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2023 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 first levy made thereafter. If the full amount has not been assessed in two levies, additional levies may be levied. Davy Engineering Co. v. Clerk of Mentor, 221 Wis. 2d 744, 585 N.W.2d 832 (Ct. App. 1998), 97-3575.
2023 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.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0123 - Recreation authority.

66.0123
Recreation authority.
(1)
In this section, “governmental unit" means a town board or school board.
(2)
A governmental unit may, after compliance with s. 65.90, provide funds for the establishment, operation and maintenance of a department of public recreation.
(3)
(a)
A governmental unit may delegate the power to establish, maintain and operate a department of public recreation to a recreation board, which shall consist of 3 members and shall be appointed by the chairperson or other presiding officer of the governmental unit. The first appointments shall be made so that one member serves one year, one serves 2 years and one serves 3 years. After the first appointments, terms are 3 years.
(b)
When 2 or more of the governmental units desire to conduct, jointly, a department of public recreation, the joint recreation board shall consist of not less than 3 members selected by the presiding officers of the governmental units acting jointly. Appointments shall be made for terms as provided in par. (a).
(c)
The members of a recreation board shall serve gratuitously.
(d)
A recreation board may conduct the activities of the department of public recreation, expend funds, employ a supervisor of recreation, employ assistants, purchase equipment and supplies and generally supervise the administration, maintenance and operation of the department of public recreation and recreational activities authorized by the recreation board.
(4)
(a)
A recreation board may conduct public recreation activities on property purchased or leased by a governmental unit for recreational purposes and under its own custody, on other public property under the custody of any other public authority, body or board with the consent of the public authority, body or board, or on private property with the consent of its owner. The recreation board, with the approval of the appointing authority, may accept gifts and bequests of land, money or other personal property, and use the gifts and bequests in whole or in part, the income from the gifts and bequests or the proceeds from the sale of any such property in the establishment, maintenance and operation of recreational activities.
(b)
A recreation board shall annually submit to the governmental unit a report of the board's activities, including receipts and expenditures. The report shall be submitted not less than 15 days before the annual meeting of the governmental unit.
(c)
An audit shall be made of the accounts of the recreation board in the same manner as provided for audits for towns or school districts as the case may be.
(d)
The persons selected by the recreation board shall furnish a surety bond in an amount fixed by the governmental unit.
History:  1975 c. 233; 1993 a. 184; 1999 a. 150 ss. 32, 499, 500; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0123.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0127 - Municipal hospital board.

66.0127
Municipal hospital board.
(1)
In a city, village or town in which a municipal hospital is located, the board of trustees or other governing board of the municipal hospital may, except as otherwise provided by ordinance, do any of the following:
(a)
Prescribe rules of order for the regulation of its own meetings and deliberations.
(b)
Promulgate rules relating to the government, operation and maintenance of the hospital and relating to the employees of the hospital.
(c)
Contract for and purchase all fuel, food and other supplies reasonably necessary for the operation and maintenance of the hospital.
(d)
Promulgate rules for the admission to and government of patients at the hospital.
(e)
Contract for the construction, installation or making of additions or improvements to or alterations of the hospital if the additions, improvements or alterations have been ordered and funds have been provided by the city council or village or town board.
(f)
Employ all necessary employees at the hospital.
(g)
Audit all accounts and claims against the hospital or against the board of trustees and, if approved, the city, village or town clerk and treasurer shall pay the accounts and claims in the manner provided by s. 66.0607.
(2)
All expenditures made under this section shall be within the limits authorized by the governing body of the municipality.
History:  1993 a. 246; 1995 a. 225; 1999 a. 150 s. 486; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0127.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0131 - Local governmental purchasing.

