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229.842
(1) (b) The sponsoring city's common council adopts a resolution that
11approves the mayor's proclamation, and delivers a copy of the resolution to the
12governor.
The resolution under this paragraph may contain a procedure that the
13mayor must follow in appointing persons to the board under sub. (2) (c).
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14Section
136. 229.842 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 229.842 (2) and
15amended to read:
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229.842
(2) A district is governed by its district board.
If the sponsoring city is
17a 1st class city, sub. (4) applies but pars. (a) to (d) and sub. (3) do not apply and the
181st class city's common council shall determine the membership, structure,
19qualifications and selection procedures for the district board. If the sponsoring city
20is not a 1st class city, the district board shall consist of the following members, subject
21to sub. (4): The district board shall consist of 13 members, who shall be elected at
22large by the electors of the district at the spring election to serve for terms of 4 years,
23except as provided in sub. (3). District board members shall take office on July 1.
SB258, s. 137
24Section
137. 229.842 (2) (a) to (d) of the statutes are repealed.
SB258, s. 138
1Section
138. 229.842 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 229.842 (3)
2(a) and amended to read:
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229.842
(3) (a)
The persons Upon creation of a district, the initial district board
4members shall be jointly appointed
under sub. (2) (b) to (d) shall serve staggered
5terms of 4 years expiring on by a committee consisting of the governor, the mayor of
6the sponsoring city, and the county executive or board chairperson of the county in
7which the greatest portion of the population of the city is located. Upon making an
8appointment, the committee shall certify the name of each appointee to the secretary
9of administration. The terms of office of the district board members who are initially
10appointed to office shall expire on July 1 of the 2nd year beginning after the year in
11which the district is created. Of the district board members who are initially elected
12to office, the secretary of the district shall designate, no later than November 15
13preceding the date of the spring election at which district board members are initially
14elected, 3 to serve for terms expiring on July 1
, except that: of the 2nd year beginning
15after the year in which the district is created, 3 to serve for terms expiring on July
161 of the 4th year beginning after the year in which the district is created, 3 to serve
17for terms expiring on July 1 of the 5th year beginning after the year in which the
18district is created, and 4 to serve for terms expiring on July 1 of the 6th year
19beginning after the year in which the district is created.
SB258, s. 139
20Section
139. 229.842 (3) (a) 1. to 4. of the statutes are repealed.
SB258, s. 140
21Section
140. 229.842 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB258, s. 141
22Section
141. 229.842 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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229.842
(3) (c)
Persons appointed under sub. (2) (b) to (d) Each district board
24member must have resided within 25 miles of the sponsoring city's city hall for at
25least one year before
their appointment. Persons appointed under sub. (2) (b) to (d)
1may be removed from the district board before the expiration of their terms by the
2appointing authority but only for cause, as defined in s. 17.001
taking office.
3Vacancies
shall in the membership of the district board may be filled
by the
4appointing authority who appointed the person whose office is vacant in the same
5manner as initial appointments are made. A person appointed to fill a vacancy
under
6sub. (2) (b) to (d) shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term to which he or
7she is appointed.
The appointing authorities shall confer with one another regarding
8their appointments with a view toward achieving diversity on the district board.
SB258, s. 142
9Section
142. 229.842 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB258, s. 143
10Section
143. 229.842 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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229.842
(7) Upon the
initial appointment and qualification of at least 7 of the
12members of a district board, the district board may exercise the powers and duties
13of a district board under this subchapter.
SB258,54,915
(1)
Election of initial technical college district boards. Notwithstanding
16section 38.08 (6) of the statutes, as created by this act, within 60 days after the
17effective date of this subsection, the appointment committee of each technical college
18district shall adopt and transmit to the secretary of each technical college district
19board and the director of the state technical college system board an initial
20districting plan for election districts as required by section 38.08 (6) of the statutes,
21as created by this act. The state technical college system board shall review and
22determine its approval or disapproval of each plan as promptly as possible. If a plan
23is rejected, the appointment committee shall submit a new plan for approval.
24Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, the state technical
25college system board may promulgate the plan as an emergency rule under section
1227.24 of the statutes without providing evidence that promulgating a rule under
2this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public
3peace, health, safety, or welfare, and is not required to provide a finding of emergency
4for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c)
5of the statutes, an emergency rule promulgated under this subsection applies until
6a rule replacing that rule takes effect or until the actions specified in section 227.24
7(1) (d) of the statutes occur, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding section 227.19 (4)
8to (6) of the statutes, the rule replacing a valid emergency rule adopted under this
9subsection may not contain any substantive change from the emergency rule.
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(2)
Technical college district boards; transitional terms. Notwithstanding
11chapter 269, laws of 1981, section
22, and section 38.08 (1) (b) of the statutes, as
12affected by this act, the members of each technical college district board who hold
13office on the effective date of this subsection shall cease to hold office on July 1, 2009.
