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15(4) Ownership of funds. Notwithstanding an ordinance enacted under sub. (2),
16volunteer funds shall remain the property of the municipality until the funds are
17disbursed.".
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2066.0316 Renew Wisconsin performance review. (1) Definitions. In this
21section:
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(a) "Analysis" means a performance analysis of the cost and benefit of a political
23subdivision providing a governmental service compared to a private person
24providing the same service.
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1(b) "Chief executive officer" has the meaning given in s. 66.1106 (1) (a).
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(c) "Department" means the department of revenue.
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(d) "Extension" has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (7).
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(e) "Governmental service" means a service related to any of the following:
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1.
Law enforcement.
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2.
Fire protection.
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3.
Emergency services.
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4.
Public health.
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5. Solid waste collection and disposal.
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7. Public transportation.
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8.
Public housing.
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9.
Animal control.
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11. Recreation and culture.
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12. Human services.
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13. Youth services.
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(f) "Political subdivision" means any city, village, town, or county with a
19population greater than 2,500.
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20(2) Pilot program. The department shall establish a pilot program to study
21governmental services delivered by and to political subdivisions. The department
22shall solicit political subdivisions to participate in the program. Based on the
23department's solicitation, the department shall select 5 political subdivisions to form
24councils as provided under sub. (3) and shall include in that selection at least one
25county and at least one city, village, or town.
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1(3) Creation of council. (a) No later than January 1, 2002, each political
2subdivision selected under sub. (2) shall create a council consisting of 5 members, as
3follows:
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1. The chief executive officer of the political subdivision, or his or her designee.
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2. A member who is an employee of the political subdivision.
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3. A member with cost accounting experience who is a resident of the political
7subdivision and who is not a political subdivision officer or employee.
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4. Two members, not including the member under subd. 3., who are residents
9of the political subdivision and who are not political subdivision officers or
10employees.
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(b) The political subdivision's chief executive officer shall appoint the council
12members under par. (a) 2. to 4. The chief executive officer shall appoint 2 members
13to initial terms of 2 years and the remaining 2 members to initial terms of 4 years.
14The chief executive officer shall appoint the respective successors of the members
15under par. (a) 2. to 4. to terms of 4 years. All members under par. (a) 2. to 4. shall
16serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.
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(c) The council shall organize annually at its first meeting to elect a
18chairperson. Four members of the council shall constitute a quorum.
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19(4) Duties of council. The council shall conduct an analysis of governmental
20services provided by the political subdivision with which the council is affiliated. In
21conducting such an analysis, the council shall do all of the following:
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(a) Establish specific benchmarks for performance, including goals related to
23intergovernmental cooperation to provide governmental services.
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(b) Conduct research and establish new methods to promote efficiency in the
25delivery of governmental services.
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1(c) Identify and recommend collaborative agreements to be developed with
2other political subdivisions to deliver governmental services.
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3(5) Data collection and analysis. (a) A council may conduct an analysis of a
4governmental service provided by the political subdivision with which the council is
5affiliated on its own or after receiving any of the following:
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1. A written suggestion regarding delegating a governmental service to a
7private person.
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2. A written complaint that a governmental service provided by the political
9subdivision is competing with the same or a similar service provided by a private
10person.
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3. A written suggestion by a political subdivision employee or political
12subdivision employee labor organization to review a governmental service delegated
13to a private person.
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(b) After receiving a suggestion or complaint under par. (a), the council shall
15meet to decide whether an analysis of the governmental service indicated in the
16suggestion or complaint is necessary. The council may hold hearings, conduct
17inquiries, and gather data to make its decision. If the council decides to analyze a
18governmental service under this paragraph, the council shall do all of the following:
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1. Determine the costs of providing the governmental service, including the
20cost of personnel and capital assets used in providing the service.
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2. Determine how often and to what extent the governmental service is
22provided and the quality of the governmental service provided.
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3. Make a cost-benefit determination based on the findings under subds. 1. and
242.
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14. Determine whether a private person can provide the governmental service
2at a cost savings to the political subdivision providing the service and at a quality at
3least equal to the quality of the service provided by the political subdivision.
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5. If the council decides that a governmental service is not suitable for
5delegating to a private person, determine whether the governmental service should
6be retained in its present form, modified, or eliminated.
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(c) After completing an analysis under par. (b), the council shall make a
8recommendation to the political subdivision providing the governmental service
9analyzed under par. (b) and publish the council's recommendation. The
10recommendation shall specify the recommendation's impact on the political
11subdivision and the political subdivision's employees.
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12(6) Training and assistance. The board of regents of the University of
13Wisconsin System shall direct the extension to assist councils created under this
14section in performing their duties under subs. (4) and (5). The board of regents shall
15ensure that council members are trained in how to do all of the following:
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(a) Conduct an analysis of a governmental service.
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(b) Determine ways to improve the efficiency of delivering a governmental
18service.
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(c) Establish, quantify, and monitor performance standards.
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(d) Prepare the reports required under sub. (7) (a) and (b).
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21(7) Reports. (a) On or before June 30, 2002, each council shall submit a report
22to the department describing the council's activities.
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(b) On or before June 30, 2003, each council shall submit a final report to the
24department describing the council's activities and recommendations and the extent
25to which its recommendations have been adopted by the political subdivision with
1which the council is affiliated. A report submitted under this paragraph shall
2provide a detailed explanation of all analyses conducted under subs. (4) and (5).
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(c) On or before July 31, 2003, the department shall submit a report concerning
4the activities and recommendations described in the reports submitted under pars.
5(a) and (b) to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor. The
6department's report shall describe ways to implement such recommendations
7statewide.
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966.0317 Cooperation region. (1) Definitions. In this section:
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(a) "Cooperation region" means a federal standard metropolitan statistical
11area. For purposes of this section, if only a part of a county is located in a federal
12standard metropolitan statistical area the entire county is considered to be located
13in the federal standard metropolitan statistical area.
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(b) "Governmental service" has the meaning given in s. 66.0316 (1) (e).
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(c) "Metropolitan service delivery" means any governmental service provided
16to a city that is provided by the city or by another city or by a town, village, or county
17and provided on a multijurisdictional basis.
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(d) "Municipality" means any city, village, or town.
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19(2) Area cooperation compacts. (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 3., beginning
20in 2003 and ending in 2005, a municipality shall enter into an area cooperation
21compact with at least 2 municipalities or counties located in the same cooperation
22region as the municipality, or with any combination of at least 2 such entities, to
23perform at least 2 governmental services.
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2. Except as provided in subd. 3., beginning in 2006 and in each subsequent
25year, a municipality shall enter into an area cooperation compact with at least 4
1municipalities or counties located in the same cooperation region as the municipality,
2or with any combination of at least 4 such entities, to perform at least 5 governmental
3services.
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3. A municipality that is not adjacent to at least 2 other municipalities located
5in the same cooperation region as the municipality may enter into a cooperation
6compact with any adjacent municipality or with the county in which the municipality
7is located to perform the number of governmental services as specified under subd.
81. or 2.
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(b) An area cooperation compact shall provide a plan for any municipalities or
10counties that enter into the compact to collaborate to provide governmental services.
11The compact shall provide benchmarks to measure the plan's progress and provide
12outcome-based performance measures to evaluate the plan's success.
13Municipalities and counties that enter into the compact shall structure the compact
14in a way that results in significant tax savings to taxpayers within those
15municipalities and counties.
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(c) 1. Annually, beginning in 2002, a municipality shall certify to the
17department of revenue by May 1, in a manner prescribed by the department that the
18municipality complied with pars. (a) and (b).
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2. Annually, beginning in 2002, a municipality shall submit to the department
20of revenue on or before June 30, in a manner prescribed by the department, a report
21that indicates whether the municipality has entered into any agreements with any
22other municipality or any county located in the same cooperation region as the
23municipality related to the following:
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1a. Establishment of performance standards for delivery of governmental
2services by municipalities or counties within a federal standard metropolitan
3statistical area or county.
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b. Collaborative service delivery.
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c. Reduction or elimination of overlapping service delivery.
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d. Municipal revenue sharing under s. 66.0305.
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e. Smart growth planning under s. 16.965.
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f. Metropolitan service delivery.
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g. Financial incentives for shared regional planning services.
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h. Boundary issues.
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i. Other intergovernmental issues.
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(d) The department of revenue may grant a municipality additional time to
13submit any report under par. (c), if the municipality shows good cause for granting
14the additional time.
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(e) Annually, beginning in 2004, the legislative audit bureau shall prepare a
16report on the performance of area cooperation compacts and shall submit copies of
17the report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the
18appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) by June 30.".
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66.0501
(4) Compatible offices and positions. A volunteer fire fighter,
22emergency medical technician
, or first responder in a city, village
, or town whose
23annual compensation
from one or more of those positions, including fringe benefits,
24does not exceed $2,500 may also hold an
elected elective office in that city, village
,
1or town.
It is compatible with his or her office for an elected town officer to receive
2wages under s. 60.37 (4) for work that he or she performs for the town.".
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566.0602 Accumulation of reserves for specified purposes. (1) Any city,
6village, or town may accumulate cash or other liquid assets in nonlapsing reserve
7funds for any of the purposes specified in sub. (2) if the reserve funds are kept in
8segregated accounts in the municipal treasury. Each reserve fund must have a
9designated, specific purpose for which the cash or other assets are being
10accumulated, and may be spent only for the specified purpose.
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11(2) Cash or other liquid assets in reserve funds may be accumulated for any of
12the following purposes:
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(a) The purchase of a capital asset that is expected to last at least several years.
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(b) The construction or repair of public infrastructure.
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(c) The payment or financing of recovery or rebuilding costs that are
16necessitated by a natural disaster.".