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2019 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 60. Towns.
SUBCHAPTER I
DEFINITIONS SUBCHAPTER II
LEGAL STATUS; ORGANIZATION
TOWN MEETING
TOWN BOARD
TOWN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
FINANCE
PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
LAND USE AND PLANNING
TOWN SANITARY DISTRICTS
MISCELLANEOUS
DEFINITIONS SUBCHAPTER II
LEGAL STATUS; ORGANIZATION
- 60.01 Legal status; general powers.
- 60.03 Division and dissolution of towns generally.
- 60.05 Organization of towns in special cases.
- 60.06 Validity of attachment or detachment.
- 60.065 Change of town name.
- 60.07 Delivery of papers to clerk of new town.
- 60.09 When a county constitutes a town.
TOWN MEETING
- 60.10 Powers of town meeting.
- 60.11 Annual town meeting.
- 60.12 Special town meetings.
- 60.13 Presiding officer.
- 60.14 Procedure.
- 60.15 Clerk.
- 60.16 First town meeting in new towns.
TOWN BOARD
- 60.20 Town board.
- 60.21 Town board, increased size authorized.
- 60.22 General powers and duties.
- 60.23 Miscellaneous powers.
- 60.24 Powers and duties of town board chairperson.
TOWN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- 60.30 Election, appointment of town officers; general provisions.
- 60.305 Combined and part-time offices.
- 60.307 Appointment of town assessors.
- 60.31 Official oath and bond.
- 60.32 Compensation of elective town offices.
- 60.321 Reimbursement of expenses.
- 60.323 Compensation when acting in more than one official capacity.
- 60.33 Duties of town clerk.
- 60.331 Deputy town clerk.
- 60.34 Duties of town treasurer.
- 60.341 Deputy town treasurer.
- 60.35 Duties of town constable.
- 60.351 Town constable fees.
- 60.36 Municipal judge.
- 60.37 Town employees.
FINANCE
- 60.40 Preparation and adoption of budget.
- 60.41 Annual financial statement.
- 60.42 Finance book.
- 60.43 Financial audits.
- 60.44 Claims against town.
- 60.45 Disbursements from town treasury.
- 60.46 Public depository.
- 60.47 Public contracts and competitive bidding.
PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
- 60.50 Public works.
- 60.52 Sewer and water systems of adjoining municipality.
- 60.53 Service pipes and laterals.
- 60.54 Solid waste transportation.
- 60.55 Fire protection.
- 60.553 Combined protective services.
- 60.555 Fire safety regulations.
- 60.557 Reimbursement for fire calls on highways.
- 60.56 Law enforcement.
- 60.563 Rewards for crime information.
- 60.565 Ambulance service.
- 60.57 Police and fire commission.
LAND USE AND PLANNING
- 60.61 General zoning authority.
- 60.62 Zoning authority if exercising village powers.
- 60.625 Required notice on certain approvals.
- 60.627 Town construction site erosion control and storm water management zoning.
- 60.63 Community and other living arrangements.
- 60.635 Environmental protection; interstate hazardous liquid pipelines.
- 60.64 Historic preservation.
- 60.65 Board of adjustment.
- 60.66 Town park commission.
TOWN SANITARY DISTRICTS
- 60.70 Definitions.
- 60.71 Creation of town sanitary district by town board order.
- 60.72 Creation of town sanitary district by order of the department of natural resources.
- 60.726 Property with private on-site wastewater treatment system included.
- 60.73 Review of orders creating town sanitary districts.
- 60.74 Commissioners; method of selection.
- 60.75 Commissioners; requirements.
- 60.76 Organization of the commission.
- 60.77 Powers and duties.
- 60.78 Powers to borrow money and issue municipal obligations.
- 60.782 Power to act as a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district.
- 60.785 Changes in district boundaries.
- 60.79 Alteration of town sanitary districts.
MISCELLANEOUS
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