59.74(2)(a)1.1. No landmark, monument, corner post of the government survey or survey made by the county surveyor or survey of public record may be destroyed, removed, or covered by any material that will make the landmark, monument, or corner post inaccessible for use, without first having erected witness or reference monuments as provided in
subd. 2. for the purpose of identifying the location of the landmark and making a certified copy of the field notes of the survey setting forth all the particulars of the location of the landmark with relation to the reference or witness monuments so that its location can be determined after its destruction or removal. The certified copy of the field notes shall be filed as provided under
par. (b) 2.
59.74(2)(a)2.
2. Witness monuments shall be made of durable material, including cement, natural stone, iron or other equally durable material, except wood. If iron pipe monuments are used, they shall be made of 2 inch or more galvanized iron pipe not less than 30 inches in length having an iron or brass cap fastened to the top and marked with a cross cut on the top of the cap where the point of measurement is taken. If witness monuments are made of cement, stone or similar material, they shall be not less than 30 inches in length nor less than 5 inches in diameter along the shortest diagonal marked on the top with a cross where the point of measurement is taken.
59.74(2)(b)1.1. Whenever it becomes necessary to destroy, remove or cover up in such a way that will make it inaccessible for use, any landmark, monument of survey, or corner post within the meaning of this subsection, the person including employees of governmental agencies who intend to commit such act shall serve written notice at least 30 days prior to the act upon the county surveyor of the county within which the landmark is located. Notice shall also be served upon the municipality's engineer if the landmark is located within the corporate limits of a municipality. The notice shall include a description of the landmark, monument of survey or corner post and the reason for removing or covering it. In this paragraph, removal of a landmark includes the removal of railroad track by the owner of the track. In a county having a population of less than 500,000 where there is no county surveyor, notice shall be served upon the clerk. In a county with a population of 500,000 or more where there is no county surveyor, notice shall be served upon the executive director of the regional planning commission which acts in the capacity of county surveyor for the county. Notwithstanding
par. (c), upon receipt of the notice the clerk shall appoint a registered land surveyor to perform the duties of a county surveyor under
subd. 2.
59.74(2)(b)2.
2. The county surveyor or executive director of the regional planning commission, upon receipt of notice under
subd. 1., shall within a period of not to exceed 30 working days, either personally or by a deputy, or by the municipality's engineer make an inspection of the landmark, and, if he or she considers it necessary because of the public interest to erect witness monuments to the landmark, he or she shall erect 4 or more witness monuments or, if within a municipality, may make 2 or more offset marks at places near the landmark where they will not be disturbed. The county surveyor shall make a survey and field notes giving a description of the landmark and the witness monuments or offset marks, stating the material and size of the witness monuments and locating the offset marks, the horizontal distance and courses in terms of the references set forth in
s. 59.45 (1) (a) 2. that the witness monuments bear from the landmark and, also, of each witness monument to all of the other witness monuments. The county surveyor may also make notes as to such other objects, natural or artificial, that will enable anyone to locate the position of the landmark. The county surveyor upon completing the survey shall make a certified copy of the field notes of the survey and record it as provided under
s. 59.45 (1). The municipality's engineer upon completing the survey shall record the notes in his or her office, open to the inspection of the public, and shall file a true and correct copy with the county surveyor. In a county with a population of 500,000 or more, the certified copy of the field notes of the survey shall be filed in the office of the regional planning commission which acts in the capacity of county surveyor for the county.
59.74(2)(c)
(c) In those counties where there are no county surveyors a petition can be made to the board by any resident of this state requesting the board to appoint a land surveyor to act in the capacity of the county surveyor. The board, upon receipt of this petition, shall appoint a land surveyor to act in the capacity of the county surveyor. In counties with a population of 500,000 or more, the board may appoint a governmental agency to act in the capacity of county surveyor.
59.74(2)(d)
(d) The cost of the work of perpetuating the evidence of any landmark under the scope of this subsection shall be borne by the county or counties proportionally, in which said landmark is located.
59.74(2)(e)1.1. Except as provided in
subd. 2., any person who removes, destroys or makes inaccessible any landmark, monument of survey, corner post of government survey, survey made by the county surveyor or survey of public record without first complying with this subsection shall be fined not to exceed $1,000 or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one year.
59.74(2)(e)2.
2. Any person who removes railroad track as provided in
par. (b) 1. without first complying with
par. (b) 1. shall be subject to a forfeiture not to exceed $1,000.
