AB375, s. 34 3Section 34. 67.10 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,17,74 67.10 (5) (b) Any city having voted approved the issuance of bonds at a special
5referendum election held in accordance with s. 8.065 and having sold a portion
6thereof may negotiate, sell or otherwise dispose of the same in the manner provided
7by statute within nine years of the date of the election voting the same.
AB375, s. 35 8Section 35. 67.12 (12) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,18,189 67.12 (12) (e) 5. Within 10 days of the adoption by a technical college district
10board of a resolution under subd. 1. to issue a promissory note for a purpose under
11s. 38.16 (2), the secretary of the district board shall publish a notice of such adoption
12as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985. The notice need not set forth the full contents of
13the resolution, but shall state the amount proposed to be borrowed, the method of
14borrowing, the purpose thereof, that the resolution was adopted under this
15subsection and the place where and the hours during which the resolution is
16available for public inspection. If the amount proposed to be borrowed is for building
17remodeling or improvement and does not exceed $500,000 or is for movable
18equipment, the district board need not submit the resolution to the electors for
19approval unless, within 30 days after the publication or posting, a petition
20conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the secretary of the district
21board requesting a referendum at a special election to be called for that purpose.
22Such petition shall be signed by electors from each county lying wholly or partially
23within the district. The number of electors from each county shall equal at least 1.5%
24of the population of the county as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c). If a county lies
25in more than one district, the technical college system board shall apportion the

1county's population as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c) to the districts involved and
2the petition shall be signed by electors equal to the appropriate percentage of the
3apportioned population. In lieu of a special election, the district board may specify
4that the referendum shall be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election
5or September primary or general election.
Any resolution to borrow amounts of
6money in excess of $500,000 for building remodeling or improvement shall be
7submitted to the electors of the district for approval. Any referendum under this
8subdivision shall be called at the next election authorized under s. 8.065 occurring
9not sooner than 45 days after filing of a petition or adoption of a resolution requiring
10the referendum
. If a referendum is held or required under this subdivision, no
11promissory note may be issued until the issuance is approved by a majority of the
12district electors voting at such referendum. The referendum shall be noticed, called
13and conducted under s. 67.05 (6a) insofar as applicable, except that the notice of
14special election referendum and ballot need not embody a copy of the resolution and
15the question which shall appear on the ballot shall be "Shall .... (name of district) be
16authorized to borrow the sum of $.... for (state purpose) by issuing its general
17obligation promissory note (or notes) under section 67.12 (12) of the Wisconsin
18Statutes?".
AB375, s. 36 19Section 36. 81.01 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,18,2420 81.01 (3) (b) The town board by resolution submits to the electors of the town
21as a referendum at a general or special town an election specified in s. 8.065 the
22question of exceeding the $10,000 limit set under this subsection. The board shall
23abide by the majority vote of the electors of the town on the question. The question
24shall read as follows:
AB375,19,2
1Shall the town of ... spend $... over the annual limit of $10,000 for the
2construction and repair of its highways and bridges?
AB375,19,33 FOR SPENDING AGAINST SPENDING
AB375, s. 37 4Section 37. 86.21 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,20,45 86.21 (2) (a) Before any such toll bridge is constructed or acquired under this
6section, a resolution authorizing the construction or acquisition thereof, and
7specifying the method of payment therefor, shall be adopted by a majority of the
8members of the governing body of such county, town, village or city at a regular
9meeting, after publication of said resolution, as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985. The
10resolution shall include a general description of the property it is proposed to acquire
11or construct. Any county, town, village or city constructing or acquiring a toll bridge
12under this section may provide for the payment of the same or any part thereof from
13the general fund, from taxation, or from the proceeds of either municipal bonds,
14revenue bonds or as otherwise provided by law. Such resolution shall not be effective
15until 15 days after its passage and publication. If within said 15 days a petition
16conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the clerk of such municipality
17signed by at least 20% of the electors thereof requesting that the question of
18acquiring such toll bridge be submitted to the said electors, such question shall be
19submitted at any general or regular municipal the next election specified in s. 8.065
20that may be is held not less sooner than 10 nor more than 40 45 days from the date
21of filing such petition. In case no such general or regular municipal election is to be
22held within such stated period, then the governing body of such municipality shall
23order a special election to be held within 30 days from the filing of such petition upon
24the question of whether such toll bridge shall be acquired by said municipality.
The
25question submitted to the electors shall specify the method of payment for such toll

