SB258, s. 55 24Section 55. 11.31 (1) (g) 1. d. of the statutes is created to read:
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111.31 (1) (g) 1. d. Candidates for metropolitan sewerage commissioner in a
2district created under s. 200.23, $17,250.
SB258, s. 56 3Section 56. 17.01 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB258,29,44 17.01 (9m) By a town sanitary district officer, to the secretary of the district.
SB258, s. 57 5Section 57. 17.01 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB258,29,76 17.01 (10m) By a member of a technical college district board, to the secretary
7of the district board.
SB258, s. 58 8Section 58. 17.01 (11n) of the statutes is created to read:
SB258,29,139 17.01 (11n) By a member of the metropolitan sewerage commission in a district
10created under s. 200.23, to the secretary of the metropolitan sewerage district. The
11secretary shall immediately give a copy of each resignation under this subsection to
12the elections board and to the county and municipal clerk or board of election
13commissioners of each county and municipality that has territory within the district.
SB258, s. 59 14Section 59. 17.02 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB258,29,1715 17.02 (2) Technical college district board. Of the resignation of a member
16of a technical college district board, by the secretary of the district board to the
17elections board.
SB258, s. 60 18Section 60. 17.02 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB258,29,2219 17.02 (5) Metropolitan sewerage commissioners. Of the resignation of a
20commissioner of a metropolitan sewerage district in a district organized under
21subch. I of ch. 200, by the secretary of the metropolitan sewerage district to the
22elections board.
SB258, s. 61 23Section 61. 17.13 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB258,30,3 2417.13 Removal of village, town, town sanitary district, school district,
25technical college
and district, family care district, and metropolitan

1sewerage district
officers. (intro.) Officers of towns, town sanitary districts,
2villages, school districts, technical college districts and , family care districts, and
3metropolitan sewerage districts created under s. 200.23
may be removed as follows:
SB258, s. 62 4Section 62. 17.13 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB258,30,105 17.13 (3) All officers. Any officer of a village, town, town sanitary district,
6school district or, technical college district officer, or metropolitan sewerage district
7created under s. 200.23
, elective or appointive, including those embraced within
8subs. (1) and (2), by the a judge of the circuit court of the a circuit wherein the village,
9town, town sanitary district, school district or, technical college district, or
10metropolitan sewerage district
is situated, for cause.
SB258, s. 63 11Section 63. 17.17 (2) and (2m) of the statutes are created to read:
SB258,30,1412 17.17 (2) Technical college district board. In the office of member of a
13technical college district board, by the secretary of the district board to the elections
14board.
SB258,30,17 15(2m) Metropolitan sewerage district commission. In the office of
16commissioner of a metropolitan sewerage district created under subch. I of ch. 200,
17by the secretary of the metropolitan sewerage district to the board.
SB258, s. 64 18Section 64. 17.27 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB258,31,419 17.27 (1g) Metropolitan sewerage commission serving 1st class city. Except
20as provided in s. 9.10, a vacancy in the office of metropolitan sewerage commissioner
21in any metropolitan sewerage district created under s. 200.23 may be filled by
22temporary appointment of the remaining members of the commission. The
23temporary appointee shall serve for the residue of the unexpired term or until a
24successor is elected and qualified under this subsection, whichever occurs first. If
25the vacancy occurs in any year after the first Tuesday in April and on or before

1December 1, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the unexpired term, if any,
2on the date of the next spring election. If the vacancy occurs in any year after
3December 1 or on or before the first Tuesday in April, the vacancy shall be filled for
4the residue of the unexpired term, if any, at the 2nd succeeding spring election.
SB258, s. 65 5Section 65. 17.27 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB258,31,116 17.27 (1m) Metropolitan Other metropolitan sewerage commission
7commissions. Vacancies in the office of any directly elected member of a metropolitan
8sewerage commission in a metropolitan sewerage district organized under s. 200.09
9(11) (am)
subch. I of ch. 200 shall be filled by temporary appointment of the governor
10until a successor is elected and qualified. A successor shall be elected in the manner
11prescribed for filling vacancies in elective city offices under s. 17.23 (1) (a).