66.0131
Local governmental purchasing.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district in this state, an agency or corporation of a political subdivision or special purpose district, or a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing.
(b)
“Recycled or recovered content" has the meaning given in s. 16.70 (13).
(2)
Intergovernmental purchases without bids. Notwithstanding any statute requiring bids for public purchases, any local governmental unit may make purchases from another unit of government, including the state or federal government, without the intervention of bids.
(3)
Purchase of recycled materials.
(a)
1.
A local governmental unit shall, to the extent practicable, make purchasing selections using specifications developed by state agencies under s. 16.72 (2) (e) to maximize the purchase of products utilizing recycled or recovered materials.
2.
Each local governmental unit shall ensure that the average recycled or recovered content of all paper purchased by the local governmental unit measured as a proportion, by weight, of the fiber content of all paper products purchased in a year, is not less than the following:
a.
By 1991, 10 percent of all purchased paper.
b.
By 1993, 25 percent of all purchased paper.
c.
By 1995, 40 percent of all purchased paper.
(4)
Purchase of recyclable materials. A local governmental unit shall, to the extent practicable, make purchasing selections using specifications prepared by state agencies under s. 16.72 (2) (f).
(5)
Life cycle cost estimate. A local governmental unit shall award each order or contract for materials, supplies or equipment on the basis of life cycle cost estimates whenever that action is appropriate. The terms, conditions and evaluation criteria to be applied shall be incorporated into the solicitation of bids or proposals. The life cycle cost formula may include, but is not limited to, the applicable costs of energy efficiency, acquisition and conversion, money, transportation, warehousing and distribution, training, operation and maintenance, and disposition or resale.
History:  1979 c. 122; 1989 a. 335; 1999 a. 9; 1999 a. 150 ss. 346, 347; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0131.
Under sub. (2), statutorily-authorized intergovernmental agreements for purchases of services are exempt from municipal competitive bidding requirements and procedures. OAG 5-09.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0134 - Labor peace agreements prohibited.

66.0134
Labor peace agreements prohibited.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Federal labor laws” means the federal Labor Management Relations Act, 29 USC 141 to 144, and the federal National Labor Relations Act, 29 USC 151 to 169.
(b)
“Local governmental unit” means a city, village, town, county, school district, including a 1st class city school district, technical college district, sewerage district, drainage district, or any other special purpose district in this state, or any other public or quasi-public corporation, officer, board, or other public body, an agency or corporation of a political subdivision or special purpose district, or a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing.
(2)
Agreements prohibited. Neither the state nor a local governmental unit may enact a statute or ordinance; adopt a policy or regulation; or impose a contract, zoning, permitting, or licensing requirement, or any other condition including a condition of any regulatory approval; that would require any person to accept any provision that is a mandatory or nonmandatory subject of collective bargaining under state or federal labor laws.
(3)
Waiver prohibited. Neither the state nor a local governmental unit, nor any of its employees, may require any person to waive the person's rights under state or federal labor laws, or compel or attempt to compel a person to agree to waive the person's rights under state or federal labor laws as a condition of any regulatory approval or other approval by the local governmental unit.
(4)
Agreements void. Any agreement entered into, renewed, modified, or extended on or after April 18, 2018, between any person and any labor organization in violation of this section is void.
History:  2017 a. 327.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0141 - Accident record systems.

66.0141
Accident record systems.
Every city, village and town having a population of 5,000 or more shall maintain a traffic accident record system whereby traffic accidents occurring within the city, village or town may be located within 100 feet of the occurrence and shall provide a copy of the record quarterly to the county traffic safety commission under s. 83.013 (1) (a).
History:  1975 c. 381; 1983 a. 291; 1993 a. 246; 1999 a. 150 s. 118; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0141.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0143 - Local appeals for exemption from state mandates.

66.0143
Local appeals for exemption from state mandates.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.
(b)
“State mandate" means a state law that requires a political subdivision to engage in an activity or provide a service, or to increase the level of its activities or services.
(2)
Appeals for exemptions.
(a)
A political subdivision may file a request with the department of revenue for a waiver from a state mandate, except for a state mandate that is related to any of the following:
1.
Health.
2.
Safety.
(b)
An administrative agency, or the department of revenue, may grant a political subdivision a waiver from a state mandate as provided in par. (c).
(c)
The political subdivision shall specify in its request for a waiver its reason for requesting the waiver. Upon receipt of a request for a waiver, the department of revenue shall forward the request to the administrative agency that is responsible for administrating the state mandate. The agency shall determine whether to grant the waiver and shall notify the political subdivision and the department of revenue of its decision in writing. If no agency is responsible for administrating the state mandate, the department of revenue shall determine whether to grant the waiver and shall notify the political subdivision of its decision in writing.
(3)
Duration of waivers. A waiver is effective for 4 years. The administrative agency may renew the waiver for additional 4-year periods. If a waiver is granted by the department of revenue, the department may renew the waiver under this subsection.
(4)
Evaluation. By July 1, 2004, the department of revenue shall submit a report to the governor, and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3). The report shall specify the number of waivers requested under this section, a description of each waiver request, the reason given for each waiver request, and the financial effects on the political subdivision of each waiver that was granted.
History:  2001 a. 109; 2003 a. 321.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0144 - Advisory referenda.

66.0144
Advisory referenda.
No city, village, or town may conduct a referendum for advisory purposes, except as provided under s. 66.0305 (6), 66.0307 (4) (e), 66.0420 (12) (b) 2., 66.0422 (3) (b), or 196.204 (2m) (b) 2. or for an advisory referendum regarding capital expenditures proposed to be funded by the property tax levy of the city, village, or town.
History: 2023 a. 12.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0145 - No preferences in hiring or contracting.

66.0145
No preferences in hiring or contracting.
(1)
In this section, “political subdivision” means a county, city, village, or town.
(2)
Unless required to secure federal aid, no political subdivision may discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment on the basis of, race, color, ancestry, national origin, or sexual orientation in making employment decisions regarding employees of a political subdivision or contracting for public works.
History: 2023 a. 12.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0201 - Incorporation of villages and cities; purpose and definitions.

66.0201
Incorporation of villages and cities; purpose and definitions.
(1)
Purpose. It is the policy of this state that the development of territory from town to incorporated status proceed in an orderly and uniform manner and that toward this end each proposed incorporation of territory as a village or city be reviewed as provided in ss. 66.0201 to 66.0213 to assure compliance with certain minimum standards which take into account the needs of both urban and rural areas.
(2)
Definitions. In ss. 66.0201 to 66.0213, unless the context requires otherwise:
(am)
“Board" means the incorporation review board.
(ar)
“Department" means the department of administration.
(bm)
“Isolated municipality" means any existing or proposed village or city entirely outside any metropolitan community at the time of its incorporation.
(c)
“Metropolitan community" means the territory consisting of any city having a population of 25,000 or more, or any 2 incorporated municipalities whose boundaries are within 5 miles of each other whose populations aggregate 25,000, plus all the contiguous area which has a population density of 100 persons or more per square mile, or which the department has determined on the basis of population trends and other pertinent facts will have a minimum density of 100 persons per square mile within 3 years.
(d)
“Metropolitan municipality" means any existing or proposed village or city entirely or partly within a metropolitan community.
(dm)
“Population" means the population of a local unit as shown by the last federal census or by any subsequent population estimate certified as acceptable by the department.
History:  1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 361 s. 112; 1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 27 ss. 3306 and 9116 (5); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 150 s. 33; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0201; 1999 a. 186; 2003 a. 171.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0205 - Standards to be applied by the circuit court.

66.0205
Standards to be applied by the circuit court.
Before referring the incorporation petition as provided in s. 66.0203 (2) to the board, the court shall determine whether the petition meets the formal and signature requirements and shall further find that the following minimum requirements are met:
(1)
Isolated village. Area, one-half square mile; resident population, 150.
(2)
Isolated city. Area, one square mile; resident population, 1,000; density, at least 500 persons in any one square mile.
(3)
Metropolitan village. Area, 2 square miles; resident population, 2,500; density, at least 500 persons in any one square mile.
(4)
Metropolitan city. Area, 3 square miles; resident population, 5,000; density, at least 750 persons in any one square mile.
(5)
Standards when near 1st, 2nd or 3rd class city. If the proposed boundary of a metropolitan village or city is within 10 miles of the boundary of a 1st class city or 5 miles of a 2nd or 3rd class city, the minimum area requirements are 4 and 6 square miles for villages and cities, respectively.
History:  1977 c. 29; 1999 a. 150 s. 37; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0205; 2003 a. 171.
The four square mile requirement of sub. (5) was met when 4.2 square miles of village land were proposed for annexation, although 2.5 square miles of that land was within floodway lines. Town of Campbell v. City of La Crosse, 78 Wis. 2d 246, 254 N.W.2d 241 (1977).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0209 - Review of incorporation-related orders and decisions.

