AB438,17,2524 229.66 (3) (a) Upon appointment under sub. (2), the appointing authorities
25shall certify the appointees to the secretary of administration.

1(b) The terms of office of the district board members are as follows:

AB438,18,42 1. For the chairperson and other persons appointed under sub. (2) (a), 4 years,
3except that the initial term of office for the initial chairperson appointee and one of
4the 3 other initial appointees, as designated by the governor, is 2 years.

AB438,18,75 2. For the persons appointed under sub. (2) (bm) and (cm), 4 years, except that
6the initial term of office of one of the 2 initial appointees under each of those
7paragraphs is 2 years, as designated by the appointing authority.

AB438,18,88 3. For the person appointed under sub. (2) (gm), 4 years.

AB438,18,109 (c) Notwithstanding s. 17.07 (3), persons appointed under sub. (2) may be
10removed from the district board by the appointing authority at pleasure.

AB438,18,1311 (d) 1. Vacancies for persons appointed under sub. (2) shall be filled by the
12appointing authority who appointed the person whose office is vacant using the
13procedure provided under sub. (2) for that position.

AB438,18,1514 2. A person appointed to fill a vacancy under subd. 1. shall serve for the
15remainder of the term to which he or she is appointed.

AB438,18,2417 229.66 (4) The governor shall select the chairperson of the district board and
18the district board shall elect from its membership a vice chairperson, a secretary and
19a treasurer. A majority of the current membership of the district board constitutes
20a quorum to do business. The Unless otherwise provided by law, the district may take
21action based on the affirmative vote of a majority of those directors who are present
22at a meeting of the district board. Except in the case of exigent or emergency
23circumstances that make an in-person meeting impracticable, all meetings of the
24district board shall be in person.

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1229.67 Jurisdiction. A district's jurisdiction is any county with a population
2of more than 600,000 and all counties that are contiguous to that county and that are
3not already included in a different district. Once created, a 750,000 that is the site
4of baseball park facilities that are home to a professional baseball team. A district's
5jurisdiction is fixed even if the population of other counties within the district
6subsequently exceeds 600,000. Once a county is included in a district's jurisdiction
7the county remains in the district until the district is dissolved under s. 229.71. In
8this section, “contiguous" includes a county that touches another county only at a
9corner the county decreases below 750,001.

AB438,19,18 11229.68 Powers of a district. (intro.) A district has all of the powers necessary
12or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter, except that
13it may not incur any new obligations after the date on which the district may no
14longer collect the tax under s. 77.707 (1), if such an obligation could not be paid out
15of the district's revenues or assets once the tax under s. 77.707 (1) is no longer
16collected. The district may not incur costs or any obligations for signage related to
17a change in naming rights for the baseball park facilities. In addition to all other
18powers granted by this subchapter, a district may do all of the following:

AB438,19,2320 229.68 (4) (b) Acquire; lease, as lessor or lessee; authorize the sublease of; use;
21or transfer property; except that the district may not enter into any lease or sublease
22that does not receive the affirmative vote of a supermajority majority of all current
23members appointed to the district board and eligible to vote on the matter.

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1229.68 (4) (d) Enter into contracts, subject to this paragraph and such
2standards as may be established by the district board, which standards may include
3approval by a professional baseball team pursuant to the terms of a lease with the
4district. For a contract, the estimated cost of which exceeds $200,000, the district
5shall issue a request for proposals or other procurement document to solicit
6proposals. The district board may award any such contract for any combination or
7division of work it designates and may consider any factors in. In awarding a
8contract, including the district board shall consider price,; time for completion of
9work and; qualifications and past performance of a contractor; contractor
10responsiveness; contractor eligibility in accordance with any request for proposals
11or other procurement document; the results of applicable inspections and tests; and
12performance standards established by the board, including with respect to quality
13and workmanship. The district shall determine the most advantageous proposal
14from a responsible and responsive offeror taking into consideration only the factors
15under this paragraph and the evaluation criteria set forth in any request for
16proposals or other procurement document. The district shall award the contract by
17written notice to the selected offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the
18request for proposals or other procurement document.

AB438,20,2120 229.68 (7) Mortgage Subject to s. 229.682 (10), mortgage, pledge, or otherwise
21encumber the district's property or funds.

AB438,20,2423 229.68 (8) (d) The bonds are issued before the effective date of this paragraph
24.... [LRB inserts date].

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1229.68 (8m) Obtain loans under s. 16.09 (5) for purposes described under s.
2229.687 (2). Any moneys borrowed or accepted under this subsection shall be
3deposited into the baseball park facilities improvement segregated fund under s.
4229.687.

AB438,21,96 229.68 (9) Maintain funds and invest the funds in any investment that the
7district board considers appropriate. After the effective date of this subsection ....
8[LRB inserts date], to the extent feasible, a district shall contract with the
9investment board to invest funds held in trust under this subchapter.