SB301,,17817866.0602 (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).

SB301,,18118166.0607 (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).

SB301,,18418466.0608 (title) Protective services.

SB301,,18618666.0608 (1) (fm) “Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.

SB301,,18818866.0608 (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:

SB301,,1891892. 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.

SB301,,19119166.0608 (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:

SB301,,1921921. 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.

SB301,,1931932. 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.

SB301,,1941943. 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.

SB301,,195195(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:

SB301,,196196a. The political subdivision’s expenditures, not including capital expenditures, for law enforcement services.

SB301,,197197b. The number of full-time equivalent officers employed by or assigned to the political subdivision.

SB301,,198198c. 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.

SB301,,199199d. The number of arrests made and citations issued for violations other than those described under subd. 1. c. within the political subdivision.

SB301,,2002002. 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:

SB301,,201201a. The political subdivision’s expenditures, not including capital expenditures, for fire protective and emergency medical services.

SB301,,202202b. The number of full-time equivalent fire fighters and emergency medical services personnel employed by or assigned to the political subdivision.

SB301,,203203c. The level of training of and maintenance of licensure for fire fighters and emergency medical services personnel providing fire protective and emergency medical services within the political subdivision.

SB301,,204204d. Response times for fire protective and emergency medical services throughout the political subdivision, adjusted for the location of calls for service.

SB301,,205205(c) 1. If a political subdivision failed to make a certification under par. (b) 1. or 2. in the previous year, in making the certification under par. (b) 1. or 2., the political subdivision shall certify that the political subdivision has maintained a level of law enforcement or fire protective and emergency medical service that is at least equivalent to that provided in the most recent year that the political subdivision made a certification under par. (b) 1. or 2. or to that provided in 2023, whichever year is most recent.