46.2895(4)(q)(q) Notwithstanding subs. (1) to (3), create a nonstock, nonprofit corporation under ch. 181 or a service insurance corporation under ch. 613 that may succeed the long-term care district and survive the district’s dissolution under sub. (13). Before creating a nonstock, nonprofit corporation or a service insurance corporation that will provide services under the family care benefit, the long-term care district shall submit to the department the proposed articles of incorporation for review and approval. If the department does not disapprove the articles of incorporation within 30 days of the date of submission to the department, the articles of incorporation are considered approved. If the department disapproves the articles of incorporation, the department shall provide specific reasons for the disapproval and recommendations regarding how the articles may be amended to cure the defect. 46.2895(4)(r)(r) With approval of the department and office of the commissioner of insurance, assign the following to a corporation created under par. (q): 46.2895(4)(r)1.1. The long-term care district’s assets and liabilities, including operating capital funds, risk reserve funds, solvency funds, or other special reserve funds required by the department or the office of the commissioner of insurance. 46.2895(4)(r)3.3. A permit issued by the office of the commissioner of insurance under ch. 648. 46.2895(4r)(4r) Transfer of enrollees. Upon approval of the department and the commissioner of insurance under sub. (4) (r), the department shall notify enrollees of the care management organization operated by the long-term care district regarding the transfer of the contract to the corporation created under sub. (4) (q) and shall inform enrollees of their rights and responsibilities in accordance with any requirements of the federal department of health and human services. 46.2895(5)(5) Limitation on powers. A long-term care district may not issue bonds or levy a tax or assessment. 46.2895(6)(6) Duties. The long-term care district board shall do all of the following: 46.2895(6)(a)(a) Appoint a director, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the board. 46.2895(6)(b)(b) Subject to sub. (8), develop and implement a personnel structure and other employment policies for employees of the long-term care district. 46.2895(6)(cm)(cm) Determine whether to authorize the long-term care district director to apply to the department for a contract to operate a care management organization outside the geographic boundary of the long-term care district. 46.2895(6)(d)(d) Establish a fiscal operating year and annually adopt a budget for the long-term care district. 46.2895(6)(e)(e) Contract for any legal services required for the long-term care district. 46.2895(6)(f)(f) Subject to sub. (8), procure liability insurance covering its officers, employees, and agents, insurance against any loss in connection with its property and other assets and other necessary insurance; establish and administer a plan of self-insurance; or, subject to an agreement under s. 66.0301, participate in a governmental plan of insurance or self-insurance. 46.2895(7)(7) Director; duties. The director appointed under sub. (6) (a) shall do all of the following: 46.2895(7)(a)(a) Manage the property and business of the long-term care district and manage the employees of the district, subject to the general control of the long-term care district board. 46.2895(7)(b)(b) Comply with the bylaws and direct enforcement of all policies and procedures adopted by the long-term care district board. 46.2895(7)(c)(c) Perform duties in addition to those specified in pars. (a) and (b) as are prescribed by the long-term care district board. 46.2895(8)(8) Employment and employee benefits of certain employees. 46.2895(8)(a)(a) A long-term care district board that is created at least in part by a county shall do all of the following: 46.2895(8)(a)1.1. If the long-term care district offers employment to any individual who was previously employed by a county, which participated in creating the district and at the time of the offer had not withdrawn or been removed from the district under sub. (14), and who while employed by the county performed duties relating to the same or a substantially similar function for which the individual is offered employment by the district and whose wages were established in a collective bargaining agreement with the county under subch. IV of ch. 111 that is in effect on the date that the individual commences employment with the district, with respect to that individual, abide by the terms of the collective bargaining agreement concerning the individual’s wages until the time of the expiration of that collective bargaining agreement or adoption of a collective bargaining agreement with the district under subch. IV of ch. 111 covering the individual as an employee of the district, whichever occurs first. 46.2895(8)(a)3.3. If the long-term care district offers employment to any individual who was previously employed by a county, which participated in creating the district and at the time of the offer had not withdrawn or been removed from the district under sub. (14), and who while employed by the county performed duties relating to the same or a substantially similar function for which the individual is offered employment by the district, with respect to that individual, recognize all years of service with the county for any benefit provided or program operated by the district for which an employee’s years of service may affect the provision of the benefit or the operation of the program. 46.2895(8)(a)4.4. If the county has not established its own retirement system for county employees, adopt a resolution that the long-term care district be included within the provisions of the Wisconsin retirement system under s. 40.21 (1). In this resolution, the long-term care district shall agree to recognize 100 percent of the prior creditable service of its employees earned by the employees while employed by the district. 46.2895(8)(b)(b) The county board of supervisors of each county that creates a long-term care district shall do all of the following: 46.2895(8)(b)1.1. If the county has established its own retirement system for county employees, provide that long-term care district employees are eligible to participate in the county retirement system. 46.2895(8)(b)2m.2m. If the long-term care district employs any individual who was previously employed by the county, provide the individual health care coverage that is similar to the health care coverage that the county provided the individual when he or she was employed by the county. 46.2895(8)(c)(c) A long-term care district and any county that created the district and has not withdrawn from or been removed from the district under sub. (14) may enter into an agreement allocating the costs of providing benefits described under this section between the district and the county.