2011 Wisconsin Act 32

66.0602 (1) (d) 1. For the levy that is imposed in December 2011 and December 2012, zero percent.

32,1722d Section 1722d. 66.0602 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

66.0602 (1) (d) 2. For the levy that is imposed in December 2013 and in every succeeding December, 1.5 percent.

32,1723 Section 1723. 66.0602 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0602 (2) Levy limit. Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (5), no political subdivision may increase its levy in any year by a percentage that exceeds the political subdivision's valuation factor. The base amount in any year, to which the limit under this section applies, shall be the maximum allowable actual levy for the immediately preceding year. In determining its levy in any year, a city, village, or town shall subtract any tax increment that is calculated under s. 59.57 (3) (a), 60.85 (1) (L), or 66.1105 (2) (i). The base amount in any year, to which the limit under this section applies, may not include any amount to which sub. (3) (e) 8. applies.

32,1724 Section 1724. 66.0602 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

66.0602 (2m) Negative adjustment. If a political subdivision's levy for the payment of any general obligation debt service, including debt service on debt issued or reissued to fund or refund outstanding obligations of the political subdivision and interest on outstanding obligations of the political subdivision, on debt originally issued before July 1, 2005, is less in the current year than it was in the previous year, the political subdivision shall reduce its levy limit in the current year by an amount equal to the amount that its levy was reduced as described in this subsection. This subsection does not apply to any political subdivision that does not increase its levy increase limit as allowed under sub. (3) (f) 1.

32,1724d Section 1724d. 66.0602 (3) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.

32,1724h Section 1724h. 66.0602 (3) (e) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

66.0602 (3) (e) 9. The political subdivision's share of any refund or rescission determined by the department of revenue and certified under s. 74.41 (5).

32,1724k Section 1724k. 66.0602 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

66.0602 (3) (f) 1. Subject to subd. 3., if a political subdivision's allowable levy under this section in 2010 was greater than its actual levy in 2010, the levy increase limit otherwise applicable under this section to the political subdivision in 2011 is increased by the difference between these 2 amounts, as determined by the department of revenue, up to a maximum increase of 0.5 percent of the actual levy in 2010.

2. Subject to subd. 3., if a political subdivision's allowable levy under this section in 2011 was greater than its actual levy in 2011, the levy increase limit otherwise applicable under this section to the political subdivision in 2012 is increased by the difference between these 2 amounts, as determined by the department of revenue, up to a maximum increase of 0.5 percent of the actual levy in 2011.

3. The adjustment described in subds. 1. and 2. may occur only if the political subdivision's governing body approves of the adjustment by one of the following methods:

a. With regard to a city, village, or county, if the governing body consists of at least 5 members, by a three-quarters majority vote of the governing body.

b. With regard to a city, village, or county, if the governing body consists of fewer than 5 members, by a two-thirds majority vote of the governing body.

c. With a regard to a town, by a majority vote of the annual town meeting, or a special town meeting, if the town board has adopted a resolution approving of the adjustment by a two-thirds majority vote of the town board.

4. If a political subdivision's allowable levy under this section in 2012, or any year thereafter, was greater than its actual levy in that year, the levy increase limit otherwise applicable under this section to the political subdivision in the next succeeding year is increased by the difference between the prior year's allowable levy and the prior year's actual levy, as determined by the department of revenue, up to a maximum increase of 0.5 percent of the actual levy in that prior year.

32,1724p Section 1724p. 66.0602 (3) (j) of the statutes is created to read:

66.0602 (3) (j) 1. Subject to subd. 2., if a municipality experiences a shortfall in its general fund due to a loss of revenue received by the municipality from the sale of water or another commodity to a manufacturing facility as a result of the manufacturer discontinuing operations at the facility, the limit otherwise applicable under this section may be increased by the amount that the municipality levies to make up for the revenue shortfall.

2. The maximum adjustment claimed under subd. 1. shall equal the revenue received by the municipality from the sale of water or another commodity, as described in subd. 1., in the year prior to the year in which the manufacturing facility closed. A municipality may claim the adjustment in more than one year, except that the sum of all such adjustments may not exceed the revenue loss to the municipality's general fund in the year that the manufacturer discontinues operations at the facility.

