66.0217(11)(a)(a) An action on any grounds, whether procedural or jurisdictional, to contest the validity of an annexation shall be commenced within the time after adoption of the annexation ordinance provided by
s. 893.73 (2). During the action, the application of, and jurisdiction over, any county zoning in the area annexed is as provided under
s. 59.69 (7).
66.0217(11)(b)
(b) An action contesting an annexation shall be given preference in the circuit court.
66.0217(12)
(12) Validity of plats. If an annexation is declared invalid but before the declaration and subsequent to the annexation a plat is submitted and is approved as required in
s. 236.10 (1) (a), the plat is validly approved despite the invalidity of the annexation.
66.0217(13)
(13) Effective date of annexations. Because the creation of congressional, legislative, supervisory and aldermanic districts of equal population is a matter of statewide concern, any annexation action that affects a tract of land that is the subject of an ordinance enacted or resolution adopted by any city during the period from January 1, 1990, to April 1, 1991, or any later date, expressing an intent to not exercise the city's authority to annex territory before April 1, 1991, or the specified later date, taken by a municipality during the period beginning on April 1 of the year commencing after each federal decennial census of population and ending on June 30 of the year commencing after that census, is effective on July 1 of the year commencing after that census or at such later date as may be specified in the annexation ordinance. This subsection first applies to annexations effective after March 31, 1991.
66.0217 History
History: 1973 c. 37,
90,
143,
333;
1977 c. 29 ss.
698,
1654 (8) (c);
1977 c. 187 s.
134;
1977 c. 315,
447;
1979 c. 323;
1979 c. 361 s.
112;
1983 a. 29,
189,
219;
1985 a. 225;
1987 a. 391;
1989 a. 192;
1991 a. 5,
39,
269,
316;
1993 a. 16,
247,
301,
329,
491;
1995 a. 27 ss.
3308 to
3312,
9116 (5),
9145 (1);
1995 a. 201,
225;
1997 a. 27;
1999 a. 96;
1999 a. 150 ss.
44 to
47,
49 to
60,
63 to
65; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0217;
1999 a. 182 s.
197; s. 13.93 (2) (c).
66.0217 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See s.
62.071 for special provision for annexations to cities of the first class.
66.0217 Annotation
In ascertaining whether a petition for annexation pursuant to sub. (2) (a) has been signed by the "owners of one-half of the land" in the proposed area of attachment, acreage within the territory constituting public streets and alleys is not to be taken into account in determining the sufficiency of the petition, no matter how owned or by whom. International Paper Co. v. Fond du Lac,
50 Wis. 2d 529,
184 N.W.2d 834.
66.0217 Annotation
When an owner petitions for the annexation of a sizable block of land, it is not void simply because it divides the town into 2 parts. Town of Waukechon v. Shawano,
53 Wis. 2d 593,
193 N.W.2d 661.
66.0217 Annotation
When city limits did not extend the full width of a city-owned road, property on the other side is still contiguous. When the boundaries of the parcel to be annexed were drawn by the petitioning landowners, the city could not be charged with arbitrary action. Town of Lyons v. Lake Geneva,
56 Wis. 2d 331,
202 N.W.2d 228.
66.0217 Annotation
When property owners, in petitioning for annexation, divide a tract so as to control one parcel by property owners and the other by population, the 2 resulting annexations are valid. Town of Waukesha v. City of Waukesha,
58 Wis. 2d 525,
206 N.W.2d 585.
66.0217 Annotation
Abundant benefits to the state from the annexation under review, including the provision of police, fire and solid waste disposal services and library and recreational facilities satisfied the need factor of the rule of reason, since absent unfair inducement or pressures upon the petitioners for annexation, a showing of benefits to the annexed land can be considered on the question of need under the rule of reason. Town of Lafayette v. City of Chippewa Falls,
70 Wis. 2d 610,
235 N.W.2d 435.
66.0217 Annotation
An eligible elector and a qualified elector are identical. Ch. 6 applies to annexation referendum elector qualifications under sub. (6). Washington v. Altoona,
73 Wis. 2d 250,
243 N.W.2d 404.
66.0217 Annotation
Direct annexation not otherwise in conflict with the "rule of reason" was not invalidated because the petitioners were motivated by the desire to obtain a change in zoning of their land. Town of Pleasant Prairie v. City of Kenosha,
75 Wis. 2d 322,
249 N.W.2d 581.
66.0217 Annotation
When an action challenging annexation was filed before the sub. (10) (a) limitation ran, and the plaintiff town board had given no explicit authorization for commencement of an action, the subsequent attempt to ratify the commencement of the action was a nullity. Town of Nasewaupee v. City of Sturgeon Bay,
77 Wis. 2d 110,
251 N.W.2d 845.
66.0217 Annotation
The sub. (5) (d) ballot language requirement is directory; substantial compliance is adequate. Town of Nasewaupee v. Sturgeon Bay,
146 Wis. 2d 492,
431 N.W.2d 699 (Ct. App. 1988).
66.0217 Annotation
Under sub. (5) (g), annexation fails in cases of a tie vote. Town of Nasewaupee v. Sturgeon Bay,
146 Wis. 2d 492,
431 N.W.2d 699 (Ct. App. 1988).
66.0217 Annotation
Under s. 893.73 (2) "adoption" refers to the legislative body's action of voting to approve an annexation ordinance and the statute of limitations begins to run as of that date. Town of Sheboygan v. City of Sheboygan,
150 Wis. 2d 210,
441 N.W.2d 752 (Ct. App. 1989).
66.0217 Annotation
An annexation ordinance must meet "rule of reason" requirements. Application of the rule is discussed. Town of Menasha v. City of Menasha,
170 Wis. 2d 181,
488 N.W.2d 128 (Ct. App. 1992).
66.0217 Annotation
A city could not reach across a lake to annex noncontiguous property. Town of Delevan v. City of Delavan,
176 Wis. 2d 516,
500 N.W.2d 268 (1993).
66.0217 Annotation
The prohibition in sub. (4) of the withdrawal of names from a petition prevents the withdrawal of the entire petition. Town of De Pere v. City of De Pere,
184 Wis. 2d 278,
516 N.W.2d 1 (Ct. App. 1994).
66.0217 Annotation
A town contesting an annexation under sub. (10) is not required to file a notice of claim under s. 893.80 against the annexing municipality. Town of Burke v. City of Madison,
225 Wis. 2d 615,
593 N.W.2d 822 (Ct. App. 1999).
66.0217 Annotation
A petition under sub. (5) (a) must be circulated by a qualified elector residing within the territory to be annexed. City of Chippewa Falls v. Town Of Hallie,
231 Wis. 2d 85,
604 N.W.2d 300 (Ct. App. 1999).
66.0217 Annotation
There are 3 prongs to the rule of reason: (1) that no arbitrary exclusions or irregularities appear in boundary lines; (2) that a need exists for the property; and (3) that the municipality commits no other misuse of discretion in the process. When direct annexation is initiated by property owners, generally, the annexing municipality is not charged with arbitrary action in drawing boundaries and the courts must be responsive to the property owners desires. The need requirement serves the purpose of furthering the policy favoring orderly growth of urban areas by preventing irrational gobbling up of territory. Town of Sugar Creek v. City of Elkhorn,
231 Wis. 2d 473,
605 N.W.2d 274 (Ct. App. 1999).
66.0217 Annotation
The legislature can constitutionally provide for the annexation of territory without a referendum. 60 Atty. Gen. 294.
66.0217 Annotation
The rule of reason in Wisconsin annexations. Knowles, 1972 WLR 1125.
66.0219
66.0219
Annexation by referendum initiated by city or village. As a complete alternative to any other annexation procedure, and subject to
s. 66.0307 (7), unincorporated territory which contains electors and is contiguous to a city or village may be annexed to the city or village under this section. The definitions in
s. 66.0217 (1) apply to this section.
66.0219(1)(a)(a) The governing body of the city or village to which it is proposed to annex territory shall, by resolution adopted by two-thirds of the members-elect, declare its intention to apply to the circuit court for an order for an annexation referendum, and shall publish the resolution in a newspaper having general circulation in the area proposed to be annexed, as a class 1 notice, under
ch. 985. The governing body shall prepare a scale map of the territory to be annexed, showing it in relation to the annexing city or village. The resolution shall contain a description of the territory to be affected, sufficiently accurate to determine its location, the name of the municipalities directly affected and the name and post-office address of the municipal official responsible for the publication of the resolution. A copy of the resolution together with the scale map shall be served upon the clerk of the town or towns from which the territory is to be detached within 5 days of the date of publication of the resolution. Service may be either by personal service or by registered mail and if by registered mail an affidavit shall be on file with the annexing body indicating the date on which the resolution was mailed. The annexation is considered commenced upon publication of the resolution.
66.0219(1)(b)
(b) Application to the circuit court shall be by petition subscribed by the officers designated by the governing body, and shall have attached the scale map, a certified copy of the resolution of the governing body and an affidavit of the publication and filing required under
par. (a). The petition shall be filed in the circuit court not less than 30 days but no more than 45 days after the publication of the notice of intention.
66.0219(2)
(2) Protest to court by electors; hearing. 66.0219(2)(a)(a) If, prior to the date set for hearing upon an application filed under
sub. (1) (b), there is filed with the court a petition signed by a number of qualified electors residing in the territory equal to at least a majority of the votes cast for governor in the territory at the last gubernatorial election or the owners of more than one-half of the real property in assessed value in the territory, protesting against the annexation of the territory, the court shall deny the application for an annexation referendum. If a number of electors cannot be determined on the basis of reported election statistics, the number shall be determined in accordance with
s. 60.74 (6).
66.0219(2)(b)
(b) If a petition protesting the annexation is found insufficient the court shall proceed to hear all parties interested for or against the application. The court may adjourn the hearing from time to time, direct a survey to be made and refer any question for examination and report. A town whose territory is involved in the proposed annexation shall, upon application, be a party and is entitled to be heard on any relevant matter.
66.0219(3)
(3) Dismissal. If for any reason the proceedings are dismissed, the court may order entry of judgment against the city or village for disbursements or any part of disbursements incurred by the parties opposing the annexation.
66.0219(4)(a)(a) If the court, after the hearing, is satisfied that the description of the territory or any survey is accurate and that the provisions of this section have been complied with, it shall make an order so declaring and shall direct a referendum election within the territory described in the order, on the question of whether the area should be annexed. Such order shall be filed as provided in
s. 8.37. The order shall direct 3 electors named in the order residing in the town in which the territory proposed to be annexed lies, to perform the duties of inspectors of election.
66.0219 Note
NOTE: Par. (a) is shown as affected by two acts of the 1999 legislature and as merged by the revisor under s. 13.93 (2) (c).
66.0219(4)(b)
(b) The referendum election shall be held not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days after the filing of the order as provided in
s. 8.37, in the territory proposed for annexation, by the electors of that territory as provided in
s. 66.0217 (7), so far as applicable. The ballots shall contain the words "For Annexation" and "Against Annexation". The certification of the election inspectors shall be filed with the clerk of the court, and the clerk of any municipality involved, but need not be filed or recorded with the register of deeds.
66.0219 Note
NOTE: Par. (b) is shown as affected by two acts of the 1999 legislature and as merged by the revisor under s. 13.93 (2) (c).
66.0219(4)(c)
(c) All costs of the referendum election shall be borne by the petitioning city or village.
66.0219(5)(a)(a) If a majority of the votes cast at the referendum election is against annexation, no other proceeding under this section affecting the same territory or part of the same territory may be commenced by the same municipality until 6 months after the date of the referendum election.
66.0219(5)(b)
(b) If a majority of the votes cast at the referendum election is for annexation, the territory shall be annexed to the petitioning city or village upon compliance with
s. 66.0217 (9).
66.0219(6)
(6) Temporary zoning of area proposed to be annexed. An interim zoning ordinance to become effective only upon approval of the annexation at the referendum election may be enacted by the governing body of the city or village. Subject to
s. 59.692 (7), the ordinance may temporarily designate the classification of the annexed area for zoning purposes until the zoning ordinance is amended as prescribed in
s. 62.23 (7) (d). The proposed interim zoning ordinance shall be referred to and recommended by the plan commission prior to introduction. Authority to make a temporary classification is not effective when the county zoning ordinance prevails during litigation as provided in
s. 59.69 (7).
66.0219(7)
(7) Appeal. An appeal from the order of the circuit court is limited to contested issues determined by the circuit court. An appeal shall not stay the conduct of the referendum election, if one is ordered, but the statement of the election results and the copies of the certificate and plat may not be filed with the secretary of state until the appeal has been determined.
66.0219(9)
(9) Territory excepted. This section does not apply to any territory located in an area for which a certificate of incorporation was issued before February 24, 1959, by the secretary of state, even if the incorporation of the territory is later held to be invalid by a court.
66.0219 History
History: 1979 c. 89;
1987 a. 391;
1991 a. 269;
1993 a. 301,
329;
1995 a. 201;
1999 a. 150 s.
68; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0219;
1999 a. 182 s.
200; s. 13.93 (2) (c).
66.0219 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See s.
281.43 (1m) for provision authorizing use of this section when the DNR orders sewer service to areas outside municipal limits.
66.0219 Annotation
A trial court finding that no facts evinced a need for the city to acquire the proposed territory, thereby violating the rule of reason, would not be disturbed when it could be reasonably concluded from the adjudicative facts that: (a) the irregular shape and boundaries of the territory were designed arbitrarily and capriciously solely to assure the success of the annexation and to overcome the opposition of a majority of the electors residing in the towns; (b) a reasonable need for the annexation based on the claimed growth of the city and overflow of population into adjoining areas was not established; and (c) aside from a nursing home some 2 miles distant from the city boundary, there was no showing that the proposed annexation area was in need of the city's services which were adequately supplied by the towns. City of Beloit v. Town of Beloit,
47 Wis. 2d 377,
177 N.W.2d 361.
66.0219 Annotation
The term "disbursements" in sub. (3) does not include attorney's fees. City of Beloit v. Town of Beloit,
47 Wis. 2d 377,
177 N.W.2d 361.
66.0221
66.0221
Annexation of and creation of town islands. Upon its own motion, a city or village by a two-thirds vote of the entire membership of its governing body may enact an ordinance annexing territory which comprises a portion of a town or towns and which was completely surrounded by territory of the city or village on December 2, 1973. The ordinance shall include all surrounded town areas except those exempt by mutual agreement of all of the governing bodies involved. The annexation ordinance shall contain a legal description of the territory and the name of the town or towns from which the territory is detached. Upon enactment of the ordinance, the city or village clerk immediately shall file 6 certified copies of the ordinance in the office of the secretary of state, together with 6 copies of a scale map. The secretary of state shall forward 2 copies of the ordinance and scale map to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the department of revenue and one copy to the department of administration. This section does not apply if the town island was created only by the annexation of a railroad right-of-way or drainage ditch. This section does not apply to land owned by a town government which has existing town government buildings located on the land. No town island may be annexed under this section if the island consists of over 65 acres or contains over 100 residents.
Section 66.0217 (11) applies to annexations under this section. After December 2, 1973, no city or village may, by annexation, create a town area which is completely surrounded by the city or village.
66.0221 History
History: 1999 a. 150 s.
62.
66.0221 Annotation
A town from which 2 town islands were detached by annexation had no standing to challenge the constitutionality of the statute. Town of Germantown v. Village of Germantown,
70 Wis. 2d 704,
235 N.W.2d 486.
66.0221 Annotation
This is a clear and unambiguous provision allowing, with certain exceptions, for the annexation by a city or village in a single ordinance of all town islands meeting the statutorily defined criteria. Annexation by a city of 7 separate town islands via 7 separate municipal ordinances was impermissible under sub. (15) since the power to annex must be exercised by a municipality in strict conformity with the statute conferring it. Town of Blooming Grove v. City of Madison,
70 Wis. 2d 770,
235 N.W.2d 493.
66.0221 Annotation
The last sentence means that no city or village may annex land so that a town area is completely surrounded by the annexing city or village. The statute does not prohibit a "functional town island". Wagner Mobil, Inc. v. City of Madison,
190 Wis. 2d 585,
527 N.W.2d 301 (1995).
66.0223
66.0223
Annexation of territory owned by a city or village. In addition to other methods provided by law and subject to
ss. 59.692 (7) and
66.0307 (7), territory owned by and lying near but not necessarily contiguous to a village or city may be annexed to a village or city by ordinance enacted by the board of trustees of the village or the common council of the city, provided that in the case of noncontiguous territory the use of the territory by the city or village is not contrary to any town or county zoning regulation. The ordinance shall contain the exact description of the territory annexed and the names of the towns from which detached, and attaches the territory to the village or city upon the filing of 7 certified copies of the ordinance in the office of the secretary of state, together with 7 copies of a plat showing the boundaries of the territory attached. Two copies of the ordinance and plat shall be forwarded by the secretary of state to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of administration, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the department of revenue and one copy to the department of public instruction. Within 10 days of filing the certified copies, a copy of the ordinance and plat shall be mailed or delivered to the clerk of the county in which the annexed territory is located.