59.74(2)(f)
(f) Any person who destroys, removes or covers any landmark, monument or corner post rendering them inaccessible for use, without first complying with
pars. (a) 1. and
(b) 1. shall be liable in damages to the county in which the landmark is located, for the amount of any additional expense incurred by the county because of such destruction, removal or covering.
59.74(2)(g)
(g) Every land surveyor and every officer of the department of natural resources and the district attorney shall enforce this subsection.
59.74(2)(h)
(h) Any registered land surveyor employed by the department of transportation or by a county highway department, may, incident to employment as such, assume and perform the duties and act in the capacity of the county surveyor under this subsection with respect to preservation and perpetuation of landmarks, witness monuments and corner posts upon and along state trunk, county trunk and town highways. Upon completing a survey and perpetuating landmarks and witness monuments under
par. (b) 2., a land surveyor employed by the state shall file the field notes and records in the district office or main office of the department of transportation, and a land surveyor employed by a county shall file the field notes and records in the office of the county highway commissioner, open to inspection by the public, and in either case a true and correct copy of the field notes and records shall be filed with the county surveyor. In a county with a population of 500,000 or more where there is no county surveyor, a copy of the field notes and records shall also be filed in the office of the regional planning commission which acts in the capacity of county surveyor for the county.
59.74(2)(i)
(i) The records of the corners of the public land survey may be established and perpetuated in the following manner: commencing on January 1, 1970, and in each calendar year thereafter, the county surveyor or a deputy may check and establish or reestablish and reference at least 5% of all corners originally established in the county by government surveyors, so that within 20 years or less all the original corners will be established or reestablished and thereafter perpetuated.
59.74(2)(j)
(j) The county surveyor may employ other land surveyors to assist in this work and may accept reference checks for these corners from any land surveyor.
59.74(2)(k)
(k) The cost of perpetuating these corners shall be paid out of the county road and bridge fund or other county fund under
s. 83.11.
59.74 History
History: 1995 a. 201 ss.
395,
396,
423.
59.74 Annotation
Resurveys of the public lands under s. 59.635 (8) [now 59.74 (2) (i)] are discussed. 66 Atty. Gen. 134.
59.74 Annotation
A city or village engineer acting under s. 59.635 (2) [now 59.74 (2) (b) 2.] need not be registered as a land surveyor. 68 Atty. Gen. 185.
59.75
59.75
Certificates and records as evidence. The certificate and also the official record of the county surveyor when produced by the legal custodian thereof, or any of the county surveyor's deputies, when duly signed by the county surveyor in his or her official capacity, shall be admitted as evidence in any court within the state, but the same may be explained or rebutted by other evidence. If any county surveyor or any of his or her deputies are interested in any tract of land a survey of which becomes necessary, such survey may be executed by any land surveyor appointed by the board.
59.75 History
History: 1977 c. 449;
1995 a. 201 s.
398; Stats. 1995 s. 59.75.
59.76
59.76
Registration of farms. 59.76(1)
(1) The owner of any farm or country estate, or that person's authorized agent, may register the name of the farm or estate in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the farm or estate is situated. The owner or purchaser of the farm or any part of the farm may change or release the name from that person's respective interest in the farm by recording a certificate stating that the original registered name is released. A new name of the farm or any parts of the farm may then be registered. Every register of deeds shall index all registrations of farm documents and make the index available upon request. The index shall contain the name of the owner of the farm or estate and the name for the farm or estate that the owner or agent may designate, if no other farm or estate in the county has been previously registered under the same name. The fee for recording an instrument under this subsection shall be the fee specified under
s. 59.43 (2) (ag).
59.76(2)
(2) Any register of deeds who fails or refuses to register farms under
sub. (1), or who charges or collects more than the fee specified under
s. 59.43 (2) (ag) for recording any such registration, or recording such certificate, or who knowingly registers a farm or estate under a name previously adopted and registered for some other farm or estate in the county, or any person who uses, by way of advertisement or otherwise, the name of any farm or estate registered as provided in this section, to designate or as the name of any farm or estate in the county other than the farm or estate for which the name was registered, unless the name was adopted for and used as the name of the other farm or estate prior to April 6, 1905, shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $25 or imprisoned for not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days, or both.
59.76 History
History: 1971 c. 211;
1981 c. 245;
1991 a. 316;
1993 a. 301;
1995 a. 201 s.
