66.0316(5)(a)(a) A council may conduct an analysis of a governmental service provided by the political subdivision with which the council is affiliated on its own or after receiving any of the following:

66.0316(5)(a)1. 1. A written suggestion regarding delegating a governmental service to a private person.

66.0316(5)(a)2. 2. A written complaint that a governmental service provided by the political subdivision is competing with the same or a similar service provided by a private person.

66.0316(5)(a)3. 3. A written suggestion by a political subdivision employee or political subdivision employee labor organization to review a governmental service delegated to a private person.

66.0316(5)(b) (b) After receiving a suggestion or complaint under par. (a), the council shall meet to decide whether an analysis of the governmental service indicated in the suggestion or complaint is necessary. The council may hold hearings, conduct inquiries, and gather data to make its decision. If the council decides to analyze a governmental service under this paragraph, the council shall do all of the following:

66.0316(5)(b)1. 1. Determine the costs of providing the governmental service, including the cost of personnel and capital assets used in providing the service.

66.0316(5)(b)2. 2. Determine how often and to what extent the governmental service is provided and the quality of the governmental service provided.

66.0316(5)(b)3. 3. Make a cost-benefit determination based on the findings under subds. 1. and 2.

66.0316(5)(b)4. 4. Determine whether a private person can provide the governmental service at a cost savings to the political subdivision providing the service and at a quality at least equal to the quality of the service provided by the political subdivision.

66.0316(5)(b)5. 5. If the council decides that a governmental service is not suitable for delegating to a private person, determine whether the governmental service should be retained in its present form, modified, or eliminated.

66.0316(5)(c) (c) After completing an analysis under par. (b), the council shall make a recommendation to the political subdivision providing the governmental service analyzed under par. (b) and publish the council's recommendation. The recommendation shall specify the recommendation's impact on the political subdivision and the political subdivision's employees.

66.0316(6) (6) Training and assistance. The board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall direct the extension to assist councils created under this section in performing their duties under subs. (4) and (5). The board of regents shall ensure that council members are trained in how to do all of the following:

66.0316(6)(a) (a) Conduct an analysis of a governmental service.

66.0316(6)(b) (b) Determine ways to improve the efficiency of delivering a governmental service.

66.0316(6)(c) (c) Establish, quantify, and monitor performance standards.

66.0316(6)(d) (d) Prepare the reports required under sub. (7) (a) and (b).

66.0316(7)(a)(a) On or before June 30, 2002, each council shall submit a report to the department describing the council's activities.

66.0316(7)(b) (b) On or before June 30, 2003, each council shall submit a final report to the department describing the council's activities and recommendations and the extent to which its recommendations have been adopted by the political subdivision with which the council is affiliated. A report submitted under this paragraph shall provide a detailed explanation of all analyses conducted under subs. (4) and (5).

66.0316(7)(c) (c) On or before July 31, 2003, the department shall submit a report concerning the activities and recommendations described in the reports submitted under pars. (a) and (b) to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor. The department's report shall describe ways to implement such recommendations statewide.

66.0317(1)(a) (a) "Cooperation region" means a federal standard metropolitan statistical area. For purposes of this section, if only a part of a county is located in a federal standard metropolitan statistical area the entire county is considered to be located in the federal standard metropolitan statistical area.

66.0317(1)(b) (b) "Governmental service" has the meaning given in s. 66.0316 (1) (e).

66.0317(1)(c) (c) "Metropolitan service delivery" means any governmental service provided to a city that is provided by the city or by another city or by a town, village, or county and provided on a multijurisdictional basis.