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59.56
(2) Public museums. (a)
Appropriate The board may appropriate money
4for the establishment, expansion, operation and maintenance of public museums in
5the county, including, but not limited to, any public museum owned by a city.
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(b)
Acquire The board may acquire, establish, expand, own, operate and
7maintain a public museum in the county and appropriate money for such purposes,
8except that a public museum owned by a county under this subsection may seek
9tax-exempt status as an entity described under section
501 (c) (3) of the internal
10revenue code.
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(c) Notwithstanding pars. (a) and (b), in counties having a population of
12500,000 or more the
county board may contribute funds toward the operation of a
13public museum owned by a
city of the 1st class
city in such county, as partial
14reimbursement for museum services rendered to persons residing outside such city
15and in a manner similar to the annual appropriation of funds by the
county board
16under s. 43.57 toward the operation of the central library in such city.
SB639, s. 146
17Section
146. 59.07 (34) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (17) (title)
18and amended to read:
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59.54
(17) (title)
Highway safety
Highways.
SB639, s. 147
20Section
147. 59.07 (34) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (17) (a) and
21amended to read:
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59.54
(17) (a) (title)
Safety and patrol. Appropriate The board may appropriate 23money to citizens' safety committees or to county safety commissions or councils for
24highway safety and patrol.
SB639, s. 148
1Section
148. 59.07 (34g) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (17) (b) and
2amended to read:
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59.54
(17) (b)
Highway commissioner term. Adopt The board may enact an
4ordinance establishing the term of service of a highway commissioner elected under
5s. 83.01 (1) (a).
SB639, s. 149
6Section
149. 59.07 (34m) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (17) (c) and
7amended to read:
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59.54
(17) (c)
Highway safety coordinator. The
county board chairperson, or
9the county executive or county administrator in a county having such an officer, may
10appoint a county highway safety coordinator who shall serve as a member of the
11county traffic safety commission under s. 83.013 (1) (a).
SB639, s. 150
12Section
150. 59.07 (35) of the statutes is renumbered 59.70 (10) and amended
13to read:
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59.70
(10) Drainage district bonds.
Purchase The board may purchase 15drainage district bonds at market value or at a discount to salvage the equity of the
16county in the lands affected and to secure resumption of tax payments thereon and
17so permit the dissolution of the district.
SB639, s. 151
18Section
151. 59.07 (37) of the statutes is renumbered 59.53 (1) and amended
19to read:
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59.53
(1) Surplus commodity plans.
Adopt The board may adopt and
21participate in any surplus commodity absorption plan in connection with furnishing
22relief to needy persons within any municipality in the county and appropriate money
23to carry out such plan.
SB639, s. 152
24Section
152. 59.07 (38) of the statutes is renumbered 59.55 (5) and amended
25to read:
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159.55
(5) Secondhand car dealers, junking cars. License The board may
2license and regulate dealers in secondhand motor vehicles, wreckers of motor
3vehicles, or the conduct of motor vehicle junking. Such regulation shall not apply to
4any municipality which
adopts enacts an ordinance governing the same subject.
SB639, s. 153
5Section
153. 59.07 (39) of the statutes is renumbered 59.53 (15) and amended
6to read:
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59.53
(15) Nursing associations.
Appropriate The board may appropriate 8money toward the support of organized and bona fide nursing associations in the
9county, such associations to have at least one qualified nurse.
SB639, s. 154
10Section
154. 59.07 (41) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (1) and amended
11to read:
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59.54
(1) Ambulances. Purchase The board may purchase, equip, operate and
13maintain ambulances and contract for ambulance service with one or more providers
14for conveyance of the sick or injured and make reasonable charges for the use thereof.
SB639, s. 155
15Section
155. 59.07 (42) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (2) and amended
16to read:
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59.54
(2) Rescue equipment. Appropriate The board may appropriate money
18for the purchase of boats and other equipment necessary for the rescue of human
19beings and the recovery of human bodies from waters of which the county has
20jurisdiction under s. 2.04 and charge a reasonable fee for the use of such boats and
21other equipment.
