The following statutes affect this form: ss. 33.23, 33.25, 33.26, and 33.265, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, by this resolution, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, resolves and orders as follows:
Pursuant to the findings of the town board, stated below, a public inland lake district is established for the following described area, which encompasses within its boundaries all of the frontage of Lake ________, a public inland lake within this state. The corporate name of the public inland lake district is ______________. The boundaries of the district are as follows:
[insert legal descriptions and boundaries].
The town board, after consideration of the committee report and other evidence submitted to it, has found all of the following:
1. The petition was signed by the requisite owners; the appropriate notice of public hearing was published, mailed, or emailed; the public hearing was held not later than 30 days from the date of presentation of the petition to the town board; the appropriate committee was appointed and reported to the town within 3 months after the date of the public hearing; and this order is issued within 6 months after the date of the hearing.
2. The proposed district is necessary.
3. The public health, comfort, convenience, necessity, or public welfare will be promoted by the establishment of the district.
4. The real property in the district will be benefited by the establishment of the district.
5. The State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources was properly notified in writing of the hearing at the time the hearing date was set.
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this resolution as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats. Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
Town Boundaries
The following statutes affect this form: s. 60.03 (2), Wis. stats. Petition
To the county board of ________ County, Wisconsin:
We, the undersigned, electors of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, petition for the division of the town, as follows:
That part of the Town of ________ described as: [insert legal description] shall constitute a town to be known as the Town of ________; and that that part of the Town of ________ described as: [insert legal description] shall constitute and be known as the Town of ________:
Affidavit
STATE OF WISCONSIN
________ County
________ ________, of ________ ________ [insert address of residence with street and number], being duly sworn, says that I personally circulated the petition and personally obtained each of the signatures; that I know that the signers are electors of the jurisdiction or district in which the petition is circulated; that I know that the signers signed the paper with full knowledge of its content; that I know the signers’ respective residences given; that I know that each signer signed on the date stated opposite his or her name; that I reside within the jurisdiction or district in which the petition is circulated; and that I am aware that falsifying the affidavit is punishable under ss. 12.13 (3) (a) and 946.32 (1) (a), Wis. stats. [Signature of affiant]
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of officer administering oath]
Note: The original petition should be filed with the county clerk. A copy of the petition must be filed with the town clerk at least 60 days before the next annual town meeting.
The following statutes affect this form: s. 60.03 (2), Wis. stats. Petition
To the county board of the County of ________, Wisconsin:
We, the undersigned, electors of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, hereby petition for the dissolution of the Town of ________:
Affidavit
STATE OF WISCONSIN
________ County
________ ________, of ________ ________ [insert address of residence with street and number], being duly sworn, says that I personally circulated the petition and personally obtained each of the signatures; that I know that the signers are electors of the jurisdiction or district in which the petition is circulated; that I know that the signers signed the paper with full knowledge of its content; that I know the signers’ respective residences given; that I know that each signer signed on the date stated opposite his or her name; that I reside within the jurisdiction or district in which the petition is circulated; and that I am aware that falsifying the affidavit is punishable under ss. 12.13 (3) (a) and 946.32 (1) (a), Wis. stats. [Signature of affiant]
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day ____ of ________, 20__.
[Signature of officer administering oath]
Note: The original petition should be filed with the county clerk and a copy filed with the town clerk at least 60 days before the next annual town meeting.
The following statutes affect this form: s. 60.03 (3), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
________ County
The question of dividing the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, into two towns so that [insert description of first subdivision as in the petition] shall constitute the Town of ________ and so that [insert description of the other subdivision as in the petition] shall constitute the Town of ________, will be voted on by ballot at the next annual town meeting.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
Note: Notice of a division shall be published as a class 2 notice under ch. 985, Wis. stats., and shall also be posted in 3 public places in each subdivision of the town at least 30 days before the annual town meeting. The following statutes affect this form: s. 60.03 (3), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
________ County
Notice is hereby given that the question of the dissolution of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, will be voted upon by ballot at the next annual town meeting.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
Note: Notice of a dissolution shall be published as a class 2 notice under ch. 985, Wis. stats., and shall be posted in 3 public places in the town at least 30 days before the annual town meeting. The following statutes affect this form: s. 60.03 (5), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
To the clerk of ________ County, Wisconsin:
I, ________ ________, clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, certify that upon the question of the division of the town, which was voted on by ballot, after due notice, at the last annual town meeting, a majority of the votes cast in one of the proposed subdivisions was in favor of division.
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand this ____ of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 60.03 (5), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
To the clerk of ________ County, Wisconsin:
I, ________ ________, clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, certify that a majority of the votes cast at the last annual town meeting upon the question of dissolution of the town were in favor of dissolution.
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand this ____ of April, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 66.0235 (2), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
To the clerk of [name of municipality from which territory was transferred]:
The undersigned, clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, certifies that the following is the correct metes and bounds description of the land area transferred from [name of municipality] to the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, effective ________ ___, 20__: [metes and bounds description].
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of clerk of town to which territory was transferred]
Note: The same certification must be made to the clerk of the school district in which the transferred territory is located.
The following statutes affect this form: s. 66.0235 (2), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
To the State of Wisconsin, Department of Revenue:
The undersigned, clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, [name of municipality from which territory was transferred] certifies the latest assessed value of the real and personal property located within territory transferred from the Town of ________, [name of municipality from which territory was transferred] to [name of municipality to which territory was transferred] described in the attached certificate of the clerk of [name of municipality to which territory was transferred] dated ________ ___, 20__:
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of clerk of town from which territory was transferred]
Note: The same certification must be made to the clerk of the school district in which the transferred territory is located. If the transfer of territory from one municipality to another results from the incorporation of a new city or village, see s. 66.0235 (2) (b), Wis. stats., for a computation based on the town’s assessment rolls for the preceding 5 calendar years. The following statutes affect this form: s. 66.0301 (6), Wis. stats. Note: The State of Wisconsin, Department of Administration, Division of Intergovernmental Relations, makes available a variety of information related to cooperative boundary agreements, including a fact sheet, flow chart, and list of completed agreements on its website at the following address:
