SB777: Bill Text

SB777,73 Section 73. 60.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB777,44,11 60.40 (3) Hearing. The town board shall conduct the budget hearing required under s. 65.30 or 65.90.

SB777,74 Section 74. 60.40 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB777,44,14 60.40 (5) Amendment. The town budget may be amended by the town board under s. 65.90 (5) or 65.30 (4) or (6).

SB777,75 Section 75. 63.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB777,44,23 63.02 (2) The director of personnel shall cause the minutes of its proceedings to be taken and fully transcribed. The original transcribed copy shall be the official minutes of such proceedings and shall be open and available for public inspection. The director of personnel shall preserve all reports made to the commission, keep a record of all examinations held under its direction and perform such other duties as the commission may from time to time prescribe. The director of personnel shall be appointed by the county executive in the unclassified civil service and is subject to confirmation by the county board, as provided in s. 59.17 (2) (bm).

SB777,76 Section 76. 65.30 of the statutes is created to read:

SB777,44,25 65.30 Alternative budget procedure. (1) Definitions. In this section:

SB777,45,5 (a) “Budget director” means the officer or employee of a municipality, other than the chief executive, who is principally responsible for developing and coordinating a municipality's budget, except that if the municipality's chief executive is principally responsible for developing and coordinating a municipality's budget, the chief executive is the budget director.

SB777,45,7 (b) “Chief executive” means a mayor or city manager, a village president, or a town board chairperson.

SB777,45,11 (c) Notwithstanding s. 65.02 (1), “department” means any department, board, commission, or other body under the control of a governing body which expends municipal funds or incurs obligations for a municipality, and unless otherwise expressed refers to the head of such department.

SB777,45,13 (d) “Governing body” means the common council of a city, the village board of a village, or the town board of a town.

SB777,45,14 (e) “Municipality” means any city, village or town.

SB777,45,16 (2) Application. (a) Subject to par. (b), the provisions of this section may be used by any municipality, including a 1st class city.

SB777,45,22 (b) To use the provisions of this section, the municipality's chief executive must issue a written proclamation stating that the municipality will use the provisions of this section instead of the applicable provisions of s. 60.40 or the other provisions of this chapter. Once the proclamation is issued, it takes effect. No action by the governing body is needed for the proclamation to take effect, and no governing body action may stop or repeal the proclamation.

SB777,46,2 (3) Accounting and budgeting procedure. Every accounting and budgeting procedure that is applied under this section shall comply with generally accepted accounting principles for government as promulgated by the governmental accounting standards board or its successor bodies or other authoritative sources.

SB777,46,19 (4) Publication of budget and public hearing. (a) The governing body shall refer the chief executive's or budget director's budget to the finance committee, or similar committee, and such committee shall publish as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, a summary of the chief executive's or budget director's budget and comparative figures together with a statement of the municipality's bonded indebtedness, and shall make available to the general public reprinted copies of the summary as published. The publication shall also state the date, hour, and place of the public hearing to be held by the governing body on such chief executive's or budget director's budget. The governing body shall, not less than 14 days after publication of the summary of the chief executive's or budget director's budget, prior to the adoption of the property tax levy, hold a public hearing on such chief executive's or budget director's budget, at which time the municipality's residents may appear and express their opinions. After such public hearing, and on or before its next meeting on the budget, the finance committee, or similar committee, shall submit to the governing body its recommendations for amendments to the chief executive's or budget director's budget, if any, and the governing body shall adopt the budget with such changes as it considers proper and advisable.

SB777,47,9 (b) A request for an amendment to the budget must be submitted to the comptroller or budget director at least 7 business days before the amendment may be considered by the municipality's governing body or by a committee of the body, and the governing body or committee may not consider any amendment which is not submitted in conformity with this time frame. In any municipality, any amendment to the budget shall include an estimate, prepared by the comptroller, of the costs that will be incurred, and the staffing changes that will be required, to implement the amendment during the next 5 fiscal years. If a municipality does not have a comptroller, the estimate shall be prepared by the municipality's budget director. The common council shall make the amendment and the estimate available to the public, in an electronic format, at least 24 hours before the amendment may be considered by the common council or by a committee of the common council. The common council shall have the budget resolution prepared as it was adopted by the common council, incorporating any adopted amendments, before presenting the resolution to the mayor.

SB777,47,19 (5) Transfers of appropriations. (a) At the request of the head of any department, and after receiving the recommendation of the chief executive, the budget director shall, at any time during the fiscal year, transfer any unencumbered appropriation balance or portion thereof between principal objects of expenditures within a department; but no transfers shall be made of appropriations originating from bond funds unless the purpose for which the bonds were issued has been fulfilled or abandoned. If more than one department is under the jurisdiction of the same board or commission or under the same general management, the group of departments may be considered as though they were a single unit with respect to transfers of appropriations within the group.

SB777,47,23 (b) Upon the recommendation of the chief executive, and by resolution adopted by a majority of the members present and voting at any meeting, the governing body may transfer any unencumbered appropriation balance or portion thereof from one department or account to another.

SB777,47,25 (c) 1. Paragraph (b) does not apply to an appropriation which is irrepealable by law.

SB777,48,3 2. The governing body may not amend a recommendation under par. (b) to increase the amount to be transferred or to transfer funds to a department other than the department designated as the transferee in the recommendation.

SB777,48,5 3. No transfer may be made under this subsection unless the budget director certifies that sufficient unencumbered funds are available for transfer.

SB777,48,8 (6) Budgetary procedures, beyond 2017. (a) For fiscal years that begin after December 31, 2017, a municipality which chooses under sub. (1) (b) to operate under this section shall adopt a budget that contains the provisions specified in this section.

SB777,48,12 (b) Beginning in 2017, and in every odd-numbered year thereafter, a municipality shall adopt a biennial budget following the timeline specified in par. (c) that sets forth all of the following items, and no others, for the 2 fiscal years that immediately follow the year in which the budget is adopted:

SB777,48,13 1. The municipal tax levy.

SB777,48,14 2. Anticipated revenue amounts from all sources.

SB777,48,16 3. Appropriations for all departments and for any other obligations of the municipality.

SB777,48,17 (c) 1. All departments shall submit their budget requests to the budget director.

SB777,48,20 2. The chief executive shall submit his or her proposed budget to the governing body, either electronically or in writing, not later than October 1 of an odd-numbered year.

SB777,49,10 3. The governing body shall approve the budget, engrossed with any amendments, and return it to the chief executive no later than November 1 of an odd-numbered year. Any amendment to the budget adopted by the common council of a 1st class city must be submitted to the comptroller at least 7 business days before the amendment may be considered by the governing body or by a committee of the body, and the governing body or committee may not consider any amendment that is not submitted in conformity with this time frame. An amendment shall also include an estimate, prepared by the comptroller, of the costs that will be incurred, and the staffing changes that will be required, to implement the amendment during the next 5 fiscal years. A governing body shall make the amendment and, if required, the estimate, available to the public, in an electronic format, at least 24 hours before the amendment may be considered by the governing body or by a committee of the governing body. The governing body shall have the budget resolution prepared as it was adopted by the governing body, incorporating any adopted amendments, before presenting the resolution to the chief executive.

SB777,49,15 4. If a mayor wishes to veto any part of the budget under s. 62.09 (8) (c), the mayor shall do so no later than November 15 of an odd-numbered year. The common council may not schedule a meeting to act on the mayor's vetoes, as described in subd. 5., before it receives the vetoes or November 16 of an odd-numbered year, whichever comes first.

SB777,49,18 5. The common council may act on all of the mayor's vetoes or changes, as described in s. 62.09 (8) (c), no later than November 19 of an odd-numbered year, or the vetoes or changes shall be considered to be approved by the common council.

SB777,49,23 (d) After a biennial budget takes effect, if revenues received or expenses incurred by the municipality are different from the amounts anticipated, the chief executive may increase or decrease appropriation amounts as he or she determines is appropriate to account for the changed revenue or expense amounts that affect the municipality.

SB777,50,8 (e) Outside of the budget process, the chief executive may propose to the governing body an increase or decrease in any appropriation or revenue amount, subject to the budget amendment procedures under par. (c) 3. To be approved, such a proposal requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members-elect of the governing body, as defined in s. 66.10015 (1) (bs), and the proposal may not be amended by the governing body, except that when such a proposal is made and voted on by the governing body after September 30 and before November 16 of any even-numbered year, such a proposal may be approved by a simple majority vote of the members-elect of the governing body and the governing body may amend the proposal.

SB777,50,15 (f) With regard to every municipal department that has appropriations and expenses contained in a municipality's budget that is adopted under this section, the budget provisions that apply to such a department shall contain an appropriation account into which a gift or grant bestowed upon that department shall be deposited. If a department receives such a gift or grant, the department may spend the funds, with the consent of the chief executive, but without the approval of the governing body, for the purposes for which the gift or grant was bestowed.

SB777,50,22 (g) During a biennium, a governing body may not adopt a resolution to issue a municipal obligation, as defined in s. 67.01 (6), in an amount that is higher than the amount initially proposed by the chief executive in his or her proposed budget for that biennium. During a biennium a chief executive may propose, outside of the budget process, the issuance of additional municipal obligations, as defined under s. 67.01 (6). The governing body may approve the chief executive's proposal, but may not increase the amount proposed.