14At the 2009 spring election, 9 members shall be elected to each technical college
15district board for terms commencing on July 1, 2009. The persons elected to
16represent election districts numbered 1 and 2 at that election shall serve for terms
17of one year, the persons elected to represent election districts numbered 3 and 4 at
18that election shall serve for terms of 2 years, the persons elected to represent election
19districts numbered 5 and 6 at that election shall serve for terms of 3 years, and the
20persons elected to represent election districts numbered 7, 8, and 9 at that election
21shall serve for terms of 4 years.
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(3)
Technical college district boards; vacancies. Notwithstanding section
2338.10, 2003 stats., the appointment committee of each technical college district shall
24not make any appointment to a technical college district board for the purpose of
1filling a vacancy resulting from expiration of a term of office after the effective date
2of this subsection.
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(4)
Metropolitan sewerage district initial apportionment plan. 4Notwithstanding section 200.25 (7) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the
5initial plan of apportionment of subdistricts within any metropolitan sewerage
6district created under section 200.23, 2003 stats., that is in existence on the effective
7date of this subsection shall be prescribed in accordance with this subsection. For
8the purpose of implementing an initial plan of apportionment in any such district,
9there is created a legislative special committee to be called the joint committee for
10Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District subdistricting. The committee shall
11consist of 5 representatives to the assembly and 5 senators, with 4 members in each
12house representing the majority party and one member in each house representing
13the minority party. Members shall be appointed in the same manner as members of
14standing committees are appointed in their respective houses. Each house shall
15ensure that at least 3 of the members representing that house represent legislative
16districts that include territory lying within the metropolitan sewerage district that
17is being apportioned. The committee shall recommend an initial plan of
18apportionment of the subdistricts within the metropolitan sewerage district in the
19form of a bill which shall be introduced by the committee. The plan shall be based
20upon the most recent federal decennial census of population on the effective date of
21this subsection. In prescribing its recommended plan of apportionment, the
22committee shall adhere to the same standards that are applicable to a metropolitan
23sewerage commission in prescribing a plan of apportionment under section 200.25
24(7) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act. Each house of the legislature shall
25consider the bill within 45 days of introduction. If the bill introduced by the
1committee is passed by the legislature but does not become law, the committee shall
2recommend an alternative bill prescribing subdistricts within the metropolitan
3sewerage district which shall be considered in a like manner. The committee ceases
4to exist upon enactment of a bill recommended by the committee.
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(5)
Metropolitan sewerage commission under s. 200.23; term expiration. 6Notwithstanding section 200.25 (1), 2003 stats., the terms of office of the members
7of each metropolitan sewerage commission created under section 200.23, 2003 stats.,
8that is in existence on the effective date of this subsection shall expire on the date
9of commencement of the terms of office of their successors elected under section
10200.23 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act.
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(6)
Other metropolitan sewerage commissions; initial terms. 12Notwithstanding section 200.09 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the terms
13of office of the commissioners of each metropolitan sewerage district organized under
14subchapter I of chapter 200 of the statutes that is in existence on the effective date
15of this subsection shall expire on the 4th Monday of April of 2009. At the 2009 spring
16election in each such district, one commissioner shall be elected for a term expiring
17on the 4th Monday of April 2010; one commissioner shall be elected for a term
18expiring on the 4th Monday of April 2011; one commissioner shall be elected for a
19term expiring on the 4th Monday of April 2012; one commissioner shall be elected
20for a term expiring on the 4th Monday of April 2013; and one commissioner shall be
21elected for a term expiring on the 4th Monday of April 2014.
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(7)
Town Sanitary district commissions; initial terms. Notwithstanding
23section 60.75 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the terms of office of the
24commissioners of each town sanitary district commission that is in existence on the
25effective date of this subsection shall expire on the 3rd Monday of April of 2009. At
1the 2009 spring election in each such district, one commissioner shall be elected for
2a term expiring on the 3rd Monday of April of 2011; one commissioner shall be elected
3for a term expiring on the 3rd Monday of April of 2013; and one commissioner shall
4be elected for a term expiring on the 3rd Monday of April of 2015.
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(8)
Local exposition district boards of directors; initial terms. 6Notwithstanding section 229.42 (3) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the terms
7of office of the members of the board of directors of each exposition district created
8under subchapter II of chapter 229 of the statutes that is in existence on the effective
9date of this subsection shall expire on the 4th Tuesday of April of 2009. At the 2009
10spring election in each such district, the secretary of each such district shall, no later
11than November 15 preceding the date of the election at which district board members
12are initially elected, designate one-third, or if the number of board members is not
13divisible by 3, approximately one-third of the board members to be elected for terms
14expiring on the 4th Tuesday of April of 2010; one-third or approximately one-third
15of the board members to be elected for terms expiring on the 4th Tuesday of April of
162011; and one-third or approximately one-third of the board members to be elected
17for terms expiring on the 4th Tuesday of April of 2012.
