88.17 Appointment and organization of drainage board. (1) The court shall appoint a drainage board either upon the filing of a petition for organization of a drainage district under this chapter in a county that does not already have a drainage board or upon the filing of a petition by a landowner in a drainage […]
88.172 Limited liability of drainage board members. (1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), a drainage board member is not liable to any other person for damages, settlements, fees, fines, penalties or other monetary liabilities arising from a breach of, or failure to perform, any duty resulting solely from his or her status […]
88.18 County treasurer to serve as treasurer of drainage districts. (1) The county treasurer shall serve as treasurer of all drainage districts under the jurisdiction of the drainage board. All moneys collected for or payable to any such drainage district shall be turned over to or paid to the county treasurer and shall be paid […]
88.19 Board to keep records. (1) It is the duty of the secretary of the board to keep records of all drainage proceedings. The secretary shall also maintain a minute book in which the secretary shall enter the minutes of the board meetings. The secretary shall be compensated for such services under s. 88.17 (7) […]
88.20 Conflict of interest prohibited. (1) No member of a drainage board shall be interested directly or indirectly: (a) In any contract with the drainage board; or (b) In any contract for work or materials in or for a drainage district; or (c) In any contract for the sale of machinery or materials for or […]
88.21 General powers of the drainage board. In addition to other powers expressly granted or necessarily implied, the drainage board may: (1) Adopt and use a corporate seal. (2) Sue and be sued and compromise suits and controversies. (3) Bring all necessary actions for the collection of moneys and forfeitures belonging to a district under […]
88.212 Required actions for the drainage board. In addition to other powers expressly granted or necessarily implied, the drainage board shall: (1) Beginning in 2009, and every 3 years thereafter, provide written notice to every person who owns land that is located within the drainage district that such land is in the district. The notice […]
88.215 Landowner petitions. The owners of land in a district may petition the drainage board to hold a district meeting. The petition shall be signed by at least 10 percent of the owners of land within the district or by the owners of at least 10 percent of the lands within the district. The drainage […]
88.22 Power of board to contract with the federal government and other agencies. The drainage board may: (1) Enter into agreements with the U.S. government or an officer or agency thereof to permit the drainage of lands owned or occupied by such government or agency, through the use of the drains of which the board […]
88.23 Power of board to levy assessments for costs. (1) In addition to the assessments for cost of construction authorized by s. 88.35, the board may issue orders to levy assessments for costs of maintenance and repair or for any other lawful expenditures of a drainage district. All of the assessments shall be apportioned on […]
88.24 Board to file annual report. On or before December 1 of each year the board shall file with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection; the town board or town zoning committee; the city council, plan commission, or plan committee; and the county zoning administrator, in which district territory is located, a separate […]