1bridge as provided in the resolution for the acquisition thereof. If no such petition
2is filed, or if the majority of votes cast at such referendum election are in favor of the
3acquisition of such toll bridge, then the resolution of the governing body for the
4acquisition of such toll bridge shall be in effect.
AB375, s. 38 5Section 38. 117.20 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,20,10 6117.20 Referendum procedures. (1) If a referendum is required under ss.
7117.08 to 117.11, it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November
8at the next general election to be held not sooner than 45 days following receipt of
9the petition or adoption of the resolution under s. 117.08 (3) (a), 117.09 (3) (a), 117.10
10(3) (a) or 117.11 (4) (a).
AB375,20,21 11(2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as required
12under s. 8.55 10.06 (4), in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
13school board elections under s. 120.06 (5), (9), (11), (13) and (14) apply to a
14referendum held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each
15affected school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions
16assigned to the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those
17subsections. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the
18elections board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each affected school
19district shall file with the secretary of the board a certified statement prepared by
20the school district board of canvassers of the results of the referendum in that school
21district.
AB375, s. 39 22Section 39. 119.48 (4) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB375,21,223 119.48 (4) (b) The communication shall state the purposes for which the funds
24from the increase in the levy rate will be used and shall request the common council

1to submit to the voters of the city the question of exceeding the levy rate specified in
2s. 65.07 (1) (f) at the September election or a special an election specified in s. 8.065.
AB375,21,133 (c) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall cause the
4question of exceeding the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f) to be submitted to
5the voters of the city at the September election or at a special next election specified
6in s. 8.065 to be held not sooner than 45 days after receipt of the communication
. The
7question of exceeding the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f) shall be submitted
8upon a separate ballot or in some other manner so that the vote upon exceeding the
9levy rate specified in s. 65.07 (1) (f) is taken separately from any other question
10submitted to the voters. If a majority of the electors voting on the question favors
11exceeding the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f), the common council shall
12approve the increase in the levy rate and shall levy and collect a tax equal to the
13amount of money approved by the electors.
AB375, s. 40 14Section 40. 119.49 (1) (b) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB375,21,2015 119.49 (1) (b) The communication shall state the amount of funds needed under
16par. (a) and the purposes for which the funds will be used and shall request the
17common council to submit to the voters of the city at the next election specified in s.
188.065 to be
held in the city not sooner than 45 days after receipt of the communication
19the question of issuing school bonds in the amount and for the purposes stated in the
20communication.
AB375,22,6 21(2) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall cause the
22question of issuing such school bonds in the stated amount and for the stated school
23purposes to be submitted to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city
24specified in s. 8.065 that occurs not sooner than 45 days after the date of receipt of
25the communication
. The question of issuing such school bonds shall be submitted

1upon a separate ballot or in some other manner so that the vote upon issuing such
2school bonds is taken separately from any other question submitted to the voters.
3If a majority of the electors voting on the school bond question favors issuing such
4school bonds, the common council shall cause the school bonds to be issued
5immediately or within the period permitted by law, in the amount requested by the
6board and in the manner other bonds are issued.
AB375, s. 41 7Section 41. 121.91 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,22,208 121.91 (3) (a) If a school board wishes to exceed the limit under sub. (1), (2) or
9(2m) otherwise applicable to the school district in any school year, it shall promptly
10adopt a resolution supporting inclusion in the final school district budget of an
11amount equal to the proposed excess revenue. The resolution shall specify whether
12the proposed excess revenue is for a recurring or nonrecurring purpose, or, if the
13proposed excess revenue is for both recurring and nonrecurring purposes, the
14amount of the proposed excess revenue for each purpose. The school board shall call
15a special referendum in accordance with s. 8.065 for the purpose of submitting the
16resolution to the electors of the school district for approval or rejection. In lieu of a
17special referendum, the school board may specify that the referendum be held at the
18next succeeding spring primary or election or September primary or general election,
19if such election is
, to be held not earlier sooner than 35 days after the adoption of the
20resolution of the school board.
AB375, s. 42 21Section 42. 197.04 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB375,23,1822 197.04 (1) Any municipality having determined to acquire an existing plant or
23any part of the equipment of a public utility may discontinue all proceedings to that
24end at any time within 90 days after the final determination of compensation by the
25commission, by a vote of the electors as herein provided, or by a resolution to that

