66.0133 (1) (c) "Performance contract" means a contract for the evaluation and recommendation of energy conservation and facility improvement measures, and for the implementation of one or more of these measures.
55,1949e
Section 1949e. 66.0133 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0133 (1) (d) "Qualified provider" means a person, other than a local governmental unit, who is experienced in the design, implementation and installation of energy conservation and facility improvement measures and who has the ability to provide labor and material payment and performance bonds equal to the maximum amount of any payments due under a performance contract entered into by the person.
55,1949f
Section 1949f. 66.0133 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0133 (2) (a) 1. and amended to read:
66.0133 (2) (a) 1. Any Except as provided under subd. 2., any local governmental unit may, in accordance with this section, enter into a performance contract with a qualified provider to reduce energy or operating costs, realize operational savings, conserve water resources, ensure state or local building code compliance, or enhance the protection of property of the local governmental unit.
55,1949g
Section 1949g. 66.0133 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
66.0133 (2) (a) 2. A performance contract with a qualified provider under this section may not allow a local governmental unit to increase the square footage of a facility unless the increase is necessary to make mechanical, electrical, or plumbing improvements in order to achieve reductions in energy consumption or to conserve water resources.
55,1949h
Section 1949h. 66.0133 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0133 (2) (b) Prior to entering into a performance contract for the implementation of any energy conservation or facility improvement measure, a local governmental unit shall obtain a report from a qualified provider containing recommendations concerning the amount the local governmental unit should spend on energy conservation and facility improvement measures. The report shall contain estimates of all costs of installation, modifications, or remodeling, including costs of design, engineering, maintenance, repairs and financing. In addition, the report shall contain a guarantee specifying a minimum amount by which energy or operating costs of the local governmental unit will be reduced or energy or water metering accuracy will be improved, if the installation, modification or remodeling is performed by that qualified provider.
55,1949i
Section 1949i. 66.0133 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0133 (2) (c) If, after review of the report under par. (b), the local governmental unit finds that the amount it would spend on the energy conservation and facility improvement measures recommended in the report is not likely to exceed the amount to be saved in energy and operation costs, or the benefits to be obtained by improved metering accuracy, over the remaining useful life of the facility to which the measures apply, the local governmental unit may enter into the contract.
55,1949j
Section 1949j. 66.0133 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0133 (3) Notice. Notwithstanding ss. 27.065 (5) (a), 30.32, 38.18, 43.17 (9) (a), 59.52 (29) (a), 59.70 (11), 60.47 (2) to (4), 60.77 (6) (a), 61.54, 61.57, 62.15 (1), 62.155, 66.0131 (2), 66.0923 (10), 66.0925 (10), 66.0927 (11), 66.1333 (5) (a) 2., 200.11 (5) (d) and 200.47 (2), before entering into a performance contract under this section, a local governmental unit shall solicit bids or competitive sealed proposals from qualified providers. A local governmental unit may only enter into a performance contract with a qualified provider if the contract is awarded by the governing body of the local governmental unit and if the qualified provider agrees to sign the performance contract and all contracts with subcontractors, including subcontractors who provide billing services under the performance contract. The governing body shall give at least 10 days' notice of the meeting at which the body intends to award a performance contract. The notice shall include a statement of the intent of the governing body to award the performance contract, the names of all potential parties to the proposed performance contract, and a description of the energy conservation and facility improvement measures included in the performance contract and an explanation of how these measures will generate operational savings sufficient to pay for the cost of the measures. At the meeting, the governing body shall review and evaluate the bids or proposals submitted by all qualified providers and may award the performance contract to the qualified provider that best meets the needs of the local governmental unit, which need not be the lowest cost provider.
55,1949k
Section 1949k. 66.0133 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0133 (5) Payment schedule; savings. Each performance contract shall provide that all payments to a qualified provider, except obligations on termination of the contract before its expiration, shall be made over time as energy savings are achieved no later than the date on which the contract expires. Energy savings shall be guaranteed by the qualified provider for the entire term of the performance contract and may not be guaranteed by a third party. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, every performance contract shall assume an annual increase of 3 percent in the cost of relevant utility services incurred by the local governmental unit.
55,1949L
Section 1949L. 66.0133 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0133 (8) Bonds. Each qualified provider under a performance contract shall provide labor and material payment and performance bonds in an amount equivalent to the maximum amount of any payments due under the contract, including payments for work performed by other persons that is necessary to achieve the required guaranteed energy or operational savings.
55,1949m
Section 1949m. 66.0133 (11) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0133 (11) (i) Lifesafety
Life safety improvements or systems required to comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
55,1949n
Section 1949n. 66.0133 (11) (ig) of the statutes is created to read:
66.0133 (11) (ig) Replacement or improvement of energy or water metering systems.
55,1949p
Section 1949p. 66.0133 (11) (im) of the statutes is created to read:
66.0133 (11) (im) Measures to improve indoor or outdoor water conservation, including measures related to water recycling and reuse, and systems or equipment that implement those measures.
55,1949q
Section 1949q. 66.0133 (11) (ir) of the statutes is created to read:
66.0133 (11) (ir) Measures to improve indoor air quality to meet applicable state and local building code requirements.
55,1950
Section
1950. 66.0137 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0137 (4m) (title) Joint self-insured plans and stop loss insurance.
55,1950p
Section 1950p. 66.0137 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0137 (4m) (a) In Notwithstanding sub. (1) (ae), in this subsection, "political subdivision" "
local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, or county, or school district.
55,1950r
Section 1950r. 66.0137 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0137 (4m) (b) A political subdivision local governmental unit and one or more other political subdivisions local governmental units, that together have at least 100 employees, may jointly provide health care benefits to their officers and employees on a self insured basis.
55,1951
Section
1951. 66.0137 (4m) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
66.0137 (4m) (bm) A technical college district and one or more other technical college districts, that together have at least 100 employees, may jointly do any of the following:
1. Provide health care benefits to their officers and employees on a self-insured basis.
2. Procure stop loss insurance.
3. Self-insure stop loss risk.
55,1952
Section
1952. 66.0137 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0137 (4m) (c) Any plan under par. (b) or (bm) 1. shall comply with the provisions listed in sub. (4).
55,1952c
Section 1952c. 66.0137 (4t) of the statutes is created to read:
66.0137 (4t) Health insurance for protective services employees. If a 1st class city offers health care insurance to employees who are police officers, fire fighters, or emergency medical technicians, the 1st class city shall also offer to the employees who are police officers, fire fighters, or emergency medical technicians a high-deductible health plan
that has identical design features to the plan under s. 40.515 (1) .
55,1953
Section
1953. 66.0203 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0203 (7) (a) No action to contest the validity of an incorporation on any grounds, whether procedural or jurisdictional, may be commenced after 60 days from the date of issuance of the certificate of incorporation by the secretary of state administration.
55,1954
Section
1954. 66.0211 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0211 (5) Certification of incorporation. If a majority of the votes in an incorporation referendum are cast in favor of a village or city, the clerk of the circuit court shall certify the fact to the secretary of state administration and supply the secretary of state
administration with a copy of a description of the legal boundaries of the village or city and the associated population and a copy of a plat of the village or city. Within 10 days of receipt of the description and plat, the secretary of state
administration shall forward 2 copies to the department of transportation and one copy each to the department of administration and the department of revenue. The secretary of state administration shall issue a certificate of incorporation and record the certificate.
55,1955
Section
1955. 66.0213 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0213 (4) (a) Within 10 days after incorporation of the village or city, the county clerk of the county in which the petition was filed shall fix a time for the first election, and where appropriate designate the polling place or places, and name 3 inspectors of election for each place. The time for the election shall be fixed no less than 40 nor more than 50 days after the date of the certificate of incorporation issued by the secretary of state administration, irrespective of any other provision in the statutes. Nomination papers shall conform to ch. 8 to the extent applicable. Nomination papers shall be signed by not less than 5% nor more than 10% of the total votes cast at the referendum election, and be filed no later than 15 days before the time fixed for the election. Ten days' previous notice of the election shall be given by the county clerk by publication in the newspapers selected under s. 66.0211 (2) and by posting notices in 3 public places in the village or city, but failure to give notice does not invalidate the election.
