AB40: Bill Text

AB40,730,5 62.13 (2e) Combined protective services. (a) A city may provide police and fire protection services by any of the following:

AB40,730,11 1. A combined protective services department which is neither a police department as otherwise constituted under this section nor a fire department as otherwise constituted under this section, in which the same person may be required to perform police protection and fire protection duties without being required to perform police protection duties for more than 8 hours in each 24 hours except in emergency situations, as described under sub. (7n).

AB40,730,16 2. Persons in a police department or fire department who, alone or in combination with persons designated as police officers or fire fighters, may be required to perform police protection and fire protection duties without being required to perform police protection duties for more than 8 hours in each 24 hours except in emergency situations, as described under sub. (7n).

AB40,730,20 (b) The governing body of a city acting under par. (a) may designate any person required to perform police protection and fire protection duties under par. (a) as primarily a police officer or fire fighter for purposes described in subs. (7m), (7n), (10m), and (11) and ss. 891.45, 891.453, and 891.455.

AB40, s. 1703 Section 1703. 62.13 (2s) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,731,6 62.13 (2s) (a) Subject to pars. (b) to (d), a city may abolish its police department or combined protective services department if it enters into a contract with a county under s. 59.03 (2) (e) for the county sheriff to provide law enforcement services in all parts of the city. If the city is located in more than one county, it may not abolish its police department or combined protective services department under this paragraph unless the city enters into a contract under this paragraph with the county in which the greatest amount of the city's equalized value, population or territory is located. If a city that is located in more than one county enters into a contract with a county under this paragraph, the jurisdiction of the contracting county's sheriff and deputies includes the entire territory of the city.

AB40, s. 1704 Section 1704. 62.13 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,731,11 62.13 (3) Chiefs. The board shall appoint the chief of police and the chief of the fire department or, if applicable, the chief of a combined protective services department, who shall hold their offices during good behavior, subject to suspension or removal by the board for cause.

AB40, s. 1705 Section 1705. 62.13 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,731,15 62.13 (6) (a) 1. To organize and supervise the fire and police, or combined protective services, departments and to prescribe rules and regulations for their control and management.

AB40, s. 1706 Section 1706. 62.13 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,731,20 62.13 (6) (a) 2. To contract for and purchase all necessary apparatus and supplies for the use of the departments under their supervision, exclusive of the erection and control of the police and station, fire station, and combined protective services station buildings.

AB40, s. 1707 Section 1707. 62.13 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,731,24 62.13 (6) (a) 3. To audit all bills, claims and expenses of the fire and, police, and combined protective services departments before the same are paid by the city treasurer.

AB40, s. 1708 Section 1708. 62.13 (6m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,732,7 62.13 (6m) (intro.) If a city of less than 4,000 population has not by ordinance applied subs. (1) to (6) to the city, the city may not suspend, reduce, suspend and reduce, or remove any police chief, combined protective services chief, or other law enforcement officer who is not probationary, and for whom there is no valid and enforceable contract of employment or collective bargaining agreement which provides for a fair review prior to that suspension, reduction, suspension and reduction or removal, unless the city does one of the following:

AB40, s. 1709 Section 1709. 62.13 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,732,18 62.13 (7m) Rest day. (a) The council of every city of the fourth class shall provide for, and the chief of the police or fire department, or the chief of the combined protective services department, shall assign to, each subordinate police officer, or each subordinate designated as primarily a police officer under sub. (2e) (b), in the service of such city one full rest day of 24 consecutive hours during each 192 hours, except in cases of positive necessity by some sudden and serious emergency, which, in the judgment of the chief of police, the fire chief, or the chief of the combined protective services department, demands that such day of rest not be given at such time. Arrangements shall be made so that each full rest day may be had at such time or times as will not impair the efficiency of the department.

