmed, whichever is later. The mayor shall make appointments under this subsection within 90 days after taking office or within 90 days after a vacancy in the public office occurs, whichever is later. The common council shall vote on confirmation of any appointment under this subsection within 45 days after that appointment. (3) If a 1st class city authorizes the position of deputy for a public office, the public official in that office shall appoint a person to serve in the unclassified service as deputy. That deputy shall serve at the pleasure of the public official, but not longer than the public official's term of office unless reappointed. (4) This section does not affect the authority of a 1st class city to abolish, consolidate or create a public office or other position.History:  1987 a. 289, 382; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 156; 1995 a. 247; 1999 a. 150 s. 302; Stats. 1999 s. 62.51.
WI Stat § 62.53 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 62 - Cities.|62.53 - Real property used for school purposes; 1st class cities.

62.53  Real property used for school purposes; 1st class cities. Beginning on July 14, 2015, the lessor of any lease entered into between a 1st class city and a school district operating under subch. I of ch. 119 and involving the use of city-owned real property for school purposes shall do the following: (1) Provide for the superintendent of schools, on behalf of the superintendent of schools opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, to be an agent of the board of school directors in charge of the public schools under ch. 119 upon transfer under s. 119.33 (2) (c) of the school using the land, buildings, and facilities to the superintendent of schools opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33. (2) Provide for the commissioner of the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. II of ch. 119 to be an agent of the board of school directors in charge of the public schools under ch. 119 upon transfer under s. 119.9002 (3) of the school using the land, buildings, and facilities to the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. II of ch. 119.History:  2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 62.55 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 62 - Cities.|62.55 - Requirements for surety bonds of officers and employees in 1st class cities.

62.55  Requirements for surety bonds of officers and employees in 1st class cities. If an office or position in the service of a 1st class city involves fiduciary responsibility or the handling of money, the appointing officer may require the appointee to furnish a bond or other security to the officer and the city for the faithful performance of the appointee's duty. The amount of the bond or security shall be fixed by the appointing officer, with the approval of the mayor. Notice of the mayor's approval shall be given to the city clerk by the mayor. Each bond shall be approved by the city attorney as to form and execution and by the common council as to sufficiency of sureties. Any surety company, the bonds of which are accepted by the judge of any court of record in this state, or which is approved by the comptroller of the city, is sufficient security on the bond. The premium on a bond under this section, within the limits fixed by law, shall be paid out of the city treasury. The appointing officer shall immediately after the execution of the bond file the bond with the city clerk. The city clerk shall require compliance with the terms of this section requiring the filing of bonds with the city clerk by officers and employees. Bonds of city officers and employees under this section, duly witnessed and acknowledged, after being approved by the common council, shall be delivered to the city comptroller, who shall have them recorded in the office of the register of deeds. After the bonds are recorded, the bonds shall be returned to the city clerk, who shall keep them on file in the city clerk's office; except that after the recording of the bond of the city clerk by the city comptroller, that bond shall remain on file in the office of the city comptroller. Each bond filed by any surety company shall be accompanied by a duplicate of the bond. The duplicate shall be filed by the clerk with the city comptroller.History:  1991 a. 316; 1999 a. 150 s. 301; Stats. 1999 s. 62.55.
WI Stat § 62.57 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 62 - Cities.|62.57 - Uniform salaries in 1st class cities.

62.57  Uniform salaries in 1st class cities. The common council of a 1st class city may at any regular or special meeting adopt a uniform and comprehensive salary or wage ordinance, or both, based on a classification of officers, employments and positions in the city service, whether previously so classified or not, if provision has been made in the budget of the current year for the total sum of money required for the payment of the salaries and wages and a tax levied to fund the wages and salaries. Wages under this section may be fixed by resolution. The common council may, at any time, determine a cost-of-living increment or deduction, to be paid in addition to wages or salaries under this section, based on a proper finding of the United States bureau of labor statistics. The common council may provide for overtime pay and compensatory time under s. 103.025 for employees who work in excess of 40 hours per week.History:  1993 a. 144; 1999 a. 150 s. 498; Stats. 1999 s. 62.57.
WI Stat § 62.59 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 62 - Cities.|62.59 - Police authority to alderpersons in 1st class cities repealed.

62.59  Police authority to alderpersons in 1st class cities repealed. No common council in a 1st class city by ordinance may give alderpersons the powers of city police officers.History:  1983 a. 210; 1993 a. 184; 1999 a. 150 s. 308; Stats. 1999 s. 62.59.
WI Stat § 62.61 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 62 - Cities.|62.61 - Health insurance; 1st class cities.