55,1956
Section
1956. 66.0213 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0213 (6) Reorganization of city as village. If the population of any city falls below 1,000 as determined by the United States census, the council may upon filing of a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 containing the signatures of at least 15% of the electors submit at any general or city election the question whether the city shall reorganize as a village. If three-fifths of the votes cast on the question are for reorganization the mayor and council shall record the return in the office of the register of deeds, file a certified copy with the clerk of the circuit court, and immediately call an election, to be conducted as are village elections, for the election of village officers. Upon the qualification of the officers, the board of trustees shall declare the city reorganized as a village, and the reorganization is effective. The clerk shall certify a copy of the declaration to the secretary of state administration who shall file the declaration and endorse a memorandum of the declaration on the record of the certificate of incorporation of the city. Rights and liabilities of the city continue in favor of or against the village. Ordinances, so far as within the power of the village, remain in force until changed.
55,1957
Section
1957. 66.0215 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0215 (5) Certificate of incorporation. If a majority of the votes are cast in favor of a city the clerk shall certify the fact to the secretary of state
administration, together with the result of the census, if any, and 4 copies of a description of the legal boundaries of the town and 4 copies of a plat of the town. The secretary of state administration shall then issue a certificate of incorporation, and record the certificate in a book kept for that purpose. Two copies of the description and plat shall be forwarded by the secretary of state administration to the department of transportation and one copy to the department of revenue.
55,1958
Section
1958. 66.0216 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0216 (5) Certificate of incorporation. If a majority of the votes are cast in favor of a city or village, the town clerk shall certify that fact to the secretary of state administration, together with 4 copies of a description of the legal boundaries of the town, and 4 copies of a plat of the town. The town clerk shall also send the secretary of state administration an incorporation fee of $1,000. Upon receipt of the town clerk's certification, the incorporation fee, and other required documents, the secretary of state administration shall issue a certificate of incorporation and record the certificate in a book kept for that purpose. The secretary of state administration shall provide 2 copies of the description and plat to the department of transportation and one copy to the department of revenue. The town clerk shall also transmit a copy of the certification and the resolution under sub. (1) to the county clerk.
55,1959
Section
1959. 66.0216 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0216 (6) Action. No action to contest the validity of an incorporation under this section on any grounds, whether procedural or jurisdictional, may be commenced after 60 days from the date of issuance of the certificate of incorporation by the secretary of state administration. In any such action, the burden of proof as to all issues is upon the person bringing the action to show that the incorporation is not valid. An action contesting an incorporation shall be given preference in the circuit court.
55,1959e
Section 1959e. 66.02162 of the statutes is created to read:
66.02162 Incorporation of certain towns contiguous to 3rd class cities or villages. (1)
Conditions. A town board may initiate the procedure for incorporating its town as a village under this section by adopting a resolution providing for a referendum by the electors of the town on the question of whether the town should become a village if on the date of the adoption of the resolution any of the following is satisfied:
(a) All of the following conditions apply:
1. The most recent federal decennial census shows that the resident population of the town exceeds 6,300.
2. The town is contiguous to a 3rd class city.
3. The most recent data available from the department of revenue show that the equalized value for the town exceeds $600,000,000.
4. In one of the 5 years before the year in which the town board adopts the resolution, the town's equalized value increased more than 7 percent, compared to the town's equalized value for the prior year.
5. The town board of the town is authorized to exercise village powers.
6. The town has entered into, and is bound by, at least 2 separate cooperative boundary agreements under s. 66.0307 with at least 2 municipalities.
