[Signature of affiant]
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ of ________, 20__.
[Signature and title of officer]
Notes: If a proposed sanitary district is within more than one town, the town board with the largest portion of the equalized value of taxable property within the district has exclusive jurisdiction to establish the sanitary district. The verification may be signed by one of the petitioners before any of the officials listed in
s. 887.01 (1), Wis. stats. The petition must be filed with the town clerk.
Section 60.71 (2) (b), Wis. stats., provides, “One or more of the petitioners shall verify that the petition was signed personally by the persons whose signatures appear on the petition, or a person who signs a petition may have his or her signature notarized.” When signatures are notarized, appropriate attestation by the notary must be added, such as:
Personally came before me this ________ day of _____, 20__, ________ ________, of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, known to me to be the person who signed this petition, and acknowledged the same.
[Signature of notary public]
Notary Public, State of Wisconsin
My commission _________.
We, [state the name of the principals], as principals, and [state the name of the sureties], as sureties, of ________ County, Wisconsin, jointly and severally undertake and agree that the principals will pay to the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, all the expenses connected with the proceedings upon the petition of the principals to establish a town sanitary district in the town as provided by
s. 60.71, Wis. stats., in case the town board refuses to establish a sanitary district.
[Signatures and seals]
In presence of:
[Signatures of 2 witnesses]
Approval of Bond
The above bond was approved by the Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, at its meeting held on ________ ___, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
Notice is hereby given that a hearing on a petition for the establishment of a town sanitary district, to be known as Town Sanitary District No. ____ of the Town[s] of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, will be held at ______________ [town hall or some other proper place] at ____ o'clock ___m., on ________ ___, 20__. The boundaries of the proposed district are as follows: [define boundaries].
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
Note: Notice of hearing must be published as a class 2 notice under chapter 985, Wis. stats., and mailed at least 10 days prior to the hearing to the State of Wisconsin, Department of Safety and Professional Services and Department of Natural Resources.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
A petition, addressed to the Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, requesting the establishment of a town sanitary district in the Town[s] of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, having been filed with the clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, and on proper notice a public hearing having been held on the petition at ______________ on ________ ___, 20__, and the bond required by law having been filed and approved; and
After consideration of all objections to the proposal and the reasons in favor of it, the undersigned Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, declare and find that the petition is signed by the requisite owners of real estate, as provided in
s. 60.71 (2), Wis. stats., that the proposed work is necessary, that the public health, safety, convenience, and welfare will be promoted by the establishment of a town sanitary district, and that the property included in the district will be benefited by the establishment of the district;
Now, therefore, it is ordered that a town sanitary district is hereby organized. The corporate name of the district is Town Sanitary District No. ____ of the Town[s] of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin. The boundaries of the town sanitary district are established as follows: [describe boundaries].
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Note: A copy of the order must be filed with the State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources and the register of deeds of the county where the district is located. See
s. 60.71 (7), Wis. stats.
Petition
To ________ ________, clerk, Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin:
The undersigned electors of Town Sanitary District No. ____ of the Town[s] of ________ petition the Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, that the sanitary district commissioners be elected instead of appointed. The commissioners shall first be elected at [a special election or the spring election] as provided in
s. 60.74 (4), Wis. stats.
Affidavit
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ 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 this affidavit is punishable under
ss. 12.13 (3) (a) and
946.32 (1) (a), Wis. stats.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ of ________, 20__.
[Signature of officer administering oath]
Note: The petition must be signed by qualified electors of the districts equal to at least 20% of the votes cast for governor in the district at the last gubernatorial election. See
s. 60.74 (4) and
(6), Wis. stats.
Petition
To ________ ________, clerk, Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin:
The undersigned electors of Town Sanitary District ________ of the Town[s] of ________ petition the Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, that the district commissioners be appointed instead of elected.
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 ____ of ________, 20__.
[Signature of officer administering oath]
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
I, ________ ________, the town clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, attest and [swear or affirm] all of the following:
1.
That the following action was posted pursuant to
s. 60.80, Wis. stats:
[cite ordinance, resolution, motion, or other action posted].
2. That the above-noted action was posted as required in the following 3 places in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin:
[list 3 locations].
3. That the posting of this action occurred at the following times and dates:
[list times and dates].
That I filed this affidavit in the records of the town clerk for the Town of ________ on ________ ___, 20__.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
Personally came before me this ________ day of _____, 20__, the town clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, known to me to be the person who executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument.
[Signature of town chairperson]
or
[Signature of notary public]
Notary Public, State of Wisconsin
My commission _________.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
I, ________ ________, the town clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, attest and [swear or affirm] all of the following:
1.
[That the following action was published pursuant to
ss. 60.80 and
985.07, Wis. stats.: or That the notice of the following action was published pursuant to
ss. 60.80 (5) and
985.07, Wis. stats.:
*]
[cite ordinance, resolution, motion, or other action posted].
2.
That I caused this [action or notice of action] to be published as a class 1 notice, under
s. 985.07, Wis. stats., in the following newspaper on the stated date:
[name newspaper and state of publication of notice].
3. That I filed this affidavit in the records of the town clerk for the Town of ________ on ________ ___, 20__.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
Personally came before me this ________ day of _____, 20__, the town clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, known to me to be the person who executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument.
[Signature of town chairperson]
or
[Signature of notary public]
Notary Public, State of Wisconsin
My commission _________.
60.80 (5) (b) A notice of a resolution, motion, ordinance, or action that may be published under this subsection shall be published as a class 1 notice under
ch. 985, Wis. stats., and shall contain at least all of the following:
1. The number and title of the resolution, motion, ordinance, or action.
2. The date of enactment.
3. A summary of the subject matter and main points of the resolution, motion, ordinance, or action.
4. Information as to where the full text of the resolution, motion, ordinance, or action may be obtained, including the phone number of the town clerk, a street address where the full text of the resolution, motion, ordinance, or action may be viewed, and a website, if any, at which the resolution, motion, ordinance, or action may be accessed.
Note: In
s. 60.80 (5) (b), Wis. stats., “summary” means a brief, precise, and plain-language description that can be easily understood.
