AB784, s. 65
11Section
65. 27.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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27.02
(1) Except as provided under sub. (2)
and except in counties that are part
13of a local park district created under s. 27.161, in every county with a population of
14at least 150,000, but less than 500,000, and in any other county with a population
15of less than 150,000 wherein the county board has by resolution provided for a county
16park commission subject to ss. 27.02 to 27.06, the chairperson of the county board
17shall appoint a county park commission consisting of 7 members, any number of
18which may be members of the county board. The appointments shall be made in
19writing and filed in the office of the county clerk. The term of each member, except
20county board members, is 7 years following July 1 of the year in which the
21appointment is made and until the appointment and qualification of a successor,
22except that the first 7 members shall be appointed respectively for such terms that
23on July 1 in each of the 7 years following the year in which they are appointed the
24term of one member will expire. After the original appointments one commissioner
25shall be appointed annually in the month of June to succeed the member whose term
1will expire on July 1 following, except that in counties with a population of at least
2150,000 but less than 500,000 the members shall be elected by the county board of
3supervisors. The term of any park commissioner appointed to the commission while
4serving as a county board member shall end when the commissioner's membership
5on the county board terminates, unless thereafter reappointed to the commission.
AB784, s. 66
6Section
66. 27.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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27.03
(2) In any county with a county executive or a county administrator,
other
8than in a county that is part of a local park district created under s. 27.161, the county
9executive or county administrator shall appoint and supervise a general manager of
10the park system. The appointment shall be subject to confirmation by the county
11board unless the county board, by ordinance, elects to waive confirmation or unless
12the appointment is made under a civil service system competitive examination
13procedure established under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63. In any county with a population
14of 500,000 or more, the general manager of the park system shall be in the
15unclassified civil service and is subject to confirmation by the county board unless
16the county board, by ordinance, elects to waive confirmation.
AB784, s. 67
17Section
67. 27.05 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1827.05 Powers of commission or general manager. (intro.)
The Except in
19a county that is part of a local park district created under s. 27.161, the county park
20commission, or the general manager in counties with a county executive or county
21administrator, shall have charge and supervision of all county parks and all lands
22acquired by the county for park or reservation purposes. The county park
23commission or general manager, subject to the general supervision of the county
24board and regulations prescribed by the county board, except as provided under s.
2527.03 (2), may do any of the following:
AB784, s. 68
1Section
68. 27.06 of the statutes is amended to read:
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227.06 Mill-tax appropriation. The Except in a county that is part of a local
3park district created under s. 27.161, the county board may annually, at the same
4time that other county taxes are levied, levy a tax upon the taxable property of such
5county for the purchase of land and the payment of expenses incurred in carrying on
6the work of the park commission. In every county having a population of 500,000 or
7more, the county park commission shall be subject to s. 59.60.
AB784, s. 69
8Section
69. 27.075 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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27.075
(1) The Except in a county that is part of a local park district created
10under s. 27.161, the county board of any county with a population of less than 500,000
11is
hereby vested with all powers of a local, legislative
, and administrative character
12for the purpose of governing, managing, controlling, improving
, and caring for public
13parks, parkways, boulevards
, and pleasure drives; and to carry out these powers in
14districts which it may create for different purposes, or throughout the county, and for
15such purposes to levy county taxes, to issue bonds, assessment certificates
, and
16improvement bonds, or any other evidence of indebtedness. The powers
hereby 17conferred
under this section may be exercised by the county board in any
town, city
18or village city, village, or town, or part thereof located in
such the county upon the
19request of any such
town, city or village city, village, or town, evidenced by a
20resolution adopted by a majority vote of the members-elect of its governing body,
21designating the particular park function, duty
, or act, and the terms, if any, upon
22which the same shall be exercised by the county board.
Such The resolution shall
23state whether the authority or function is to be exercised exclusively by the county
24or jointly by the county and the
town, city or village
city, village, or town, and shall
25also state that the exercise of
such the power by the county is in the public interest.
