AB100-engrossed, s. 2182i Section 2182i. 62.09 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1020,8 62.09 (1) (a) The officers shall be a mayor, treasurer, clerk, comptroller, attorney, engineer, one or more assessors unless the city is assessed by a county assessor under s. 70.99, one or more constables as determined by the common council, a local health officer, as defined in s. 250.01 (5), or local board of health, as defined in s. 250.01 (3), street commissioner, board of police and fire commissioners except in cities where not applicable, chief of police, chief of the fire department, board of public works, 2 alderpersons from each aldermanic district, and such other officers or boards as are created by law or by the council. If one alderperson from each aldermanic district is provided under s. 66.018 (1), the council may, by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote of all its members and approved by the electors at a general or special any election authorized under s. 8.065, provide that there shall be 2 alderpersons from each aldermanic district.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2182m Section 2182m. 62.09 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1020,22 62.09 (13) (a) The chief of police shall have command of the police force of the city under the direction of the mayor. The chief shall obey all lawful written orders of the mayor or common council. The chief and each police officer shall possess the powers, enjoy the privileges and be subject to the liabilities conferred and imposed by law upon constables, and be taken as included in all writs and papers addressed to constables; shall arrest with or without process and with reasonable diligence take before the municipal judge or other proper court every person found in the city engaged in any disturbance of the peace or violating any law of the state or ordinance of the city and may command all persons present in that case to assist, and if any person, being so commanded, refuses or neglects to render assistance the person shall forfeit not exceeding $10. They shall collect the same fees prescribed for sheriffs in s. 814.70 for similar services, unless a higher fee is applicable under s. 814.705 (2) (1) (b).