SB639, s. 156
22Section
156. 59.07 (42m) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (5) and amended
23to read:
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59.54
(5) Emergency services for hearing and speech impaired persons. In
25any county having a population of 200,000 or more the
county board shall install in
1the sheriff's department a teletypewriter which shall be available to receive calls
2from hearing and speech impaired persons seeking emergency services. In cities
3having a population of 30,000 or more which are not contained in a county having
4a population of 200,000 or more, the city shall install a teletypewriter for the
5purposes of this subsection in either the police or fire department. If 2 or more cities
6having a population of 30,000 or more are contained in one county, the
county board
7shall install the teletypewriter in the sheriff's department and no teletypewriter
8shall be required in the cities.
SB639, s. 157
9Section
157. 59.07 (43) of the statutes is renumbered 59.52 (21) and amended
10to read:
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59.52
(21) County commissions. Except in counties having a population of
12500,000 or more,
the board may fix and pay the compensation of members of the
13county park commission and the county planning and zoning commission for
14attendance at meetings at a rate not to exceed the compensation permitted
15supervisors.
SB639, s. 158
16Section
158. 59.07 (44) of the statutes is renumbered 59.42 (1) and amended
17to read:
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59.42
(1) (title)
Corporation counsel
; certain counties. (a) Except as provided
19under par. (b), in counties not having a population of 500,000 or more,
the board may 20employ a corporation counsel, and fix the salary of the corporation counsel. The
21corporation counsel appointed under this paragraph may be terminated at any time
22by a majority vote of all the members of the board.
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(b) In any county with a county executive or county administrator, the county
24executive or county administrator shall have the authority to appoint and supervise
25the corporation counsel if the
county board authorizes the establishment of the office
1of corporation counsel. Such appointment shall be subject to confirmation by the
2county board unless the
county board, by ordinance, elects to waive confirmation or
3unless the appointment is made under a civil service system competitive
4examination procedure established under s.
59.07 (20)
59.52 (8) or ch. 63. The
5corporation counsel may be removed by the county executive or county administrator
6with the concurrence of the
county board unless the corporation counsel is appointed
7under such an examination procedure.
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(c) The corporation counsel may, when authorized by a majority of the
county 9board, appoint one or more assistant corporation counsels to aid the corporation
10counsel in the performance of the duties of corporation counsel. The assistants so
11appointed shall have authority to perform all the duties of the corporation counsel.
12The duties of the corporation counsel shall be limited to civil matters and may
13include giving legal opinions to the board and its committees and interpreting the
14powers and duties of the board and county officers. Whenever any of the powers and
15duties conferred upon the corporation counsel are concurrent with similar powers or
16duties conferred by law upon the district attorney, the district attorney's powers or
17duties shall cease to the extent that they are so conferred upon the corporation
18counsel and the district attorney shall be relieved of the responsibility for performing
19such powers or duties. Opinions of the corporation counsel on all such matters shall
20have the same effect as opinions of the district attorney. The corporation counsel may
21request the attorney general to consult and advise with the corporation counsel in
22the same manner as district attorneys as provided by s. 165.25 (3).
SB639, s. 159
23Section
159. 59.07 (46) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (7) and amended
24to read:
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159.54
(7) Police powers over certain U.S. lands and structures. In counties
2wherein in which the United States has built a structure extending into a lake or
3river, the board may by ordinance regulate the use of such a structure by the public
4consistent with reasonable safety requirements, but nothing contained in the
5ordinance shall permit any interference with the operations of the United States, its
6agents, employes or representatives in connection with the structure
, and. The
7ordinance may also provide that any person who violates the ordinance shall forfeit
8to the county
an amount not to exceed $100 for each offense, plus costs, and in default
9of payment shall be imprisoned
for not more than 30 days. Arrests for violation of
10the ordinance may be made by the sheriff or by any peace officer of the municipality
11wherein the structure is located.