463; Stats. 1995 s. 59.76.
59.78
59.78
Special counties; classification of claims. (Removed)
59.78 Note
NOTE: Section 59.78 was renumbered s. 59.64 (2) and amended by
1995 Wis. Act 201. Section 59.78 was erroneously published in the 1995-2011 Statutes. Section 59.64 (2) was correctly published in the 1995-2011 Statutes.
POPULOUS COUNTIES
59.79
59.79
Milwaukee County. In a county with a population of 500,000 or more, the board may:
59.79(1)
(1) Housing facilities. Build, furnish and rent housing facilities to residents of the county. Such a county may borrow money or accept grants from the federal government for or in aid of any project to build, furnish and rent such housing facilities, to take over any federal lands and to such ends enter into such contracts, mortgages, trust indentures, leases or other agreements as the federal government may require. It is the intent of this subsection to authorize such a county to do anything necessary to secure the financial aid and the cooperation of the federal government in any undertaking by the county authorized by this subsection, including the authority to provide housing subsidies or allowances by participation in federal government housing programs.
59.79(2)
(2) Intergovernmental committees; appropriation. Appropriate money to defray the expenses of any intergovernmental committee organized in the county with participation by the board to study countywide governmental problems, and make recommendations thereon. All items of expense paid out of the appropriations shall be presented on vouchers signed by the chairperson and secretary of the intergovernmental committee.
59.79(3)
(3) Transportation studies. Undertake the necessary studies and planning, alone or with other urban planning activities, to determine the total transportation needs of the county areas; to formulate a program for the most efficient and economical coordination, integration and joint use of all existing transportation facilities; and to study the interrelationship between metropolitan county area growth and the establishment of various transportation systems for such area in order to promote the most comprehensive planning and development of both. In pursuance of such undertaking the board may employ the services of consultants to furnish surveys and plans, and may appropriate funds for the payment of the cost of such work and the hiring of consultants.
59.79(4)
(4) Heating and air conditioning contractors. For the purpose of protecting and promoting the general health and welfare of county residents, provide by ordinance for the regulation, control, prohibition and licensing of heating and air conditioning contractors engaged in either soliciting work or any actual installation, maintenance or repair work within the geographic limits of such a county. The board may revoke any license after the filing of charges and notice of hearing thereon. Such ordinance in addition may impose a forfeiture of not to exceed $100 for any violation or, in default of payment thereof, imprisonment for not to exceed 30 days and each day's failure to comply with any provision of the ordinance shall constitute a separate offense. In addition the county may institute injunctive proceedings to enforce any provision of the ordinance. The board may also, within the ordinance, provide for the creation of an advisory board and prescribe its powers. Such ordinance shall apply within cities and villages which may have enacted ordinances regulating the same subject matter but the county ordinance shall not have jurisdiction over any building code matter in any municipality, nor shall the ordinance be applicable to licensed electrical contractors engaged in the installation, maintenance or repair of electrical heating and air conditioning systems or to a public utility which is subject to
ch. 196.
59.79(5)
(5) Fee for certain marriage ceremonies. Enact an ordinance imposing a fee to be paid in advance to the clerk for each marriage ceremony performed by a judge or a circuit or supplemental court commissioner specified in
s. 765.16 (5) in the courthouse, safety building or children's court center during hours when any office in those public buildings is open for the transaction of business. The amount of the fee shall be determined by the board.
59.79(6)
(6) World festival celebration. Appropriate money for planning and participation in a world festival celebration, or any similar program or activity designed to promote international commerce and culture.
59.79(7)
(7) Lakefront parking facility. 59.79(7)(a)(a) Contract with the state to use and pay reasonable charges for the use of all or a portion of the parking facility authorized under
s. 13.485 and to guaranty all or a portion of the debt service for revenue obligations issued under
s. 13.485 as compensation for benefits to be derived by the county and the public from the facility funded by the issuance.
59.79(7)(b)
(b) Take any action that is necessary to facilitate contracting with the state under
par. (a), including the levying of any direct annual tax for that purpose.
59.79(8)
(8) Contractual personnel services. Enter into a contract for a period not to exceed 2 years for the services of retired county employees, provided such services shall not replace or duplicate an existing office or position in the classified or unclassified service nor be considered an office or position under
s. 63.03.
