CHAPTER 61
VILLAGES
61.188 Certain villages may become cities by charter ordinance.
61.189 Villages of 1,000 may become cities.
61.19 Annual elections; appointments.
61.191 Population, use of federal census.
61.195 Discontinuance and change of term of offices.
61.197 Selection of officers.
61.20 Election of trustees; terms; number.
61.21 Clerk to notify officers-elect; oath of office.
61.22 Official bonds; officers not to be sureties.
61.23 Terms; temporary vacancy.
61.261 Deputy village treasurer.
61.31 Peace officers, who are.
61.32 Village board; meeting; salaries.
61.325 Trustee may be appointed president.
61.34 Powers of village board.
61.342 Direct legislation.
61.345 Recycling or resource recovery facilities.
61.351 Zoning of wetlands in shorelands.
61.354 Construction site erosion control and storm water management zoning.
61.36 Streets, sidewalks, sewers and watercourses.
61.39 Service pipes and sewers.
61.44 Railroads, dust prevention.
61.47 Street and sidewalk improvement tax.
61.48 County aid for construction and repair of bridges and culverts.
61.50 Ordinances; contracts; other instruments; how executed.
61.54 Bids on improvements.
61.55 Contracts involving over $15,000; how let; exception.
61.56 Alternative letting of contracts.
61.57 Acquisition of recycling or resource recovery facilities without bids.
61.61 Village orders; borrowing money.
61.65 Police and fire departments; pension funds.
61.66 Combined protective services.
61.71 Consolidated plats; numbering of buildings.
61.72 Pest and disease prevention.
61.73 Village housing authorities.
61.74 Detachment of farm lands from villages.
61.187(1)(1)
Procedure. Whenever a petition conforming to the requirements of
s. 8.40, signed by at least one-third as many electors of any village as voted for village officers at the next preceding election for village officers in that village, shall be presented to the village board, and filed as provided in
s. 8.37, praying for dissolution of the village, the village board shall submit to the electors of the village the question whether or not the village shall be dissolved. The question shall be determined by ballot, in substantially the manner provided by
ss. 5.64 (2) and
10.02, at a general election or at a special election called by the village board for that purpose.
61.187(2)
(2) Date of; property; claims; territory. 61.187(2)(a)(a) If two-thirds of the ballots cast at the election under
sub. (1) are in favor of dissolution, the village shall, at the expiration of 6 months from the date of the election, cease to be a village.
61.187(2)(b)
(b) Within 6 months after the election under
sub. (1), the village board shall dispose of the village property and settle, audit, and allow all just claims against the village. The village board shall settle with the treasurer and other village officers and cause the assets of the village to be used in paying the village's debts. If any property or assets remain after paying the village's debts, the village board may designate the manner in which the remaining property and assets shall be used. If there are not sufficient funds to pay the village's debts, the village board may levy a tax to cover the deficiency, which shall be collected as other taxes and be paid out by the town treasurer in payment of the outstanding village orders or bonds.
61.187(2)(c)
(c) The territory included within the village at the time of its dissolution shall revert to and become a part of the town or towns from which it was taken or in which it is then located.
61.187(2)(d)
(d) If, in accordance with
par. (a) , the results of the election under
sub. (1) provide for dissolution, the village clerk shall, within 10 days after the election, record the petition and determination of the village board of canvassers in the office of the register of deeds of the county or counties in which the village is located and file with the secretary of state certified copies of the petition and the determination of inspectors of election. The village clerk shall also record in the office of the register of deeds a certificate by the village clerk showing the date on which the dissolution takes effect and file with the secretary of state 4 copies of the certificate. These documents shall be recorded and indexed by the register of deeds. The index shall include the volume or reel number and the page or image number of the original documents. The secretary of state shall forward 2 copies of the certificate to the department of transportation and one to the department of revenue.