66.0209
Review of incorporation-related orders and decisions.
(1)
The order of the circuit court made under s. 66.0203 (8) or (9) (f) may be appealed to the court of appeals.
(2)
The decision of the board made under s. 66.0203 (9) is subject to judicial review under ch. 227.
(3)
Where a proceeding for judicial review is commenced under sub. (2), appeal under sub. (1) may not be taken and the time in which the appeal may be taken does not commence to run until judgment is entered in the proceeding for judicial review.
(4)
An incorporation referendum ordered by the circuit court under s. 66.0203 (9) (f) may not be stayed pending the outcome of further litigation, unless the court of appeals or the supreme court, upon an appeal or upon the filing of an original action in the supreme court, concludes that a strong probability exists that the order of the circuit court or the decision of the board will be set aside.
History:  1977 c. 29, 187; Sup. Ct. Order, 146 Wis. 2d xiii (1988); 1999 a. 150 s. 39; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0209; 2001 a. 103; 2003 a. 171.
When a petition to incorporate is dismissed due to the Department of Administration's disapproval, sub. (2) prevents appellate court review prior to judicial review under ch. 227. Walag v. Town of Bloomfield, 171 Wis. 2d 659, 492 N.W.2d 342 (Ct. App. 1992).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0211 - Incorporation referendum procedure.

66.0211
Incorporation referendum procedure.
(1)
Order. The circuit court's order for an incorporation referendum shall specify the voting place and the date of the referendum, which shall be not less than 6 weeks from the date of the order, and name 3 inspectors of election. If the order is for a city incorporation referendum the order shall further specify that 7 alderpersons shall be elected at large from the proposed city. The city council at its first meeting shall determine the number and boundaries of wards in compliance with s. 5.15 (1) and (2), and the combination of wards into aldermanic districts. The number of alderpersons per aldermanic district shall be determined by charter ordinance.
(2)
Notice of referendum. Notice of the referendum shall be given by publication of the order of the circuit court in a newspaper having general circulation in the territory. Publication shall be once a week for 4 successive weeks. The first publication may not be more than 4 weeks before the referendum.
(3)
Return. An incorporation referendum shall be conducted in the same manner as an annexation referendum under s. 66.0217 (7) to the extent applicable except that the ballot shall contain the words “For a city [village]" and “Against a city [village]". The inspectors shall make a return to the circuit court.
(4)
Costs. If the referendum is against incorporation, the costs of the election shall be borne by the towns involved in the proportion that the number of electors of each town within the territory proposed to be incorporated, voting in the referendum, bears to the total number of electors in the territory voting in the referendum. If the referendum is for a village or city, the costs shall be charged against the municipality in the apportionment of town assets.
(5)
Certification of incorporation. If a majority of the votes in an incorporation referendum are cast in favor of a village or city, the clerk of the circuit court shall certify the fact to the secretary of administration and supply the secretary of administration with a copy of a description of the legal boundaries of the village or city and the associated population and a copy of a plat of the village or city. Within 10 days of receipt of the description and plat, the secretary of administration shall forward 2 copies to the department of transportation and one copy each to the department of administration and the department of revenue. The secretary of administration shall issue a certificate of incorporation and record the certificate.
History:  1971 c. 304; 1973 c. 37, 90; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (8) (c); 1977 c. 273; 1979 c. 361 s. 112; 1981 c. 4 s. 19; 1981 c. 377; 1993 a. 184; 1995 a. 27, s. 9116 (5); 1999 a. 150 s. 40; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0211; 2011 a. 32; 2015 a. 55.
A referendum is effective immediately if the majority of votes are for incorporation. 70 Atty. Gen. 128.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.02165 - Limitations on newly created incorporated village or city.

66.02165
Limitations on newly created incorporated village or city.
For a 5-year period after incorporation under this subchapter, a newly incorporated city or village may not add or contract to add any remaining town territory of the town from which the newly incorporated city or village was created by use of consolidation, a boundary agreement, or annexation other than annexation by unanimous approval under s. 66.0217 (2), except that the city or village and town territory remaining after incorporation may consolidate as permitted under s. 66.0230.
History: 2021 a. 198.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0223 - Annexation of territory owned by a city or village.