Section 66.0217 (11) applies to annexations under this section.
66.0223 Annotation
A challenge to annexation under this section is not subject to the time limit under s. 66.021 (10) [now s. 66.0217 (11)]. Kaiser v. City of Mauston,
99 Wis. 2d 345,
299 N.W.2d 259 (Ct. App. 1980).
66.0225
66.0225
Municipal boundaries fixed by judgment. Any 2 municipalities whose boundaries are immediately adjacent at any point and who are parties to an action, proceeding or appeal in court for the purpose of testing the validity or invalidity of an annexation, incorporation, consolidation or detachment may enter into a written stipulation, compromising and settling the litigation and determining the common boundary line between the municipalities. The court having jurisdiction of the litigation, whether the circuit court, the court of appeals or the supreme court, may enter a final judgment incorporating the provisions of the stipulation and fixing the common boundary line between the municipalities involved. A stipulation changing boundaries of municipalities shall be approved by the governing bodies of the detaching and annexing municipalities and
s. 66.0217 (9) and
(11) shall apply. A change of municipal boundaries under this section is subject to a referendum of the electors residing within the territory annexed or detached, if within 30 days after the publication of the stipulation to change boundaries in a newspaper of general circulation in the area proposed to be annexed or detached a petition for a referendum conforming to the requirements of
s. 8.40 signed by at least 20% of the electors of the area to be annexed or detached, is filed with the clerk of the municipality from which the area is proposed to be detached and is filed as provided in
s. 8.37. The referendum shall be conducted as are annexation referenda. If the referendum election is opposed to detachment from the municipality, all proceedings under this section are void. In this section, "municipalities" means cities, villages and towns.
66.0225 Note
NOTE: This section is shown as affected by two acts of the 1999 legislature and as merged by the revisor under s. 13.93 (2) (c).
66.0225 History
History: 1977 c. 187;
1989 a. 192;
1991 a. 269;
1999 a. 150 s.
71; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0225;
1999 a. 182 s.
201;
1999 a. 186; s. 13.93 (2) (c).
66.0227
66.0227
Detachment of territory. Subject to
s. 66.0307 (7), territory may be detached from a city or village and attached to a city, village or town to which it is contiguous as follows:
66.0227(1)
(1) A petition signed by a majority of the owners of three-fourths of the taxable land in area within the territory to be detached or, if there is no taxable land in the territory, by all owners of land in the territory, shall be filed with the clerk of the city or village from which detachment is sought, within 120 days after the date of publication of a class 1 notice, under
ch. 985, of intention to circulate a petition of detachment.
66.0227(2)
(2) An ordinance detaching the territory may be enacted within 60 days after the filing of the petition, by a vote of three-fourths of all the members of the governing body of the detaching city or village and its terms accepted within 60 days after enactment, by an ordinance enacted by a vote of three-fourths of all the members of the governing body of the city, village or town to which the territory is to be attached. The failure of a governing body to adopt the ordinance under this subsection is a rejection of the petition and all proceedings are void.
66.0227(3)
(3) The governing body of a city, village or town involved may, or if a petition conforming to the requirements of
s. 8.40 signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least 5% of the votes cast for governor in the city, village or town at the last gubernatorial election, demanding a referendum, is presented to it within 30 days after the passage of either of the ordinances under
sub. (2) shall, submit the question to the electors of the city, village or town whose electors petitioned for detachment, at a referendum election called for that purpose not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days after the filing of the petition, or after the enactment of either ordinance. The petition shall be filed as provided in
s. 8.37. If a number of electors cannot be determined on the basis of reported election statistics, the number shall be determined in accordance with
s. 60.74 (6). The governing body of the municipality shall appoint 3 election inspectors who are resident electors to supervise the referendum. The ballots shall contain the words "For Detachment" and "Against Detachment". The inspectors shall certify the results of the election by their attached affidavits and file a copy with the clerk of each town, village or city involved, and none of the ordinances may take effect nor be in force unless a majority of the electors approve the question. The referendum election shall be conducted in accordance with
chs. 6 and
7 to the extent applicable.
66.0227 Note
NOTE: Sub. (3) is shown as affected by two acts of the 1999 legislature and as merged by the revisor under s. 13.93 (2) (c).
66.0227(4)
(4) If an area which has been subject to a city or village zoning ordinance is detached from one municipality and attached to another under this section, the regulations imposed by the zoning ordinance continue in effect and shall be enforced by the attaching city, village or town until changed by official action of the governing body of the municipality, except that if the detachment or attachment is contested in the courts, the zoning ordinance of the detaching municipality prevails, and the detaching city or village has jurisdiction over the zoning in the area affected until ultimate determination of the court action.
66.0227(5)
(5) The ordinance, certificate and plat shall be filed and recorded in the same manner as annexations under
s. 66.0217 (9) (a). The requirements for the secretary of state are the same as in
s. 66.0217 (9) (b).
66.0227(6)
(6) Because the creation of congressional, legislative, supervisory and aldermanic districts of equal population is a matter of statewide concern, any detachment action that affects a tract of land that is the subject of an ordinance enacted or resolution adopted by a city during the period from January 1, 1990, to April 1, 1991, or any later date, expressing an intent to not exercise the city's authority to annex territory before April 1, 1991, or the specified later date, taken by a municipality during the period beginning on April 1 of the year commencing after each federal decennial census of population and ending on June 30 of the year commencing after that census, is effective on July 1 of the year commencing after that census or at a later date as specified in the detachment ordinance. This subsection first applies to detachments effective after March 31, 1991.
66.0227 History
History: 1973 c. 90;
1983 a. 29;
1987 a. 391;
1989 a. 192;
1991 a. 5,
269;
1993 a. 301;
1999 a. 150 s.
66; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0227;
1999 a. 182 s.
198; s. 13.93 (2) (c).
66.0227 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See s.
62.075 for special provision for detachment of farm lands from cities.
66.0229
66.0229
Consolidation. Subject to
s. 66.0307 (7), a town, village or city may be consolidated with a contiguous town, village or city, by ordinance, passed by a two-thirds vote of all the members of each board or council, fixing the terms of the consolidation and ratified by the electors at a referendum held in each municipality. The ballots shall bear the words, "for consolidation", and "against consolidation", and if a majority of the votes cast in each municipality are for consolidation, the ordinances shall take effect and have the force of a contract. The ordinance and the result of the referendum shall be certified as provided in
s. 66.0211 (5); if a town the certification shall be preserved as provided in
ss. 66.0211 (5) and
66.0235, respectively. Consolidation does not affect the preexisting rights or liabilities of any municipality and actions on those rights or liabilities may be commenced or completed as if there were no consolidation. A consolidation ordinance proposing the consolidation of a town and another municipality shall, within 10 days after its adoption and prior to its submission to the voters for ratification at a referendum, be submitted to the circuit court and the department of administration for a determination whether the proposed consolidation is in the public interest. The circuit court shall determine whether the proposed ordinance meets the formal requirements of this section and shall then refer the matter to the department of administration, which shall find as prescribed in
s. 66.0203 whether the proposed consolidation is in the public interest in accordance with the standards in
s. 66.0207. The department's findings have the same status as incorporation findings under
ss. 66.0203 to
66.0213.
66.0231
66.0231
Notice of certain litigation affecting municipal status or boundaries. If a proceeding under
ss. 61.187,
61.189,
61.74,
62.075,
66.0201 to
66.0213,
66.0215,
66.0217,
66.0221,
66.0223,
66.0227 or
66.0307 or other sections relating to an incorporation, annexation, consolidation, dissolution or detachment of territory of a city or village is contested by instigation of legal proceedings, the clerk of the city or village involved in the proceedings shall file with the secretary of state 4 copies of a notice of the commencement of the action. The clerk shall file with the secretary of state 4 copies of any judgments rendered or appeals taken in such cases. The notices or copies of judgments that are required under this section may also be filed by an officer or attorney of any party of interest. The secretary of state shall forward to the department of transportation 2 copies and to the department of revenue and the department of administration one copy each of any notice of action or judgment filed with the secretary of state under this section.
66.0233
66.0233
Town participation in actions to test alterations of town boundaries. In a proceeding in which territory may be attached to or detached from a town, the town is an interested party, and the town board may institute, maintain or defend an action brought to test the validity of the proceedings, and may intervene or be impleaded in the action.
66.0233 History
History: 1999 a. 150 s.
73; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0233.
66.0235
66.0235
Adjustment of assets and liabilities on division of territory. 66.0235(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, " local governmental unit" means town sanitary districts, school districts, technical college districts, towns, villages and cities.
66.0235(2)(a)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section or in
s. 60.79 (2) (c) when territory is transferred, in any manner provided by law, from one local governmental unit to another, there shall be assigned to the latter local governmental unit such proportion of the assets and liabilities of the first local governmental unit as the assessed valuation of all taxable property in the territory transferred bears to the assessed valuation of all the taxable property of the entire local governmental unit from which the territory is taken according to the last assessment roll of the local governmental unit. The clerk of a local governmental unit to which territory is transferred, within 30 days of the effective date of the transfer, shall certify to the clerk of the local governmental unit from which territory was transferred and to the clerk of the school district in which the territory is located a metes and bounds description of the land area involved. Upon receipt of the description the clerk of the local governmental unit from which the territory was transferred shall certify to the department of revenue and to the clerk of the school district in which the territory is located the latest assessed value of the real and personal property located within the transferred territory, and shall make any further reports as needed by the department of revenue in the performance of duties required by law.
66.0235(2)(b)
(b) When the transfer of territory from one local governmental unit to another results from the incorporation of a new city or village, the proportion of the assets and liabilities assigned to the new city or village shall be based on the average assessed valuation for the preceding 5 years of the property transferred in proportion to the average assessed valuation for the preceding 5 years of all the taxable property of the entire local governmental unit from which the territory is taken, according to the assessment rolls of the local governmental unit for those years. The certification by the clerk of the local governmental unit from which territory was transferred because of the incorporation shall include the assessed value of the real and personal property within the territory transferred for each of the last 5 years. The preceding 5 years shall include the assessment rolls for the 5 calendar years prior to the incorporation.
66.0235(2c)(a)1.1. When territory is transferred in any manner provided by law from one school district to another, there shall be assigned to each school district involved such proportion of the assets and liabilities of the school districts involved as the equalized valuation of all taxable property in the territory transferred bears to the equalized valuation of all taxable property of the school district from which the territory is taken. The equalized valuation shall be certified by the department of revenue upon application by the clerk of the school district to which the territory is transferred.
66.0235(2c)(a)2.
2. The clerk of any school district to which territory is transferred, within 30 days of the effective date of the transfer, shall certify to the clerk of the local governmental unit from which the territory was transferred a metes and bounds description of the land area involved. Upon receipt of the description the clerk of the local governmental unit from which the territory was transferred shall certify to the department of revenue the latest assessed value of the real and personal property located within the transferred territory, file one copy of the certification with the school district clerk and one copy with the department of public instruction and make any further reports as needed by the department of revenue in the performance of duties required by law.
66.0235(2c)(b)
(b)
Alternative procedure. Two or more school districts may, by identical resolutions adopted by a three-fourths vote of the members of each school board concerned, establish an alternative method to govern any adjustment of their assets and liabilities. The authority of this paragraph applies wherever the boards find that the adoption of the resolution is necessary to provide a more equitable method than is provided in
par. (a). The resolutions shall be adopted no later than 120 days after the effective date of the transfer of territory and may be adopted prior to the transfer. The resolutions adopted shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds.
66.0235(2m)
(2m) Attachment and detachment within 5 years. If territory is attached to or consolidated with a school district, and the territory or any part of the territory is detached from the district within 5 years after the attachment or consolidation, the school district to which it is transferred is entitled, in the apportionment of assets and liabilities, only to the assets or liabilities or proportionate part apportioned to the school district as the result of the original attachment or consolidation.