SB639, s. 160
12Section
160. 59.07 (47) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (16) and amended
13to read:
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59.54
(16) Contract with U.S. for custody of federal prisoners. Empower 15The board may authorize the sheriff or superintendent of the house of correction to
16contract with the United States to keep in the county jail or house of correction any
17person legally committed under U.S. authority, but not for a term exceeding 18
18months.
SB639, s. 161
19Section
161. 59.07 (49) of the statutes is renumbered 59.70 (22) and amended
20to read:
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59.70
(22) Billboard regulation.
Regulate The board may regulate, by
22ordinance, the maintenance and construction of billboards and other similar
23structures on premises abutting on highways maintained by the county so as to
24promote the safety of public travel thereon. Such ordinances shall not apply within
1cities, villages and towns which have enacted ordinances regulating the same subject
2matter.
SB639, s. 162
3Section
162. 59.07 (50) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (19) and amended
4to read:
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59.54
(19) Riding horses, regulation.
Provide The board may provide by
6ordinance for the regulation,
control, prohibition and licensing of horses kept for the
7purpose of riding, whether by private owners for their own use or by commercial
8stables, riding academies or clubs for hire; for the licensing and regulation of owners
9of riding horses and the regulation,
control, prohibition and licensing of commercial
10stables keeping horses for riding purposes for hire. The board may revoke the license
11of any owner of a horse kept for the purpose of riding for violation of such ordinance
12after the filing of charges and notice and hearing thereon. Such ordinance may
13provide that the chairperson of the board, when the board is not in session, shall be
14authorized to issue such license or to suspend such license of any person violating
15such ordinance; such issuance of license or the suspension of such license to be acted
16on by the board at its next meeting. Such ordinance may impose a
penalty of 17forfeiture not to exceed $100 for each violation or
, in default of payment thereof,
18imprisonment for not
exceeding more than 30 days. Such ordinances may not apply
19within cities, villages and towns that have enacted ordinances regulating the same
20subject matter.
SB639, s. 163
21Section
163. 59.07 (51) of the statutes is renumbered 59.70 (1) and amended
22to read:
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59.70
(1) Building and sanitary codes. Adopt The board may enact building
24and sanitary codes, make necessary rules and regulations in relation thereto and
25provide for enforcement of the codes, rules and regulations by forfeiture or otherwise.
1The codes, rules and regulations do not apply within
cities, villages or towns 2municipalities which have
adopted
enacted ordinances or codes concerning the same
3subject matter. "Sanitary code" does not include a private sewage system ordinance
4adopted enacted under
s. 59.065 sub. (5). "Building and sanitary codes" does not
5include well code ordinances
adopted enacted under
s. 59.067 sub. (6).
SB639, s. 164
6Section
164. 59.07 (52) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 59.79 (9) (title) and
7amended to read:
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59.79
(9) (title)
Milwaukee county; sewage Sewage, waste, refuse.
SB639, s. 165
9Section
165. 59.07 (52) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB639, s. 166
10Section
166. 59.07 (52) (a) and (b) of the statutes are renumbered 59.79 (9) (a)
11and (b) and amended to read:
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59.79
(9) (a) Provide for the transmission and disposal of sewage from any of
13the county buildings, and for such purpose shall after October 1, 1965, annually pay
14to the municipality in which the buildings are situated for the transmission and
15disposal of sewage, such proportion of the expense
thereof of the transmission and
16disposal, as certified under s. 66.91 (5), to any such municipality; such proportionate
17expense to be determined by the ratio which the amount of sewage contributed by
18any such buildings may bear to the total amount of sewage contributed by any such
19municipality to such system; but each municipality
wherein in which county
20buildings are located, if payment is to be made, shall provide and furnish meters to
21determine the amount of sewage so contributed. This paragraph shall not apply to
22user charges billed to the county under s. 66.912.