66.0223
Annexation of territory owned by a city or village.
(1)
In addition to other methods provided by law and subject to sub. (2) and ss. 66.0301 (6) (d) and 66.0307 (7), territory owned by and lying near but not necessarily contiguous to a village or city may be annexed to a village or city by ordinance enacted by the board of trustees of the village or the common council of the city, provided that in the case of noncontiguous territory the use of the territory by the city or village is not contrary to any town or county zoning regulation. The ordinance shall contain the exact description of the territory annexed and the names of the towns from which detached, and attaches the territory to the village or city upon the filing of 7 certified copies of the ordinance with the secretary of administration, together with 7 copies of a plat showing the boundaries of the territory attached. The city or village shall also file with the county clerk or board of election commissioners the report required by s. 5.15 (4) (b). Two copies of the ordinance and plat shall be forwarded by the secretary of administration to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of administration, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the department of revenue and one copy to the department of public instruction. Within 10 days of filing the certified copies, a copy of the ordinance and plat shall be mailed or delivered to the clerk of the county in which the annexed territory is located. Sections 66.0203 (8) (c) and 66.0217 (11) apply to annexations under this section.
(2)
No territory may be annexed by a city or village under this section if no part of the city or village is located in the same county as the territory that is subject to the proposed annexation unless all of the following occur:
(a)
The town board adopts a resolution approving the proposed annexation.
(b)
The county board of the county in which the territory is located adopts a resolution approving the proposed annexation.
(c)
The city or village, and the town, enter into a boundary agreement under s. 66.0225, 66.0301, or 66.0307.
History:  1973 c. 90; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (8) (c); 1991 a. 269; 1993 a. 329; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1995 a. 201; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 150 s. 69; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0223; 2003 a. 171, 317, 327; 2007 a. 43; 2013 a. 80; 2015 a. 55; 2017 a. 360.
A challenge to annexation under this section is not subject to the time limit under s. 66.021 (10) [now s. 66.0217 (11)]. Kaiser v. City of Mauston, 99 Wis. 2d 345, 299 N.W.2d 259 (Ct. App. 1980).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0225 - Stipulated boundary agreements in contested boundary actions.

66.0225
Stipulated boundary agreements in contested boundary actions.
(1)
Definitions. In this section, “municipality" means a city, village, or town.
(2)
Contested annexations. Any 2 municipalities whose boundaries are immediately adjacent at any point and who are parties to an action, proceeding, or appeal in court for the purpose of testing the validity of an annexation may enter into a written stipulation, compromising and settling the litigation and determining the portion of the common boundary line between the municipalities that is the subject of the annexation. The court having jurisdiction of the litigation, whether the circuit court, the court of appeals, or the supreme court, may enter a final judgment incorporating the provisions of the stipulation and fixing the common boundary line between the municipalities involved. A stipulation changing boundaries of municipalities shall be approved by the governing body of each municipality and s. 66.0217 (9) and (11) shall apply. A change of municipal boundaries under this section is subject to a referendum of the electors residing within the territory whose jurisdiction is subject to change under the stipulation, if within 30 days after the publication of the stipulation to change boundaries in a newspaper of general circulation in that territory, a petition for a referendum conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 signed by at least 20 percent of the electors residing within that territory is filed with the clerk of the municipality from which the greater area is proposed to be removed and is filed as provided in s. 8.37. The referendum shall be conducted as are annexation referenda. If the referendum election fails, all proceedings under this section are void.
(3)
Contested boundary actions.
(a)
In this subsection, “boundary action" means an action, proceeding, or appeal in court contesting the validity of an annexation, consolidation, detachment, or incorporation.
(b)
If 2 municipalities whose boundaries are immediately adjacent at any point are parties to a boundary action, the municipalities may enter into an agreement under s. 66.0301 (6) or s. 66.0307 as part of a stipulation to settle the boundary action. The court may approve and make part of the final judgment a stipulation that includes an agreement under s. 66.0301 (6) or s. 66.0307.
(4)
Authority for certain stipulations. A stipulation that is court-approved under this section before January 19, 2008, that affects the location of a boundary between municipalities, is not invalid as lacking authority to affect the location of the boundary.
History:  1977 c. 187; 1989 a. 192; 1991 a. 269; 1999 a. 150 s. 71; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0225; 1999 a. 182 s. 201; 1999 a. 186; 2001 a. 30; 2007 a. 43.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0229 - Consolidation.

