AB245: Bill Text

AB245,,111 62.623 (3) In any employee retirement system of a 1st class city that is located in a county with a population of more than 750,000 and that has elected to become a participating employer in the Wisconsin Retirement System under s. 40.21 (1), except as otherwise provided in sub. (2), irrespective of the funding status of the retirement system, the employer shall pay the remaining balance of actuarially determined normal cost contributions each year that is not covered by the employee contributions.

AB245,44 Section 44. 62.625 of the statutes is created to read:

AB245,,113 62.625 Amortization period for employer contributions. Notwithstanding any provision of law or actuarial rule, beginning on January 1, 2024, in any retirement system of a 1st class city, the required annual employer contribution shall be calculated using a 30-year amortization period and an annual investment return assumption that is the same as or less than the annual investment return assumption used by the Wisconsin Retirement System. Future unfunded actuarial accrued liability due to factors such as market returns and standard actuarial practices may be amortized on the basis of standard actuarial practices. The amortization period and investment return assumptions in this section shall supersede any amortization period and investment return assumption adopted by the actuary or retirement board of the retirement system of the city.

AB245,45 Section 45. 62.90 of the statutes is created to read:

AB245,,115 62.90 Provisions applicable to certain cities with special sales tax authority. All of the following apply to a 1st class city:

AB245,,116 (1) With regard to the budget of the 1st class city, all of the following apply:

AB245,,117 (a) The total amount of budgeted expenditures related to cultural or entertainment matters or involving partnerships with nonprofit groups, other than a charter school authorized by the common council of the city of Milwaukee under s. 118.40, may not be greater than 5 percent of the total amount of budgeted expenditures for the budget period.

AB245,,118 (b) When each department of the 1st class city prepares an estimate of the department’s needs for the ensuing fiscal period, it shall also provide a proposal to reduce the department’s budget for the ensuing fiscal period by an amount equal to a total of 5 percent of the department’s base level for its budget for the current fiscal period.

AB245,,119 (2) The common council may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution that includes new program spending only upon a two-thirds vote of all of the members of the common council. This subsection does not apply to a program that is intended to reduce expenditures or consolidate or reorganize existing services into a different administrative structure without increasing expenditures.

AB245,,120 (3) The common council may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution that increases the total number of positions in the city only upon a two-thirds vote of all of the members of the common council.

AB245,,121 (4) The 1st class city may not use moneys raised by levying taxes for any of the following:

AB245,,122 (a) Developing, operating, or maintaining a rail fixed guideway transportation system, as defined in s. 85.066 (1).

AB245,,123 (b) Funding any position for which the principal duties consist of promoting individuals or groups on the basis of their race, color, ancestry, national origin, or sexual orientation.

AB245,,124 (5) (a) The 1st class city shall maintain a level of law enforcement and fire protective and emergency medical service that is at least equivalent to that provided in the 1st class city in the previous year, as measured by the number of full-time equivalent law enforcement officers, as defined in s. 165.85 (2) (c), employed by the 1st class city and the daily staffing level of the paid fire department, as defined in s. 213.10 (1g).

AB245,,125 (b) In any year in which moneys available under s. 77.701 (2) (c) are available for expenditure under this paragraph, the 1st class city shall use the moneys to increase the number of law enforcement officers, as defined in s. 165.85 (2) (c), or the daily staffing level of the paid fire department. This paragraph does not apply in any year after the 1st class city employs 1,725 law enforcement officers, including 175 detectives, and maintains a daily staffing level not fewer than 218 members of the paid fire department.

AB245,,126 (c) Section 66.0608 (2m) applies to the 1st class city.

AB245,,127 (6) The 1st class city shall obtain an independent audit of its office of violence prevention and shall submit the results of that audit to the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2).

AB245,,128 (7) The 1st class city shall identify all buildings that the 1st class city has the authority to sell and that are not being used by the 1st class city and prepare a plan for the use or sale of these buildings. The city shall submit that plan to the joint committee on finance in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2).

AB245,,129 (8) Beginning January 1, 2024, the school board of the 1st class city school district that is located in the 1st class city shall ensure that not fewer than 25 school resource officers are present at schools within the school district during normal school hours and that school resource officers are available during before-school and after-school care, extracurricular activities, and sporting events as needed. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, the school board of the 1st class city school district that is located in the 1st class city shall consider the statistics it receives under s. 118.124 (3) (a) when deciding at which schools to place school resource officers required under this subsection. The 1st class city school district and the 1st class city shall agree to an apportionment of the costs of meeting the requirements of this subsection. In this subsection, “law enforcement officer” means a person who is employed by the state or a political subdivision of the state for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances and who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances that the person is employed to enforce, and “school resource officer” means a law enforcement officer who is deployed in community-oriented policing and assigned by the law enforcement agency, as defined in s. 165.83 (1) (b), that employs him or her to work in a full-time capacity in collaboration with a school district.