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(b) Engage in the function of the destruction or disposal of waste by providing
24dumpage facilities; acquire lands by purchase, lease, donation or right of eminent
25domain within such county and use the lands as dumpage sites for depositing,
1salvaging, processing, burning or otherwise disposing of the waste, and acquire land
2by purchase, lease or donation outside such county for said purposes where state and
3local regulations permit; construct and equip incinerators and other structures to be
4used for disposal of waste; maintain, control and operate dumpage sites; maintain,
5control and operate incinerators for burning such materials; utilize or dispose of by
6sale or otherwise heat or power reclaimed from incinerator facilities; sell all
7salvageable waste materials and by-products; levy a tax to create a working capital
8fund to maintain and operate dumpage facilities, construct, equip and operate
9incinerators and other structures for disposal of wastes; charge or assess reasonable
10fees to persons making use of such sites, incinerators or other structures for the
11disposal of waste; make charges approximately commensurate with the cost of
12services rendered to any municipality using the county waste disposal facilities;
13authorize payment to any municipality, in which county waste disposal facilities,
14including incinerators, are located, to cover the reasonable cost of fire fighting
15services rendered to such county when the occasion demands such service; contract
16with private collectors and municipalities and transporters to receive and dispose of
17waste other than garbage at dumpage and incinerator sites; levy taxes to provide
18funds to acquire sites and to construct and equip incinerators and other structures
19for disposal of wastes;
adopt enact and enforce ordinances,
and adopt and enforce 20rules and regulations
, necessary for the orderly conduct of providing such dumpage
21facilities and services and provide forfeitures for the violation thereof. The charges
22for waste disposal services shall be determined by the board and shall include a
23reasonable charge for depreciation. In the determination of the charges the board
24shall give full consideration to any fees directly collected for the service. Waste
25disposal charges shall be apportioned
pursuant to
under s. 70.63 to the respective
1municipalities receiving the service. The depreciation charges shall create a reserve
2for future capital outlays for waste disposal facilities. Before acquiring in such
3county any site to be used for dumping or the erection of an incinerator or other
4structure for the disposal of waste, a public hearing shall be held in the county
5following notice of hearing by publication as a class 3 notice, under ch. 985. The term
6"waste" as used in this paragraph includes, without
restriction limitation because of
7enumeration, garbage, ashes, municipal, domestic, industrial and commercial
8rubbish, waste or refuse material. The powers conferred by this paragraph are
9declared to be necessary to the preservation of the public health, welfare and
10convenience of the county.
SB639, s. 167
11Section
167. 59.07 (54) of the statutes is renumbered 59.80 and amended to
12read:
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1359.80 Milwaukee county; city-county crime commission. The board of
14any county
having with a population of 500,000 or more or the common council of any
151st class city
of the first class however organized in such county
, may appropriate
16money to defray in whole or in part the expenses of a city-county crime commission
17organized and functioning to determine methods of crime prevention in such county.
18All items of expense paid out of such appropriation shall be presented and paid on
19board vouchers as are claims against counties.
SB639, s. 168
20Section
168. 59.07 (55) of the statutes is renumbered 59.79 (1) and amended
21to read:
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59.79
(1) (title)
Housing facilities
, Milwaukee county. In counties having a
23population of 500,000 or more, build Build, furnish and rent housing facilities to
24residents of the county. Such
counties a county may borrow money or accept grants
25from the federal government for or in aid of any project to build, furnish and rent such
1housing facilities, to take over any federal lands and to such ends enter into such
2contracts, mortgages, trust indentures, leases or other agreements as the federal
3government may require. It is the intent of this subsection to authorize such
counties 4a county to do anything necessary to secure the financial aid and the cooperation of
5the federal government in any undertaking by the county authorized by this
6subsection, including the authority to provide housing subsidies or allowances by
7participation in federal government housing programs.
SB639, s. 169
8Section
169. 59.07 (56) of the statutes is renumbered 59.53 (23) and amended
9to read:
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59.53
(23) Housing authorities, counties having only one town. (a) The
11provisions of ss. 66.40 to 66.404 shall apply to any county having only one town,
12except as otherwise provided in this subsection or clearly indicated otherwise by the
13context, and any housing authority established under this subsection
shall be
14entitled to may participate in any state grants-in-aid for housing in the same
15manner as city housing authorities created under ss. 66.40 to 66.404.
