66.299(1)(a)
(a) "Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district in this state, an agency or corporation of such a political subdivision or special purpose district, or a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing.
66.299(2)
(2) Intergovernmental purchases without bids. Notwithstanding any statute requiring bids for public purchases, any local governmental unit may make purchases from another unit of government, including the state or federal government, without the intervention of bids.
66.299(3)
(3) Purchase of recycled materials. 66.299(3)(a)1.1. A local governmental unit shall, to the extent practicable, make purchasing selections using specifications developed under
s. 16.72 (2) (e) to maximize the purchase of products utilizing recycled or recovered materials.
66.299(3)(a)2.
2. Each local governmental unit shall ensure that the average recycled or recovered content of all paper purchased by the local governmental unit measured as a proportion, by weight, of the fiber content of all paper products purchased in a year, is not less than the following:
66.299(4)
(4) Purchase of recyclable materials. A local governmental unit shall, to the extent practicable, make purchasing selections using specifications prepared under
s. 16.72 (2) (f).
66.299(5)
(5) Life cycle cost estimate. A local governmental unit shall award each order or contract for materials, supplies or equipment on the basis of life cycle cost estimates whenever that action is appropriate. The terms, conditions and evaluation criteria to be applied shall be incorporated into the solicitation of bids or proposals. The life cycle cost formula may include, but is not limited to, the applicable costs of energy efficiency, acquisition and conversion, money, transportation, warehousing and distribution, training, operation and maintenance, and disposition or resale.
66.299 History
History: 1979 c. 122;
1989 a. 335.
66.30
66.30
Intergovernmental cooperation. 66.30(1)(a)(a) In this section "municipality" means the state or any department or agency thereof, 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, water utility district, mosquito control district, municipal electric company, county or city transit commission, commission created by contract under this section, taxation district or regional planning commission.
66.30(1)(b)
(b) If the purpose of the intergovernmental cooperation is the establishment of a joint transit commission, "municipality" means any city, village, town or county.
66.30(2)
(2) In addition to the provisions of any other statutes specifically authorizing cooperation between municipalities, unless such statutes specifically exclude action under this section, any municipality may contract with other municipalities and with federally recognized Indian tribes and bands in this state, for the receipt or furnishing of services or the joint exercise of any power or duty required or authorized by law. If municipal or tribal parties to a contract have varying powers or duties under the law, each may act under the contract to the extent of its lawful powers and duties. This section shall be interpreted liberally in favor of cooperative action between municipalities and between municipalities and Indian tribes and bands in this state.
66.30(2g)
(2g) Any municipality, housing authority, development authority or redevelopment authority authorized under
ss. 66.40 to
66.435:
66.30(2g)(a)
(a) To issue bonds or obtain other types of financing in furtherance of its statutory purposes may cooperate with any other municipality, housing authority, development authority or redevelopment authority similarly authorized under
ss. 66.40 to
66.435 for the purpose of jointly issuing bonds or obtaining other types of financing.
66.30(2g)(b)
(b) To plan, undertake, own, construct, operate and contract with respect to any housing project in accordance with its statutory purposes under
ss. 66.40 to
66.435, may cooperate for the joint exercise of such functions with any other municipality, housing authority, development authority or redevelopment authority so authorized.
66.30(2m)(a)(a) The university of Wisconsin may furnish, and school districts may accept, services for educational study and research projects and they may enter into contracts under this section for that purpose.
66.30(2m)(b)
(b) A group of school districts, if authorized by each school board, may form a nonprofit-sharing corporation to contract with the state or the university of Wisconsin system for the furnishing of the services specified in
par. (a).
66.30(2m)(c)
(c) The corporation shall be organized under
ch. 181 and shall have the powers there applicable. Members of the boards specified in
par. (b) may serve as incorporators, directors and officers of the corporation.
66.30(2m)(d)
(d) The property of the corporation shall be exempt from taxation.
66.30(2m)(e)
(e) The corporation may receive gifts and grants and be subject to their use, control and investment as provided in
s. 118.27, and the transfer of the property to the corporation shall be exempt from income, franchise and death taxes.
66.30(3)
(3) Any such contract may provide a plan for administration of the function or project, which may include, without limitation because of enumeration, provisions as to proration of the expenses involved, deposit and disbursement of funds appropriated, submission and approval of budgets, creation of a commission, selection and removal of commissioners, formation and letting of contracts.
66.30(3m)
(3m) A commission created by contract under
sub. (2) may finance the acquisition, development, remodeling, construction and equipment of land, buildings and facilities for regional projects under
s. 66.066. Participating municipalities acting jointly or separately may finance such projects, or an agreed share of the cost thereof, under
ch. 67.
66.30(3n)
(3n) No commission created by contract under this section is authorized, directly or indirectly, to acquire, construct or lease facilities used or useful in the business of a public utility engaged in production, transmission, delivery or furnishing of heat, light, power, natural gas or communications service, by any method except those set forth under this chapter or
ch. 196,
197 or
198.
66.30(3p)
(3p) The authority now or hereafter conferred by law on commissions created by contract under this section shall not include the right, power or authority to establish, lay out, construct, improve, discontinue, relocate, widen or maintain any road or highway outside the corporate limits of a village or city or to acquire lands for such purposes except upon approval of the department of transportation and the county board of the county and the town board of the town in which the road is to be located.
66.30(4)
(4) Any such contract may bind the contracting parties for the length of time specified therein.
66.30(5)
(5) Any municipality may contract with municipalities of another state for the receipt or furnishing of services or the joint exercise of any power or duty required or authorized by statute to the extent that laws of such other state or of the United States permit such joint exercise.
66.30(5)(a)
(a) Every agreement made under this subsection shall, prior to and as a condition precedent to taking effect, be submitted to the attorney general who shall determine whether the agreement is in proper form and compatible with the laws of this state. The attorney general shall approve any agreement submitted hereunder unless the attorney general finds that it does not meet the conditions set forth herein and details in writing addressed to the concerned municipal governing bodies the specific respects in which the proposed agreement fails to meet the requirements of law. Failure to disapprove an agreement submitted hereunder within 90 days of its submission shall constitute approval thereof. The attorney general, upon submission of an agreement hereunder, shall transmit a copy of the agreement to the governor who shall consult with any state department or agency affected by the agreement. The governor shall forward to the attorney general any comments the governor may have concerning the agreement.
66.30(5)(b)
(b) An agreement entered into under this subsection shall have the status of an interstate compact, but in any case or controversy involving performance or interpretation thereof or liability thereunder, the municipalities party thereto shall be real parties in interest and the state may commence an action to recoup or otherwise make itself whole for any damages or liability which it may incur by reason of being joined as a party therein. Such action may be maintained against any municipality whose act or omission caused or contributed to the incurring of damage or liability by the state.
66.30(6)(a)2.
2. "School district" means a common, union high, unified or 1st class city school district.
66.30(6)(b)
(b) Two or more school boards of school districts may by written contract executed by all participants to the contract, own, construct, lease or otherwise acquire school facilities including real estate located within or outside the boundaries of any participating school district.
66.30(6)(c)
(c) School district boards entering into a contract under this subsection may, without limitation because of enumeration:
66.30(6)(c)1.
1. Provide for acquisition, construction, operation and administration of a facility, and establish the functions, projects and services to be provided in the facility, including, without limitation because of enumeration, proration of all expenses involved, operational and fiscal management including deposit and disbursement of funds appropriated, designation of the municipal employer for purposes of compliance with
s. 111.70, teacher retirement, worker's compensation and unemployment compensation.
66.30(6)(c)2.
2. Purchase real estate and personal property, including a fractional or other interest in the real estate and personal property and enter into leases for sites, building and equipment for a term not exceeding 50 years.
66.30(6)(c)4.
4. Issue municipal obligations subject to the procedures and limitations of
ch. 67.
66.30(6)(c)5.
5. Provide the terms and conditions for accepting additional school districts as participants in the plan and for withdrawal from or termination of the contract including apportionment of assets and liabilities.
66.30(6)(d)
(d) A contract entered into under this subsection shall at all times be limited to a period of 50 years but may, by mutual written consent of all participants, be modified or extended beyond the initial term.
66.30(6)(f)
(f) A contract or any extension of the contract of over 5 years duration which includes a common or union high school district participant shall be approved by the annual or special school district meeting.
66.30(6)(g)
(g) At least 30 days prior to entering into a contract under this subsection or a modification or extension of the contract, the school boards of the districts involved or their designated agent shall file the proposed agreement with the department of education to enable the department to assist and advise the school boards involved in regard to the applicable recognized accounting procedure for the administration of the school aid programs. The department of education shall review the terms of the proposed contract to ensure that each participating district's interests are protected.
Effective date note
NOTE: Par. (g) is shown as amended eff. 1-1-96 by
1995 Wis. Act 27. The treatment by Act 27 was held unconstitutional and declared void by the Supreme Court in Thompson v. Craney, case no.
95-2168-OA. Prior to Act 27 it read:
Effective date text
(g) At least 30 days prior to entering into a contract under this subsection or a modification or extension of the contract, the school boards of the districts involved or their designated agent shall file the proposed agreement with the state superintendent to enable the state superintendent or state superintendent's designee to assist and advise the school boards involved in regard to the applicable recognized accounting procedure for the administration of the school aid programs. The state superintendent shall review the terms of the proposed contract to ensure that each participating district's interests are protected.
66.30(6)(h)
(h) School district boards entering into a contract under this subsection shall designate for each employe providing services under the contract either a school district entering into the contract or a cooperative educational service agency under
ch. 116 as the employer for purposes of compliance with
s. 111.70, teacher's retirement, worker's compensation and unemployment compensation.
66.30 History
History: 1971 c. 143,
152,
211;
1973 c. 301;
1975 c. 123,
228;
1977 c. 26 s.
75;
1977 c. 29 s.
1654 (8) (c);
1977 c. 418;
1979 c. 122;
1981 c. 20,
190,
247,
282,
390;
1983 a. 189 ss.
55,
329 (17);
1983 a. 207;
1985 a. 29,
225;
1987 a. 27,
403;
1989 a. 335;
1991 a. 39,
316;
1993 a. 246,
263,
406;
1995 a. 27,
56,
201.
66.30 Note
NOTE: 1993 Wis. Act 406, which amends subs. (1) (b) and (2), contains extensive explanatory notes.
66.30 Annotation
Where municipality's power to contract is improperly or irregularly exercised and municipality receives benefit under contract, it is estopped from asserting invalidity of contract. Village of McFarland v. Town of Dunn, 82 W (2d) 469, 263 NW (2d) 167.
66.30 Annotation
There is some latitude under this section for counties to contract with municipalities within the county to furnish or supplement certain law enforcement services in the municipality. 58 Atty. Gen. 72.
66.30 Annotation
No legal authority for the creation of a City-County Metropolitan Police Agency exists at present. 60 Atty. Gen. 85.
66.30 Annotation
Cooperative planning among municipalities allowed by 66.30 includes only planning collateral to the organization, implementation and administration of specific projects; authority for general multi-jurisdictional planning is found in 66.945. 60 Atty. Gen. 313.
66.30 Annotation
A county may contract to furnish certain law enforcement services to cities, villages and towns within the county but cannot take over all law enforcement functions. A deputy sheriff may not be designated as a city police chief. 65 Atty. Gen. 47.
66.30 Annotation
County may contract with city for the joint provision of public health nursing services under (2). 66 Atty. Gen. 54.
66.30 Annotation
Voting members of commission created by 2 villages were public officers protected by 895.46 (1).
74 Atty. Gen. 208.
66.301
66.301
One- and 2-family dwelling code. Ordinances enacted by any county, city, village or town relating to the construction and inspection of one- and 2-family dwellings shall conform to
subch. II of ch. 101.
66.301 History
History: 1975 c. 404.
66.302
66.302
Manufactured building code. Ordinances enacted by any county, city, village or town relating to the on-site inspection of the installation of manufactured buildings shall conform to
subch. III of ch. 101.
66.302 History
History: 1975 c. 405.
66.303
66.303
Multifamily dwelling code. 66.303(1)
(1) Except as provided in
sub. (2), any ordinance enacted by a county, city, village or town relating to the construction or inspection of multifamily dwellings, as defined in
s. 101.971 (2), shall conform to
subch. VI of ch. 101 and
s. 101.02 (7m).
66.303(2)
(2) If a county, city, village or town has a preexisting stricter sprinkler ordinance, as defined in
s. 101.975 (3) (a), that ordinance remains in effect and the county, city, village or town may take any action with regard to that ordinance that a political subdivision may take under
s. 101.975 (3) (b).
66.303 History
History: 1991 a. 269.
66.304
66.304
Family day care homes. 66.304(1)(a)
(a) "Family day care home" means a dwelling licensed as a day care center by the department of health and family services under
s. 48.65 where care is provided for not more than 8 children.
66.304(1)(b)
(b) "Municipality" means a county, city, village or town.
66.304(2)
(2) No municipality may prevent a family day care home from being located in a zoned district in which a single-family residence is a permitted use. No municipality may establish standards or requirements for family day care homes different from the licensing standards established under
s. 48.65. This subsection does not prevent a municipality from applying to a family day care home the zoning regulations applicable to other dwellings in the zoning district in which it is located.
66.304 History
History: 1983 a. 193;
1995 a. 27 s.
9126 (19).
66.305
66.305
Law enforcement; mutual assistance. 66.305(1)
(1) Upon the request of any law enforcement agency, including county law enforcement agencies as provided in
s. 59.28 (2), the law enforcement personnel of any other law enforcement agency may assist the requesting agency within the latter's jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other jurisdictional provision. For purposes of
ss. 895.35 and
895.46, such law enforcement personnel while acting in response to such request, shall be deemed employes of the requesting agency.
66.305 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 W (2d) 585, 774 (1975);
1995 a. 201.
66.305 Annotation
The statutes do not permit the creation of a separate regional law enforcement agency and neither the sheriff nor the county board has power to delegate supervisory or law enforcement powers to such an agency. 63 Atty. Gen. 596.
66.305 Annotation
Request for assistance may be implicit. United States v. Mattes, 687 F (2d) 1039 (1982).
66.31
66.31
Agreement to establish an airport affected area. Any county, town, city or village may establish by written agreement with an airport, as defined in
s. 62.23 (6) (am) 1. a.:
66.31 History
History: 1985 a. 136;
1995 a. 201.
66.31 Note
NOTE: Section 1 of 85 Act 136 is entitled "Findings and purpose".
66.312
66.312
Law enforcement agency policies on use of force and citizen complaint procedures. 66.312(2)
(2) Use of force policy. Each person in charge of a law enforcement agency shall prepare in writing and make available for public scrutiny a policy or standard regulating the use of force by law enforcement officers in the performance of their duties.
