SB352: Bill Text

SB352,14,4 10.05 Posting of notice. Unless specifically designated elsewhere, this section applies to villages, towns and, school districts, and metropolitan sewerage districts. Whenever a notice is required to be published, a village, town or, school district, or metropolitan sewerage district may post 3 notices in lieu of publication under ch. 985 whenever there is not a newspaper published within the village, town or, school district, or metropolitan sewerage district or whenever the governing body of the village, town or, school district , or metropolitan sewerage district chooses to post in order to supplement notice provided in a newspaper. Whenever the manner of giving notice is changed by the governing body, the body shall give notice of the change in the manner used before the change. Whenever posting is used, the notices shall be posted no later than the day prescribed by law for publication, or if that day falls within the week preceding the election to be noticed, at least one week before the election. All notices given for the same election shall be given in the same manner.

SB352, s. 24 Section 24. 11.02 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB352,14,10 11.02 (3) Except as provided in sub. subs. (3e) and (9), the "filing officer" for each candidate for local office and for each committee which or individual who is acting in support of or in opposition to any candidate for local office, but not any candidate for state office, is the clerk of the most populous jurisdiction for which any candidate who is supported or opposed seeks office.

SB352, s. 25 Section 25. 11.02 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

SB352,14,13 11.02 (9) If the jurisdiction under sub. (3) is a metropolitan sewerage district, the appropriate clerk is the secretary of the metropolitan sewerage district.

SB352, s. 26 Section 26. 11.26 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB352,14,18 11.26 (1) (d) 2. One cent times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or, district, or subdistrict, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district or subdistrict is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $3,000.

SB352, s. 27 Section 27. 11.26 (2) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB352,14,23 11.26 (2) (e) 2. Three-fourths of one cent times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or, district, or subdistrict, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district, or subdistrict is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $2,500.

SB352, s. 28 Section 28. 11.31 (1) (g) 1. d. of the statutes is created to read:

SB352,15,2 11.31 (1) (g) 1. d. Candidates for metropolitan sewerage commissioner, $17,250.

SB352, s. 29 Section 29. 17.01 (11n) of the statutes is created to read:

SB352,15,8 17.01 (11n) By a member of the metropolitan sewerage commission, to the secretary of the metropolitan sewerage district. The secretary shall immediately give a copy of each resignation under this subsection to the elections board and to the county and municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of each county and municipality that has territory within the district.

SB352, s. 30 Section 30. 17.13 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB352,15,14 17.13 Removal of village, town, town sanitary district, school district, technical college and district, family care district, and metropolitan sewerage district officers. (intro.) Officers of towns, town sanitary districts, villages, school districts, technical college districts and , family care districts, and metropolitan sewerage districts created under s. 200.23 may be removed as follows:

SB352, s. 31 Section 31. 17.13 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB352,15,21 17.13 (3) All officers. Any officer of a village, town, town sanitary district, school district or, technical college district officer, or metropolitan sewerage district created under s. 200.23, elective or appointive, including those embraced within subs. (1) and (2), by the a judge of the circuit court of the a circuit wherein the village, town, town sanitary district, school district or, technical college district, or metropolitan sewerage district is situated, for cause.

SB352, s. 32 Section 32. 17.27 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB352,16,8 17.27 (1g) Metropolitan sewerage commission serving 1st class city. Except as provided in s. 9.10, a vacancy in the office of metropolitan sewerage commissioner in any metropolitan sewerage district created under s. 200.23 may be filled by temporary appointment of the remaining members of the commission. The temporary appointee shall serve for the residue of the unexpired term or until a successor is elected and qualified under this subsection, whichever occurs first. If the vacancy occurs in any year after the first Tuesday in April and on or before December 1, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the unexpired term, if any, on the date of the next spring election. If the vacancy occurs in any year after December 1 or on or before the first Tuesday in April, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the unexpired term, if any, at the 2nd succeeding spring election.

SB352, s. 33 Section 33. 17.27 (1m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB352,16,11 17.27 (1m) (title) Metropolitan Other metropolitan sewerage commission commissions.

SB352, s. 34 Section 34. 200.23 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB352,16,14 200.23 (2) Composition of the commission. (a) The commission is composed of 11 members who are elected from 11 subdistricts within the district.

SB352,16,17 (b) Each commissioner shall be a resident of the subdistrict from which he or she is elected. A commissioner who ceases to reside in the subdistrict from which he or she was elected vacates his or her office.

SB352,17,2 (c) Commissioners shall be nominated by nomination papers. Candidates for the office of commissioner shall specify on their nomination papers the subdistrict number from which they seek office. The terms of commissioners shall be 2 years, beginning on the 2nd Tuesday in July following their election, except that the terms of the members who are initially elected to office representing even-numbered subdistricts shall expire on the the 2nd Tuesday in July of the first even-numbered year following their election, and the terms of the members who are initially elected to office representing odd-numbered subdistricts shall expire on the 2nd Tuesday of July of the first odd-numbered year following their election.

SB352,17,5 (d) Commissioners may be removed from office, for cause, as provided in s. 17.13 (3) and may be recalled under s. 9.10. Vacancies in the office of commissioner shall be filled as provided in s. 17.27 (1g).

SB352,17,25 (e) No later than 5 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday in January, the secretary of the district shall certify to the county clerk or board of election commissioners of each county in which the district is contained the names of candidates who have filed valid nomination papers for the office of commissioner and who are eligible to have their names appear on the ballot under s. 8.30. If any municipality contained within the district prepares its own ballots under s. 7.15 (2) (c), the secretary shall also certify the names of candidates to the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of that municipality. In making these certifications, the secretary shall designate the form of each candidate's name to appear on the ballot in the manner prescribed under s 7.08 (2) (a). If a primary is held for the office of commissioner within any subdistrict of the district, the secretary shall similarly certify the names of the candidates who have won nomination to the office of commissioner and who are eligible to have their names appear on the ballot in the manner prescribed in s. 7.08 (2) (a). The secretary shall furnish one copy of the type A notice under s. 10.01 (2) (a) to each clerk or board of election commissioners to whom a certification is required. If paper ballots are used at a district election, the secretary shall provide each municipal clerk or board of election commissioners with an adequate supply of ballots for the election at least 22 days before the election. The secretary shall issue certificates of election to persons who are elected to the office of commissioner after each election in the manner provided under s. 7.53 (4).

SB352, s. 35 Section 35. 200.25 (1) to (4) of the statutes are repealed.

SB352, s. 36 Section 36. 200.25 (7) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB352,18,24 200.25 (7) (a) Within 60 days after the municipal governing body of each municipality that is wholly or partly contained within the district enacts an ordinance or resolution under s. 5.15 dividing the municipality into wards, if the municipality is required to do so, or otherwise within 60 days after the population count by block, established in the federal decennial census of population, and maps showing the location and numbering of census blocks become available in printed form from the federal government or are published for distribution by an agency of this state, the commission shall, by a majority vote of the members of the commission, adopt a revised plan for the apportionment of subdistricts within the district. The subdistricts under the plan shall be assigned consecutive whole numbers beginning with the number one. Each subdistrict under the plan shall consist of contiguous whole wards or municipalities and shall be equal in population insofar as practicable. For purposes of this paragraph, "island territory", as defined in s. 5.15 (2) (f) 3., shall be considered contiguous to the other parts of the municipality to which it belongs. In developing the plan, the commission shall give due consideration to maintaining the compactness of subdistricts, maintaining the integrity of counties and municipalities within subdistricts, maintaining communities of interest within subdistricts, and fostering politically competitive subdistricts. The secretary of the commission shall certify and record an official copy of the plan in the office of the district. The plan shall be effective until the commission adopts a revised plan under this subsection following the next federal decennial census, unless otherwise ordered by a court under par. (b).

SB352, s. 37 Section 37. 200.25 (8) of the statutes is repealed.

SB352, s. 38 Section 38. 200.27 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB352,19,6 200.27 (1) Quorum. Six commissioners constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If after reapportionment under s. 200.25 (7) the number of commissioners is increased to 12 or 13, 7 commissioners constitute a quorum, If after reapportionment under s. 200.25 (7) the number of commissioners is reduced to 9 or 10, 5 commissioners constitute a quorum.

SB352, s. 39 Section 39. 200.27 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB352,19,20 200.27 (3) Chairperson. The At a commission's first meeting after an election of commissioners the terms of whom begin on the 2nd Tuesday in July, the commission shall elect one commissioner as chairperson of the commission, for a one-year term specified by rule by the commission. The term shall begin on the date the chairperson is elected and shall end one year later, except that if a successor has not been elected by the end of the chairperson's term, the term shall end on the date on which a successor is elected. The chairperson is removable at pleasure by a majority vote of the members of the commission if a quorum is present at the meeting at which the vote occurs. The chairperson shall preside over the meetings of the commission and shall perform other duties imposed upon the chairperson by this subchapter or assigned by the commission. The commission may also appoint a vice chairperson who may exercise the powers and shall perform the duties of the chairperson in the absence or disability of the chairperson.

SB352, s. 40 Section 40 . Nonstatutory provisions.

SB352,20,22 (1) Notwithstanding section 200.25 (7) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the initial plan of apportionment of subdistricts within any metropolitan sewerage district created under section 200.23, 2001 stats., that is in existence on the effective date of this subsection shall be prescribed in accordance with this subsection. For the purpose of implementing an initial plan of apportionment in any such district, there is created a legislative special committee to be called the joint committee for Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District subdistricting. The committee shall consist of 5 representatives to the assembly and 5 senators, with 4 members in each house representing the majority party and one member in each house representing the minority party. Members shall be appointed in the same manner as members of standing committees are appointed in their respective houses. Each house shall ensure that at least 3 of the members representing that house represent legislative districts that include territory lying within the metropolitan sewerage district that is being apportioned. The committee shall recommend an initial plan of apportionment of the subdistricts within the metropolitan sewerage district in the form of a bill which shall be introduced by the committee. The plan shall be based upon the most recent federal decennial census of population on the effective date of this subsection. In prescribing its recommended plan of apportionment, the committee shall adhere to the same standards that are applicable to a metropolitan sewerage commission in prescribing a plan of apportionment under section 200.25 (7) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act. Each house of the legislature shall consider the bill within 45 days of introduction. If the bill introduced by the committee is passed by the legislature but does not become law, the committee shall recommend an alternative bill prescribing subdistricts within the metropolitan sewerage district which shall be considered in a like manner. The committee ceases to exist upon enactment of a bill recommended by the committee.

SB352,21,2 (2) Notwithstanding section 200.25 (1), 2001 stats., the terms of office of the members of each metropolitan sewerage commission created under section 200.23, 2001 stats., that is in existence on the effective date of this subsection shall expire on the date of commencement of the terms of office of their successors elected under section 200.23 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act.

SB352, s. 41 Section 41. Effective dates. This act takes effect on November 15 following the effective date of a plan of apportionment enacted in the manner described under Section 40, except as follows:

SB352,21,6 (1) Section 40 of this act takes effect on the day after publication.

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