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(b) The powers and duties conferred and imposed by ss. 66.40 to 66.404 upon
17mayors and councils are
hereby conferred upon
county boards, and the powers and
18duties of specified city officials under those sections are
hereby conferred upon
19county officials performing duties similar to the duties of
such the specified city
20officials.
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(c) Eligible low-income residents of the county who are 62 years of age or older
22may be given first preference in the selection of tenants for housing provided under
23the authority of this
section subsection. The housing may, insofar as possible, be
24designed specifically for the foregoing class of residents.
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1(d) The area of operation of a housing authority created in and for a county
2pursuant to under this subsection is all of the county for which it is created.
SB639, s. 170
3Section
170. 59.07 (57) of the statutes is renumbered 59.79 (2) and amended
4to read:
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59.79
(2) Intergovernmental committees; appropriation. In counties having
6a population of 500,000 or more, appropriate Appropriate money to defray the
7expenses of any intergovernmental committee organized in the county with
8participation by the
county board to study countywide governmental problems, and
9make recommendations thereon. All items of expense paid out of the appropriations
10shall be presented on vouchers signed by the chairperson and secretary of the
11intergovernmental committee.
SB639, s. 171
12Section
171. 59.07 (58) of the statutes is renumbered 59.48 and amended to
13read:
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1459.48 County assessor. The county executive elected under s.
59.031 59.17 15or the county administrator elected or appointed under s.
59.033 59.18 shall appoint
16a county assessor as prescribed in and subject to the limitations of s. 70.99, approve
17the hiring of the assessor's staff as prescribed in that section and otherwise comply
18with that section. In counties with neither a county executive nor a county
19administrator the appointment of the county assessor shall be the duty of the
20chairperson of the
county board subject to the approval of the
county board and
21subject to the limitations of s. 70.99. The hiring of the assessor's staff shall be the
22duty of the county assessor subject to the limitations of s. 70.99.
SB639, s. 172
23Section
172. 59.07 (59) of the statutes is renumbered 59.70 (23) and amended
24to read:
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159.70
(23) County natural beauty councils. Create The board may create a
2county natural beauty council as a committee of the
county board, composed of such
3county board members, public members and governmental personnel as the
county 4board designates. The council shall advise governmental bodies and citizens in the
5county on matters affecting the preservation and enhancement of the county's
6natural beauty, and aid and facilitate the aims and objectives of the natural beauty
7council.
SB639, s. 173
8Section
173. 59.07 (61) of the statutes is renumbered 59.56 (4) and amended
9to read:
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59.56
(4) University centers. Appropriate The board may appropriate money
11for the construction, remodeling, expansion, acquisition or equipping of land,
12buildings and facilities for a university of Wisconsin center if the operation of it has
13been approved by the board of regents.
SB639, s. 174
14Section
174. 59.07 (62) of the statutes is renumbered 59.52 (15) and amended
15to read:
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59.52
(15) Printing in local tax rolls, etc. Provide The board may provide 17for the printing in assessment rolls and tax rolls and on data cards for local municipal
18officials, the descriptions of properties and the names of the owners thereof, but no
19town, city or village municipality shall be subject to any tax levied to effect these
20functions where
such town, city or village the municipality provides its own printing
21for
said the functions.
SB639, s. 175
22Section
175. 59.07 (63) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (3) and amended
23to read:
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159.54
(3) Radio service for fire protection. Appropriate The board may
2appropriate money for the purpose of providing radio service for fire protection in the
3county, in the manner prescribed by the
county board.
SB639, s. 176
4Section
176. 59.07 (64) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (6) and amended
5to read:
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59.54
(6) Peace and order. Enact The board may enact and enforce ordinances
7to preserve the public peace and good order within the county including, but not
8limited by enumeration, ordinances prohibiting conduct that is the same as or
9similar to conduct that is prohibited by ss. 947.01 and 947.02, and provide a forfeiture
10for a violation of the ordinances.
