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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
To 1995 ASSEMBLY BILL 261
September 14, 1995 - Offered by Committee on Government Operations.
AB261-ASA1,1,2 1An Act to amend 19.82 (2); and to create 60.50 (6) and 60.77 (5) (k) of the
2statutes; relating to: the definition of "meeting" under the open meetings law.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB261-ASA1, s. 1 3Section 1. 19.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB261-ASA1,1,144 19.82 (2) "Meeting" means the convening of members of a governmental body
5for the purpose of exercising the responsibilities, authority, power or duties
6delegated to or vested in the body. If one-half or more of the members of a
7governmental body are present, the meeting is rebuttably presumed to be for the
8purpose of exercising the responsibilities, authority, power or duties delegated to or
9vested in the body. The term does not include any social or chance gathering or
10conference which is not intended to avoid this subchapter, any gathering of the
11members of a town board for the purpose specified in s. 60.50 (6), any gathering of
12the commissioners of a town sanitary district for the purpose specified in s. 60.77 (5)
13(k)
or any gathering of the members of a drainage board created under s. 88.16, 1991
14stats., or under s. 88.17, for a purpose specified in s. 88.065 (5) (a).
AB261-ASA1, s. 2
1Section 2. 60.50 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB261-ASA1,2,102 60.50 (6) Inspections. Gather at the site of a public works project or a highway,
3street or alley project that has been approved by the town board for the sole purpose
4of inspecting the work that has been completed or that is in progress if, before
5gathering at the site, the chairperson of the board or the chairperson's designee
6notifies by telephone or facsimile transmission those news media who have filed a
7written request for notice of such inspections in relation to that project and if the
8chairperson of the board or the chairperson's designee submits at the next board
9meeting a report that describes the inspection. The board may not take any official
10action at the inspection site.
AB261-ASA1, s. 3 11Section 3. 60.77 (5) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB261-ASA1,2,2012 60.77 (5) (k) Gather at the site of a public works project that has been approved
13by the commission for the sole purpose of inspecting the work that has been
14completed or that is in progress if, before gathering at the site, the president of the
15commission or the president's designee notifies by telephone or facsimile
16transmission those news media who have filed a written request for notice of such
17inspections in relation to that project and if the president of the commission or the
18president's designee submits at the next commission meeting a report that describes
19the inspection. The commission may not take any official action at the inspection
20site.
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