SB258, s. 66 12Section 66. 17.27 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB258,31,2113 17.27 (3) Technical college district board. Except as provided in s. 9.10, a
14vacancy in the office of member of a technical college district board may be filled by
15temporary appointment of the remaining members of the district board. The
16temporary appointee shall serve until a successor is elected and qualifies. If the
17vacancy occurs in any year after the first Tuesday in April and on or before December
181, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the unexpired term, if any, at the
19succeeding spring election. If the vacancy occurs in any year after December 1 or on
20or before the first Tuesday in April, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the
21unexpired term, if any, at the 2nd succeeding spring election.
SB258, s. 67 22Section 67. 38.04 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
SB258, s. 68 23Section 68. 38.06 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB258,31,2524 38.06 (6) Promptly upon issuance of a reorganization order by the board, the
25director of the board shall transmit a copy of the order to the elections board.
SB258, s. 69
1Section 69. 38.08 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB258,32,72 38.08 (1) (a) A district board shall administer the district and shall be composed
3of 9 members who are residents of the district. The members shall be elected to
4represent numbered election districts within each technical college district by the
5electors of each election district at the spring election. Each member of the district
6board shall be an elector of the numbered election district within the technical college
7district for which he or she seeks office.
SB258, s. 70 8Section 70. 38.08 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB258,32,109 38.08 (1) (b) District board members shall take office on July 1 and shall serve
10staggered 3-year 4-year terms.
SB258, s. 71 11Section 71. 38.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB258,32,1612 38.08 (1) (c) Promptly upon receipt of the determinations of the elections board
13under s. 7.70 (6) and upon appointment of any person to fill a temporary vacancy on
14the district board, the secretary of the district board shall send written notification
15of the name and address of each member and expiration date of each member's term
16to the director of the board.
SB258, s. 72 17Section 72. 38.08 (1g), (2) and (2m) of the statutes are repealed.
SB258, s. 73 18Section 73. 38.08 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB258,33,819 38.08 (6) (a) Within 90 days after the population count by block, established
20in the decennial federal census of population, and maps showing the location and
21numbering of census blocks become available in printed form from the federal
22government or are published for distribution by an agency of this state or within 90
23days after alteration of the boundaries of an existing district, the district board of
24each existing district shall apportion and prescribe the boundaries of 9 numbered
25election districts within the district, to be as nearly equal in population as possible.

1Within 90 days after the creation of any new district, the board shall similarly
2apportion and prescribe the boundaries of 9 numbered election districts within that
3district. Alterations in election districts resulting from boundary changes to existing
4districts may be made only to the extent required to facilitate the change. Insofar
5as possible, each election district shall be compact and observe the community of
6interest of existing neighborhoods. A detailed map and description of each election
7district prescribed by a district board shall be prepared and transmitted by the
8district board to the director of the board.
SB258,33,159 (b) All proposed district boundaries established by a district board under par.
10(a) shall become effective only upon their approval by the board. If the board
11disapproves the proposed boundaries, the district board shall submit a revised
12districting plan for approval of the board. Upon approval of the election district
13boundaries within any district, the board shall promulgate the boundaries
14established under par. (a) as a rule under ch. 227. The boundaries shall become
15effective on the effective date of the rule.
SB258, s. 74 16Section 74. 38.10 of the statutes is repealed.
SB258, s. 75 17Section 75. 60.72 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB258,34,218 60.72 (8) (a) After a town sanitary district has been established under sub. (6)
19or (7), the town board shall appoint or provide for the election of the initial
20commissioners or constitute itself as the commission under s. 60.74 within 60 days
21after the expiration of the review period under s. 60.73, if no appeal is filed, or within
2260 days after the department's order is affirmed in a proceeding under s. 60.73. If
23the town board does not appoint or provide for the election of the initial
24commissioners or constitute itself as the commission, the department shall appoint,
25for 2-year terms,
3 commissioners who meet the residence and property-ownership

1requirements of s. 60.75 (3). The initial appointed commissioners shall serve for the
2term prescribed under s. 60.74 (3).
SB258, s. 76 3Section 76. 60.72 (8) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB258, s. 77 4Section 77. 60.72 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB258,34,75 60.72 (8) (d) The department shall file notice of all appointments the
6appointment
of the initial commissioners with the town clerk in each town in which
7the district is located.
SB258, s. 78 8Section 78. 60.74 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB258, s. 79 9Section 79. 60.74 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB258, s. 80 10Section 80. 60.74 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 60.74 (3) and amended
11to read:
SB258,34,1912 60.74 (3) Election of commissioners. If the town board provides for the
13election of commissioners, the
Upon creation of a district, the town board shall either
14schedule the first election of the first commissioners at the next regular spring
15election that follows the first November 15 that occurs after the district is created or
16call a special election. If the town board schedules the first election of the first
17commissioners at the next regular spring election, the town board shall appoint
18commissioners, within the time limits specified in sub. (1) or (2), to serve until the
193rd Monday of April in the year when the next regular spring election is held.
SB258, s. 81 20Section 81. 60.74 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB258, s. 82 21Section 82. 60.74 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB258, s. 83 22Section 83. 60.74 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB258, s. 84 23Section 84. 60.74 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB258, s. 85 24Section 85. 60.74 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB258, s. 86
1Section 86. 60.75 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 60.75 (1) and amended
2to read:
SB258,35,43 60.75 (1) Number of commissioners. Except as provided in par. (b), the The
4commission shall consist of 3 members.
SB258, s. 87 5Section 87. 60.75 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB258, s. 88 6Section 88. 60.75 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB258,35,87 60.75 (2) (a) Except as provided in pars. par. (b) and (c), commissioners shall
8serve for staggered 6-year terms.
SB258, s. 89 9Section 89. 60.75 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB258,35,1610 60.75 (2) (b) Except as provided under par. (c), of Of the commissioners first
11appointed or elected in a newly established town sanitary district, one shall be
12appointed or elected for a term of 2 years, one for a term of 4 years and one for a term
13of 6 years. If the commissioners first elected in a newly established town sanitary
14district are elected at a special election, the town board shall specify shorter
15staggered terms for the commissioners so that their successors may be elected at a
16regular spring election.
SB258, s. 90 17Section 90. 60.75 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB258, s. 91 18Section 91. 60.75 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB258,35,2119 60.75 (2) (d) An elected A commissioner shall hold office until the 3rd Monday
20of April in the year that his or her successor is elected. An appointed commissioner
21shall hold office until a successor takes office.
SB258, s. 92 22Section 92. 60.75 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB258,35,2423 60.75 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) or (c), all commissioners shall be
24residents of the town sanitary district.
SB258, s. 93 25Section 93. 60.75 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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160.75 (3) (b) If commissioners are elected or appointed and if the sanitary
2district is composed primarily of summer resort property, at least one of the
3commissioners shall be a resident of the district. Any commissioner who is not a
4resident shall own property within the town sanitary district. If the commissioners
5are not all required to be residents of the district, the commission shall designate one
6or 2 seats as resident commissioners. No person is qualified to hold the seat of a
7resident commissioner who is not a resident of the sanitary district.
SB258, s. 94 8Section 94. 60.75 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB258, s. 95 9Section 95. 60.75 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB258,36,1310 60.75 (4) Vacancies. Any vacancy on an elective or appointive a commission
11may be filled by appointment by the town board for the remainder of the unexpired
12term. Any vacancy on a commission consisting of town board supervisors remains
13vacant until a successor town board supervisor is appointed or elected.
SB258, s. 96 14Section 96. 60.76 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 60.76 (1) and amended
15to read:
SB258,36,1816 60.76 (1) Election of officers. Except as provided in par. (b), the The
17commission shall organize by electing one of its members president and appointing
18a secretary and treasurer.
SB258, s. 97 19Section 97. 60.76 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB258, s. 98 20Section 98. 60.785 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB258,36,2321 60.785 (2) (b) Within 60 days after the referendum, the appropriate town board
22shall appoint or provide for the initial election of commissioners or constitute itself
23as the commission
for the consolidated district, as provided in s. 60.74.
SB258, s. 99 24Section 99. 66.0217 (10) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0217 (10) (b)
25(intro.) and amended to read:
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166.0217 (10) (b) (intro.) For purposes of this section, if a number of electors
2cannot be determined on the basis of reported election statistics, the number shall
3be determined in accordance with s. 60.74 (6). as follows:
SB258, s. 100 4Section 100. 66.0217 (10) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are created to read:
SB258,37,65 66.0217 (10) (b) 1. The area of the territory in square miles shall be divided by
6the area, in square miles, of the municipality in which it lies.
SB258,37,97 2. The vote for governor at the last general election in the municipality within
8which the territory lies shall be multiplied by the quotient determined under subd.
91.
SB258,37,1210 3. If a territory lies in more than one municipality, the method of determination
11under subds. 1. and 2. shall be used for each part of the territory which constitutes
12only a fractional part of any area for which election statistics are available.
SB258, s. 101 13Section 101. 66.0219 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB258,37,2214 66.0219 (2) (a) If, prior to the date set for hearing upon an application filed
15under sub. (1) (b), there is filed with the court a petition signed by a number of
16qualified electors residing in the territory equal to at least a majority of the votes cast
17for governor in the territory at the last gubernatorial election or the owners of more
18than one-half of the real property in assessed value in the territory, protesting
19against the annexation of the territory, the court shall deny the application for an
20annexation referendum. If a number of electors cannot be determined on the basis
21of reported election statistics, the number shall be determined in accordance with s.
2260.74 (6) 66.0217 (10) (b).
SB258, s. 102 23Section 102. 66.0227 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB258,38,1624 66.0227 (3) The governing body of a city, village or town involved may, or if a
25petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 signed by a number of qualified

1electors equal to at least 5% of the votes cast for governor in the city, village or town
2at the last gubernatorial election, demanding a referendum, is presented to it within
330 days after the passage of either of the ordinances under sub. (2) shall, submit the
4question to the electors of the city, village or town whose electors petitioned for
5detachment, at a referendum election called for that purpose not less than 42 days
6nor more than 72 days after the filing of the petition, or after the enactment of either
7ordinance. The petition shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. If a number of electors
8cannot be determined on the basis of reported election statistics, the number shall
9be determined in accordance with s. 60.74 (6) 66.0217 (10) (b). The governing body
10of the municipality shall appoint 3 election inspectors who are resident electors to
11supervise the referendum. The ballots shall contain the words "For Detachment"
12and "Against Detachment". The inspectors shall certify the results of the election by
13their attached affidavits and file a copy with the clerk of each town, village or city
14involved, and none of the ordinances may take effect nor be in force unless a majority
15of the electors approve the question. The referendum election shall be conducted in
16accordance with chs. 6 and 7 to the extent applicable.
SB258, s. 103 17Section 103. 67.05 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB258,39,418 67.05 (5) (a) Whenever an initial resolution has been so adopted by the
19governing body of a town, the clerk of the municipality shall immediately record the
20resolution and call a special election for the purpose of submitting the resolution to
21the electors of the municipality for approval. This paragraph does not apply to bonds
22issued to finance low-interest mortgage loans under s. 62.237, unless a number of
23electors equal to at least 15% of the votes cast for governor at the last general election
24in their town sign and file a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 with
25the town clerk requesting submission of the resolution. Whenever a number of

1electors cannot be determined on the basis of reported statistics, the number shall
2be determined in accordance with s. 60.74 (6) 66.0217 (10) (b). If a petition is filed,
3the question submitted shall be whether the resolution shall or shall not be
4approved. This paragraph is limited in its scope by sub. (7).
SB258, s. 104 5Section 104. 67.05 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB258,39,156 67.05 (7) (b) An initial resolution adopted by the governing body of a city for
7an issue of bonds for purposes specifically enumerated in sub. (5) need not be
8submitted to the electors under sub. (5) unless, within 30 days after the adoption
9thereof, a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 requesting such
10submission, signed by electors numbering at least 10% of the votes cast for governor
11in the city at the last general election, is filed in the office of the city clerk. Whenever
12a number of electors cannot be determined on the basis of reported statistics, the
13number shall be determined in accordance with s. 60.74 (6) 66.0217 (10) (b). Any
14initial resolution may, in the discretion of the governing body, by separate recorded
15resolution, be submitted to popular vote without a petition.
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