SB639, s. 177
11Section
177. 59.07 (64e) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (22) and amended
12to read:
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59.54
(22) Power to prohibit certain conduct. Enact The board may enact and
14enforce ordinances, and provide forfeitures for violations of those ordinances, that
15prohibit conduct which is the same as or similar to that prohibited by chs. 941 to 948,
16except as provided in
sub. (64m) s. 59.55 (6), and by s. 167.31 (2) and (3), subject to
17rules promulgated under s. 167.31 (4m).
SB639, s. 178
18Section
178. 59.07 (64m) of the statutes is renumbered 59.55 (6) and amended
19to read:
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59.55
(6) Regulation of obscenity.
Enact The board may enact an ordinance
21to prohibit conduct that is the same as that prohibited by s. 944.21. A county may
22bring an action for a violation of the ordinance regardless of whether the attorney
23general has determined under s. 165.25 (3m) that an action may be brought. The
24ordinance may provide for a forfeiture not to exceed $10,000 for each violation.
SB639, s. 179
1Section
179. 59.07 (65) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are renumbered
259.54 (4) (intro.), (a) and (b) and amended to read:
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59.54
(4) (title)
Rural naming or numbering system. (intro.)
Establish The
4board may establish a rural
naming or numbering system in towns for the purpose
5of aiding in fire protection, emergency services, and civil defense, and appropriate
6and expend money therefor, under which:
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(a) Each rural road
and each, home, business, farm or other establishment,
8may be assigned a name or number.
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(b)
Such The names or numbers may be displayed on uniform signs posted on
10rural roads and intersections, and at each home, business, farm or other
11establishment.
SB639, s. 180
12Section
180. 59.07 (65) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (4m) and
13amended to read:
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59.54
(4m) (title)
Rural naming or numbering system; town cooperation. This
15subsection The rural naming or numbering system under sub. (4) may be carried out
16in cooperation with any town or towns in the county.
SB639, s. 181
17Section
181. 59.07 (67) of the statutes is renumbered 59.52 (25) and amended
18to read:
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59.52
(25) Advisory and contingent referenda. Conduct The board may
20conduct a countywide referendum for advisory purposes or for the purpose of
21ratifying or validating a resolution
adopted or ordinance
adopted enacted by the
22board contingent upon approval in the referendum.
SB639, s. 182
23Section
182. 59.07 (68) of the statutes is renumbered 59.697 and amended to
24read:
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159.697 Fees for zoning appeals. Establish The board may establish a
2schedule of fees to be charged for the filing of petitions for amendment and notices
3of appeal under ss.
59.97 59.69 and
59.99 59.694, relating to zoning ordinances.
SB639, s. 183
4Section
183. 59.07 (69) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (20) and amended
5to read:
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59.54
(20) Dogs running at large.
Enact The board may enact ordinances
7regulating the keeping, apprehension, impounding and destruction of dogs outside
8the corporate limits of any city or village, but such ordinances shall not conflict with
9ss. 174.01 and 174.042, and such ordinances may not apply in any town that has
10enacted an ordinance under s. 60.23 (30).
SB639, s. 184
11Section
184. 59.07 (71) of the statutes is renumbered 59.79 (3) and amended
12to read:
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59.79
(3) Transportation studies.
In counties having a population of 500,000
14or more the county board may undertake Undertake the necessary studies and
15planning, alone or with other urban planning activities, to determine the total
16transportation needs of the county areas; to formulate a program for the most
17efficient and economical coordination, integration and joint use of all existing
18transportation facilities; and to study the interrelationship between metropolitan
19county area growth and the establishment of various transportation systems for
20such area in order to promote the most comprehensive planning and development of
21both. In pursuance of such undertaking the
county board may employ the services
22of consultants to furnish surveys and plans, and may appropriate funds for the
23payment of the cost of such work and the hiring of consultants.
SB639, s. 185
24Section
185. 59.07 (73) of the statutes is renumbered 59.52 (17) and amended
25to read: