Chapter 65, MUNICIPAL BUDGET SYSTEMS
11 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 65.01 Application of this chapter
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65.01 Application of this chapter. The common council of any city of the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th class may by ordinance adopted by three-fourths of all its members accept the provisions of ss. 65.02, 65.025, 65.03 and 65.04 which when so accepted shall be in full force and effect as to …
Wis. Stat. § 65.02 Definitions
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65.02 Definitions. (1) DEPARTMENT. In this chapter “department” or “departments” means any department, board, commission or other body under the control of the common council which expends city funds or incurs obligations for the city, and unless otherwise expressed refers to the…
Wis. Stat. § 65.025 Biennial budget procedures
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65.025 Biennial budget procedures. (1) A city may adopt a biennial budget by implementing the procedures under this section and using the procedures under ss. 65.02 to 65.20. If a city chooses to adopt a biennial budget, it shall adopt such a budget in an odd-numbered year for th…
Wis. Stat. § 65.03 Departmental estimates
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65.03 Departmental estimates. (1) It shall be the duty of each department to file with the secretary of the board of estimates not later than August 1 of each year on forms approved by the board of estimates an estimate in detail of the department’s needs for the ensuing fiscal y…
Wis. Stat. § 65.04 Meetings of board of estimates
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65.04 Meetings of board of estimates. (1) MEETING; REPORT OF ESTIMATES. The board of estimates shall meet not later than September 10 of each year. The secretary shall place before the board the reports of estimates filed with the secretary by the departments together with the co…
Wis. Stat. § 65.05 Adoption of budget; changes, how made
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65.05 Adoption of budget; changes, how made. (1) The common council, by vote of the majority of all the alderpersons, may make such changes in the proposed budget submitted by the board of estimates, and by the finance committee, either as to purposes or amounts for which money m…
Wis. Stat. § 65.06 Funds, how expended
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65.06 Funds, how expended. (1) Except as provided in s. 65.025 (5), no money may be expended and no liabilities incurred by the city or any department unless otherwise specially authorized by law during the budget period, in excess of the amounts specified or except as hereinafte…
Wis. Stat. § 65.07 Power of council to levy taxes
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65.07 Power of council to levy taxes. (1) The common council shall have power to levy annually a tax upon all the taxable property in the city for the following purposes: (a) A sufficient general city fund to pay the expenses of city departments, boards and commissions which are …
Wis. Stat. § 65.10 City officers to pay receipts monthly
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65.10 City officers to pay receipts monthly. Each city officer shall keep an itemized and accurate account of all moneys received by the officer in the officer’s official capacity for fees, commissions and otherwise, and shall at the end of each month, during that officer’s term …
Wis. Stat. § 65.20 Executive budget procedures in cities of the 1st class
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65.20 Executive budget procedures in cities of the 1st class. (1) ALTERNATIVE. As an alternative to any other budget procedure under this chapter, the common council of any city of the 1st class may, by adoption of a charter ordinance, permanently transfer the duties and responsi…
Wis. Stat. § 65.90 Municipal budgets
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65.90 Municipal budgets. (1) Unless otherwise provided, in this section, “municipality” means each county other than counties having a population of 750,000 or more, each city, excepting cities of the 1st class, village, town, school district, technical college district and all o…