AB40,733,4 (b) The council of every city of the second or third class shall provide for, and the chief of the police or fire department, or the chief of the combined protective services department, shall assign to, each subordinate police officer, or each subordinate designated as primarily a police officer under sub. (2e) (b), in the service of such city 2 full rest days of 24 consecutive hours each during each 192 hours, except in cases of positive necessity by some sudden and serious emergency, which, in the judgment of the chief of police, the fire chief, or the chief of the combined protective services department, demands that any such day of rest not be given at such time. Arrangements shall be made so that each full rest day may be had at such time or times as will not impair the efficiency of the department. This section shall not apply to villages to which s. 61.65 is applicable.

AB40, s. 1710 Section 1710. 62.13 (7n) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,733,15 62.13 (7n) Hours of labor. Except when a labor agreement under subch. IV of ch. 111 that governs hours of employment exists, the council of every 2nd, 3rd or 4th class city shall provide for a working day of not more than 8 hours in each 24 except in cases of positive necessity by some sudden and serious emergency, which, in the judgment of the chief of police, the fire chief, or the chief of the combined protective services department, demands that such workday shall be extended beyond the 8-hour period at such time; and, when such emergency ceases to exist, all overtime given during such emergency shall be placed to the credit of such subordinate police officer, or each subordinate designated as primarily a police officer under sub. (2e) (b), and compensatory time under s. 103.025 given therefor.

AB40, s. 1711 Section 1711. 62.13 (10m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,733,21 62.13 (10m) Rules governing leaving city. Subject to approval of the common council the fire chief, police chief, or the chief of the combined protective services department, may establish rules requiring subordinate fire fighters, or each subordinate designated as primarily a fire fighter under sub. (2e) (b), to obtain permission before leaving the city.

AB40, s. 1712 Section 1712. 62.13 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,734,9 62.13 (11) Fire fighters, rest day. The common council of every 4th class city, having a population of 5,000 or more and a fire department, or a combined protective services department, shall provide for, and the chief of the fire department, police department, or combined protective services department shall assign to each full paid subordinate member thereof of the fire department or subordinate designated as primarily a fire fighter under sub. (2e) (b), a period of 24 consecutive hours off duty during each 72 hours, except in cases of positive necessity by some sudden and serious fire, accident or other peril, which, in the judgment of the chief engineer or other officer in charge demands that the day of rest not be given at that time. The provisions of this section shall not apply to cities having a 2-platoon or double shift system. The provisions of this subsection apply to a person designated as primarily a fire fighter who is employed by a police department, as described in sub. (2e).

AB40, s. 1713 Section 1713. 62.13 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,734,14 62.13 (12) Legislative intent. Section 62.13 and chapter 589, laws of 1921, chapter 423, laws of 1923, and chapter 586, laws of 1911, shall be construed as an enactment of statewide concern for the purpose of providing a uniform regulation of police and, fire, and combined protective services departments.

AB40, s. 1714 Section 1714 . 62.23 (7) (i) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,734,20 62.23 (7) (i) Community and other living arrangements. (intro.) For purposes of this section, the location of a community living arrangement for adults, as defined in s. 46.03 (22), a community living arrangement for children, as defined in s. 48.743 (1), a foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (6), or an adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), in any city shall be subject to the following criteria:

AB40, s. 1715 Section 1715. 62.232 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,734,25 62.232 (2) (b) 1. A city is not required to give the notice under par. (a) at the time that it issues a building permit if the city issues the building permit on a standard building permit form prescribed by the department of commerce safety and professional services.

AB40, s. 1716 Section 1716. 63.03 (2) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,735,4 63.03 (2) (r) All staff performing services for the Milwaukee County enrollment services unit under s. 49.825 or for the child care provider services unit under s. 49.826.

AB40, s. 1717 Section 1717. 66.0101 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,735,9 66.0101 (11) Sections 62.13 and 62.50 and chapter 589, laws of 1921, and chapter 423, laws of 1923, shall be construed as enactments of statewide concern for the purpose of providing uniform regulation of police and , fire, and combined protective services departments.

AB40, s. 1718 Section 1718. 66.0137 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,735,16 66.0137 (4) Self-insured health plans. If a city, including a 1st class city, or a village provides health care benefits under its home rule power, or if a town provides health care benefits, to its officers and employees on a self-insured basis, the self-insured plan shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4), (5), and (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (9) to (17) (16m), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).

AB40, s. 1719 Section 1719. 66.0211 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,736,2 66.0211 (5) Certification of incorporation. If a majority of the votes in an incorporation referendum are cast in favor of a village or city, the clerk of the circuit court shall certify the fact to the secretary of state and supply the secretary of state with a copy of a description of the legal boundaries of the village or city and the associated population and a copy of a plat of the village or city. Within 10 days of receipt of the description and plat, the secretary of state shall forward 2 copies to the department of transportation and one copy each to the department of administration, and the department of revenue and the department of commerce. The secretary of state shall issue a certificate of incorporation and record the certificate.

AB40, s. 1720 Section 1720. 66.0301 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,736,18 66.0301 (1) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), in this section "municipality" means the state or any department or agency thereof, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, or any city, village, town, county, school district, public library system, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, sanitary district, farm drainage district, metropolitan sewerage district, sewer utility district, solid waste management system created under s. 59.70 (2), local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229, local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, transit authority created under s. 66.1039, long-term care district under s. 46.2895, water utility district, mosquito control district, municipal electric company, county or city transit commission, commission created by contract under this section, taxation district, regional planning commission, housing authority created under s. 66.1201, redevelopment authority created under s. 66.1333, community development authority created under s. 66.1335, or city-county health department.

AB40, s. 1721 Section 1721. 66.0309 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 1722 Section 1722. 66.0602 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,736,24 66.0602 (1) (d) "Valuation factor" means a percentage equal to the greater of either 3 zero percent or the percentage change in the political subdivision's January 1 equalized value due to new construction less improvements removed between the previous year and the current year.

AB40, s. 1723 Section 1723. 66.0602 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,737,8 66.0602 (2) Levy limit. Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (5), no political subdivision may increase its levy in any year by a percentage that exceeds the political subdivision's valuation factor. The base amount in any year, to which the limit under this section applies, shall be the maximum allowable actual levy for the immediately preceding year. In determining its levy in any year, a city, village, or town shall subtract any tax increment that is calculated under s. 59.57 (3) (a), 60.85 (1) (L), or 66.1105 (2) (i). The base amount in any year, to which the limit under this section applies, may not include any amount to which sub. (3) (e) 8. applies.

AB40, s. 1724 Section 1724. 66.0602 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,737,16 66.0602 (2m) Negative adjustment. If a political subdivision's levy for the payment of any general obligation debt service, including debt service on debt issued or reissued to fund or refund outstanding obligations of the political subdivision and interest on outstanding obligations of the political subdivision, on debt originally issued before July 1, 2005, is less in the current year than it was in the previous year, the political subdivision shall reduce its levy limit in the current year by an amount equal to the amount that its levy was reduced as described in this subsection.

AB40, s. 1725 Section 1725. 66.0602 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,737,19 66.0602 (7) Sunset. This section does not apply to a political subdivision's levy that is imposed after December 2010 2012.

AB40, s. 1726 Section 1726. 66.0703 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,738,15 66.0703 (6) A copy of the report when completed shall be filed with the municipal clerk for public inspection. If property of the state or the University of Wisconsin-Madison may be subject to assessment under s. 66.0705, the municipal clerk shall file a copy of the report with the state agency which manages the property or if the property is university property, with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. If the assessment to the property of the state or the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a project, as defined under s. 66.0705 (2), is $50,000 or more, the state agency or the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall submit a request for approval of the assessment, with its recommendation, to the building commission. The building commission shall review the assessment and shall determine within 90 days of the date on which the commission receives the report if the assessment is just and legal and if the proposed improvement is compatible with state or university plans for the facility which is the subject of the proposed improvement. If the building commission so determines, it shall approve the assessment. No project in which the property of the state or the University of Wisconsin-Madison is assessed at $50,000 or more may be commenced and no contract on the project may be let without approval of the assessment by the building commission under this subsection. The building commission shall submit a copy of its determination under this subsection to the state agency that manages the property which is the subject of the determination or if the property is university property, to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AB40, s. 1727 Section 1727. 66.0705 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,739,2 66.0705 Property of public and private entities subject to special assessments. (1) (a) The property of this state and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, except that held for highway right-of-way purposes or acquired and held for purposes under s. 85.09, and the property of every county, city, village, town, school district, sewerage district or commission, sanitary or water district or commission, or any public board or commission within this state, and of every corporation, company or individual operating any railroad, telegraph, telecommunications, electric light or power system, or doing any of the business mentioned in ch. 76, and of every other corporation or company is in all respects subject to all special assessments for local improvements.

AB40,739,13 (b) Certificates and improvement bonds for special assessments may be issued and the lien of the special assessments enforced against property described in par. (a), except property of the state and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the same manner and to the same extent as the property of individuals. Special assessments on property described in par. (a) may not extend to the right, easement or franchise to operate or maintain railroads, telegraph, telecommunications or electric light or power systems in streets, alleys, parks or highways. The amount represented by any certificate or improvement bond issued under this paragraph is a debt due personally from the corporation, company or individual, payable in the case of a certificate when the taxes for the year of its issue are payable, and in the case of a bond according to the terms of the bond.

AB40,739,24 (2) In this subsection, "assessment" means a special assessment on property of this state and the University of Wisconsin-Madison and "project" means any continuous improvement within overall project limits regardless of whether small exterior segments are left unimproved. If the assessment of a project is less than $50,000, or if the assessment of a project is $50,000 or more and the building commission approves the assessment under s. 66.0703 (6), the state agency which manages the property or the University of Wisconsin-Madison, if the university manages the property, shall pay the assessment from the revenue source which supports the general operating costs of the agency or program against which the assessment is made or, in the case of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, from any available revenue source.

AB40, s. 1728 Section 1728. 66.0925 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,740,4 66.0925 (14) Construction. Nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving, modifying, or interfering with the responsibilities for operating jails which are vested in sheriffs under s. 59.27 (1) and chiefs of police or chiefs of combined protective services departments under s. 62.09 (13) (b).

AB40, s. 1729 Section 1729. 66.1039 (4) (s) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,740,13 66.1039 (4) (s) 1. Impose Subject to subd. 5., impose, by the adoption of a resolution by the board of directors, the taxes under subch. V of ch. 77 in the authority's jurisdictional area. If an authority adopts a resolution to impose the taxes, it shall deliver a certified copy of the resolution to the department of revenue at least 120 days before its effective date. The authority may, by adoption of a resolution by the board of directors, repeal the imposition of taxes under subch. V of ch. 77 and shall deliver a certified copy of the repeal resolution to the department of revenue at least 120 days before its effective date.

AB40, s. 1730 Section 1730. 66.1039 (4) (s) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,741,3 66.1039 (4) (s) 5. The authority may not impose the taxes specified in subd. 1., and the department of revenue may not collect such taxes, unless after the adoption of the board of directors' resolution to impose these taxes a referendum is held in the authority's jurisdictional area on the question of whether the authority may impose these taxes and the referendum is decided in the affirmative. The authority's board of directors, in conjunction with the appropriate officials of the counties or municipalities in which the referendum will be held, shall be responsible for calling the referendum. If, on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], the authority has already imposed the taxes specified in subd. 1., these taxes shall be suspended on the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and shall remain suspended until the referendum requirement in this subdivision is thereafter satisfied. If a referendum is held under this subdivision, the authority shall promptly provide the department of revenue with the results of the referendum.

AB40, s. 1731 Section 1731. 66.1103 (4m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,741,9 66.1103 (4m) (a) 1. The person, at least 30 days prior to entering into the revenue agreement, has given a notice of intent to enter into the agreement, on a form prescribed under s. 560.034 238.11 (1), to the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and to any collective bargaining agent in this state with whom the person has a collective bargaining agreement.

AB40, s. 1732 Section 1732. 66.1103 (4m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,741,17 66.1103 (4m) (a) 2. The municipality or county has received an estimate issued under s. 560.034 238.11 (5) (a), and the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has estimated whether the project which the municipality or county would finance under the revenue agreement is expected to eliminate, create, or maintain jobs on the project site and elsewhere in this state and the net number of jobs expected to be eliminated, created, or maintained as a result of the project.

AB40, s. 1733 Section 1733. 66.1103 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,741,25 66.1103 (4m) (b) Any revenue agreement which an eligible participant enters into with a municipality or county to finance a project shall require the eligible participant to submit to the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation within 12 months after the project is completed or 2 years after a revenue bond is issued to finance the project, whichever is sooner, on a form prescribed under s. 560.034 238.11 (1), the net number of jobs eliminated, created, or maintained on the project site and elsewhere in this state as a result of the project.

AB40, s. 1734 Section 1734. 66.1103 (4s) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,742,3 66.1103 (4s) (a) 1. "Department" "Corporation" means the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

AB40, s. 1735 Section 1735. 66.1103 (4s) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,742,9 66.1103 (4s) (b) 3. The employer shall certify compliance with this subsection to the department corporation, to the governing body of each municipality or county within which a lost job exists and to any collective bargaining agent in this state with which the employer has a collective bargaining agreement at the project site or at a site where a lost job exists.

AB40, s. 1736 Section 1736. 66.1103 (4s) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,742,16 66.1103 (4s) (b) 4. The employer shall submit a report to the department corporation every 3 months during the first year after the construction of the project is completed. The reports shall provide information about new jobs, lost jobs, and offers of employment made to persons who were formerly employed at lost jobs. The 4th report shall be the final report. The form and content of the reports shall be prescribed by the department corporation under par. (d).

AB40, s. 1737 Section 1737. 66.1103 (4s) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,742,19 66.1103 (4s) (d) The department corporation shall administer this subsection and shall prescribe forms for certification and reports under par. (b).

AB40, s. 1738 Section 1738. 66.1103 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,743,4 66.1103 (10) (c) A copy of the initial resolution together with a statement indicating when the public notice required under par. (b) was published shall be filed with the secretary of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation within 20 days following publication of notice. Prior to the closing of the bond issue, the secretary corporation may require additional information from the eligible participant or the municipality or county. After the closing of the bond issue, the secretary corporation shall be notified of the closing date, any substantive changes made to documents previously filed with the secretary corporation, and the principal amount of the financing.

AB40, s. 1739 Section 1739. 66.1103 (10) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,743,9 66.1103 (10) (g) Bonds may not be issued unless prior to adoption of an initial resolution a document which provides a good faith estimate of attorney fees which will be paid from bond proceeds is filed with the clerk of the municipality or county and the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

AB40, s. 1740 Section 1740. 66.1104 of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 1741 Section 1741. 66.1105 (13) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 1742 Section 1742. 66.1305 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,743,14 66.1305 (2) (a) 1. "Arts incubator" has the meaning given in s. 44.60 41.60 (1) (a).

AB40, s. 1743 Section 1743. 66.1305 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,743,17 66.1305 (2) (b) 3. Apply for a grant or loan under s. 44.60 41.60 in connection with an arts incubator.

AB40, s. 1744 Section 1744. 66.1333 (2m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,743,20 66.1333 (2m) (am) "Arts incubator" has the meaning given in s. 44.60 41.60 (1) (a).