1Upon the receipt of the resolution, the county board may, by a resolution adopted by
2a majority vote of its membership, elect to assume the exercise of
such the authority
3or function, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the resolution presented by
4the
town, city or village city, village, or town. A city, village, or town that wishes to
5create or participate in a local park district under s. 27.161, or terminate its
6participation with a county under s. 27.161 (1) (a) 4., may negotiate the termination
7of any agreement entered into with a county under this subsection.
AB784, s. 70
8Section
70. 27.075 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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27.075
(2) The county board of any
such county
, or the commission of a local
10park district created under s. 27.161, may, by a resolution adopted by a majority of
11its membership, propose to the
towns, cities and villages cities, villages, and towns 12located in
such the county, or any of them, that it offers to exercise
such the powers
13and functions
therein in order that are necessary to consolidate municipal park
14services and functions in
said the county.
Such The resolution shall designate the
15particular function, duty
, or act and the terms and conditions, if any, upon which the
16county board
or district will perform the same. The powers conferred in sub. (1) and
17designated in
such the resolution may
thereafter be exercised by the county board
,
18or commission, in each
such town, city or village which shall accept such city, village,
19or town which accepts the proposal by the adoption of a resolution by a majority vote
20of the members-elect of its governing body
, except that no governing body may accept
21any proposal described under this subsection unless it contains a provision under
22which the city, village, or town may terminate its agreement with the county or the
23district so that the city, village, or town may create or participate in a local park
24district under s. 27.161.
AB784, s. 71
25Section
71. 27.075 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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127.075
(3) After the adoption of resolutions by the county board,
the county
2board shall have full power to or the commission as defined in s. 27.16 (2), the board
3or commission may legislate upon and administer the entire subject matter
4committed to it
, and among other things, to and may determine, where not otherwise
5provided by law, the manner of exercising the power thus assumed.
No county may
6exercise any power under this section in a local park district created under s. 27.161.
AB784, s. 72
7Section
72. 27.075 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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27.075
(4) The town, city or village concerned A city, village, or town may enter
9into
necessary contracts with the county,
or the district as defined in s. 27.16 (4), and
10appropriate money to pay the county
or the district, for the reasonable expenses
11incurred in rendering the park services assumed.
Such
The contract shall also
12provide a procedure for the termination of the contract by any city, village, or town
13that wishes to create or participate in a local park district under s. 27.161. The 14expenses may be certified, returned
, and paid as are other county charges, and
, in
15the case of services performed
pursuant to under a proposal for the consolidation
16thereof of municipal park services initiated by the county board
or district and made
17available to each
town, city and village city, village, and town in the county on the
18same terms, the expenses
thereof shall be certified, returned
, and paid as county
19charges; but
in the event that each and every town, city and village if every city,
20village, and town in the county
shall accept such
accepts the proposal of the county
21board
or district the expenses
thereof shall be paid by county
or district taxes to be
22levied and collected as are other taxes for county purposes.
Said towns, cities and
23villages are vested with all necessary power to do the things herein required, and to
24do all things and to exercise or relinquish any of the powers herein provided or
25contemplated. The procedure
herein provided
in this section for the request or
1acceptance of the exercise of the powers conferred on the county board
or district
2commission in cities and villages is
hereby prescribed as a special method of
3determining the local affairs and government of such cities and villages pursuant to
4article XI, section 3, of the constitution.
AB784, s. 73
5Section
73. 27.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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27.08
(1) Every city
that is not part of a local park district created under s.
727.161 may by ordinance create a board of park commissioners subject to this section,
8or otherwise as provided by ordinance
. Such, and if the city has a board of park
9commissioners the city shall terminate that board and end the board's authority
10under this section upon the city's creation of or participation in a local park district
11under s. 27.161. The board shall be organized as
directed by the common council
12shall provide.
AB784, s. 74
13Section
74. 27.08 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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27.08
(3) In any city having no If a city does not have a board of park
15commissioners
its and is not part of a local park district created under s. 27.161, the
16city's public parks, parkways, boulevards
, and pleasure drives shall be under the
17charge of its board of public works
, if it has such last named board; otherwise or, if
18it does not have such a board, under the charge of its common council. When so in
19charge, the board of public works or the common council may exercise all
of the
20powers of a board of park commissioners.