7. The town has created at least one tax incremental financing district as authorized under s. 60.23 (32).
8. The town has established at least one town sanitary district under subch. IX of ch. 60.
(b) All of the following conditions apply:
1. The most recent federal decennial census shows that the resident population of the town exceeds 2,300.
2. The most recent data available from the department of revenue show that the equalized value for the town exceeds $190,000,000.
3. The area of the town exceeds 40 square miles.
4. The town is contiguous to a village to which all of the following conditions apply:
a. The most recent federal decennial census shows that the resident population of the village is less than 300.
b. The area of the village is less than 2 square miles.
c. The aggregate net tax rate of the village, as determined by the department of revenue under s. 70.114 (3), is greater than 36 mills.
5. The village under subd. 4. and the town are located in a county for which the most recent federal decennial census shows that the resident population is less than 150,000.
(2) Referendum resolution. The resolution of the town board required under sub. (1) shall do all of the following:
(a) Certify that the requirements under sub. (1) are satisfied.
(b) Contain a description of the territory to be incorporated sufficiently accurate to determine its location and a statement that a scale map reasonably showing the boundaries of the territory is on file with the town clerk.
(c) Determine the numbers and boundaries of each ward of the proposed village, conforming to the requirements of s. 5.15 (1) and (2).
(d) Determine the date of the referendum, which may not be earlier than 6 weeks after the adoption of the resolution.
(3) Notice of referendum. The town clerk shall publish the resolution adopted under sub. (1) in a newspaper published in the town. If no newspaper is published in the town, the town clerk shall publish the resolution in a newspaper designated in the resolution. The town clerk shall publish the resolution once a week for 4 successive weeks, the first publication to be not more than 4 weeks before the referendum.
(4) Voting procedure. The referendum shall be conducted in the same manner as elections for town board supervisors. The question appearing on the ballot shall be: "Shall the town of .... become a village?" Below the question shall appear 2 squares. To the left of one square shall appear the words "For a village," and to the left of the other square shall appear the words "Against a village." The inspectors shall make a return to the town clerk.
(5) Certificate of incorporation. If a majority of the votes are cast in favor of a village, the town clerk shall certify that fact to the secretary
of state , together with 4 copies of a description of the legal boundaries of the town, and 4 copies of a plat of the town. The town clerk shall also send the secretary
of state an incorporation fee of $1,000. Upon receipt of the town clerk's certification, the incorporation fee, and other required documents, the secretary
of state shall issue a certificate of incorporation and record the certificate in a book kept for that purpose. The secretary
of state shall provide 2 copies of the description and plat to the department of transportation and one copy to the department of revenue. The town clerk shall also transmit a copy of the certification and the resolution under sub. (1) to the county clerk.
(6) Action. No action to contest the validity of an incorporation under this section on any grounds, whether procedural or jurisdictional, may be commenced after 60 days from the date of issuance of the certificate of incorporation by the secretary
of state . In any such action, the burden of proof as to all issues is upon the person bringing the action to show that the incorporation is not valid. An action contesting an incorporation shall be given preference in the circuit court.
(7) Village powers. A village incorporated under this section is a body corporate and politic, with the powers and privileges of a municipal corporation at common law and conferred by ch. 61.
(8) Existing ordinances. Ordinances in force in the territory or any part of the territory, to the extent not inconsistent with this section or ch. 61, continue in force until altered or repealed.
(9) Existing intergovernmental and cooperative boundary agreements. Intergovernmental cooperation agreements entered into under s. 66.0301 and cooperative boundary agreements approved under s. 66.0307, to which a town incorporating under this section is a party, that are still in effect on the effective date of the incorporation, shall continue in force until altered or repealed, to the extent allowed under the agreements. When incorporated under this section, a village shall be considered the town's successor with respect to such agreements.
(10) Interim officers, first village election. Section 66.0215 (8) and (9), as it applies to a town that is incorporated as a city under s. 66.0215, applies to a town that is incorporated as a village under this section.
(11) Sunset. This section does not apply after June 30, 2020.
55,1960
Section
1960. 66.0217 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
