Wisconsin Legislature: 16,2021n

66.0137 (1) Definition. In this section, "local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, county, school district (as enumerated in s. 67.01 (5)), sewerage district, drainage district and, without limitation because of enumeration, any other political subdivision of the state should be s. 345.05 (1) (c).

16,2014n Section 2014n. 66.0137 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

66.0137 (4m) Joint self-insured plans. (a) In this subsection, "political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.

(b) A political subdivision and one or more other political subdivisions, that together have at least 100 employees, may jointly provide health care benefits to their officers and employees on a self insured basis.

16,2015 Section 2015. 66.0203 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0203 (8) (b) On the basis of the hearing the circuit court shall find if the standards under s. 66.0205 are met. If the court finds that the standards are not met, the court shall dismiss the petition. If the court finds that the standards are met the court shall refer the petition to the department and. Upon payment of any fee imposed under s. 16.53 (14), the department shall determine whether the standards under s. 66.0207 are met.

16,2016 Section 2016. 66.0203 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0203 (9) (a) Upon receipt of the petition from the circuit court and payment of any fee imposed under s. 16.53 (14), the department shall make any necessary investigation to apply the standards under s. 66.0207.

16,2017 Section 2017. 66.0203 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0203 (9) (b) Within 20 days after the receipt by the department of the petition from the circuit court and payment of any fee imposed under s. 16.53 (14), whichever is later, any party in interest may request a hearing. Upon receipt of the request, the department shall schedule a hearing at a place in or convenient to the territory sought to be incorporated.

16,2018 Section 2018. 66.0203 (9) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0203 (9) (d) Unless the court sets a different time limit, the department shall prepare its findings and determination, citing the supporting evidence, within 90 days after receipt of the referral from the court and payment of any fee imposed under s. 16.53 (14), whichever is later. The findings and determination shall be forwarded by the department to the circuit court. Copies of the findings and determination shall be sent by certified or registered mail to the designated representative of the petitioners, and to all town and municipal clerks entitled to receive mailed notice of the petition under sub. (4).

16,2019 Section 2019. 66.0217 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0217 (6) (a) Annexations within populous counties. No annexation proceeding within a county having a population of 50,000 or more is valid unless the person publishing a notice of annexation under sub. (4) mails a copy of the notice to the clerk of each municipality affected and the department, together with any fee imposed under s. 16.53 (14), within 5 days of the publication. The department may shall within 20 days after receipt of the notice mail to the clerk of the town within which the territory lies and to the clerk of the proposed annexing village or city a notice that states whether in its opinion the annexation is in the public interest or is against the public interest and that advises the clerks of the reasons the annexation is in or against the public interest as defined in par. (c). The annexing municipality shall review the advice before final action is taken.

16,2019g Section 2019g. 66.0217 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0217 (9) (b) Within 10 days of receipt of the ordinance, certificate and plat, the secretary of state shall forward 2 copies of the ordinance, certificate and plat to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of administration, one copy to the department of revenue, one copy to the department of public instruction, one copy to the department, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the department of forestry, one copy to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and 2 copies to the clerk of the municipality from which the territory was annexed.

16,2019m Section 2019m. 66.0221 of the statutes is renumbered 66.0221 (1) and amended to read:

66.0221 (1) Upon its own motion, a city or village , by a two-thirds vote of the entire membership of its governing body, may enact an ordinance annexing territory which comprises a portion of a town or towns and which was completely surrounded by territory of the city or village on December 2, 1973. The ordinance shall include all surrounded town areas except those that are exempt by mutual agreement of all of the governing bodies involved. The annexation ordinance shall contain a legal description of the territory and the name of the town or towns from which the territory is detached. Upon enactment of the ordinance, the city or village clerk immediately shall file 6 certified copies of the ordinance in the office of the secretary of state, together with 6 copies of a scale map. The secretary of state shall forward 2 copies of the ordinance and scale map to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the department of revenue and one copy to the department of administration. This section subsection does not apply if the town island was created only by the annexation of a railroad right-of-way or drainage ditch. This section subsection does not apply to land owned by a town government which has existing town government buildings located on the land. No town island may be annexed under this section subsection if the island consists of over 65 acres or contains over 100 residents. Section 66.0217 (11) applies to annexations under this section. After subsection. Except as provided in sub. (2), after December 2, 1973, no city or village may, by annexation, create a town area which is completely surrounded by the city or village.

16,2019mn Section 2019mn. 66.0221 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

66.0221 (1) Upon its own motion, a city or village by a two-thirds vote of the entire membership of its governing body may enact an ordinance annexing territory which comprises a portion of a town or towns and which was completely surrounded by territory of the city or village on December 2, 1973. The ordinance shall include all surrounded town areas except those that are exempt by mutual agreement of all of the governing bodies involved. The annexation ordinance shall contain a legal description of the territory and the name of the town or towns from which the territory is detached. Upon enactment of the ordinance, the city or village clerk immediately shall file 6 certified copies of the ordinance in the office of the secretary of state, together with 6 copies of a scale map. The secretary of state shall forward 2 copies of the ordinance and scale map to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the department of forestry, one copy to the department of revenue and one copy to the department of administration. This subsection does not apply if the town island was created only by the annexation of a railroad right-of-way or drainage ditch. This subsection does not apply to land owned by a town government which has existing town government buildings located on the land. No town island may be annexed under this subsection if the island consists of over 65 acres or contains over 100 residents. Section 66.0217 (11) applies to annexations under this subsection. Except as provided in sub. (2), after December 2, 1973, no city or village may, by annexation, create a town area which is completely surrounded by the city or village.

16,2019n Section 2019n. 66.0221 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

66.0221 (2) A city or village may, by annexation, create a town area that is completely surrounded by the city or village if one of the following applies:

(a) An intergovernmental cooperation agreement under s. 66.0301, to which the town and the annexing city or village are parties, applies to the territory that is annexed.

(b) A cooperative plan for boundary change under s. 66.0307, to which the town and the annexing city or village are parties, applies to the territory that is annexed.

16,2020m Section 2020m. 66.0223 of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0223 Annexation of territory owned by a city or village. In addition to other methods provided by law and subject to ss. 59.692 (7) and 66.0307 (7), territory owned by and lying near but not necessarily contiguous to a village or city may be annexed to a village or city by ordinance enacted by the board of trustees of the village or the common council of the city, provided that in the case of noncontiguous territory the use of the territory by the city or village is not contrary to any town or county zoning regulation. The ordinance shall contain the exact description of the territory annexed and the names of the towns from which detached, and attaches the territory to the village or city upon the filing of 7 certified copies of the ordinance in the office of the secretary of state, together with 7 copies of a plat showing the boundaries of the territory attached. Two copies of the ordinance and plat shall be forwarded by the secretary of state to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of administration, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the department of forestry, one copy to the department of revenue and one copy to the department of public instruction. Within 10 days of filing the certified copies, a copy of the ordinance and plat shall be mailed or delivered to the clerk of the county in which the annexed territory is located. Section 66.0217 (11) applies to annexations under this section.

16,2021g Section 2021g. 66.0235 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0235 (5) Apportionment board. The boards or councils of the local governmental units, or committees selected for that purpose, acting together, constitute an apportionment board. When a local governmental unit is dissolved because all of its territory is transferred the board or council of the local governmental unit existing at the time of dissolution shall, for the purpose of this section, continue to exist as the governing body of the local governmental unit until there has been an apportionment of assets by agreement of the interested local governmental units or by an order of the circuit court. After an agreement for apportionment of assets has been entered into between the interested local governmental units, or an order of the circuit court becomes final, a copy of the apportionment agreement, or of the order, certified to by the clerks of the interested local governmental units, shall be filed with the department of revenue, the department of natural resources, the department of forestry, the department of transportation, the state superintendent of public instruction, the department of administration, and with any other department or agency of the state from which the town may be entitled by law to receive funds or certifications or orders relating to the distribution or disbursement of funds, with the county treasurer, with the treasurer of any local governmental unit, or with any other entity from which payment would have become due if the dissolved local governmental unit had continued in existence. Subject to ss. 79.006 and 86.303 (4), payments from the shared revenue account made pursuant to ch. 79, payments of forest crop taxes under s. 77.05, of transportation aids under s. 20.395, of state aids for school purposes under ch. 121, payments for managed forest land under subch. VI of ch. 77 and all payments due from a department or agency of the state, from a county, from a local governmental unit, or from any other entity from which payments would have become due if the dissolved local governmental unit had continued in existence, shall be paid to the interested local governmental unit as provided by the agreement for apportionment of assets or by any order of apportionment by the circuit court and the payments have the same force and effect as if made to the dissolved local governmental unit.

16,2021n Section 2021n. 66.0301 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0301 (1) (a) In this section "municipality" means the state or any department or agency thereof, or any city, village, town, county, school district, public library system, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, sanitary district, farm drainage district, metropolitan sewerage district, sewer utility district, solid waste management system created under s. 59.70 (2), local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229, local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, family care district under s. 46.2895, water utility district, mosquito control district, municipal electric company, county or city transit commission, commission created by contract under this section, taxation district or, regional planning commission, or city-county health department.

16,2021p Section 2021p. 66.0307 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0307 (4) (a) 1. The department, the department of natural resources, the department of forestry, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the department of transportation.

16,2022s Section 2022s. 66.0316 of the statutes is created to read:

66.0316 Renew Wisconsin performance review. (1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) "Analysis" means a performance analysis of the cost and benefit of a political subdivision providing a governmental service compared to a private person providing the same service.

(b) "Chief executive officer" has the meaning given in s. 66.1106 (1) (a).

(d) "Extension" has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (7).

(e) "Governmental service" means a service related to any of the following:

1. Law enforcement.

2. Fire protection.

3. Emergency services.

4. Public health.

5. Solid waste collection and disposal.

6. Recycling.

7. Public transportation.

8. Public housing.

9. Animal control.

10. Libraries.

11. Recreation and culture.

12. Human services.

13. Youth services.

(f) "Political subdivision" means any city, village, town, or county with a population greater than 2,500.

(2) Pilot program. The department shall establish a pilot program to study governmental services delivered by and to political subdivisions. The department shall solicit political subdivisions to participate in the program. Based on the department's solicitation, the department shall select 5 political subdivisions to form councils as provided under sub. (3) and shall include in that selection at least one county and at least one city, village, or town.

(3) Creation of council. (a) No later than January 1, 2002, each political subdivision selected under sub. (2) shall create a council consisting of 5 members, as follows:

1. The chief executive officer of the political subdivision, or his or her designee.

2. A member who is an employee of the political subdivision.

3. A member with cost accounting experience who is a resident of the political subdivision and who is not a political subdivision officer or employee.

4. Two members, not including the member under subd. 3., who are residents of the political subdivision and who are not political subdivision officers or employees.

(b) The political subdivision's chief executive officer shall appoint the council members under par. (a) 2. to 4. The chief executive officer shall appoint 2 members to initial terms of 2 years and the remaining 2 members to initial terms of 4 years. The chief executive officer shall appoint the respective successors of the members under par. (a) 2. to 4. to terms of 4 years. All members under par. (a) 2. to 4. shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.

(c) The council shall organize annually at its first meeting to elect a chairperson. Four members of the council shall constitute a quorum.

(4) Duties of council. The council shall conduct an analysis of governmental services provided by the political subdivision with which the council is affiliated. In conducting such an analysis, the council shall do all of the following:

(a) Establish specific benchmarks for performance, including goals related to intergovernmental cooperation to provide governmental services.

(b) Conduct research and establish new methods to promote efficiency in the delivery of governmental services.

(c) Identify and recommend collaborative agreements to be developed with other political subdivisions to deliver governmental services.

(5) Data collection and analysis. (a) A council may conduct an analysis of a governmental service provided by the political subdivision with which the council is affiliated on its own or after receiving any of the following:

1. A written suggestion regarding delegating a governmental service to a private person.

2. A written complaint that a governmental service provided by the political subdivision is competing with the same or a similar service provided by a private person.

3. A written suggestion by a political subdivision employee or political subdivision employee labor organization to review a governmental service delegated to a private person.

(b) After receiving a suggestion or complaint under par. (a), the council shall meet to decide whether an analysis of the governmental service indicated in the suggestion or complaint is necessary. The council may hold hearings, conduct inquiries, and gather data to make its decision. If the council decides to analyze a governmental service under this paragraph, the council shall do all of the following:

1. Determine the costs of providing the governmental service, including the cost of personnel and capital assets used in providing the service.

2. Determine how often and to what extent the governmental service is provided and the quality of the governmental service provided.

3. Make a cost-benefit determination based on the findings under subds. 1. and 2.

4. Determine whether a private person can provide the governmental service at a cost savings to the political subdivision providing the service and at a quality at least equal to the quality of the service provided by the political subdivision.

5. If the council decides that a governmental service is not suitable for delegating to a private person, determine whether the governmental service should be retained in its present form, modified, or eliminated.

(c) After completing an analysis under par. (b), the council shall make a recommendation to the political subdivision providing the governmental service analyzed under par. (b) and publish the council's recommendation. The recommendation shall specify the recommendation's impact on the political subdivision and the political subdivision's employees.

(6) Training and assistance. The board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall direct the extension to assist councils created under this section in performing their duties under subs. (4) and (5). The board of regents shall ensure that council members are trained in how to do all of the following:

(a) Conduct an analysis of a governmental service.

(b) Determine ways to improve the efficiency of delivering a governmental service.

(d) Prepare the reports required under sub. (7) (a) and (b).

(7) Reports. (a) On or before June 30, 2002, each council shall submit a report to the department describing the council's activities.

(b) On or before June 30, 2003, each council shall submit a final report to the department describing the council's activities and recommendations and the extent to which its recommendations have been adopted by the political subdivision with which the council is affiliated. A report submitted under this paragraph shall provide a detailed explanation of all analyses conducted under subs. (4) and (5).

(c) On or before July 31, 2003, the department shall submit a report concerning the activities and recommendations described in the reports submitted under pars. (a) and (b) to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor. The department's report shall describe ways to implement such recommendations statewide.

16,2022t Section 2022t. 66.0317 of the statutes is created to read:

66.0317 Cooperation region. (1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) "Cooperation region" means a federal standard metropolitan statistical area. For purposes of this section, if only a part of a county is located in a federal standard metropolitan statistical area the entire county is considered to be located in the federal standard metropolitan statistical area.

(b) "Governmental service" has the meaning given in s. 66.0316 (1) (e).