62.61  Health insurance; 1st class cities. The common council of a 1st class city may, by ordinance or resolution, provide for, including the payment of premiums of, general hospital, surgical and group insurance for both active and retired city officers and city employees and their respective dependents in private companies, or may, by ordinance or resolution, elect to offer to all of its employees a health care coverage plan through a program offered by the group insurance board under ch. 40. Municipalities which elect to participate under s. 40.51 (7) are subject to the applicable sections of ch. 40 instead of this section. Contracts for insurance under this section may be entered into for active officers and employees separately from contracts for retired officers and employees. Appropriations may be made for the purpose of financing insurance under this section. Moneys accruing to a fund to finance insurance under this section, by investment or otherwise, may not be diverted for any other purpose than those for which the fund was set up or to defray management expenses of the fund or to partially pay premiums to reduce costs to the city or to persons covered by the insurance, or both.History:  1985 a. 29; 1999 a. 150 s. 307; Stats. 1999 s. 62.61.
WI Stat § 62.621 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 62 - Cities.|62.621 - Agreements and ancillary arrangements for certain notes and appropriation bonds.

62.621  Agreements and ancillary arrangements for certain notes and appropriation bonds. At the time of issuance or in anticipation of the issuance of appropriation bonds under s. 62.62, or general obligation promissory notes under s. 67.12 (12), to pay unfunded prior service liability with respect to an employee retirement system, or at any time thereafter so long as the appropriation bonds or general obligation promissory notes are outstanding, a 1st class city may enter into agreements or ancillary arrangements relating to the appropriation bonds or general obligation promissory notes, including trust indentures, liquidity facilities, remarketing or dealer agreements, letters of credit, insurance policies, guaranty agreements, reimbursement agreements, indexing agreements, and interest exchange agreements. Any payments made or amounts received with respect to any such agreement or ancillary arrangement shall be made from or deposited as provided in the agreement or ancillary arrangement.History:  2009 a. 28.
WI Stat § 62.623 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 62 - Cities.|62.623 - Payment of contributions in an employee retirement system of a 1st class city.

62.623  Payment of contributions in an employee retirement system of a 1st class city. (1) Beginning on July 1, 2011, in any employee retirement system of a 1st class city, except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement entered into under subch. IV of ch. 111 and except as provided in sub. (2), employees shall pay all employee required contributions for funding benefits under the retirement system. The employer may not pay on behalf of an employee any of the employee's share of the required contributions. (2) (a) An employer shall pay, on behalf of a nonrepresented law enforcement or fire fighting managerial employee, who was initially employed by the employer before July 1, 2011, the same contributions required by sub. (1) that are paid by the employer for represented law enforcement or fire fighting personnel who were initially employed by the employer before July 1, 2011.(b) An employer shall pay, on behalf of a represented law enforcement or fire fighting employee, who was initially employed by the employer before July 1, 2011, and who on or after July 1, 2011, became employed in a nonrepresented law enforcement or fire fighting managerial position with the employer, or a successor employer in the event of a combined department that is created on or after July 1, 2011, the same contributions required by sub. (1) that are paid by the employer for represented law enforcement or fire fighting personnel who were initially employed by the employer before July 1, 2011. History:  2011 a. 10, 32.This section concerns a matter of primarily statewide concern, and, accordingly, survives the plaintiffs' home rule challenge under article XI, section 3 (1), of the Wisconsin Constitution. Madison Teachers, Inc. v. Walker, 2014 WI 99, 358 Wis. 2d 1, 851 N.W.2d 337, 12-2067.This section does not violate the Contract Clause, article I, section 12, of the Wisconsin Constitution. Nothing in 2011 Wis. Act 10 purports to reduce, impair, or affect in any way benefits that have already accrued to plan members. This section modifies only the method by which the Milwaukee ERS is funded; the pension, disability, and death benefits that accrue to plan members pursuant to the terms and conditions in the Milwaukee Retirement System ordinance remain unaffected. Madison Teachers, Inc. v. Walker, 2014 WI 99, 358 Wis. 2d 1, 851 N.W.2d 337, 12-2067.
WI Stat § 62.624 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 62 - Cities.|62.624 - Employee retirement system of a 1st class city; duty disability benefits for a mental injury.

62.624  Employee retirement system of a 1st class city; duty disability benefits for a mental injury. (1) If an employee retirement system of a 1st class city offers a duty disability benefit, the employee retirement system may only provide the duty disability benefit for a mental injury if all of the following apply:(a) The mental injury resulted from a situation of greater dimensions than the day-to-day mental stresses and tensions and post-traumatic stress that all similarly situated employees must experience as part of the employment.(b) The employer certifies that the mental injury is a duty-related injury. (2) If an employee retirement system of a 1st class city determines that an applicant is not eligible for duty disability benefits for a mental injury, the applicant may appeal the employee retirement system's determination to the department of workforce development. In hearing an appeal under this subsection, the department of workforce development shall follow the procedures under ss. 102.16 to 102.26. (3) This section applies to participants in an employee retirement system of a 1st class city who first apply for duty disability benefits for a mental injury on or after July 14, 2015. History:  2015 a. 55.