SB777,77 Section 77. 68.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB777,51,3 68.14 (1) The seeking of a review pursuant to s. 68.10 or 68.13 does not preclude a person aggrieved from seeking relief from the governing body of the municipality or any of its boards, commissions, committees, or agencies which that may have jurisdiction, except that the authority under this section of a county board is subject to the limitations in s. 59.17 (2) (d).

SB777,78 Section 78. 83.01 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB777,51,12 83.01 (1) (b) In counties having a population of 500,000 or more, the county highway commissioner shall also be the director of public works. The person holding the position of county highway commissioner and director of public works, under the classified service, on June 16, 1974, shall continue in that capacity under civil service status until death, resignation, or removal from such position. Thereafter the county executive shall appoint as successor a director of transportation who shall assume the duties of county highway commissioner and director of public works and is subject to confirmation by the county board, as provided in s. 59.17 (2) (bm).

SB777,79 Section 79. 200.11 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB777,51,22 200.11 (8) Solid waste management. The district may engage in solid waste management and shall for such purposes have all powers granted to county executives or county boards under s. 59.70 (2), except acquisition of land by eminent domain, if each county board having jurisdiction over areas to be served by the district has adopted a resolution requesting or approving the involvement of the district in solid waste management. County board approval shall not be required for the management by the district of such solid wastes as are contained within the sewage or storm water transmitted or treated by the district or as are produced as a by-product of sewerage treatment activities.

SB777,80 Section 80. 289.33 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB777,52,16 289.33 (3) (d) “Local approval" includes any requirement for a permit, license, authorization, approval, variance or exception or any restriction, condition of approval or other restriction, regulation, requirement or prohibition imposed by a charter ordinance, general ordinance, zoning ordinance, resolution or regulation by a town, city, village, county or special purpose district, including without limitation because of enumeration any ordinance, resolution or regulation adopted under s. 91.73, 2007 stats., s. 59.03 (2), 59.11 (5), 59.42 (1), 59.48, 59.51 (1) and (2), 59.52 (2), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26) and (27), 59.53 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (19), (20) and (23), 59.535 (2), (3) and (4), 59.54 (1), (2), (3), (4), (4m), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10), (11), (12), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25) and (26), 59.55 (3), (4), (5) and (6), 59.56 (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), (12m), (13) and (16), 59.57 (1), 59.58 (1) and (5), 59.62, 59.69, 59.692, 59.693, 59.696, 59.697, 59.698, 59.70 (1), (2), (3), (5), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (21), (22) and (23), 59.79 (1), (2), (3), (5), (7), (8), and (10), 59.792 (2) and (3), 59.80, 59.82, 60.10, 60.22, 60.23, 60.54, 60.77, 61.34, 61.35, 61.351, 61.353, 61.354, 62.11, 62.23, 62.231, 62.233, 62.234, 66.0101, 66.0415, 87.30, 196.58, 200.11 (8), 236.45, 281.43 or 349.16, subch. VIII of ch. 60, or subch. III of ch. 91.

SB777,81 Section 81. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB777,52,23 (1) County executive staff. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 59.17 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes, if a county board reduced or eliminated the staff authorized by the county executive for operating the office of the county executive, or reduced or eliminated the appropriations for the staff and operations of the office of the county executive at any time after March 31, 2016, the county board shall restore the staff levels and appropriation levels to their levels as of April 1, 2016.

SB777,53,3 (2) Confirmed appointees. Any department head appointee of a county executive who has been confirmed by a county board, or whose confirmation has been waived by the board, on the effective date of this subsection does not need to be reconfirmed, or confirmed, by the board as long as the appointee continues in uninterrupted service in that position.

SB777,82 Section 82. Initial applicability.

SB777,53,7 (1) Internet site for public contracts. The treatment of section 59.52 (3m) of the statutes first applies to a contract that is entered into on the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

SB777,53,10 (2) Public works contracts. The treatment of section 59.52 (29) (am) of the statutes first applies to public contracts that are let on the effective date of this subsection.

SB777,53,16 (3) Compensation for certain county elective officers. The treatment of sections 59.10 (1) (a), (2) (c) 5., (3) (f), (i), and (k), and (5) and 59.22 (1) (a) 1., 2., and 3. of the statutes first applies to the establishment of the salary or compensation of supervisors and the establishment of the compensation of county elective officers other than supervisors and circuit judges for the terms of office beginning after the spring election in 2020.

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