59.79(10)
(10) County hospital. Determine policy for the operation, maintenance and improvement of the county hospital under
s. 49.71 (2) and, notwithstanding the powers and duties specified under
s. 46.21 (2) (k),
(3r) and
(6) with respect to the county hospital and the administrator and specified under
s. 46.21 (2) (b),
(L),
(m),
(n),
(nm),
(o),
(p) and
(q) and
(3g), provide for the management of the county hospital as the board considers appropriate, except that the employee positions at the hospital will be county employee positions. If the board acts under this subsection, the board may not discontinue operation, maintenance and improvement of the county hospital under
s. 49.71 (2) and shall exercise the duties under
s. 46.21 (4m). This subsection does not apply if the board acts under
s. 46.21 with respect to the county hospital under
s. 49.71 (2).
59.79(11)
(11) Baseball. Own and operate a professional baseball team, appropriate money for the purchase of a franchise for such team, and in the discretion of the board organize and maintain a nonprofit corporation for such team ownership and operation or participate with others in the formation and operation of such corporation.
59.79(12)
(12) Licenses for cats. Enact an ordinance requiring licenses for cats. The ordinance may require a person who owns or keeps a cat within the county's boundaries to pay a license fee, obtain a license tag and otherwise control the cat. An ordinance enacted under this subsection shall require the owner of a cat to present evidence that the cat is currently immunized against rabies before a license may be issued. All proceeds from cat licenses shall be used for licensing, regulating and impounding cats.
59.79(13)
(13) Design-build construction process. Let a contract for the construction of a sheriff's department training academy, that is located in the county, using the design-build construction process.
59.79 History
History: 1995 a. 201 ss.
137,
164,
166,
168,
170,
184,
189,
194 to
196,
223,
225,
235,
236,
431,
454;
1999 a. 9,
83;
2001 a. 61;
2007 a. 63.
59.79 Annotation
Milwaukee County has authority to acquire vacant land on the open market and to resell it at a reduced price to private parties under a contract of sale that requires purchasers to build low- and middle-income housing, especially for persons displaced by expressway construction. 60 Atty. Gen. 242.
59.792
59.792
Milwaukee County; sewage, waste, refuse. 59.792(1)(a)
(a) "County" means a county with a population of 500,000 or more.
59.792(1)(b)
(b) "Waste" includes, without limitation because of enumeration, garbage, ashes, municipal, domestic, industrial and commercial rubbish, waste or refuse material.
59.792(2)
(2) The county's board may provide for the transmission and disposal of sewage from any county buildings. The county shall annually pay to the municipality in which the buildings are situated its proportion of the expense of the transmission and disposal of the sewage by the municipality, as certified under
s. 200.55 (5). The county's proportionate expense shall be determined by the ratio that the amount of sewage contributed by any county buildings bears to the total amount of sewage contributed by the municipality to the sewage system. Each municipality in which county buildings are located, if payment is to be made, shall provide and furnish meters to determine the amount of sewage so contributed. This subsection shall not apply to user charges billed to the county under
s. 200.59.
59.792(3)(a)(a) The county's board may do any of the following:
59.792(3)(a)1.
1. Engage in the function of the destruction or disposal of waste by providing dumpage facilities.
59.792(3)(a)2.
2. Acquire lands by purchase, lease, donation or right of eminent domain within the county and use the lands as dumpage sites for depositing, salvaging, processing, burning or otherwise disposing of waste.
59.792(3)(a)3.
3. Acquire land by purchase, lease or donation outside the county for purposes described in
subd. 2. where state and local regulations permit.
59.792(3)(a)4.
4. Construct and equip incinerators and other structures to be used for disposal of waste.
59.792(3)(a)6.
6. Maintain, control and operate incinerators for burning waste.
59.792(3)(a)7.
7. Utilize or dispose of by sale or otherwise heat or power reclaimed from incinerator facilities.
59.792(3)(a)8.
8. Sell all salvageable waste materials and by-products.
59.792(3)(a)9.
9. Levy a tax to create a working capital fund to maintain and operate dumpage facilities, construct, equip and operate incinerators and other structures for disposal of wastes.
59.792(3)(a)10.
10. Charge or assess reasonable fees to persons making use of such sites, incinerators or other structures for the disposal of waste.
59.792(3)(a)11.
11. Make charges approximately commensurate with the cost of services rendered to any municipality using the county waste disposal facilities.
59.792(3)(a)12.
