SECTION X – PENALTY PROVISION
Any person, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that fails to comply with the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, pay a forfeiture of not less than $_____ nor more than $_____, plus the applicable surcharges, assessments, and costs for each violation. Each day a violation exists or continues constitutes a separate offense under this ordinance. In addition, the town board may seek injunctive relief from a court of record to enjoin further violations.
SECTION XI – SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION XII – EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance is effective on publication or posting.
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this ordinance as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats. Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 66.1003, 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:
A public hearing to discuss a proposed action to discontinue a public way in the Town of ________ shall be held as provided in accordance with the following Notice of Hearing.
The town clerk shall publish the following Notice of Hearing as a class 3 notice under ch. 985, Wis. stats., and the town clerk shall cause the Notice of Hearing to be served on the owners of all of the frontage of lots and lands abutting upon the public way sought to be discontinued in the manner provided for the service of summons in circuit court at least 30 days before the hearing, except that when service cannot be made within the town, a copy of the notice shall be mailed to the owner’s last-known address at least 30 days before the hearing: Notice of Hearing – Discontinuance of a Public Way in the Town of ________,
A public hearing will held be held by the Town Board of the Town of ________ at ________________ on ________ ___, 20__, at _____ __.m.,* to discuss a proposed action to commence discontinuance of the following described town road initiated by [petition under s. 66.1003 (2), Wis. stats., or introduction of resolution of the Town Board of the Town of ________ under s. 66.1003 (4), Wis. stats.,] specifically: [describe public way to be discontinued]. The town clerk shall file in the Office of the Register of Deeds for ________ County, Wisconsin, a lis pendens related to the proposed discontinuance of public way.
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]
Note: Under s. 66.1003 (4) (b), Wis. stats., the hearing must be at least 40 days after introduction of the resolution. The following statutes affect this form: s. 66.1003 (4), 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 declares as follows:
The public way described below is vacated and discontinued under s. 66.1003 (4), Wis. stats. It is in the public interest that the public way described below is vacated and discontinued under s. 66.1003 (4), Wis. stats. The public way to be discontinued is described as follows: [describe public way to be discontinued]. The discontinuance of the above-described public way will not result in a landlocked property and no owner of property abutting the discontinued public way will be damaged by the discontinuance. The discontinued public way will be vacated and the land awarded to the following owner or owners of real estate abutting the discontinued way: [insert names of affected abutting owners].
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]
Note: Under s. 66.1003 (4) (b), Wis. stats., the hearing must be at least 40 days after introduction of the resolution. The following statutes affect this form: s. 66.1024, 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 declares as follows:
The public way described below and dedicated to the town in that conveyance of real estate between ________ ________, as grantor, and ________ ________, as grantee, dated ________ ___, 20__, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for ________ County, Wisconsin, on ________ ___, 20__, at ________________ [give recording information, such as volume and page number] is accepted pursuant to s. 66.1024, Wis. stats. [optional subject to the following conditions: listing them] It is in the public interest that the dedication of the public way described below is accepted by the town.
The public way to be dedicated to the town is described as follows: [describe public way being dedicated]
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]
The following statutes affect this form: ch. 82, Wis. stats. Note: The Department of Transportation makes a variety of publications and forms relating to local government programs available at its website at the following address:
The following statutes affect this form: ch. 82, Wis. stats. Note: The Wisconsin Transportation Information Center, a project of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Engineering Professional Development, has produced a series of short bulletins that introduce and discuss a variety of highway topics. These 4- to 12-page booklets are designed to inform local officials of common highway concerns and practice and are available at the Wisconsin Transportation Information Center website at the following address:
The following statutes affect this form: s. 82.03 (1), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, appoints ________ ________ superintendent of highways of [the town or district No.__ of the town] for the term of one year from the date of this appointment, and fixes the compensation for the position at $________, to be paid out of the [highway or general] fund of the town [optional; and fixes the amount of the superintendent’s bond at $________].
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 82.03 (7), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, has the specific authority under s. 82.03 (7), Wis. stats., to adopt this ordinance. This ordinance, 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, provides for the naming of town highways in the town as follows:
A. The town highway described as hereinafter set forth is named:________ ________: [here describe the specific highway]
B. [so continue]
C. The town chairperson, or his or her designee, shall erect road name signs at all intersections of town highways with other highways, including other town highways.
This ordinance is effective on publication or posting.
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this ordinance as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats. Adopted this ________ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 82.08, 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:
The town shall [construct a or repair the] [bridge or culvert] lying [wholly or partly] within the town, at [describe location of bridge or culvert], with one-half of the cost to be paid by the Town of ________ and one-half by the County of ________, as provided by s. 82.08, Wis. stats. Acted on the ____ of ________, 20__.
Number of votes for the resolution ________.
Number of votes against the resolution ________.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
Notes: If the town funds are to be borrowed, the provisions of ch. 67, Wis. stats., should be followed. County obligations to pay costs of bridges and culverts only apply to a bridge or culvert with a 36-inch or greater span, or a structure of equivalent capacity to carry water.
The following statutes affect this form: s. 82.08, Wis. stats. To the County Board of ________ County, Wisconsin:
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, petitions the County Board of ________ County, Wisconsin, as follows:
