AB510, s. 36 20Section 36. 27.075 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,20,1821 27.075 (1) The county board of any county with a population of less than
22500,000 is hereby vested with all powers of a local, legislative, and administrative
23character for the purpose of governing, managing, controlling, improving , and caring
24for public parks, parkways, boulevards, and pleasure drives; and to carry out these
25powers in districts which it may create for different purposes, or throughout the

1county, and for such purposes to levy county taxes, to issue bonds, assessment
2certificates, and improvement bonds, or any other evidence of indebtedness. The
3powers hereby conferred under this section may be exercised by the county board in
4any town, city or village city, village, or town, or part thereof located in such the
5county upon the request of any such town, city or village city, village, or town,
6evidenced by a resolution adopted by a majority vote of the members-elect of its
7governing body, designating the particular park function, duty, or act, and the terms,
8if any, upon which the same shall be exercised by the county board. Such The
9resolution shall state whether the authority or function is to be exercised exclusively
10by the county or jointly by the county and the town, city or village city, village, or
11town
, and shall also state that the exercise of such the power by the county is in the
12public interest. Upon the receipt of the resolution, the county board may, by a
13resolution adopted by a majority vote of its membership, elect to assume the exercise
14of such the authority or function, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the
15resolution presented by the town, city or village city, village, or town. A city, village,
16or town whose parks and recreation services are provided under s. 229.863 (2) (d) by
17a metropolitan service district under subch. VI of ch. 229 may negotiate the
18termination of any agreement entered into with a county under this subsection
.
AB510, s. 37 19Section 37. 27.075 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,21,920 27.075 (2) The county board of any such county may, by a resolution adopted
21by a majority of its membership, propose to the towns, cities and villages cities,
22villages, and towns
located in such the county, or any of them, that it offers to exercise
23such the powers and functions therein in order that are necessary to consolidate
24municipal park services and functions in said the county. Such The resolution shall
25designate the particular function, duty, or act and the terms and conditions, if any,

1upon which the county board will perform the same. The powers conferred in sub.
2(1) and designated in such the resolution may thereafter be exercised by the county
3board in each such town, city or village which shall accept such city, village, or town
4which accepts the
proposal by the adoption of a resolution by a majority vote of the
5members-elect of its governing body, except that no governing body may accept any
6proposal described under this subsection unless it contains a provision under which
7the city, village, or town may terminate its agreement with the county if the city,
8village, or town wishes to have its parks and recreation services provided under s.
9229.863 (2) (d) by a metropolitan service district under subch. VI of ch. 229
.
AB510, s. 38 10Section 38. 27.075 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,21,1711 27.075 (3) After the adoption of resolutions by the county board, the county
12board shall have full power to may legislate upon and administer the entire subject
13matter committed to it, and among other things, to and may determine, where not
14otherwise provided by law, the manner of exercising the power thus assumed. No
15county may exercise any power under this section in a city, village, or town whose
16parks and recreation services are provided under s. 229.863 (2) (d) by a metropolitan
17service district under subch. VI of ch. 229.
AB510, s. 39 18Section 39. 27.075 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,22,1419 27.075 (4) The town, city or village concerned A city, village, or town may enter
20into necessary contracts a contract with the county, and appropriate money to pay
21the county, for the reasonable expenses incurred in rendering the park services
22assumed. Such The contract shall provide a procedure for the termination of the
23contract by any city, village, or town that wishes to have its parks and recreation
24services provided under s. 229.863 (2) (d) by a metropolitan service district under
25subch. VI of ch. 229. The
expenses may be certified, returned , and paid as are other

1county charges, and, in the case of services performed pursuant to under a proposal
2for the consolidation thereof of municipal park services initiated by the county board
3and made available to each town, city and village city, village, and town in the county
4on the same terms, the expenses thereof shall be certified, returned, and paid as
5county charges; but in the event that each and every town, city and village if every
6city, village, and town
in the county shall accept such accepts the proposal of the
7county board the expenses thereof shall be paid by county taxes to be levied and
8collected as are other taxes for county purposes. Said towns, cities and villages are
9vested with all necessary power to do the things herein required, and to do all things
10and to exercise or relinquish any of the powers herein provided or contemplated.
The
11procedure herein provided in this section for the request or acceptance of the exercise
12of the powers conferred on the county board in cities and villages is hereby prescribed
13as
a special method of determining the local affairs and government of such cities and
14villages pursuant to article XI, section 3, of the constitution.
AB510, s. 40 15Section 40. 27.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,22,2316 27.08 (1) Every city that does not have its parks and recreation services
17provided under s. 229.863 (2) (d) by a metropolitan service district under subch. VI
18of ch. 229
may by ordinance create a board of park commissioners subject to this
19section, or otherwise as provided by ordinance. Such , and if the city has a board of
20park commissioners the city shall terminate that board and end the board's authority
21under this section upon the city's decision to have its parks and recreation services
22provided under s. 229.863 (2) (d). The
board shall be organized as directed by the
23common council shall provide.
AB510, s. 41 24Section 41. 27.08 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,23,10
127.08 (3) In any city having no If a city does not have a board of park
2commissioners its and its parks and recreation services are not provided under s.
3229.863 (2) (d) by a metropolitan service district under subch. VI of ch. 229, the city's