AB100-engrossed, s. 2183 Section 2183. 62.12 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1021,7 62.12 (9) Loans. The council may loan money to any school district located within the city, or within which the city is wholly or partially located, in such sums as are needed by such district to meet the immediate expenses of operating the schools thereof, and the board of the district may borrow money from such city accordingly and give its note therefor. No such loan shall be made to extend beyond August 30 next following the making thereof or in an amount exceeding one-half of the estimated receipts for such district as certified by the department of education state superintendent of public instruction and the local school clerk. The rate of interest on any such loan shall be determined by the city council.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2184 Section 2184. 62.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1021,11 62.25 (1) Claims. No action may be brought or maintained against a city upon a claim or cause of action unless the claimant complies with s. 893.80. This subsection does not apply to actions commenced under s. 19.37 or, 19.97 or 281.99.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2184m Section 2184m. 64.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1021,18 64.03 (1) Every ordinance or resolution for the adoption of ss. 64.01 to 64.15, and every petition for a special election referendum on the same, shall state the number of members of which the council herein provided for shall be composed, the term of office of its members, which term shall not exceed 2 years, whether they shall be nominated and elected from aldermanic districts or from the city at large, and the compensation, if any, which they shall receive.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2184n Section 2184n. 64.39 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1021,25 64.39 (3) Upon filing such petition, the mayor shall, by proclamation, submit the questions prescribed in sub. (1) at a special the next election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) to be held at a time specified therein and within 2 months not sooner than 45 days after such petition is filed. The election upon such question shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and the result declared in the same manner as provided by law for other city elections.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2185 Section 2185. 65.90 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1022,8 65.90 (3) (c) The department of education public instruction under s. 115.28, the department of revenue under s. 73.10 and the technical college system board under s. 38.04 shall encourage and consult with interested public and private organizations regarding the budget summary information required under pars. (a) and (b). The department of education public instruction and the technical college system board shall specify the revenue and expenditure detail that is required under par. (b) 1. and 2. for school districts and for technical college districts.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2185m Section 2185m. 66.01 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1022,19 66.01 (8) Every charter, charter amendment or charter ordinance enacted or approved by a vote of the electors shall control and prevail over any prior or subsequent act of the legislative body of the city or village. Whenever the electors of any city or village by a majority vote have adopted or determined to continue to operate under either ch. 62 or 64, or have determined the method of selection of members of the governing board, the question shall not again be submitted to the electors, nor action taken thereon within a period of 2 years. Any election to change or amend the charter of any city or village, other than a special an election as provided in called under s. 9.20 (4), shall be held at the time provided by statute for holding the spring election.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2186 Section 2186. 66.013 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1022,22 66.013 (2) (a) "Department" means the department of commerce administration.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2187 Section 2187. 66.02 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1023,20 66.02 Consolidation. Subject to s. 66.023 (7), any town, village or city may be consolidated with a contiguous town, village or city, by ordinance, passed by a two-thirds vote of all the members of each board or council, fixing the terms of the consolidation and ratified by the electors at a referendum held in each municipality. The ballots shall bear the words, "for consolidation", and "against consolidation", and if a majority of the votes cast thereon in each municipality are for consolidation, the ordinances shall then be in effect and have the force of a contract. The ordinance and the result of the referendum shall be certified as provided in s. 66.018 (5); if a town the certification shall be preserved as provided in ss. 60.03 and 66.018 (5), respectively. Consolidation shall not affect the preexisting rights or liabilities of any municipality and actions thereon may be commenced or completed as though no consolidation had been effected. Any consolidation ordinance proposing the consolidation of a town and another municipality shall, within 10 days after its adoption and prior to its submission to the voters for ratification at a referendum, be submitted to the circuit court and the department of commerce administration for a determination whether such proposed consolidation is in the public interest. The circuit court shall determine whether the proposed ordinance meets the formal requirements of this section and shall then refer the matter to the department of commerce administration, which shall find as prescribed in s. 66.014 whether the proposed consolidation is in the public interest in accordance with the standards in s. 66.016. The department's findings shall have the same status as incorporation findings under ss. 66.014 to 66.019.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2188 Section 2188. 66.021 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1024,11 66.021 (7) (a) An ordinance for the annexation of the territory described in the annexation petition may be enacted by a two-thirds vote of the elected members of the governing body not less than 20 days after the publication of the notice of intention to circulate the petition and not later than 120 days after the date of filing with the city or village clerk of the petition for annexation or of the referendum election if favorable to the annexation. If the annexation is subject to sub. (11) the governing body shall first review the reasons given by the department of commerce administration that the proposed annexation is against the public interest. Subject to s. 59.692 (7), such an ordinance may temporarily designate the classification of the annexed area for zoning purposes until the zoning ordinance is amended as prescribed in s. 62.23 (7) (d). Before introduction of an ordinance containing such temporary classification, the proposed classification shall be referred to and recommended by the plan commission. The authority to make such temporary classification shall not be effective when the county ordinance prevails during litigation as provided in s. 59.69 (7).

AB100-engrossed, s. 2189 Section 2189. 66.021 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1024,20 66.021 (8) (b) Within 10 days of receipt of the ordinance, certificate and plat, the secretary of state shall forward 2 copies of the ordinance, certificate and plat to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of administration, one copy to the department of revenue, one copy to the department of education public instruction, one copy to the department of commerce, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and 2 copies to the clerk of the municipality from which the territory was annexed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2190 Section 2190. 66.021 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1025,9 66.021 (11) (a) Annexations within populous counties. No annexation proceeding within a county having a population of 50,000 or more shall be valid unless the person causing a notice of annexation to be published under sub. (3) shall within 5 days of the publication mail a copy of the notice, legal description and a scale map of the proposed annexation to the clerk of each municipality affected and the department of commerce administration. The department may within 20 days after receipt of the notice mail to the clerk of the town within which the territory lies and to the clerk of the proposed annexing village or city a notice that in its opinion the annexation is against the public interest. No later than 10 days after mailing the notice, the department shall advise the clerk of the town in which the territory is located and the clerk of the village or city to which the annexation is proposed of the reasons the annexation is against the public interest as defined in par. (c). The annexing municipality shall review the advice before final action is taken.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2191 Section 2191. 66.021 (11) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1025,13 66.021 (11) (c) Definition of public interest. (intro.) For purposes of this subsection public interest is determined by the department of commerce administration after consideration of the following:

AB100-engrossed, s. 2192 Section 2192. 66.021 (12) of the statutes is amended to read: