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 of the statutes is repealed.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:
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159.52
(17) Return of rents to municipalities. Return The board may return 2to municipalities all or any part of rent moneys received by the county under leases
3of county-owned lands.
SB639, s. 186
4Section
186. 59.07 (74) of the statutes is renumbered 59.52 (18) and amended
5to read:
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59.52
(18) Return of forest income to towns. Return The board may return 7and distribute to the several towns in the county all or any part of any money received
8by the county from the sale of any product from county-owned lands which are not
9entered under the county forest law
pursuant to under s. 28.11.
SB639, s. 187
10Section
187. 59.07 (75) of the statutes is renumbered 59.57 (1) and amended
11to read:
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59.57
(1) County industrial development agency. (a) Subject to par. (b),
the
13board may appropriate money for and create a county industrial development agency
14or to any nonprofit agency organized to engage or engaging in activities described in
15this paragraph, appoint an executive officer and provide a staff and facilities to
16promote and develop the resources of the county and of its component
towns and 17municipalities. To this end the agency may, without
restriction limitation because
18of enumeration, develop data regarding the industrial needs, advantages and sites
19in the county, acquaint the purchaser with the products of the county by promotional
20activities, coordinate its work with that of the county planning commission, the
21department of development and private credit development corporations and
to do 22all things necessary to provide for the continued improvement of the industrial
23climate of the county.
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(b) If a county
having with a population of 500,000 or more appropriates money
25under par. (a) to fund nonprofit agencies, the county shall have a goal of expending
120% of the money appropriated for this purpose to fund a nonprofit agency that is
2actively managed by minority group members, as defined in s. 560.036 (1) (f), and
3that principally serves minority group members.
SB639, s. 188
4Section
188. 59.07 (76) of the statutes is renumbered 59.53 (8) and amended
5to read:
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59.53
(8) Rehabilitation facilities.
Establish The board may establish and
7maintain rehabilitation facilities in any part of the county under the jurisdiction of
8the sheriff as an extension of the jail, or separate from the jail under jurisdiction of
9a superintendent, to provide any person sentenced to the county jail with a program
10of rehabilitation for such part of the person's sentence or commitment as the court
11determines will be of rehabilitative value to the prisoner. Rehabilitation facilities
12may be located outside of the county under a cooperative agreement under s. 302.44.
SB639, s. 189
13Section
189. 59.07 (77) of the statutes is renumbered 59.79 (8) and amended
14to read:
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59.79
(8) (title)
Milwaukee county; contractual Contractual personnel
16services. In counties having a population of 500,000 or more, may enter Enter into
17a contract for a period not to exceed 2 years for the services of retired county
18employes, provided such services shall not replace or duplicate an existing office or
19position in the classified or unclassified service nor be considered an office or position
20under s. 63.03.
SB639, s. 190
21Section
190. 59.07 (80) of the statutes is renumbered 59.52 (27) and amended
22to read:
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59.52
(27) Bail bonds. The authority of the
county board to remit forfeited bond
24moneys to the bondsmen or their heirs or legal representatives, where such forfeiture
1arises as a result of failure of a defendant to appear and where such failure to appear
2is occasioned by a justifiable cause, is hereby confirmed.
SB639, s. 191
3Section
191. 59.07 (84) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (21) and amended
4to read:
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59.54
(21) County disposition of dead animals. May The board may remove
6any dead animal, for burial or disposition at public expense, found upon public or
7private property within the county, or may contract for such removal and burial or
8other disposition with any private rendering plant, but the cost of such removal or
9disposition may be recovered by the county from the owner of the carcass, if the owner
10is known. The
county board may delegate powers and duties under this subsection
11to any political subdivision.
SB639, s. 192
12Section
192. 59.07 (86) of the statutes is renumbered 59.53 (12) and amended
13to read:
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59.53
(12) Guardian of or conservator for county hospital patients. In any
15county having a population of 100,000 or more, the
county board may authorize the
16county as a body corporate to act as guardian or conservator of the respective estates
17of patients in its county hospital or mental hospital, and also as guardians or
18conservators of the respective estates of residents of its county home or infirmary.
SB639, s. 193
19Section
193. 59.07 (87) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (18) and amended
20to read:
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59.54
(18) Civil air patrol. Appropriate The board may appropriate funds or
22donate property and equipment to civil air patrol units in the county for the purpose
23of enabling such civil air patrol units to perform their assigned missions and duties
24as prescribed by U.S. air force regulations.
SB639, s. 194
1Section
194. 59.07 (89) of the statutes is renumbered 59.79 (4) and amended
2to read:
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59.79
(4) (title)
Heating and air conditioning contractors, Milwaukee county. 4In counties having a population of 500,000 or more, for For the purpose of protecting
5and promoting the general health and welfare of county residents, provide by
6ordinance for the regulation, control, prohibition and licensing of heating and air
7conditioning contractors engaged in either soliciting work or any actual installation,
8maintenance or repair work within the geographic limits of such
counties a county.
9The board may revoke any license after the filing of charges and notice of hearing
10thereon. Such ordinance in addition may impose a
penalty forfeiture of not to exceed
11$100 for any violation or
, in default of payment thereof, imprisonment for not to
12exceed 30 days and each day's failure to comply with any provision of the ordinance
13shall constitute a separate offense. In addition the county may institute injunctive
14proceedings to enforce any provision of the ordinance. The board may also, within
15the ordinance, provide for the creation of an advisory board and prescribe its powers.
16Such ordinance shall apply within cities and villages which may have
adopted 17enacted ordinances regulating the same subject matter but the county ordinance
18shall not have jurisdiction over any building code matter in any municipality, nor
19shall the ordinance be applicable to licensed electrical contractors engaged in the
20installation, maintenance or repair of electrical heating and air conditioning systems
21or to a public utility which is subject to ch. 196.
SB639, s. 195
22Section
195. 59.07 (90) of the statutes is renumbered 59.79 (5) and amended
23to read:
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59.79
(5) (title)
Milwaukee county; fee Fee for certain marriage ceremonies. 25In counties having a population of 500,000 or more, enact Enact an ordinance
1imposing a fee to be paid in advance to the
county clerk for each marriage ceremony
2performed by a judge or a court commissioner specified in s. 765.16 (5) in the
3courthouse, safety building or children's court center during hours when any office
4in those public buildings is open for the transaction of business. The amount of the
5fee shall be determined by the
county board.
SB639, s. 196
6Section
196. 59.07 (91) of the statutes is renumbered 59.79 (6) and amended
7to read:
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59.79
(6) (title)
Milwaukee county; world World festival celebration. In
9counties having a population of 500,000 ore more, appropriate
Appropriate money
10for planning and participation in a world festival celebration, or any similar program
11or activity designed to promote international commerce and culture.
SB639, s. 197
12Section
197. 59.07 (92) of the statutes is renumbered 59.58 (1) and amended
13to read:
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59.58
(1) Airports. (a) Construct, purchase, acquire, develop, improve, extend,
15equip, operate and maintain airports and airport facilities and buildings, including
16without limitation because of enumeration, terminal buildings, hangars and
17parking structures and lots, and including all property
, real and personal, that is 18appurtenant to or necessary for such purposes.
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(b) Finance such projects, including necessary sites, by the issuance of revenue
20bonds as provided in s. 66.066, and payable solely from the income, revenues and
21rentals derived from the operation of the project financed from the proceeds of
said 22the bonds. If any such project is constructed on a site owned by the county prior to
23the issuance of the bonds the county shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of the
24bonds in the amount of not less than the reasonable value of the site. The reasonable
25value of the site shall be determined by the
county board after having obtained
1written appraisals of value by 2
freeholders
general appraisers, as defined in s.
2458.01 (11), in the county having a reputation for skill and experience in appraising
3real estate values. Any bonds issued
pursuant to
under this subsection shall not be
4included in arriving at the constitutional debt limitation.
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(c) Operate airport projects or lease such projects in their entirety or in part,
6and any
such project may include space designed for leasing to others if the space is
7incidental to the purposes of the project.
SB639, s. 198
8Section
198. 59.07 (93) of the statutes is renumbered 59.53 (11) and amended
9to read:
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59.53
(11) Senior citizen programs; appropriation; commission on aging. (a)
11Appropriate funds
for the purpose of promoting and assisting to promote and assist 12county commissions on aging and senior citizens clubs and organizations within the
13county in their organization and activities. A county may cooperate with any private
14agency or group in such work.
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(b) Appoint a commission on aging
as provided in
under s. 46.82 (4) (a) 1., if s.
1646.82 (4) (a) 1. is applicable.
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(c) Appropriate money to defray the expenses incurred by private organizations
18in providing that provide homemaking services to elderly and handicapped persons
19within the county if the services will enable the persons to remain self-sufficient and
20to live independently or with relatives.
SB639, s. 199
21Section
199. 59.07 (94) of the statutes is renumbered 59.56 (16) and amended
22to read:
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59.56
(16) Advocacy for women and agriculture. Appropriate The board may
24appropriate money to county commissions to conduct advocacy activities on behalf
25of women or agriculture.
SB639, s. 200
1Section
200. 59.07 (95) of the statutes is renumbered 59.56 (1) and amended
2to read:
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59.56
(1) Cultural and educational contributions. Appropriate The board
4may appropriate money for cultural, artistic, educational and musical programs,
5projects and related activities, including financial assistance to nonprofit
6corporations devoted to furthering the cultivation and appreciation of the art of
7music or to the promotion of the visual arts.
SB639, s. 201
8Section
201. 59.07 (96) of the statutes is renumbered 59.53 (4) and amended
9to read:
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59.53
(4) Comprehensive health planning. A county or combination of
11counties may engage in comprehensive health planning, and
county boards may
12appropriate county funds to an
area-wide areawide agency for such planning,
13whether the organization to be utilized is a public agency or a private, nonprofit
14corporation.
SB639, s. 202
15Section
202. 59.07 (96m) of the statutes is renumbered 59.53 (19) and
16amended to read: