33.32 – Special assessments and special charges.
33.32 Special assessments and special charges. (1) Special assessments for the purpose of carrying out district protection and rehabilitation projects, or for other lake management or sanitary service activities undertaken by the district, may be levied by the commissioners as an exercise of the district’s police powers in the following manner: (a) Upon approval of […]
33.33 – Merger, attachment, detachment.
33.33 Merger, attachment, detachment. (1) Merger. Any district may be merged with a contiguous district by resolution passed by a four-fifths vote of all the members of each board of commissioners. At the next annual or special meeting, whichever occurs first, the electors and property owners shall vote on whether to ratify the merger. If […]
33.35 – Dissolution of districts.
33.35 Dissolution of districts. A petition to dissolve an existing district created under this chapter may not be considered at an annual meeting of the district unless an elector within the district or a property owner within the district notifies the district board of commissioners in writing at least 90 days before the annual meeting […]
33.36 – Alteration of districts.
33.36 Alteration of districts. (1) Whenever any territory that contains an entire district is incorporated as a city or village, consolidated with a city or village or annexed to a city or village, the district shall survive and shall be subject to s. 33.23. (2) Whenever any territory containing less than an entire district is […]
33.37 – Districts in more than one county.
33.37 Districts in more than one county. (1) Where the proposed district is in more than one county, the county board of the county within which the largest portion, by valuation, of the proposed district lies shall have jurisdiction under ss. 33.24 to 33.28. (2) The county within which the largest portion, by valuation, of […]
33.285 – Property owning requirements.
33.285 Property owning requirements. Any requirement under s. 33.27 (1) or 33.28 that a person own property within the district to be eligible for membership on the board of commissioners is satisfied if a person is an official representative, officer or employee of any trust, foundation, corporation, association or organization which is an owner of […]
33.29 – Board of commissioners; officers; powers and duties.
33.29 Board of commissioners; officers; powers and duties. (1) The board shall be responsible for: (a) Initiating and coordinating research and surveys for the purpose of gathering data on the lake, related shorelands and the drainage basin; (b) Planning lake protection and rehabilitation projects; (c) Contacting and attempting to secure the cooperation of officials of […]
33.30 – Annual meeting of district.
33.30 Annual meeting of district. (1) Every district shall have an annual meeting. Each annual meeting shall be scheduled during the time period between May 22 and September 8 unless scheduled outside those dates by majority vote of the previous annual meeting. (2) (a) The annual meeting shall be preceded by written notice mailed at […]
33.305 – Special meetings of district.
33.305 Special meetings of district. (1) The board of commissioners of a district may schedule a special meeting of the district at any time. The board of commissioners shall schedule a special meeting upon receipt of a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the electors and property owners in the district. (2) Written […]
33.31 – Power to finance.
33.31 Power to finance. (1) Every district may borrow money and use any other financing method prescribed by law. In utilizing financing powers, the commission shall follow the procedures required by statute for the selected financing methods so far as they are applicable and not in conflict with this subchapter. (2) Any district, when in […]