12. Authorize payment to any municipality, in which county waste disposal facilities, including incinerators, are located, to cover the reasonable cost of fire fighting services rendered to the county when fire fighting service is required.
59.792(3)(a)13.
13. Contract with private collectors and municipalities and transporters to receive and dispose of waste other than garbage at dumpage and incinerator sites.
59.792(3)(a)14.
14. Levy taxes to provide funds to acquire sites and to construct and equip incinerators and other structures for disposal of wastes.
59.792(3)(a)15.
15. Enact and enforce ordinances, and adopt and enforce rules and regulations, necessary for the orderly conduct of providing dumpage facilities and services and provide forfeitures for the violation thereof.
59.792(3)(b)
(b) The charges for waste disposal services shall be determined by the board and shall include a reasonable charge for depreciation. In the determination of the charges the board shall give full consideration to any fees directly collected for the service. Waste disposal charges shall be apportioned under
s. 70.63 to the respective municipalities receiving the service. The depreciation charges shall create a reserve for future capital outlays for waste disposal facilities.
59.792(3)(c)
(c) Before acquiring any site in the county to be used for dumping or the erection of an incinerator or other structure for the disposal of waste, a public hearing shall be held in the county following notice of hearing by publication as a class 3 notice, under
ch. 985.
59.792(3)(d)
(d) The powers conferred by this subsection are declared to be necessary to the preservation of the public health, welfare and convenience of the county.
59.792 History
History: 1999 a. 83;
1999 a. 150 s.
672.
59.80
59.80
Milwaukee County; city-county crime commission. The board of any county with a population of 500,000 or more or the common council of any 1st class city however organized in such county may appropriate money to defray in whole or in part the expenses of a city-county crime commission organized and functioning to determine methods of crime prevention in such county. All items of expense paid out of such appropriation shall be presented and paid on board vouchers as are claims against counties.
59.80 History
History: 1995 a. 201 s.
167.
59.81
59.81
Cash flow, Milwaukee. In counties having a population of 500,000 or more, the treasurer may be designated as the custodian for all cash received in an escrow, trust, bailment or safekeeping capacity by any other department of the county. This section is not applicable to the clerk of circuit court or any other depository specifically designated by a court of law or by a donor or other bailor even if the other depository retains control over such funds and the ultimate disposition. The treasurer may commingle this cash with general revenue cash and subject these funds to a common investment policy. Any interest earned on such investment reverts to the general fund of the county.
59.81 History
History: 1975 c. 41;
1995 a. 201 s.
271; Stats. 1995 s. 59.81.
59.82
59.82
Milwaukee County Research and Technology Park. 59.82(1)(1) Counties with a population of 500,000 or more may participate in the development of a research and technology park under
sub. (2) if all of the following apply:
59.82(1)(a)
(a) A nonstock corporation is organized under
ch. 181, and that corporation is a nonprofit corporation as defined in
s. 181.0103 (17), organized for the sole purpose of developing a research and technology park under
sub. (2).
59.82(1)(b)
(b) The research and technology park is located on land designated by the board for that purpose and owned by the county.
59.82(1)(c)
(c) The board determines that participation is for a public purpose and that participation will benefit the Milwaukee regional medical center, Milwaukee County and this state.
59.82(2)
(2) A county may participate with the nonstock, nonprofit corporation under
sub. (1) (a) in the development of a research and technology park by doing any of the following on terms approved by the board:
59.82(2)(a)
(a) Leasing or otherwise making available to the nonprofit corporation property for a research and technology park.
59.82(2)(b)
(b) Making grants or loans to the nonprofit corporation for the operations of the nonprofit corporation and for the development of a research and technology park.
59.82(2)(c)
(c) Borrowing money to be used for the development of a research and technology park and by issuing notes, bonds or other evidence of indebtedness for this purpose.
59.82(2)(d)
(d) Entering into contracts or exercising any other authority that is necessary for the development of a research and technology park.
59.82(3)
(3) Officers, officials and employees of the county may be members of the board of directors of the nonstock, nonprofit corporation under
sub. (1) (a) but may not receive compensation for serving as a member of the board.
59.82(4)
(4) The nonstock, nonprofit corporation under
sub. (1) (a) shall give a 45-day written notice to a municipality that is located in the county whenever the nonprofit corporation intends to enter into a transaction that entails moving a research or technology business or facility from the municipality to the research and technology park.