32,1725c Section 1725c. 66.0602 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

32,1725e Section 1725e. 66.0604 of the statutes is created to read:

66.0604 Payment of employer contributions in retirement systems. (1) In this section, "local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 66.0131 (1) (a).

(2) Annually, no later than December 31, each local governmental unit shall pay employer contributions into the retirement system in which its employees are participating employees an amount that is at least equal to all employee required contributions under that retirement system.

32,1725m Section 1725m. 66.0615 (1m) (d) 7. of the statutes is created to read:

66.0615 (1m) (d) 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of subds. 1. and 2., any amount of room tax revenue that a municipality described under s. 77.994 (3) is required to spend on tourism promotion and development shall be forwarded to, and spent by, the municipality's tourism entity, unless the municipality creates a commission and forwards the revenue to the commission.

32,1727d Section 1727d. 66.0901 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

66.0901 (1) (bm) "Political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.

32,1727e Section 1727e. 66.0901 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

66.0901 (1m) Method of bidding. (a) Except when necessary to secure federal aid, whenever a political subdivision lets a public contract by bidding, the political subdivision shall comply with all of the following:

1. The bidding shall be on the basis of sealed competitive bids.

2. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.

(b) Except when necessary to secure federal aid, a political subdivision may not use a bidding method that gives preference based on the geographic location of the bidder or that uses criteria other than the lowest responsible bidder in awarding a contract.

32,1727L Section 1727L. 66.0901 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

66.0901 (11) Limitation on performance of private construction work by political subdivisions. (a) In this subsection, "construction project" means a road, sewer, water, stormwater, wastewater, grading, parking lot, or other infrastructure-related project or the provision of construction-related services for such a project.

(b) A political subdivision may not use its own workforce to perform a construction project for which a private person is financially responsible.

32,1727m Section 1727m. 66.0903 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0903 (1) (d) "Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of such a political subdivision or special purpose district, a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing or an instrumentality of the state and any of the foregoing. "Local governmental unit" includes a regional transit authority created under s. 66.1039 and the southeastern regional transit authority created under s. 59.58 (7).

32,1727mb Section 1727mb. 66.0903 (1) (dr) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0903 (1) (dr) "Minor service or maintenance work" means a project of public works that is limited to minor crack filling, chip or slurry sealing, or other minor pavement patching, not including overlays, that has a projected life span of no longer than 5 years or that is performed for a town and is not funded under s. 86.31, regardless of projected life span; the depositing of gravel on an existing gravel road applied solely to maintain the road; road shoulder maintenance; cleaning of drainage or sewer ditches or structures; or any other limited, minor work on public facilities or equipment that is routinely performed to prevent breakdown or deterioration.

32,1727mc Section 1727mc. 66.0903 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

66.0903 (1) (em) "Multiple-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (br).

32,1727md Section 1727md. 66.0903 (1) (hm) of the statutes is created to read:

66.0903 (1) (hm) "Single-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (em).

32,1727me Section 1727me. 66.0903 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

66.0903 (1m) Statewide concern; uniformity. (a) In this subsection, "publicly funded private construction project" means a construction project in which the developer, investor, or owner of the project receives direct financial assistance from a local governmental unit for the erection, construction, repair, remodeling, demolition, including any alteration, painting, decorating, or grading, of a private facility, including land, a building, or other infrastructure. "Publicly funded private construction project" does not include a project of public works or a housing project involving the erection, construction, repair, remodeling, or demolition of any of the following:

1. A residential property, if the project is supported by affordable housing grants, home improvement grants, or grants from a local housing trust fund.

2. A residential property containing 4 dwelling units or less.

3. A residential property that contains retail, office, or commercial components, if the project is intended to increase the supply of affordable housing in a community.

(b) The legislature finds that the enactment of ordinances or other enactments by local governmental units requiring laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on projects of public works or on publicly funded private construction projects to be paid the prevailing wage rate and to be paid at least 1.5 times their hourly basic rate of pay for hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor would be logically inconsistent with, would defeat the purpose of, and would go against the spirit of this section and the repeal of s. 66.0904, 2009 stats. Therefore, this section shall be construed as an enactment of statewide concern for the purpose of providing uniform prevailing wage rate and prevailing hours of labor requirements throughout the state.