4public parks, parkways, boulevards, and pleasure drives shall be under the charge
5of its board of public works, if it has such last named board; otherwise or, if it does
6not have such a board,
under the charge of its common council. When so in charge,
7the board of public works or the common council may exercise all of the powers of a
8board of park commissioners. Upon a city's decision to have its parks and recreation
9services provided under s. 229.863 (2) (d), the city's board of public works or common
10council may not exercise any authority under this section.
AB510, s. 42 11Section 42. 30.277 (1b) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,23,1512 30.277 (1b) (a) "Governmental unit" means a city, village, town, county, or
13metropolitan service district under subch. VI of ch. 229 which provides parks and
14recreation services under s. 229.863 (2) (d),
or the Kickapoo reserve management
15board.
AB510, s. 43 16Section 43. 43.01 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB510,23,1717 43.01 (1m) "District" means a metropolitan service district under ch. 229.
AB510, s. 44 18Section 44. 43.18 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,23,2119 43.18 (1) (ag) In this subsection, "participating municipality" means a district
20or
municipality that operates a public library and is a member of a public library
21system.
AB510, s. 45 22Section 45. 43.52 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB510,24,223 43.52 (1r) A municipal library may be operated by a district if the municipality
24and district enter into an agreement of their governing bodies. Notwithstanding s.

143.54, the agreement shall provide for the creation of new library board to carry out
2the powers and duties under s. 43.58.
AB510, s. 46 3Section 46. 43.53 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB510,24,74 43.53 (4) A joint library may be operated by a district if the district and the
5municipalities that established the joint library enter into an agreement of their
6governing bodies. Notwithstanding s. 43.54, the agreement shall provide for the
7creation of a new library board to carry out the powers and duties under s. 43.58.
AB510, s. 47 8Section 47. 59.69 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB510,24,129 59.69 (2) (g) 1. Subject to subd. 2., not later than the first day of the 7th month
10after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], the county zoning
11agency shall designate the boundaries of all urbanized areas in the county, based on
12at least all of the following factors:
AB510,24,1313 a. Population density.
AB510,24,1414 b. Compactness.
AB510,24,1515 c. Community of interests.
AB510,24,1616 d. Cost effectiveness of service delivery.
AB510,24,2117 2. A county zoning agency may act under subd. 1. only if the county is not part
18of a regional planning commission. If a county is not part of a regional planning
19commission, the zoning agency may contract with any regional planning commission
20to designate the urbanized areas of the county, based on the factors listed in, and
21subject to the time limits specified in, subd. 1.
AB510,24,2522 3. Following an initial designation of urbanized areas under this paragraph,
23a county zoning agency, or regional planning commission under subd. 2., shall
24redesignate urbanized areas of the county every 10 years, based on the factors listed
25in subd. 1., unless an earlier redesignation is requested under s. 229.863 (4) (n).
AB510,25,2
14. The boundaries of an urbanized area may consist of any combination of the
2whole of any city, the whole of any village, or the whole or part of any town.
AB510, s. 48 3Section 48. 59.69 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,25,134 59.69 (5) (c) A county ordinance enacted under this section shall not be effective
5in any town until it has been approved by the town board. If the town board approves
6an ordinance enacted by the county board, under this section, a certified copy of the
7approving resolution attached to one of the copies of such ordinance submitted to the
8town board shall promptly be filed with the county clerk by the town clerk. The
9ordinance shall become effective in the town as of the date of the filing, which filing
10shall be recorded by the county clerk in the clerk's office, reported to the town board
11and the county board, and printed in the proceedings of the county board. The
12ordinance shall supersede any prior town ordinance in conflict therewith or which
13is concerned with zoning, except as provided by s. 60.62 or by s. 229.863 (3) (c).
AB510, s. 49 14Section 49. 59.69 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,26,215 59.69 (7) Continued effect of ordinance. Whenever an area which has been
16subject to a county zoning ordinance petitions to become part of a city or village, the
17regulations imposed by the county zoning ordinance shall continue in effect, without
18change, and shall be enforced by the city or village until the regulations have been
19changed by official action of the governing body of the city or village, except that in
20the event an ordinance of annexation is contested in the courts, the county zoning
21shall prevail and the county shall have jurisdiction over the zoning in the area
22affected until ultimate determination of the court action. Whenever an area which
23has been subject to a county zoning ordinance becomes part of a metropolitan service
24district under subch. VI of ch. 229 and the metropolitan service district provides
25zoning services under s. 229.863 (2) (e), that town territory is not subject to a county