1effect by its municipal council, provided that such resolution shall not be of force and
2effect until 90 days after its passage and publication. If within either of said 90-day
3periods a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 shall be filed with the
4clerk of such municipality, in a city of the first class signed by 5% and in all other
5municipalities by 10% of the electors thereof, requesting that the question of
6discontinuing said proceeding to acquire such plant or equipment be submitted to the
7electors, such question shall be submitted to the said electors at any general or
8regular municipal
the succeeding election specified in s. 8.065 that may be is held not
9less than 30, and not more than 35, days from the date of the filing of the petition;
10and if no general election or regular municipal election is to be held within the stated
11periods, then the governing body of the municipality shall order the holding of a
12special election for the purpose of submitting to the electors in case
. If the petition
13is filed before the adoption of such resolution the question submitted shall be
14whether said proceedings shall be discontinued, and in case if the petition is filed
15after the adoption of said resolution the question submitted shall be whether the
16aforesaid resolution shall remain in effect and its adoption be ratified, and such
17resolution shall not have force or effect unless a majority of the electors voting on
18such question shall be in favor thereof.
AB375,24,2 19(2) The municipal council may provide for the notice, the manner of holding
20such election and the method of voting thereon and of making returns thereof and
21the canvassing and determining of the result thereof; provided, that notice of the
22submission of the question contemplated herein to the electors shall be given by a
23brief notice of that fact once a week for three weeks in some newspaper of general
24circulation published in the municipality, and if there be no such newspaper then
25publication may be made in any newspaper of general circulation in the county seat

1of the county wherein the municipality is located. The notice of holding any special
2election shall be incorporated as a part of the aforesaid notice.
AB375, s. 43 3Section 43. 197.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,24,154 197.10 (2) Such contract when adopted by the common council of said city and
5accepted by the owner or owners of such public utility shall be submitted to the public
6service commission for its approval and upon such approval the same shall be
7submitted in such manner as the common council shall determine to a vote of the
8electors of such city at the next regular municipal election or at a special election
9called for that purpose
specified in s. 8.065 to be held not sooner than 45 days after
10approval of the commission
, and such contract shall not become binding upon such
11city until approved by a majority vote of the qualified electors of such city voting
12thereon. No bonds shall in any case be issued by said city under the contract or
13contracts mentioned in sub. (1), until the proposition of their issue shall have been
14submitted to the people of such city and adopted by a majority of the electors voting
15thereon.
AB375, s. 44 16Section 44. 198.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB375,25,617 198.19 (1) Any territory, constituting one or more municipalities contiguous to
18a district may be annexed to and become a part of such district to all intents and
19purposes and with like effect as though originally included therein upon such terms
20and conditions as the board of directors of the district shall fix by ordinance adopted
21by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the directors-elect, provided that before such
22ordinance becomes effective the same shall be accepted and ratified by the
23affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors entitled to vote and voting in
24a special election referendum called and held for that purpose, in accordance with
25s. 8.065,
in each municipality proposed in such ordinance to be annexed to the

1district. Such ordinance shall be published and such election shall be noticed, held
2and conducted, as nearly as may be, in the manner provided by this chapter for the
3noticing, holding and conduct of elections upon the organization of a municipal power
4district, except that the returns of such election and the ballots therein shall be
5delivered to the clerk of the district. The results of said election shall be canvassed
6publicly by the directors of the district.
AB375, s. 45 7Section 45. Initial applicability.
AB375,25,9 8(1)  This act first applies with respect to referenda called on the effective date
9of this subsection.
AB375,25,1010 (End)
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