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(9)
Local professional football stadium district board members; initial
19terms. Notwithstanding section 229.822 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act,
20the terms of office of the members of the district board of each professional football
21stadium district created under subchapter IV of chapter 229 of the statutes that is
22in existence on the effective date of this subsection shall expire on July 1, 2009. At
23the 2009 spring election in each such district, the secretary of the district shall
24designate 4 of the district board members to be elected for terms expiring on July 1,
12010 and 4 of the district board members to be elected for terms expiring on July 1,
22011.
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(10)
Local cultural arts district board members; initial terms. 4Notwithstanding section 229.842 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the terms
5of office of the members of the district board of each cultural arts district created
6under subchapter V of chapter 229 of the statutes that is in existence on the effective
7date of this subsection shall expire on July 1, 2009. At the 2009 spring election in
8each such district, the secretary of the district shall, no later than November 15
9preceding the date of the election, designate 3 of the district board members to be
10elected for terms expiring on July 1, 2010, 3 of the district board members to be
11elected for terms expiring on July 1, 2011, 3 of the district board members to be
12elected for terms expiring on July 1, 2012, and 4 of the district board members to be
13elected for terms expiring on July 1, 2013.
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(11)
Process for popular election of district board members in local
15professional baseball park districts.
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(a) There is created a special committee for each local professional baseball
17park district that is in existence on the effective date of this subsection. The
18committee shall consist of the county executive of each county having territory
19within the district on that date, or the chairperson of the county board of supervisors
20if there is no executive. Within 30 days after the effective date of this subsection, the
21county executive or board chairperson of the county within the district having the
22largest population on the effective date of this subsection shall call an initial meeting
23of the committee. At the initial meeting, the committee shall elect a chairperson, vice
24chairperson, and secretary. The committee may call upon any county having
25territory within the district to provide staffing assistance to the committee and may
1assess all counties having territory within the district for reasonable staffing costs
2in a manner determined by the committee. Each county shall provide the assistance
3requested and shall pay the assessments imposed.
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(b) The special committee shall report to the 2009 legislature when it convenes,
5in the same manner as provided in section 13.172 (2) of the statutes, concerning the
6committee's recommendation for a process for popular election of the members of the
7district board of the local professional baseball park district.
SB258, s. 145
8Section
145
.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on August 1, 2008, except
9as follows:
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(1) The treatment of sections 17.01 (10m), 17.02 (2), 17.17 (2), 17.27 (3), 38.04
11(15), 38.08 (1) (a), (b), and (c), (1g), (2), (2m), and (6), and 38.10 of the statutes takes
12effect on July 1, 2009.
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(2) The treatment of sections 5.15 (1) (c) and (2) (f) 6., 5.58 (2m) (with respect
14to the election of metropolitan sewerage commissioners in districts created under
15section 200.23 of the statutes), 5.60 (4m), 7.10 (1) (a), 7.51 (3) (b) and (d), (4) (b), and
16(5), 7.53 (3n), 7.60 (4) (a) (with respect to the election of metropolitan sewerage
17commissioners in districts created under section 200.23 of the statutes) and (5) (a)
18(with respect to the election of metropolitan sewerage commissioners in districts
19created under section 200.23 of the statutes), 7.70 (3) (d) (with respect to the election
20of metropolitan sewerage commissioners in districts created under section 200.23 of
21the statutes), 8.10 (6) (f), 8.11 (2g) (a), 9.10 (1) (a) (with respect to the election of
22metropolitan sewerage commissioners in districts created under section 200.23 of
23the statutes), (2) (d), (3) (a) (with respect to the election of metropolitan sewerage
24commissioners in districts created under section 200.23 of the statutes), (4) (a) (with
25respect to the election of metropolitan sewerage commissioners in districts created
1under section 200.23 of the statutes) and (d) (with respect to the election of
2metropolitan sewerage commissioners in districts created under section 200.23 of
3the statutes), and (7) (with respect to the election of metropolitan sewerage
4commissioners in districts created under section 200.23 of the statutes), 10.05, 11.02
5(3) (with respect to the election of metropolitan sewerage commissioners in districts
6created under section 200.23 of the statutes) and (9), 11.26 (1) (d) 2. and (2) (e) 2.,
711.31 (1) (g) 1. d., 17.01 (11n), 17.13 (intro.) and (3), 17.27 (1g) and (1m) (title), 200.23
8(2), 200.25 (1) to (4), (7) (a), and (8), and 200.27 (1) and (3) of the statutes takes effect
9on November 15 following the effective date of a plan of apportionment enacted in
10the manner described under
Section 144 (4) of this act.
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(3)
Section 144 (4
), (5), (6), (7
), (8), (10), and (11) of this act takes effect on the
12day after publication.
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(4) The treatment of sections 17.02 (5) and 17.17 (2m) of the statutes takes
14effect on the 4th Monday of April 2009.