Upon a city's creation of or participation
21in a local park district under s. 27.161, the city's board of public works or common
22council may not exercise any authority under this section.
AB784, s. 75
23Section
75. 27.16 of the statutes is created to read:
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2427.16 Local park districts; definitions. In ss. 27.16 to 27.165:
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1(1) "Chief executive officer" means, as to a sponsoring political subdivision or
2as to a municipality or county that is wholly within the jurisdiction of a district, the
3mayor or city manager of a city, the village president of a village, the town board
4chairperson of a town, the county executive of a county or, if the county does not have
5a county executive, the chairperson of the county board.
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6(2) "Commission" means the governing body of a district.
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7(3) "Commissioners" means the commissioners of a district.
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8(4) "District" means a local park district which is a special purpose district
9created under s. 27.161.
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10(5) "Enabling resolution" means a resolution, or an amendment of a resolution,
11adopted by the governing body of a municipality or county and signed by the chief
12executive officer to create a district.
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13(6) "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.
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14(7) "Park facilities" means a public park, including improvements, that is
15owned by a district, or a public park, including improvements, that is owned by a
16municipality or a county, but is under the management and control of a district, or
17both.
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18(8) "Political subdivision" means a municipality or county.
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19(9) "Regular election" means an election that is described in s. 5.02 (5), (18),
20(21), or (22).
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21(10) "Sponsoring political subdivision" means any of the following:
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(a) A municipality that creates a district on its own or in combination with
23another municipality or county.
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(b) A county that creates a district on its own or in combination with another
25municipality or county.
AB784, s. 76
1Section
76. 27.161 of the statutes is created to read:
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227.161 Local park districts; creation, organization, and
3administration. (1) Subject to sub. (5), one or more political subdivisions may
4provide for the creation of a special purpose district that is a unit of government, that
5is a body corporate and politic, that is separate and distinct from, and independent
6of, the state and the sponsoring political subdivisions, and that has the powers under
7s. 27.163, if the sponsoring political subdivisions do all of the following:
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(a) Adopt an enabling resolution, subject to sub. (2), that does all of the
9following:
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1. Declares the need for establishing the district.
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2. Contains findings of public purpose.
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3. Contains a description of the boundaries of the proposed district.
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4. If the sponsoring political subdivision is a municipality, declares an intention
14to negotiate with a county the termination of any agreement entered into under s.
1527.075 (1), (2), or (4).
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5. Except in counties having a population of 500,000 or more, the number of
17commissioners, which shall be at least 3 but not more than 9, and the number of those
18commissioners who will be elected at large and the number of those commissioners
19who will be elected from election districts.
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6. If the sponsoring political subdivision is a county, declare an intention to
21negotiate with each municipality that is subject to an agreement or contract with the
22county under s. 27.075 (1), (2), or (4) the termination of any such agreements or
23contracts, or negotiate an agreement under which each such municipality may
24remain as a party to the agreement or contract knowing that the district will assume
25the county's responsibility under the agreement or contract.
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17. If the sponsoring political subdivision is a county, declare an intention to
2separate its local park commission or local park department from the county as part
3of the process of creating a district.
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(b) File copies of the enabling resolution with the clerk of each municipality and
5county that is wholly or partly within the boundaries of the proposed district.
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6(2) Subject to sub. (5), a district shall consist of one or more political
7subdivisions. Each sponsoring political subdivision shall be identified in a
8substantially similar enabling resolution that is adopted by the governing body of
9each sponsoring political subdivision within a 90-day period beginning with the date
10of adoption of the first enabling resolution.
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11(3) The creation of a district may also be provided for, subject to subs. (4) and
12(5), by referendum if a petition requesting the creation of a district is filed in
13accordance with this subsection and the question is approved by a majority of the
14electors of each of the political subdivisions where park facilities are to be included
15in the proposed district. The petition shall conform to the following requirements:
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(a) The petition shall be in the form specified in s. 8.40, shall specify each
17political subdivision whose park facilities are to be included in the proposed district,
18and shall contain a description and scale map of the proposed district.
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(b) Except in counties having a population of 500,000 or more, the petition shall
20specify the number of commissioners, and the number of those commissioners who
21will be elected at large and the number of those commissioners who will be elected
22from election districts.
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(c) The petition may be circulated on or after January 1 of any year and may
24be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday in February.
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1(d) The petition shall be signed by at least 100 qualified electors residing in
2each political subdivision whose park facilities are to be included in the proposed
3district.
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(e) The petition shall be filed with the clerk of each political subdivision whose
5park facilities are to be included in the proposed district.
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6(4) If all of the steps in sub. (3) occur, each political subdivision in which a
7petition containing the requisite number of signatures are submitted to the clerk
8shall hold a referendum at the next succeeding spring election. The referendum
9question shall be substantially as follows: "Shall a local park district, the territory
10of which includes in whole the .... [name of municipality or county], be created?"
11Subject to sub. (5), if the question submitted at the referendum is approved by a
12majority of the electors who vote in the referendum in at least one political
13subdivision, a special purpose district that is a unit of government, that is a body
14corporate and politic, that is separate and distinct from, and independent of, the
15state and each political subdivision, and that has the powers under s. 27.163 is
16created, the boundaries of which include each political subdivision in which the
17question is approved. If a referendum question is not approved in at least one
18political subdivision, no district may be created.
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19(5) (a) A district is created on January 1 following the date on which all of the
20following occur:
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1. An enabling resolution is adopted in one or more political subdivisions under
22sub. (1), or a referendum question is approved in one or more political subdivisions
23under sub. (4).
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2. The initial commissioners are elected under sub. (7) (a) 4. and assume office.
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1(b) Before a district is created, the governing bodies of each political subdivision
2that has adopted a resolution under sub. (1) or in which a referendum question has
3been approved under sub. (4) shall adopt a resolution or enact an ordinance, which
4shall become effective not later than September 1 following the date on which the
5resolution under sub. (1) or the referendum question is approved, that contains an
6agreement among each of the governing bodies which addresses at least all of the
7following provisions:
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1. A method to transfer title of the county or municipal facilities within their
9individual jurisdictions to the district and a description of any restrictions or
10encumbrances that run with the land or facilities that are transferred.
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2. A method to select an arbitrator who will decide any issues relating to the
12creation or dissolution of a district, under s. 27.165 (2) that the sponsoring political
13subdivisions, or governing bodies of political subdivisions that join a district,
14question or are unable to resolve.
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15(6) If a district is created, on the date that the creation becomes effective:
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(a) All assets and liabilities of the political subdivision with respect to park and
17recreational functions become assets and liabilities of the district, except that all of
18the following remain the responsibility of the political subdivision:
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1. Debt related to capital expenditures for park facilities that was incurred by
20a political subdivision before the district's creation.
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2. Any liabilities of the political subdivision with respect to employees of the
22political subdivision who terminated employment before the district's creation and
23who performed services for the political subdivision related to park and recreational
24functions.
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1(b) All employees of the political subdivision having functions related to parks
2and recreation become employees of the district. Employees so transferred have all
3the rights under s. 59.52 (8) or 66.0509 or subch. I of ch. 63, that they enjoyed as
4employees of the political subdivision. The district shall honor the terms of the
5employees' collective bargaining agreements to the extent allowed by law. No
6employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to
7serve a probationary period.
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(c) All tangible personal property of the political subdivision with respect to
9park and recreational functions is transferred to the district.
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(d) All contracts entered into by the political subdivision with respect to park
11and recreational functions remain in effect and are transferred to the district. The
12district shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is
13modified or rescinded by the district, to the extent allowed under the contract.
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(e) Notwithstanding s. 111.70 (2), (3), and (6), the district shall recognize the
15representative of the labor organization that covers the transferred employees of the
16collective bargaining unit.
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(f) Any matter pending with the political subdivision with respect to park and
18recreational functions is transferred to the district and all materials submitted to or
19actions taken by the political subdivision with respect to park and recreational
20functions are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the district.
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21(7) (a) 1. The district is governed by a commission. The commission may adopt
22bylaws to govern the district's activities, subject to ss. 27.16 to 27.165.
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2. In counties having a population of 500,000 or more, the commission shall
24consist of 9 members who shall be elected from election districts within the district.
1In districts located wholly or partly within other counties, the commission shall
2consist of not more than 9 members and not fewer than 5 members.
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3. The commissioners shall be regularly elected at the spring election. If
4commissioners are elected at large, they shall be elected from numbered seats which
5shall be designated by the commission. If the commissioners are elected from
6election districts, they shall be elected pursuant to a districting plan adopted under
7par. (b).
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4. The initial election of commissioners shall occur at the spring election that
9is held in the year following the year in which the resolutions or ordinances described
10in sub. (5) (a) and (b) take effect, except that if the resolutions or ordinances take
11effect before June 1 in an even-numbered year, the initial election of commissioners
12shall occur at a special election which shall be held concurrently with the general
13election. The clerk or board of election commissioners of the most populous political
14subdivision whose park facilities are included in the district shall serve as the clerk
15of the district until an initial clerk is appointed under par. (h) and qualifies.
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(b) 1. Each districting plan shall divide the entire district into election districts
17for the election of commissioners. The districting plan shall assign consecutive whole
18numbers to the election districts. Each election district shall consist of contiguous
19whole wards or municipalities and shall be equal in population insofar as
20practicable. The districting plan for the election of initial commissioners in a newly
21created district shall be prescribed by the government accountability board.
22Thereafter, the commissioner shall adopt the districting plan. The plan shall be
23adopted by a majority vote of the members elected or appointed to the commission.
24Except as otherwise provided in sub. (7m) or (10), the plan shall be effective until the
25commission adopts a revised plan following the next federal decennial census. Upon
1implementation of the plan, each commissioner who is elected to represent an
2election district shall be elected by plurality vote of the electors of the election district
3from which he or she seeks office. In a primary election for the office of any
4commissioner to be elected from an election district, only the electors of the election
5district may vote in the election.
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2. Each candidate for commissioner shall state on the face of his or her
7declaration of candidacy and nomination papers whether the candidate seeks
8election at large or from an election district, and if from an election district, the
9number of the district from which the candidate seeks office.
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(c) Each commissioner shall be a resident of the district and, if elected from an
11election district, a resident of the election district from which he or she is elected at
12the time that the member takes the oath of office. If a commissioner who is elected
13from an election district ceases to be a resident of that election district after the
14beginning of his or her term of office but continues to be a resident of the district, the
15member may continue to serve for the remainder of the term for which he or she was
16elected or appointed.
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(d) No person who serves in any other state, local, or national office, as defined
18in s. 5.02, is eligible to serve in the office of commissioners.
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(e) 1. Except as provided in this paragraph, the terms of the commissioners
20shall be 3 years, beginning on the first Monday in June following their election to
21office. The clerk of the most populous political subdivision whose park facilities are
22included in the district shall designate the terms of one-third of the initial persons
23elected to office for expiration on the first Monday in June of the year following that
24year; the terms of one-third of the initial persons elected to office for expiration on
25the first Monday in June of the 2nd year following that year; and the terms of
1one-third of the persons elected to office for expiration on the first Monday in June
2of the 3rd year following that year. If the number of commissioners is not divisible
3by 3, the clerk of the most populous political subdivision whose park facilities are
4included in the district shall designate the number of commissioners, as nearly equal
5to one-third as possible, whose initial terms shall expire in the following year, the
62nd following year, and the 3rd following year.
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2. If the commissioners are initially elected at the general election, the terms
8of office of the initial persons elected to office shall begin on the first Monday in
9January following their election to office. If the commissioners are initially elected
10at the general election in any year, the clerk of the most populous political
11subdivision whose park facilities are included in the district shall designate the
12terms of one-third of the initial persons elected to office for expiration on the first
13Monday in June of the 2nd year following that year; the terms of one-third of the
14initial persons elected to office for expiration on the first Monday in June of the 3rd
15following year; and the terms of office of one-third of the initial persons elected to
16office for expiration on the first Monday in June of the 4th following year. If the
17number of commissioners is not divisible by 3, the clerk of the most populous political
18subdivision whose park facilities are included in the district shall designate the
19number of commissioners, as nearly equal to one-third as possible, whose initial
20terms shall expire in the 2nd following year, the 3rd following year, and the 4th
21following year.
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(f) Commissioners may be removed from office before the expiration of their
23terms, for cause, as provided in s. 17.13 (3) and may be recalled as provided in s. 9.10.
24Vacancies in the office of commissioner shall be filled as provided in s. 17.27 (1f).
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1(g) The commission shall elect from its membership a chairperson, a vice
2chairperson, a secretary, and a treasurer. A majority of the current membership of
3the commission constitutes a quorum to do business. The district may take action
4based on the affirmative vote of a majority of those commissions directors who are
5present at a meeting of the commission board.
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(h) 1. The commission shall appoint a person to serve as clerk of the district.
7The clerk shall administer the affairs of the district, under the direction of the
8commission. Within 7 days after the appointment of any person to fill a vacancy on
9the commission, the clerk shall notify the person of his or her appointment.
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2. No later than 5 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday in January, or for an election under
11par. (e) 2., no later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of July, the clerk shall certify to
12the county clerk or board of election commissioners the names of candidates who
13have filed valid nomination papers for commissioner and who are eligible to have
14their names appear on the ballot under s. 8.30. If any municipality lying wholly or
15partially within the district prepares its own ballots under s. 7.15 (2) (c), the clerk
16shall similarly certify the names of candidates to the municipal clerk. In making
17these certifications, the clerk shall designate the form of each candidate's name to
18appear on the ballot in the manner prescribed under s. 7.08 (2) (a). If a primary is
19held for any seat on a commission, the clerk shall certify to the county clerk or board
20of election commissioners the names of candidates who have won nomination to the
21commission and who are eligible to have their names appear on the ballot under s.
228.30. If any municipality lying wholly or partially within the district prepares its
23own ballots under s. 7.15 (2) (c), the clerk shall similarly certify the names of
24candidates to the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners. The clerk shall
25notify the municipal clerk or board of elections commissioners of each municipality
1lying wholly or partially within the district of any district election and furnish each
2municipal clerk with a copy of the notice of the district election. If paper ballots are
3utilized at a district election, the clerk shall provide each municipal clerk with an
4adequate supply of ballots for the election at least 22 days before the election. The
5clerk shall issue certificates of election to persons who are elected to the commission
6after each election in the manner provided under s. 7.53 (4).
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(i) The commissioners shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary
8expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, but may not receive a salary.
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(j) Upon the election under par. (a) and qualification of a majority of the
10commissioners, the commission may exercise the powers and duties of a commission
11under this subchapter.
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(k) At its first meeting, the commission shall name the district.
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13(7m) Within 60 days after the municipal governing body of each municipality
14that is wholly or partly contained within the district enacts an ordinance or adopts
15a resolution under s. 5.15 dividing the municipality into wards, if the municipality
16is required to do so, or otherwise within 60 days after the necessary population data
17becomes available from the federal government or is published by an agency of this
18state, the commission shall, by vote of a majority of the members of the commission,
19adopt a revised plan for the election districts within the district. Each election
20district under the plan shall consist of contiguous whole wards or municipalities and
21shall be equal in population insofar as practicable. Except as otherwise required
22under sub. (10), the plan shall be effective until the commission adopts a revised plan
23under this subsection following the next federal decennial census unless a court of
24competent jurisdiction orders the commission to revise the plan at an earlier date.
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1(8) (a) If a city or village whose territory is in one district annexes territory that
2contains park facilities that are located in a different district, that district shall
3transfer ownership of the park facilities that are located in the annexed territory to
4the district whose territory includes the annexing city or village. The district which
5receives the annexed territory shall negotiate a settlement agreement with the park
6district from which the territory was annexed to compensate that park district for
7the park facilities that are transferred, based on at least all of the following factors:
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1. The current value of park facilities that are transferred.
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2. The amount of money or any other contribution made by the park district for
10the park facilities that are transferred.