1zoning ordinance and the county zoning ordinance may not be enforced within the
2town.
AB510, s. 50 3Section 50. 60.61 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB510,26,54 60.61 (3) (d) The town is not subject to zoning authority that is exercised by a
5municipal service district under s. 229.863 (2) (e).
AB510, s. 51 6Section 51. 60.62 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,26,97 60.62 (1) Subject to subs. (2), (3), (3m), and (4), if a town board has been granted
8authority to exercise village powers under s. 60.10 (2) (c), the board may adopt zoning
9ordinances under s. 61.35.
AB510, s. 52 10Section 52. 60.62 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB510,26,1311 60.62 (3m) The town board may not exercise authority under sub. (1) if the
12town is part of a metropolitan service district that exercises zoning authority under
13s. 229.863 (2) (e).
AB510, s. 53 14Section 53. 61.65 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,26,1815 61.65 (1) (a) 2. Contracting for police protective services with a city or town,
16with another village or with the county in which the village is located. A village that
17contracts for police protective services under this subdivision shall pay the full cost
18of services provided.
AB510, s. 54 19Section 54. 61.65 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB510,26,2120 61.65 (1) (a) 4. Contracting for police protective services with a metropolitan
21services district that provides such service under s. 229.863 (2) (h) and (3) (d).
AB510, s. 55 22Section 55. 61.65 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,26,2523 61.65 (2) (a) 2. Contracting for fire protection services with a city or town or
24with another village. A village that contracts for fire protection services under this
25subdivision
shall pay the full cost of services provided.
AB510, s. 56
1Section 56. 61.65 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB510,27,32 61.65 (2) (a) 5. Contracting for fire protection services with a metropolitan
3service district that provides such services under s. 229.863 (2) (c) and (3) (d).
AB510, s. 57 4Section 57. 62.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,27,115 62.13 (1) Commissioners. Except as provided in sub. subs. (2m) and (2s), each
6city shall have a board of police and fire commissioners consisting of 5 citizens, 3 of
7whom shall constitute a quorum. The mayor shall annually, between the last
8Monday of April and the first Monday of May, appoint in writing to be filed with the
9secretary of the board, one member for a term of 5 years. No appointment shall be
10made which will result in more than 3 members of the board belonging to the same
11political party. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings.
AB510, s. 58 12Section 58. 62.13 (2s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB510,27,1513 62.13 (2s) Metropolitan service districts, contract services. A city may
14provide for police protective services by contracting with a metropolitan service
15district that provides such services under s. 229.863 (2) (h) and (3) (d).
AB510, s. 59 16Section 59. 62.13 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,27,2517 62.13 (8) Fire department. The council may provide by ordinance for either a
18paid or a volunteer fire department and for the management and equipment of either
19insofar as not otherwise provided for by law. In the case where a combination of paid
20and volunteer fire department is provided for, such city shall be reimbursed by the
21department of transportation, not to exceed $500 for any fire calls on a state trunk
22highway or on any highway that is a part of the national system of interstate
23highways and is maintained by the department of transportation. A city may also
24provide for fire protection services by contracting with a metropolitan services
25district that provides such services under s. 229.863 (2) (c) and (3) (d).
AB510, s. 60
1Section 60. 66.0217 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,28,142 66.0217 (2) Direct annexation by unanimous approval. If Except as provided
3in s. 229.864 (4), if
a petition for direct annexation signed by all of the electors
4residing in the territory and the owners of all of the real property in the territory is
5filed with the city or village clerk, and with the town clerk of the town or towns in
6which the territory is located, together with a scale map and a legal description of
7the property to be annexed, an annexation ordinance for the annexation of the
8territory may be enacted by a two-thirds vote of the elected members of the
9governing body of the city or village without compliance with the notice requirements
10of sub. (4). In an annexation under this subsection, subject to sub. (6), the person
11filing the petition with the city or village clerk and the town clerk shall, within 5 days
12of the filing, mail a copy of the scale map and a legal description of the territory to
13be annexed to the department and the governing body shall review the advice of the
14department, if any, before enacting the annexation ordinance.
AB510, s. 61 15Section 61. 66.0217 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,28,1816 66.0217 (3) (a) Direct annexation by one-half approval. (intro.) A Except as
17provided in s. 229.864 (4), a
petition for direct annexation may be filed with the city
18or village clerk if it has been signed by either of the following:
AB510, s. 62 19Section 62. 66.0217 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,28,2520 66.0217 (3) (b) Annexation by referendum. (intro.) A Except as provided in
21s. 229.864 (4), a
petition for a referendum on the question of annexation may be filed
22with the city or village clerk signed by a number of qualified electors residing in the
23territory equal to at least 20% of the votes cast for governor in the territory at the last
24gubernatorial election, and the owners of at least 50% of the real property either in
25area or assessed value. The petition shall conform to the requirements of s. 8.40.
AB510, s. 63
1Section 63. 66.0219 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,29,6 266.0219 Annexation by referendum initiated by city or village. (intro.)
3As a complete alternative to any other annexation procedure, and subject to s.
466.0307 (7) and s. 229.864 (4), unincorporated territory which contains electors and
5is contiguous to a city or village may be annexed to the city or village under this
6section. The definitions in s. 66.0217 (1) apply to this section.
AB510, s. 64 7Section 64. 66.0221 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,30,38 66.0221 (1) Upon its own motion and except as provided in s. 229.864 (4), a city
9or village, by a two-thirds vote of the entire membership of its governing body, may
10enact an ordinance annexing territory which comprises a portion of a town or towns
11and which was completely surrounded by territory of the city or village on
12December 2, 1973. The ordinance shall include all surrounded town areas except
13those that are exempt by mutual agreement of all of the governing bodies involved.
14The annexation ordinance shall contain a legal description of the territory and the
15name of the town or towns from which the territory is detached. Upon enactment of
16the ordinance, the city or village clerk immediately shall file 6 certified copies of the
17ordinance in the office of the secretary of state, together with 6 copies of a scale map.
18The secretary of state shall forward 2 copies of the ordinance and scale map to the
19department of transportation, one copy to the department of natural resources, one
20copy to the department of revenue and one copy to the department of administration.
21This subsection does not apply if the town island was created only by the annexation
22of a railroad right-of-way or drainage ditch. This subsection does not apply to land
23owned by a town government which has existing town government buildings located
24on the land. No town island may be annexed under this subsection if the island
25consists of over 65 acres or contains over 100 residents. Section 66.0217 (11) applies