66.0229
Consolidation.
(1)
General procedures. Subject to ss. 66.0301 (6) (d) and 66.0307 (7), a town, village or city may be consolidated with a contiguous town, village or city, by ordinance, passed by a two-thirds vote of all the members of each board or council, fixing the terms of the consolidation and ratified by the electors at a referendum held in each municipality. The ballots shall bear the words, “for consolidation", and “against consolidation", and if a majority of the votes cast in each municipality are for consolidation, the ordinances shall take effect and have the force of a contract. The ordinance and the result of the referendum shall be certified as provided in s. 66.0211 (5); if a town the certification shall be preserved as provided in ss. 66.0211 (5) and 66.0235, respectively. Consolidation does not affect the preexisting rights or liabilities of any municipality and actions on those rights or liabilities may be commenced or completed as if there were no consolidation. A consolidation ordinance proposing the consolidation of a town and a city or village shall, within 10 days after its adoption and prior to its submission to the voters for ratification at a referendum, be submitted to the circuit court and the department of administration for a determination of whether the proposed consolidation is in the public interest. The circuit court shall determine whether the proposed ordinance meets the formal requirements of this section and shall then refer the matter to the department of administration, which shall find as prescribed in s. 66.0203 whether the proposed consolidation is in the public interest in accordance with the standards in s. 66.0207. The department's findings have the same status as incorporation findings under ss. 66.0203 to 66.0213.
(2)
Town of Rochester in Racine county and the village of Rochester may consolidate. The town of Rochester, in Racine County, and the village of Rochester may consolidate if all of the procedures contained sub. (1) are fulfilled, except that the consolidation ordinance need not be submitted to the circuit court for a determination and the department of administration for a public interest finding, as otherwise required, and the consolidation may be completed without any circuit court determination or department of administration findings.
History:  1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 361 s. 112; 1983 a. 532 s. 36; 1991 a. 39, 269; 1995 a. 27, ss. 3307 and 9116 (5); 1995 a. 216; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 150 s. 42; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0229; 2003 a. 93; 2007 a. 20, 43.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0231 - Notice of certain litigation affecting municipal status or boundaries.

66.0231
Notice of certain litigation affecting municipal status or boundaries.
If a proceeding under ss. 61.187, 61.189, 61.74, 62.075, 66.0201 to 66.0213, 66.0215, 66.02162, 66.0217, 66.0221, 66.0223, 66.0227, 66.0301 (6), or 66.0307 or other sections relating to an incorporation, annexation, consolidation, dissolution or detachment of territory of a city or village is contested by instigation of legal proceedings, the clerk of the city or village involved in the proceedings shall file with the secretary of administration 4 copies of a notice of the commencement of the action. The clerk shall file with the secretary of administration 4 copies of any judgments rendered or appeals taken in such cases. The notices or copies of judgments that are required under this section may also be filed by an officer or attorney of any party of interest. If any judgment has the effect of changing the municipal boundaries, the city or village clerk shall also file with the county clerk or board of election commissioners the report required by s. 5.15 (4) (b). The secretary of administration shall forward to the department of transportation 2 copies and to the department of revenue and the department of administration one copy each of any notice of action or judgment filed with the secretary of administration under this section.
History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (8) (c); 1977 c. 273; 1979 c. 355; 1983 a. 532 s. 36; 1991 a. 269; 1995 a. 35; 1999 a. 150 s. 70; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0231; 2005 a. 25; 2007 a. 43; 2015 a. 55, 196; 2017 a. 360.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0233 - Town participation in actions to test alterations of town boundaries.

66.0233
Town participation in actions to test alterations of town boundaries.
In a proceeding in which territory may be attached to or detached from a town, the town is an interested party, and the town board may institute, maintain or defend an action brought to test the validity of the proceedings, and may intervene or be impleaded in the action.
History:  1999 a. 150 s. 73; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0233.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0303 - Municipal interstate cooperation.