AB245,46 Section 46. 66.0144 of the statutes is created to read:

AB245,,131 66.0144 Advisory referenda. No city, village, or town may conduct a referendum for advisory purposes.

AB245,47 Section 47. 66.0145 of the statutes is created to read:

AB245,,133 66.0145 No preferences in hiring or contracting. (1) In this section, “political subdivision” means a county, city, village, or town.

AB245,,134 (2) Unless required to secure federal aid, no political subdivision may discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment on the basis of, race, color, ancestry, national origin, or sexual orientation in making employment decisions regarding employees of a political subdivision or contracting for public works.

AB245,48 Section 48. 66.0435 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB245,,136 66.0435 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) In addition to the license fee provided in pars. (a) and (b), each licensing authority shall collect from each unit occupying space or lots in a community in the licensing authority, except from recreational mobile homes as provided under par. (cm), from manufactured and mobile homes that constitute improvements to real property under s. 70.043 (1), from recreational vehicles as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), and from camping trailers as defined in s. 340.01 (6m), a monthly municipal permit fee computed as follows:

AB245,49 Section 49. 66.0435 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB245,,138 66.0435 (3) (g) Failure to timely pay the tax prescribed in this subsection shall be treated as a default in payment of personal property tax and is subject to all procedures and penalties applicable under chs. 70 and 74.

AB245,50 Section 50. 66.0435 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB245,,140 66.0435 (9) Municipalities; monthly municipal permit fees on recreational mobile homes and recreational vehicles. A licensing authority may assess monthly municipal permit fees at the rates under this section on recreational mobile homes and recreational vehicles, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), except recreational mobile homes and recreational vehicles that are located in campgrounds licensed under s. 97.67, recreational mobile homes that constitute improvements to real property under s. 70.043 (1), and recreational mobile homes or recreational vehicles that are located on land where the principal residence of the owner of the recreational mobile home or recreational vehicle is located, regardless of whether the recreational mobile home or recreational vehicle is occupied during all or part of any calendar year.

AB245,51 Section 51. 66.0441 of the statutes is created to read:

AB245,,142 66.0441 Quarries extracting certain nonmetallic minerals. (1) Construction. (a) Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the authority of a political subdivision to regulate land use for a purpose other than quarry operations.

AB245,,143 (b) Subject to pars. (c) and (d), nothing in this section may be construed to exempt a quarry from a regulation of general applicability placed by a political subdivision that applies to other property in the political subdivision that is not a quarry unless the regulation is inconsistent with this section.

AB245,,144 (c) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt a quarry from the application, outside of a nonmetallic mining licensing permit, of a requirement imposed by a political subdivision under ch. 349, a regulation of general applicability placed by a political subdivision that regulates access to property from roads for which the political subdivision is the maintaining authority, or a restriction on the use of roads for which the political subdivision is the maintaining authority.

AB245,,145 (d) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt a quarry from a restriction placed by a political subdivision regulating a nonconforming use under s. 59.69 (10), 60.61 (5), or 62.23 (7).

AB245,,146 (2) Definitions. In this section:

AB245,,147 (a) “Active quarry” means a quarry that has operated during the preceding 12-month period.

AB245,,148 (b) “Nonmetallic mining licensing ordinance” means an ordinance that is enacted by a political subdivision specifically regulating the operation of a quarry and that is not enacted pursuant to zoning authority.

AB245,,149 (c) “Nonmetallic mining licensing permit” means a form of approval that is granted by a political subdivision pursuant to a nonmetallic mining licensing ordinance and that is specifically related to the operation of a quarry.

AB245,,150 (d) “Permit” means a form of approval granted by a political subdivision for the operation of a quarry.

AB245,,151 (e) “Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.

AB245,,152 (f) “Public works project” means a federal, state, county, or municipal project that involves the construction, maintenance, or repair of a public transportation facility or other public infrastructure and in which nonmetallic minerals are used.

AB245,,153 (g) “Quarry” means the surface area from which nonmetallic minerals, including soil, clay, sand, gravel, and construction aggregate, that are used primarily for a public works project or a private construction or transportation project are extracted and processed.

AB245,,154 (h) “Quarry operations” means the extraction and processing of minerals at a quarry and all related activities, including blasting, vehicle and equipment access to the quarry, and loading and hauling of material to and from the quarry.

AB245,,155 (i) “Zoning permit” means a form of approval, including a conditional use permit, granted by a political subdivision pursuant to a zoning ordinance for the operation of a quarry.

AB245,,156 (3) Limitations on local regulation. (a) Permits. 1. In this paragraph, “substantial evidence” means facts and information, other than merely personal preference or speculation, directly pertaining to the requirements that an applicant must meet to obtain a nonmetallic mining licensing permit and that a reasonable person would accept in support of a conclusion.

AB245,,157 2. Consistent with the requirements and limitations in this subsection, except as provided in subd. 3., a political subdivision may require a quarry operator to obtain a zoning permit or nonmetallic mining licensing permit to conduct quarry operations.

AB245,,158 3. A political subdivision may not require a quarry operator of an active quarry to obtain a zoning permit or nonmetallic mining licensing permit to conduct quarry operations unless prior to the establishment of quarry operations the political subdivision enacts an ordinance that requires the permit. A political subdivision that requires a quarry operator to obtain a nonmetallic mining licensing permit under this subdivision may not impose a requirement in the nonmetallic mining licensing permit pertaining to any matter regulated by an applicable zoning ordinance or addressed through conditions imposed or agreed to in a previously issued and effective zoning permit. Any requirement imposed in a nonmetallic mining licensing permit shall be related to the purpose of the ordinance requiring the nonmetallic mining licensing permit and shall be based on substantial evidence. The duration of a nonmetallic mining licensing permit may not be shorter than 5 years.

AB245,,159 (b) Applicability of local limit. If a political subdivision enacts a nonmetallic mining licensing ordinance requirement regulating the operation of a quarry that was not in effect when quarry operations began at an active quarry, the ordinance requirement does not apply to that quarry or to land that is contiguous to the land on which the quarry is located, if the contiguous land has remained continuously under common ownership, leasehold, or control with land on which the quarry is located from the time the ordinance was enacted; can be shown to have been intended for quarry operations prior to the enactment of the ordinance; and is located in the same political subdivision.

AB245,,160 (c) Hours of operation. A political subdivision may not limit the times, including days of the week, that quarry operations may occur if the materials produced by the quarry will be used in a public works project that requires construction work to be performed during the night or an emergency repair.

AB245,,161 (d) Blasting. 1. In this paragraph, “affected area” means an area within a certain radius of a blasting site that may be affected by a blasting operation, as determined using a formula established by the department of safety and professional services by rule that takes into account a scaled-distance factor and the weight of explosives to be used.

AB245,,162 2. Except as provided under subds. 3. and 4. and s. 101.02 (7y), a political subdivision may not limit blasting at a quarry.

AB245,,163 3. A political subdivision may require the operator of a quarry to do any of the following:

AB245,,164 a. Before beginning a blasting operation at the quarry, provide notice of the blasting operation to each political subdivision in which any part of the quarry is located and to owners of dwellings or other structures within the affected area.

AB245,,165 b. Before beginning a blasting operation at the quarry, cause a 3rd party to conduct a building survey of any dwellings or other structures within the affected area.

AB245,,166 c. Before beginning a blasting operation at the quarry, cause a 3rd party to conduct a survey of and test any wells within the affected area.

AB245,,167 d. Provide evidence of insurance to each political subdivision in which any part of the quarry is located.

AB245,,168 e. Provide copies of blasting logs to each political subdivision in which any part of the quarry is located.

AB245,,169 f. Provide maps of the affected area to each political subdivision in which any part of the quarry is located.

AB245,,170 g. Provide copies of any reports submitted to the department of safety and professional services relating to blasting at the quarry.

AB245,,171 4. A political subdivision may suspend a permit for a violation of the requirements under s. 101.15 relating to blasting and rules promulgated by the department of safety and professional services under s. 101.15 (2) (e) relating to blasting only if the department of safety and professional services determines that a violation of the requirements or rules has occurred and only for the duration of the violation as determined by the department of safety and professional services.

AB245,,172 5. Nothing in this section exempts a quarry operator from applicable limitations on the time of day during which blasting activities may be conducted that are imposed by rules promulgated by the department of safety and professional services.

AB245,,173 (e) Quarry permit requirements. 1. A political subdivision may not add a condition to a permit during the duration of the permit unless the permit holder consents.

AB245,,174 2. If a political subdivision requires a quarry to comply with another political subdivision’s ordinance as a condition for obtaining a permit, the political subdivision that grants the permit may not require the quarry operator to comply with a provision of the other political subdivision’s ordinance that is enacted after the permit is granted and while the permit is in effect.

AB245,,175 3. a. A town may not require, as a condition for granting a permit to a quarry operator, that the quarry operator satisfy a condition that a county requires in order to grant a permit that is imposed by a county ordinance enacted after the county grants a permit to the quarry operator.

AB245,,176 b. A county may not require, as a condition for granting a permit to a quarry operator, that the quarry operator satisfy a condition that a town requires in order to grant a permit that is imposed by a town ordinance enacted after the town grants a permit to the quarry operator.

AB245,52 Section 52. 66.0602 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB245,,178 66.0602 (1) (am) “Joint fire department” means a joint fire department organized under s. 61.65 (2) (a) 3. or 62.13 (2m) (1m), or a joint fire department organized by any combination of 2 or more cities, villages, or towns under s. 66.0301 (2).

AB245,53 Section 53. 66.0602 (3) (a) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.

AB245,54 Section 54. 66.0607 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB245,,181 66.0607 (1) Except as otherwise provided in subs. (2) to (5) and in s. 66.0608 (3m), in a county, city, village, town, or school district, all disbursements from the treasury shall be made by the treasurer upon the written order of the county, city, village, town, or school clerk after proper vouchers have been filed in the office of the clerk. If the statutes provide for payment by the treasurer without an order of the clerk, the clerk shall draw and deliver to the treasurer an order for the payment before or at the time that the payment is required to be made by the treasurer. This section applies to all special and general provisions of the statutes relative to the disbursement of money from the county, city, village, town, or school district treasury except s. 67.10 (2).

AB245,55 Section 55. 66.0608 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0608 (3m) (title).

AB245,56 Section 56. 66.0608 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB245,,184 66.0608 (title) Protective services.

AB245,57 Section 57. 66.0608 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB245,,186 66.0608 (1) (fm) “Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.

AB245,58 Section 58. 66.0608 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0608 (3m) (a), and 66.0608 (3m) (a) (intro.) and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB245,,188 66.0608 (3m) (a) General authority. (intro.) Subject to subs. (3) and (4) pars. (b) and (c), the governing body of a municipality may enact an ordinance that does all of the following:

AB245,,189 2. Gives the municipality’s fire department, emergency medical services practitioner department, or emergency medical responder department, through the official or employee described under par. (a) subd. 1., exclusive control over the expenditure of volunteer funds of the department for which the individual serves as an official or employee in an account described under par. (a) subd. 1.

AB245,59 Section 59. 66.0608 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB245,,191 66.0608 (2m) Maintenance of effort. (a) 1. Beginning July 1, 2024, annually not later than July 1, except as provided in par. (c), all of the following apply:

AB245,,192 1. A city, village, or town with a population of greater than 20,000 shall certify to the department of revenue that the city, village, or town has maintained a level of law enforcement that is at least equivalent to that provided in the city, village, or town in the previous year. The certification shall include a statement under par. (b) 1. from the person in charge of providing law enforcement service for the city, village, or town, or for the city, village, or town under contract to provide this service.

AB245,,193 2. A political subdivision shall certify to the department of revenue that the political subdivision has maintained a level of fire protective and emergency medical service that is at least equivalent to that provided in the political subdivision in the previous year. The certification shall include a statement under par. (b) 2. from the person in charge of providing fire protective and emergency medical services for the political subdivision, or for the political subdivision under contract to provide this service.

AB245,,194 3. A certification under this paragraph is not required to certify the same items under par. (b) or (c) that were certified in a prior statement.

AB245,,195 (b) 1. Except as provided in par. (c) 1., a statement that certifies that any 2 of the following have been maintained at a level at least equivalent to the previous year:

AB245,,196 a. The political subdivision’s expenditures, not including capital expenditures, for law enforcement services.

AB245,,197 b. The number of full-time equivalent officers employed by or assigned to the political subdivision.

AB245,,198 c. The number of citations for moving traffic violations under chs. 341 to 349 or local ordinances in conformity therewith issued within the political subdivision by law enforcement agencies.

AB245,,199 d. The number of arrests made and citations issued for violations other than those described under subd. 1. c. within the political subdivision.