1to annexations under this subsection. Except as provided in sub. (2), after
2December 2, 1973, no city or village may, by annexation, create a town area which
3is completely surrounded by the city or village.
AB510, s. 65 4Section 65. 66.0223 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,30,22 566.0223 Annexation of territory owned by a city or village. In addition
6to other methods provided by law and subject to ss. 59.692 (7) and, 66.0307 (7), and
7229.864 (4),
territory owned by and lying near but not necessarily contiguous to a
8village or city may be annexed to a village or city by ordinance enacted by the board
9of trustees of the village or the common council of the city, provided that in the case
10of noncontiguous territory the use of the territory by the city or village is not contrary
11to any town or county zoning regulation. The ordinance shall contain the exact
12description of the territory annexed and the names of the towns from which
13detached, and attaches the territory to the village or city upon the filing of 7 certified
14copies of the ordinance in the office of the secretary of state, together with 7 copies
15of a plat showing the boundaries of the territory attached. Two copies of the
16ordinance and plat shall be forwarded by the secretary of state to the department of
17transportation, one copy to the department of administration, one copy to the
18department of natural resources, one copy to the department of revenue and one copy
19to the department of public instruction. Within 10 days of filing the certified copies,
20a copy of the ordinance and plat shall be mailed or delivered to the clerk of the county
21in which the annexed territory is located. Section 66.0217 (11) applies to annexations
22under this section.
AB510, s. 66 23Section 66. 66.0301 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,31,1124 66.0301 (1) (a) In this section "municipality" means the state or any
25department or agency thereof, or any city, village, town, county, school district, public

1library system, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, sanitary
2district, farm drainage district, metropolitan sewerage district, sewer utility district,
3solid waste management system created under s. 59.70 (2), local exposition district
4created under subch. II of ch. 229, local professional baseball park district created
5under subch. III of ch. 229, local professional football stadium district created under
6subch. IV of ch. 229, a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229,
7metropolitan service district created under subch. VI of ch. 229, family care district
8under s. 46.2895, water utility district, mosquito control district, municipal electric
9company, county or city transit commission, commission created by contract under
10this section, taxation district, regional planning commission, or city-county health
11department.
AB510, s. 67 12Section 67. 66.0309 (8) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB510,31,1613 66.0309 (8) (c) 1. Subject to subd. 2., not later than the first day of the 7th month
14after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], each regional
15planning commission shall designate the boundaries of all urbanized areas in the
16region, based on at least all of the following factors:
AB510,31,1717 a. Population density.
AB510,31,1818 b. Compactness.
AB510,31,1919 c. Community of interests.
AB510,31,2020 d. Cost effectiveness of service delivery.
AB510,31,2421 2. Following an initial designation of urbanized areas under this paragraph,
22a regional planning commission shall redesignate urbanized areas of the region
23every 10 years, based on the factors listed in subd. 1., unless an earlier redesignation
24is requested under s. 229.863 (4) (n).
AB510,32,2
13. The boundaries of an urbanized area may consist of any combination of the
2whole of any city, the whole of any village, or the whole or part of any town.
AB510, s. 68 3Section 68. 66.0615 (1) (bs) of the statutes is created to read:
AB510,32,54 66.0615 (1) (bs) "Metropolitan service district" has the meaning given for
5"district" in s. 229.86 (3).
AB510, s. 69 6Section 69. 66.0615 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,32,227 66.0615 (1m) (a) The governing body of a municipality may enact an ordinance,
8and a district, under par. (e), and a metropolitan service district, under par. (em), may
9adopt a resolution, imposing a tax on the privilege of furnishing, at retail, except
10sales for resale, rooms or lodging to transients by hotelkeepers, motel operators and
11other persons furnishing accommodations that are available to the public,
12irrespective of whether membership is required for use of the accommodations. A tax
13imposed under this paragraph is not subject to the selective sales tax imposed by s.
1477.52 (2) (a) 1. and may not be imposed on sales to the federal government and
15persons listed under s. 77.54 (9a). A tax imposed under this paragraph by a
16municipality shall be paid to the municipality and may be forwarded to a commission
17if one is created under par. (c), as provided in par. (d). A tax imposed under this
18paragraph by a metropolitan service district shall be paid to the district.
Except as
19provided in par. (am), a tax imposed under this paragraph by a municipality or by
20a metropolitan service district
may not exceed 8%. Except as provided in par. (am),
21if a tax greater than 8% under this paragraph is in effect on May 13, 1994, the
22municipality imposing the tax shall reduce the tax to 8%, effective on June 1, 1994.
AB510, s. 70 23Section 70. 66.0615 (1m) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB510,33,624 66.0615 (1m) (em) 1. The governing body of a metropolitan service district may
25adopt a resolution imposing a room tax under par. (a) if none of the municipalities

1within the metropolitan service district's jurisdiction under s. 229.862, that are also
2part of the district, impose such a tax and if all such municipalities enact an
3ordinance authorizing the metropolitan service district to impose the tax under par.
4(a). A tax imposed under par. (a) applies within every municipality that is both
5located within the metropolitan service district's jurisdiction and that is part of the
6metropolitan service district.
AB510,33,97 2. If a metropolitan service district stops imposing and collecting a room tax,
8the municipalities within the district's jurisdiction that are also a part of the district
9may impose a room tax under par. (a).
AB510, s. 71 10Section 71. 66.0615 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,33,1511 66.0615 (2) (intro.) As a means of enforcing the collection of any room tax
12imposed by a municipality or, a district , or a metropolitan service district under sub.
13(1m), the municipality or, district, or metropolitan service district may exchange
14audit and other information with the department of revenue and may do any of the
15following:
AB510, s. 72 16Section 72. 66.0615 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB510,33,2217 66.0615 (2) (a) If a municipality or, district, or metropolitan service district has
18probable cause to believe that the correct amount of room tax has not been assessed
19or that the tax return is not correct, inspect and audit the financial records of any
20person subject to sub. (1m) pertaining to the furnishing of accommodations to
21determine whether the correct amount of room tax is assessed and whether any room
22tax return is correct.
AB510, s. 73 23Section 73. 66.0615 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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