(c) A local governmental unit may not enact and administer an ordinance or other enactment requiring laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on projects of public works or on publicly funded private construction projects to be paid the prevailing wage rate and to be paid at least 1.5 times their hourly basic rate of pay for hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor or any similar ordinance or enactment. Any such ordinance or other enactment that is in effect on the day before the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], is void.

32,1727mf Section 1727mf. 66.0903 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0903 (2) (c) A project in which the completed facility is leased, purchased, lease purchased, or otherwise acquired by, or dedicated to, a local governmental unit in lieu of the local governmental unit contracting for the erection, construction, repair, remodeling, or demolition of the facility.

32,1727mi Section 1727mi. 66.0903 (3) (av) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0903 (3) (av) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (am) or (ar), the department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 66.0904, 103.49, or 103.50, or 40 USC 3142 unless the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage rates, in which case the department may use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 66.0904, 103.49 , or 103.50, or 40 USC 3142. In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (am) or (ar), the department may not use data from any construction work that is performed by a local governmental unit or a state agency.

32,1727mj Section 1727mj. 66.0903 (3) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0903 (3) (dm) A reference to the prevailing wage rates determined by the department or a local governmental unit exempted under sub. (6) and to the prevailing hours of labor shall be published in the notice issued for the purpose of securing bids for the project of public works. If any contract or subcontract for a project of public works is entered into, the prevailing wage rates determined by the department or exempted local governmental unit and the prevailing hours of labor shall be physically incorporated into and made a part of the contract or subcontract, except that for a minor subcontract, as determined by the department, the department shall prescribe by rule the method of notifying the minor subcontractor of the prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to the minor subcontract. The prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to a contract or subcontract may not be changed during the time that the contract or subcontract is in force. No person performing the work described in sub. (4) may be paid less than the prevailing wage rate in the same or most similar trade or occupation determined under this subsection; nor may he or she be permitted to work a greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless he or she is paid for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay.

32,1727mk Section 1727mk. 66.0903 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0903 (4) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (a) 1., a A laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who is regularly employed to process, manufacture, pick up, or deliver materials or products from a commercial establishment that has a fixed place of business from which the establishment regularly supplies processed or manufactured materials or products or from a facility that is not dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to this section is not entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or to receive at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following applies:

32,1727mL Section 1727mL. 66.0903 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0903 (4) (b) 1. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the source of mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone that is to be immediately incorporated into the work, and not stockpiled or further transported by truck, pick up that mineral aggregate, and deliver that mineral aggregate to the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section by depositing the material substantially in place, directly in final place, from the transporting vehicle or through spreaders from the transporting vehicle.

32,1727n Section 1727n. 66.0903 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0903 (5) (a) A single-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost of completion is below $25,000 less than $48,000, a multiple-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost of completion is less than $100,000, or, in the case of a multiple-trade project of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished by a private contractor for a city or village having a population of less than 2,500 or for a town, a multiple-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost of completion is less than $234,000.

32,1727p Section 1727p. 66.0903 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0903 (5) (b) A Work performed on a project of public works in which the labor for the project is provided by unpaid volunteers for which the local governmental unit contracting for the project is not required to compensate any contractor, subcontractor, contractor's or subcontractor's agent, or individual for performing the work.

32,1727q Section 1727q. 66.0903 (5) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

66.0903 (5) (f) A project of public works involving the erection, construction, repair, remodeling, or demolition of a residential property containing 2 dwelling units or less.

32,1727r Section 1727r. 66.0903 (5) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

66.0903 (5) (g) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project that is a part of a development in which not less than 90 percent of the lots contain or will contain 2 dwelling units or less, as determined by the local governmental unit at the time of approval of the development, and that, on completion, is acquired by, or dedicated to, a local governmental unit, including under s. 236.13 (2), for ownership or maintenance by the local governmental unit.

32,1727rm Section 1727rm. 66.0903 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

32,1727s Section 1727s. 66.0903 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0903 (8) Posting. For the information of the employees working on the project of public works, the prevailing wage rates determined by the department or exempted local governmental unit, the prevailing hours of labor, and the provisions of subs. (10) (a) and (11) (a) shall be kept posted by the local governmental unit in at least one conspicuous and easily accessible place on the site of the project or, if there is no common site on the project, at the place normally used by the local governmental unit to post public notices.

