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12. Each municipality that is a part of the district shall be responsible for
2complying with the notice requirements described under sub. (3) (e) for property or
3parcels that are located within its own jurisdiction, and for determining whether the
4thresholds described in subs. (2) (d) and (4m) are met with regard to owners of
5property that is located within its own jurisdiction.
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3. The chief executive officers of each of the municipalities that are a part of the
7district shall enter into an agreement which specifies how the members of the board
8shall be appointed under sub. (3) (a). All board members shall be confirmed by each
9local legislative body.
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4. The board, or each municipality that is a part of the district, shall conduct
11all functions described under sub. (3) except that to take effect, any actions which
12require local legislative body approval under sub. (3) must be approved by the local
13legislative body of each of the municipalities that is a part of the district. If one or
14more local legislative bodies fail to approve an item that must be so approved, as
15described in sub. (3), before the first day of the 7th month beginning after the first
16local legislative body approves the item, the district shall terminate.
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5. Each municipality shall be responsible, as described under sub. (4), for
18imposing, collecting, and depositing special assessments for those parts of the
19district's property that are located within its own jurisdiction, and for depositing all
20other appropriations or other monies received by the municipality, as described
21under sub. (4), that relate to property that is located within its own jurisdiction.
22Funds collected by each municipality that is a part of the district shall be deposited
23by that municipality into a segregated account at a financial institution of the
24municipality's choice.
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16. A multijurisdictional business improvement district may not be converted
2into a neighborhood improvement district under sub. (4g).
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7. 66.1110 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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66.1110
(3) (c) At least 30 days before creation of the neighborhood
5improvement district and adoption of its initial operating plan by the municipality,
6the planning commission has held a public hearing on its proposed neighborhood
7improvement district and initial operating plan. Notice of the hearing shall be
8published as a class 2 notice under ch. 985. Before publication, a copy of the notice,
9together with a copy of the proposed initial operating plan and a copy of a detail map
10showing the boundaries of the proposed neighborhood improvement district, shall be
11sent by
certified 1st class mail to all owners of real property within the proposed
12neighborhood improvement district. The notice shall state the boundaries of the
13proposed neighborhood improvement district and shall indicate that copies of the
14proposed initial operating plan are available from the planning commission on
15request.
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8. 66.1110 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (e) The local legislative body has voted to adopt the proposed initial
18operating plan for the neighborhood improvement district. The local legislative body
19shall publish a class 2 notice under ch. 985 regarding the meeting at which the local
20legislative body will vote on whether to adopt the proposed initial operating plan for
21the neighborhood improvement district. Before publication, a copy of the notice shall
22be sent by
certified 1st class mail to all owners of real property within the proposed
23neighborhood improvement district.
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24Section
9. 66.1110 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 66.1110 (4) (c) (intro.)
25and amended to read:
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166.1110
(4) (c) (intro.) The board shall prepare and make available to the public
2annual reports describing the current status of the neighborhood improvement
3district, including expenditures and revenues. The report shall include
an
4independent certified audit of the implementation of the operating plan obtained by
5the municipality. The municipality shall obtain an additional independent certified
6audit upon termination of the neighborhood improvement district.
one of the
7following:
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10. 66.1110 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
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(4) (c) 1. If the cash balance in the segregated account described under
10sub. (5) equaled or exceeded $300,000 at any time during the period covered by the
11report, the municipality shall obtain an independent certified audit of the
12implementation of the operating plan.
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11. 66.1110 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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66.1110
(4) (c) 2. If the cash balance in the segregated account described under
15sub. (5) was less than $300,000 at all times during the period covered by the report,
16the municipality shall obtain a reviewed financial statement for the most recently
17completed fiscal year. The statement shall be prepared in accordance with generally
18accepted accounting principles and include a review of the financial statement by an
19independent certified public accountant.
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. 66.1110 (4) (cg) of the statutes is created to read:
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66.1110
(4) (cg) For calendar years beginning after December 31, 2019, the
22dollar amount at which a municipality is required to obtain an independent certified
23audit under par. (c) 1. and the dollar amount at which a municipality is required to
24obtain a reviewed financial statement under par. (c) 2. shall be increased each year
25by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price
1index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the
2previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city
3average, for the month of August 2018, as determined by the federal department of
4labor. Each amount that is revised under this paragraph shall be rounded to the
5nearest multiple of $10 if the revised amount is not a multiple of $10 or, if the revised
6amount is a multiple of $5, such an amount shall be increased to the next higher
7multiple of $10.
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8Section 13
. 66.1110 (4) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
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66.1110
(4) (cr) The municipality shall obtain an additional independent
10certified audit of the implementation of the operating plan upon termination of the
11neighborhood improvement district.
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. 66.1110 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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66.1110
(4) (e) With regard to any 1st class mailings that are required to be sent
14under this section:
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1. The mailings shall be sent by the municipality itself or by a mailing house
16service selected by the municipality.
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2. The municipality may fulfill any notification requirements by sending only
18one notice to any person who owns multiple properties within the neighborhood
19improvement district. The notice shall list all affected properties or parcels owned
20by the person.
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15. 66.1110 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(4m) (c) At least 30 days before annexation, the planning commission
23has held a public hearing on the proposed annexation. Notice of the hearing shall
24be published as a class 2 notice under ch. 985. Before publication, a copy of the notice,
25together with a copy of a detail map showing the boundaries of the territory proposed
1to be annexed to the neighborhood improvement district, shall be sent by
certified 21st class mail to all owners of real property within the territory proposed to be
3annexed. The notice shall state the boundaries of the territory proposed to be
4annexed.
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16. 66.1110 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(5) All special assessments received from a neighborhood
7improvement district and all other appropriations by the municipality or other
8moneys received for the benefit of the neighborhood improvement district shall be
9placed in a segregated account in the municipal treasury. No disbursements from
10the account may be made except to reimburse the municipality for appropriations
11other than special assessments, to pay the costs of audits
and reviewed financial
12statements required under sub. (4) (c) or on order of the board for the purpose of
13implementing the operating plan. On termination of the neighborhood improvement
14district by the municipality, all moneys collected by special assessment remaining in
15the account shall be disbursed to the owners of specially assessed property in the
16neighborhood improvement district, in the same proportion as the last collected
17special assessment.
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17. 66.1110 (6) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(6) (b) 3. Within 30 days after the filing of a petition under par. (a) 1.
20or 2., the planning commission shall hold a public hearing on the proposed
21termination. Within 30 days after the deadline for filing a petition under par. (a) 3.
22passes, the planning commission shall hold a public hearing on the proposed
23termination. Notice of the hearing shall be published as a class 2 notice under ch.
24985. Before publication, a copy of the notice, together with a copy of a detail map
25showing the boundaries of the neighborhood improvement district, shall be sent by
1certified 1st class mail to all owners of real property within the neighborhood
2improvement district. The notice shall state the boundaries of the neighborhood
3improvement district and shall indicate that copies of the operating plan are
4available from the planning commission on request and are posted in the building
5in which the municipality's governing body regularly holds its meetings.
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18.
Initial applicability.
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(1) With regard to notices that are required to be sent, this act first applies to
8notices that are sent on the effective date of this subsection.