AB229: Bill Text

AB229,15,8 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., beginning in 2006 and in each subsequent year, to receive payments under sub. (3), a municipality shall enter into an area cooperation compact with at least 4 municipalities or counties, or with any combination of at least 4 such entities, to provide law enforcement and to perform at least 5 of the other functions listed in par. (b).

AB229,15,12 3. A municipality that is not adjacent to at least 2 other municipalities may enter into a cooperation compact with any adjacent municipality or with the county in which the municipality is located to perform the number and type of functions as specified under subds. 1. or 2., as applicable to the year of the payment.

AB229,15,13 (b) An area cooperation compact may involve the following functions:

AB229,15,14 1. Law enforcement.

AB229,15,15 2. Housing.

AB229,15,16 3. Emergency services.

AB229,15,17 4. Fire protection.

AB229,15,18 5. Solid waste collection and disposal.

AB229,15,19 6. Recycling.

AB229,15,20 7. Public health.

AB229,15,21 8. Animal control.

AB229,15,22 10. Transportation.

AB229,15,23 11. Mass transit.

AB229,15,24 12. Land use planning.

AB229,15,25 13. Boundary agreements.

AB229,16,1 14. Libraries.

AB229,16,2 15. Parks and recreation.

AB229,16,3 16. Culture.

AB229,16,4 17. Purchasing.

AB229,16,5 18. Electronic government.

AB229,16,12 (c) An area cooperation compact shall provide a plan for any municipalities or counties that enter into the compact to collaborate to provide any functions under par. (b), as selected under par. (a). 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.

AB229,16,17 (d) Annually, beginning in 2002, to receive a payment under sub. (3), a municipality shall certify to the department of revenue, in a manner prescribed by the department, by May 1 of the year of the statement under s. 79.015, that the municipality complied with pars. (a) to (c) for the year of the statement under s. 79.015.

AB229,16,21 (e) Annually, beginning in 2004, the legislative audit bureau shall prepare a report on the performance of area cooperation compacts and shall submit copies of the report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) by June 30.

AB229,17,7 (5) Minimum payments. (a) In 2002, if the combined payments to a municipality under subs. (2) and (3) are less than 95% of the combined payments to the municipality under s. 79.06, 1999 stats., and s. 79.03 (3), 1999 stats., excluding payments under s. 79.03 (3c), 1999 stats., for 2001, the municipality has an aids deficiency. The amount of the aids deficiency is the amount by which 95% of the amount of the combined payments to the municipality under s. 79.06, 1999 stats., and s. 79.03 (3), 1999 stats., excluding payments under s. 79.03 (3c), 1999 stats., for 2001 exceeds the payments to the municipality under subs. (2) and (3) in 2002. A municipality that has an aids deficiency under this paragraph shall receive a payment from the amounts withheld under sub. (6) (a) that is equal to its proportion of all the aids deficiencies of municipalities under this paragraph in 2002.

AB229,17,18 (b) Except as provided in par. (c), in 2003 and subsequent years, if the combined payments to a municipality under subs. (2) and (3) are less than 95% of the combined payments to the municipality under this subsection and subs. (2), (3), and (6) for the previous year, the municipality has an aids deficiency. The amount of the aids deficiency is the amount by which 95% of the amount of the combined payments to the municipality under this subsection and subs. (2), (3), and (6) in the previous year exceeds the combined payments to the municipality under subs. (2) and (3) in the current year. A municipality that has an aids deficiency under this paragraph shall receive a payment from the amounts withheld under sub. (6) (b) that is equal to its proportion of all the aids deficiencies of municipalities under this paragraph for the current year.

AB229,17,25 (c) In 2003 and subsequent years, if a municipality receives a payment under sub. (3) in the year following the year of the statement under s. 79.015 but did not receive a payment in the year of the statement, or if a municipality does not receive a payment under sub. (3) in the year following the year of the statement under s. 79.015 but received a payment in the year of the statement, the payment under sub. (3) shall be excluded from the calculation for determining the minimum payment under par. (b).

AB229,18,9 (6) Maximum payments. (a) In 2002, if the combined payments to a municipality under subs. (2) and (3) exceed combined payments to the municipality under s. 79.06, 1999 stats., and s. 79.03 (3), 1999 stats., excluding payments under s. 79.03 (3c), 1999 stats., for 2001 by more than the maximum allowable increase, the excess shall be withheld to fund minimum payments in 2002 under sub. (5) (a). In this paragraph, "maximum allowable increase" means a percentage such that the sum for all municipalities of the excess of payments in 2002 under subs. (2) and (3) over the payment as limited by the maximum allowable increase is equal to the sum of the aids deficiencies under sub. (5) (a) in 2002.

AB229,18,18 (b) In 2003 and subsequent years, if the combined payments to a municipality under subs. (2) and (3) exceed the combined payments to the municipality under this subsection and subs. (2), (3), and (5) for the previous year by more than the maximum allowable increase, the excess shall be withheld to fund minimum payments in the current year under sub. (5) (b). In this paragraph, "maximum allowable increase" in any year means a percentage such that the sum for all municipalities of the excess of payments in that year under subs. (2) and (3) over the payment as limited by the maximum allowable increase is equal to the sum of the aids deficiencies under sub. (5) (b) in that year.

AB229,18,25 (c) In 2003 and subsequent years, if a municipality receives a payment under sub. (3) in the year following the year of the statement under s. 79.015 but did not receive a payment in the year of the statement, or if a municipality does not receive a payment under sub. (3) in the year following the year of the statement under s. 79.015 but received a payment in the year of the statement, the payment under sub. (3) shall be excluded from the calculation for determining the maximum payment under par. (b).

AB229, s. 36 Section 36. Initial applicability.

AB229,19,5 (1) Growth-sharing region. The treatment of sections 20.835 (1) (d), (db), and (dd), 25.50 (3) (b), 33.32 (3) (b), 79.01 (1), (5), and (6), 79.015, 79.02 (2) (b) and (3), 79.03 (1), (2), (3) (a), (b) 1., 3., 4. (intro.), a. to bm., d. to f., and h., 5., and 6., and (4), 79.06 (1) and (2), and 79.065 of the statutes first applies to payments made in 2002.

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