32,1727t Section 1727t. 66.0903 (10) (am) of the statutes is repealed.

32,1727u Section 1727u. 66.0903 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0903 (10) (c) If requested by any person, the department shall inspect the payroll records of any contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project of public works that is subject to this section as provided in this paragraph to ensure compliance with this section. In the case of a request made by a person performing the work specified in sub. (4), if the department finds that the contractor, subcontractor, or agent subject to the inspection is in compliance and that the request is frivolous, the department shall charge the person making the request the actual cost of the inspection. In the case of a request made by a person not performing the work specified in sub. (4), if the department finds that the contractor, subcontractor, or agent subject to the inspection is in compliance and that the request is frivolous, the department shall charge the person making the request $250 or the actual cost of the inspection, whichever is greater. In order to find that a request is frivolous, the department must find that the person making the request made the request in bad faith, solely for the purpose of harassing or maliciously injuring the contractor, subcontractor, or agent subject to the inspection, or that the person making the request knew, or should have known, that there was no reasonable basis for believing that a violation of this section had been committed. On receipt of such a request, the department shall request the contractor, subcontractor, or agent to submit to the department a certified record of the information specified in par. (a), other than personally identifiable information relating to an employee of the contractor, subcontractor, or agent, for no longer than a 4-week period. The department may request a contractor, subcontractor, or agent to submit those records no more than once per calendar quarter for each project of public works on which the contractor, subcontractor, or agent is performing work. The department may not charge a requester a fee for obtaining that information. The department shall make available for public inspection certified records submitted to the department under this paragraph.

32,1727x Section 1727x. 66.0903 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0903 (12) (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c), the department shall notify any local governmental unit applying for a determination under sub. (3) and any local governmental unit exempted under sub. (6) of the names of all persons whom the department has found to have failed to pay the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or has found to have paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at any time in the preceding 3 years. The department shall include with each name the address of the person and shall specify when the person failed to pay the prevailing wage rate and when the person paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor. A local governmental unit may not award any contract to the person unless otherwise recommended by the department or unless 3 years have elapsed from the date the department issued its findings or the date of final determination by a court of competent jurisdiction, whichever is later.

32,1727y Section 1727y. 66.0904 of the statutes is repealed.

32,1728 Section 1728. 66.0925 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

66.0925 (14) Construction. Nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving, modifying, or interfering with the responsibilities for operating jails which are vested in sheriffs under s. 59.27 (1) and chiefs of police or chiefs of combined protective services departments under s. 62.09 (13) (b).

32,1729g Section 1729g. 66.1039 of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

32,1729r Section 1729r. 66.1039 (4) (s) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

66.1039 (4) (s) 1. Impose, by the adoption of a resolution by the board of directors, the taxes under subch. V of ch. 77 in the authority's jurisdictional area, except that no taxes may be imposed under this paragraph unless the resolution of the board of directors is adopted prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date]. If an authority adopts a resolution to impose the taxes, it shall deliver a certified copy of the resolution to the department of revenue at least 120 days before its effective date. The authority may, by adoption of a resolution by the board of directors, repeal the imposition of taxes under subch. V of ch. 77 and shall deliver a certified copy of the repeal resolution to the department of revenue at least 120 days before its effective date.

32,1731 Section 1731. 66.1103 (4m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

66.1103 (4m) (a) 1. The person, at least 30 days prior to entering into the revenue agreement, has given a notice of intent to enter into the agreement, on a form prescribed under s. 560.034 238.11 (1), to the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and to any collective bargaining agent in this state with whom the person has a collective bargaining agreement.

32,1732 Section 1732. 66.1103 (4m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

66.1103 (4m) (a) 2. The municipality or county has received an estimate issued under s. 560.034 238.11 (5) (a), and the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has estimated whether the project which the municipality or county would finance under the revenue agreement is expected to eliminate, create, or maintain jobs on the project site and elsewhere in this state and the net number of jobs expected to be eliminated, created, or maintained as a result of the project.

32,1733 Section 1733. 66.1103 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: