SB483,,75 1. Approving or amending the lease specified in s. 229.6802 (1).

SB483,,76 2. Approving or amending the nonrelocation agreement specified in s. 229.6802 (2).

SB483,,77 3. Approving or amending a lease or sublease other than specified under subd. 1. or 2. between the district and the professional baseball team.

SB483,,78 4. Obtaining or accepting a loan under s. 16.09 (5).

SB483,,79 5. Retaining a 3rd-party negotiator under s. 229.6802 (3).

SB483,,80 6. A dispute between the district and the professional baseball team.

SB483,28 Section 28. 229.66 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB483,,82 229.66 (3) (a) Upon appointment under sub. (2), the appointing authorities shall certify the appointees to the secretary of administration.

SB483,,83 (b) The terms of office of the district board members are as follows:

SB483,,84 1. For the chairperson and other persons appointed under sub. (2) (a), 4 years, except that the initial term of office for the initial chairperson appointee and one of the 3 other initial appointees, as designated by the governor, is 2 years.

SB483,,85 2. For the persons appointed under sub. (2) (bm) and (cm), 4 years, except that the initial term of office of one of the 2 initial appointees under each of those paragraphs is 2 years, as designated by the appointing authority.

SB483,,86 3. For the person appointed under sub. (2) (gm), 4 years.

SB483,,87 (c) Notwithstanding s. 17.07 (3), persons appointed under sub. (2) may be removed from the district board by the appointing authority at pleasure.

SB483,,88 (d) 1. Vacancies for persons appointed under sub. (2) shall be filled by the appointing authority who appointed the person whose office is vacant using the procedure provided under sub. (2) for that position.

SB483,,89 2. A person appointed to fill a vacancy under subd. 1. shall serve for the remainder of the term to which he or she is appointed.

SB483,29 Section 29. 229.66 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB483,,91 229.66 (4) The governor shall select the chairperson of the district board and the district board shall elect from its membership a vice chairperson, a secretary and a treasurer. A majority of the current membership of the district board constitutes a quorum to do business. The Unless otherwise provided by law, the district may take action based on the affirmative vote of a majority of those directors who are present at a meeting of the district board. Except in the case of exigent or emergency circumstances that make an in-person meeting impracticable, all meetings of the district board shall be in person.

SB483,30 Section 30. 229.67 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB483,,93 229.67 Jurisdiction. A district’s jurisdiction is any county with a population of more than 600,000 and all counties that are contiguous to that county and that are not already included in a different district. Once created, a 750,000 that is the site of baseball park facilities that are home to a professional baseball team. A district’s jurisdiction is fixed even if the population of other counties within the district subsequently exceeds 600,000. Once a county is included in a district’s jurisdiction the county remains in the district until the district is dissolved under s. 229.71. In this section, “contiguous” includes a county that touches another county only at a corner the county decreases below 750,001.

SB483,31 Section 31. 229.68 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB483,,95 229.68 Powers of a district. (intro.) A district has all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter, except that it may not incur any new obligations after the date on which the district may no longer collect the tax under s. 77.707 (1), if such an obligation could not be paid out of the district’s revenues or assets once the tax under s. 77.707 (1) is no longer collected. The district may not incur costs or any obligations for signage related to a change in naming rights for the baseball park facilities. In addition to all other powers granted by this subchapter, a district may do all of the following:

SB483,32 Section 32. 229.68 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB483,,97 229.68 (4) (b) Acquire; lease, as lessor or lessee; authorize the sublease of; use; or transfer property; except that the district may not enter into any lease or sublease that does not receive the affirmative vote of a supermajority majority of all current members appointed to the district board and eligible to vote on the matter.

SB483,33 Section 33. 229.68 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB483,,99 229.68 (4) (d) Enter into contracts, subject to this paragraph and such standards as may be established by the district board, which standards may include approval by a professional baseball team pursuant to the terms of a lease with the district. For a contract, the estimated cost of which exceeds $200,000, the district shall issue a request for proposals or other procurement document to solicit proposals. The district board may award any such contract for any combination or division of work it designates and may consider any factors in. In awarding a contract, including the district board shall consider price,; time for completion of work and; qualifications and past performance of a contractor; contractor responsiveness; contractor eligibility in accordance with any request for proposals or other procurement document; the results of applicable inspections and tests; and performance standards established by the board, including with respect to quality and workmanship. The district shall determine the most advantageous proposal from a responsible and responsive offeror taking into consideration only the factors under this paragraph and the evaluation criteria set forth in any request for proposals or other procurement document. The district shall award the contract by written notice to the selected offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the request for proposals or other procurement document.

SB483,34 Section 34. 229.68 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB483,,101 229.68 (7) Mortgage Subject to s. 229.682 (10), mortgage, pledge, or otherwise encumber the district’s property or funds.

SB483,35 Section 35. 229.68 (8) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB483,,103 229.68 (8) (d) The bonds are issued before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].