66.0303
Municipal interstate cooperation.
(1)
In this section, “municipality" has the meaning given in s. 66.0301 (1) (a), except that with regard to agreements described in s. 66.0304, “municipality" includes a political subdivision, as defined in s. 66.0304 (1) (f).
(2)
A municipality may contract with municipalities of another state or with federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands located in another state for the receipt or furnishing of services or the joint exercise of any power or duty required or authorized by statute to the extent that laws of the other state or of the United States permit the joint exercise.
(3)
(a)
Except as provided in par. (b) and s. 66.0825 (18), an agreement made under this section shall, prior to and as a condition precedent to taking effect, be submitted to the attorney general who shall determine whether the agreement is in proper form and compatible with the laws of this state. The attorney general shall approve any agreement submitted under this paragraph unless the attorney general finds that it does not meet the conditions set forth in this section and details in writing addressed to the concerned municipal governing bodies the specific respects in which the proposed agreement fails to meet the requirements of law. Failure to disapprove an agreement submitted under this paragraph within 90 days of its submission constitutes approval. The attorney general, upon submission of an agreement, shall transmit a copy of the agreement to the governor who shall consult with any state department or agency affected by the agreement. The governor shall forward to the attorney general any comments the governor may have concerning the agreement.
(b)
An agreement under this section between a municipality of this state and a municipality of another state that relates to the receipt, furnishing, or joint exercise of fire fighting or emergency medical services need not be submitted to or approved by the attorney general before the agreement may take effect.
(4)
An agreement entered into under this section has the status of an interstate compact, but in any case or controversy involving performance or interpretation of or liability under the agreement, the municipalities party to the agreement are real parties in interest and the state may commence an action to recoup or otherwise make itself whole for any damages or liability which it may incur by reason of being joined as a party. The action by the state may be maintained against any municipality whose act or omission caused or contributed to the incurring of damage or liability by the state.
History:  1999 a. 150 ss. 77, 355; 2001 a. 109; 2005 a. 198; 2009 a. 205, 378, 379.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0311 - Intergovernmental cooperation in financing and undertaking housing projects.

66.0311
Intergovernmental cooperation in financing and undertaking housing projects.
(1)
In this section, “municipality" has the meaning given in s. 66.0301 (1) (a).
(2)
Any municipality, housing authority, development authority or redevelopment authority authorized under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211 and 66.1301 to 66.1337:
(a)
To issue bonds or obtain other types of financing in furtherance of its statutory purposes may cooperate with any other municipality, housing authority, development authority or redevelopment authority similarly authorized under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211 and 66.1301 to 66.1337 for the purpose of jointly issuing bonds or obtaining other types of financing.
(b)
To plan, undertake, own, construct, operate and contract with respect to any housing project in accordance with its statutory purposes under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211 and 66.1301 to 66.1337, may cooperate for the joint exercise of such functions with any other municipality, housing authority, development authority or redevelopment authority so authorized.
History:  1999 a. 150 ss. 80, 350; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0311.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0312 - Local health departments; mutual assistance.

66.0312
Local health departments; mutual assistance.
(1)
In this section “local health department" has the meaning given in s. 66.0314 (1) (e).
(2)
(a)
Subject to sub. (3), upon the request of a local health department, the personnel of any other local health department may assist the requester within the requester's jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other jurisdictional provision.
(b)
If a request for assistance is made under par. (a), payment for the requested services shall be made by one of the following methods:
1.
If an agreement under s. 66.0301, or any other agreement between the parties, for the payment of such services exists, the terms of the agreement shall be followed.
2.
If no agreement described under subd. 1. for the payment of such services exists, the governmental unit that receives the assistance is responsible for the personnel or equipment costs incurred by the responding agency if the responding agency requests payment of those costs.
(3)
This section does not apply during a state of emergency declared by the governor under s. 323.10.
History:  2003 a. 186; 2009 a. 42.
NOTE:  2003 Wis. Act 186, which affected this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.03125 - Fire departments; mutual assistance.

66.03125
Fire departments; mutual assistance.
(1)
In this section “fire department" has the meaning given in s. 66.0314 (1) (c).
(2)
(a)
Subject to sub. (3), upon the request of a fire department, the personnel of any other fire department may assist the requester within the requester's jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other jurisdictional provision.
(b)
If a request for assistance is made under par. (a), payment for the requested services shall be made by one of the following methods:
1.
If an agreement under s. 66.0301, or any other agreement between the parties, for the payment of such services exists, the terms of the agreement shall be followed.
2.
If no agreement described under subd. 1. for the payment of such services exists, the governmental unit that receives the assistance is responsible for the personnel or equipment costs incurred by the responding agency if the responding agency requests payment of those costs.
(3)
This section does not apply during a state of emergency declared by the governor under s. 323.10.
History:  2003 a. 186; 2009 a. 42.
NOTE:  2003 Wis. Act 186, which affected this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0314 - State of emergency; mutual assistance.

66.0314
State of emergency; mutual assistance.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Emergency management program" means the emergency management program of a city, village, town, or county, under s. 323.14 (1).
(b)
“Emergency medical services program" means a program established under s. 256.12.
(c)
“Fire department" means any public organization engaged in fire fighting or a private sector employer fire company or fire department organized as a nonstock, nonprofit corporation under ch. 181 or ch. 213 without the input of a municipality.
(d)
“Incident command system" means a functional management system established to control, direct, and manage the roles, responsibilities, and operations of all of the agencies involved in a multi-jurisdictional or multi-agency emergency response, which may include authorities designated by a participating tribe or band.
(e)
“Local health department" has the meaning given in s. 250.01 (4), and also includes an entity designated by a participating tribe or band as a local health department.
(fe)
“Tribe or band" means a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
(2)
(a)
If the governor declares a state of emergency under s. 323.10, upon the request of a city, village, town, or county, or a person acting under an incident command system, the personnel of any emergency management program, emergency medical services program, fire department, or local health department may assist the requester within the requester's jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other jurisdictional provision.
(b)
If a request for assistance is made under par. (a), the governmental unit that receives the assistance is responsible for the personnel or equipment costs incurred by the responding agency to the extent that federal, state, and other 3rd-party reimbursement is available if all of the following apply:
1.
The responding agency meets the personnel and equipment requirements in the state plan under s. 323.13 (1) (b).
2.
The responding agency requests payment of those costs.
History:  2003 a. 186; 2007 a. 130; 2009 a. 42.
NOTE:  2003 Wis. Act 186, which affected this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0315 - Municipal cooperation; federal rivers, harbors or water resources projects.

66.0315
Municipal cooperation; federal rivers, harbors or water resources projects.
A county, town, city or village acting under its powers and in conformity with state law may enter into an agreement with an agency of the federal government to cooperate in the construction, operation or maintenance of any federally authorized rivers, harbors or water resources management or control project or to assume any potential liability appurtenant to a project and may do all things necessary to consummate the agreement. If a project will affect more than one municipality, the municipalities affected may jointly enter into an agreement under this section with an agency of the federal government carrying any terms and provisions concerning the division of costs and responsibilities that are mutually agreed upon. The affected municipalities may by agreement submit any determinations of the division of construction costs, responsibilities, or any other liabilities among them to an arbitration board. The determination of the arbitration board shall be final. This section shall not be construed as a grant or delegation of power or authority to any county, town, city, village or other local municipality to do any work in or place any structures in or on any navigable water except as it is otherwise expressly authorized by state law to do.
History:  1999 a. 150 s. 456; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0315.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0317 - Cooperation region.

66.0317
Cooperation region.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Cooperation region" means a federal standard metropolitan statistical area. For purposes of this section, if only a part of a county is located in a federal standard metropolitan statistical area the entire county is considered to be located in the federal standard metropolitan statistical area.
(b)
“Governmental service" has the meaning given in s. 66.0316 (1) (e).
(d)
“Municipality" means any city, village, or town.
(2)
Area cooperation compacts.
(a)
1.
Except as provided in subd. 3., beginning in 2003, a municipality shall enter into an area cooperation compact with at least 2 municipalities or counties located in the same cooperation region as the municipality, or with any combination of at least 2 such entities, to perform at least 2 governmental services.
3.
A municipality that is not adjacent to at least 2 other municipalities located in the same cooperation region as the municipality may enter into a cooperation compact with any adjacent municipality or with the county in which the municipality is located to perform the number of governmental services as specified under subd. 1.
(b)
An area cooperation compact shall provide a plan for any municipalities or counties that enter into the compact to collaborate to provide governmental services. The compact shall provide benchmarks to measure the plan's progress and provide outcome-based performance measures to evaluate the plan's success. Municipalities and counties that enter into the compact shall structure the compact in a way that results in significant tax savings to taxpayers within those municipalities and counties.
History:  2001 a. 16, 106; 2005 a. 164; 2021 a. 238.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 66 - General municipality law. › 66.0405 - Removal of rubbish.

66.0405
Removal of rubbish.
Cities, villages and towns may remove ashes, garbage, and rubbish from such classes of places in the city, village or town as the board or council directs. The removal may be from all of the places or from those whose owners or occupants desire the service. Districts may be created and removal provided for certain districts only, and different regulations may be applied to each removal district or class of property. The cost of removal may be funded by special assessment against the property served, by general tax upon the property of the respective districts, or by general tax upon the property of the city, village or town. If a city, village or town contracts for ash, garbage or rubbish removal service, it may contract with one or more service providers.
History:  1993 a. 246; 1999 a. 150 s. 119; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0405.