AB62: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Assembly BILL 62

January 26, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Wood, Baldus, Goetsch, Ladwig, Duff, Grothman, Plombon, Wilder, Foti, Plache and Hasenohrl. Referred to Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.

AB62,1,2 An Act to amend 66.023 (7) of the statutes; relating to: municipal boundary changes pursuant to a cooperative plan.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, any combination of cities, villages or towns (municipalities) may determine the boundary lines between themselves by agreeing to a cooperative plan that is approved by the department of administration. The cooperative plan must specify the duration of the proposed planning period, which must be at least 10 years and may be up to 20 years. During the planning period, subject to one exception, no other procedure for altering a municipality's boundaries may be used to alter the boundary of a municipality that is a party to the plan. Therefore, under current law, all of a municipality's boundaries are "frozen" during the planning period.

This bill changes current law so that the boundaries of a municipality that are "frozen" during the planning period are only the boundaries to which the cooperative plan relates.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB62, s. 1 Section 1. 66.023 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB62,2,3 66.023 (7) Applicability of other boundary procedures. During the planning period specified under sub. (3) (f), no other procedure for altering a municipality's boundaries may be used to alter the boundary, to which the cooperative plan relates, of a municipality that is a party to the cooperative plan, except if an annexation is conducted under s. 144.07 (1m), regardless of whether the boundary is proposed to be maintained or changed or is allowed to be changed under the plan. After the planning period has expired, the boundary may be altered.

AB62,2,4 (End)