2004 Interim Study Committee - Municipal Annexation

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Special Committee on Municipal Annexation

Chair: Sen. Alan Lasee
Legislative Council Staff: Mary Offerdahl and Don Dyke
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The special committee is directed to review conflicts that arise under current annexation law and practice and the consequences of those conflicts, including costs to taxpayers and other affected parties, and to determine if there is consensus on means to reduce annexation disputes and encourage more boundary cooperation between towns and cities or villages, and to make related recommendations.

Enacted Legislation
2007 Wisconsin Act 43 2007 Assembly Bill 254
Report to Legislature (Bills Reintroduced as Companion Bills in the 2007-08 Legislative Session)
Report to the Legislature, RL-2007-10, Special Committee on Municipal Annexation (4-11-07) Senate Bill 134 [Assembly Bill 254] Senate Bill 135 [Assembly Bill 255]
Report to Legislature (2005-06 Legislative Session)
Report to the Legislature, Special Committee on Municipal Annexation (1-4-06) Senate Bill 460 Senate Bill 461
June 1, 2005 Joint Legislative Council Meeting
Proposed Report to the Legislature No. 2005-13, Special Committee on Municipal Annexation (5-25-05) WLC: 0132/1, municipal boundary agreements and the use of alternative dispute resolution in municipal boundary disputes WLC: 0067/2, Department of Administration advisory review of certain annexations
May 24, 2005 Meeting	Notice	Agenda	Minutes
WLC: 0132/1, municipal boundary agreements and the use of alternative dispute resolution in municipal boundary disputes WLC: 0067/1, Department of Administration advisory review of certain annexations WLC: 0217/1, amendment to WLC: 0067/1 Fiscal Estimate, Initial Estimate to WLC: 0132/1, prepared by DOA Fiscal Estimate, Initial Estimate to WLC: 0067/1, prepared by DOA Handout, Key Annexation Factors, prepared by J. Michael Mooney Memo, Comments on Legislative Proposals Recommended by the Drafting Subcommittee*, from Curt Witynski, Assistant Director, League of Wisconsin Municipalities
February 4, 2005 Drafting Subcommittee Meeting	Notice	Agenda	Minutes
WLC: 0063/P3, simplifying s. 66.0307, revising s. 66.0225, and authorizing certain boundary agreements under s. 66.0301 WLC: 0064/P3, cooperative boundary plan by mediated agreement WLC: 0063/P4, simplifying s. 66.0307, revising s. 66.0225, and authorizing certain boundary agreements under s. 66.0301 WLC: 0064/P4, cooperative boundary plan by mediated agreement
January 19, 2005 Drafting Subcommittee Meeting	Notice	Agenda	Minutes
WLC: 0063/P2, simplifying s. 66.0307 and expanding the application of s. 66.0225 WLC: 0064/P2, cooperative boundary plan by mediated agreement WLC: 0068/P2, DOA list of qualified ADR professionals
December 9, 2004 Drafting Subcommittee Meeting	Notice	Agenda	Minutes
WLC: 0063/P1, simplifying s. 66.0307 and expanding the application of s. 66.0225 WLC: 0064/P1, cooperative boundary plan by mediated agreement WLC: 0066/P1, application of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to contested annexations WLC: 0067/P1, expanding DOA advisory review of annexations WLC: 0068/P1, DOA list of qualified ADR professionals Memo, Preliminary Draft Legislation WLC: 0063/P1, from Brian W. Ohm, Chair, State-Local Government-Private Sector Working Group & Associate Professor, Department of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension
November 18, 2004 Meeting	Notice	Agenda	Minutes
Memo No. 1, Current Boundary Agreement Procedures and Suggested Revisions Summary Comparison, Distinguishing Between Different Statutory Methods of Resolving Municipal Land Use and Boundary Issues Flowchart, Extended Cooperative Boundary Plan Process Memo No. 2, Additional Background Information on Cooperative Boundary Agreements Cooperative Boundary Agreement Checklist What's Unique About the Cooperative Boundary Agreement Statute Memo No. 3, Outline of Proposal by Representative Mark Gottlieb Memo No. 4, Three Options for Expanding Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Annexation Procedures Guide to Dispute Resolution Process Section 802.12, Stats. Algoma-Oshkosh Agreement Exhibit A Exhibit B Exhibit C Questions and Answers Algoma Cooperative Agreement Approval, Approval of the Cooperative Plan Between City of Oshkosh and the Town of Algoma, Winnebago County, Wisconsin Department of Administration Handout, Proposed for Amendment 2003 Wis. Act 317, distributed by Public Member Roger Clark
October 12, 2004 Meeting and Public Hearing	Notice	Agenda	Minutes
Staff Brief 04-6, Municipal Annexation (10-4-04) Statutes, Wisconsin's Annexation Statutes, Division of Intergovernmental Relations, Department of Administration (2004) Testimony, Possible Issues for Committee Review, Richard J. Stadelman, Executive Director, Wisconsin Towns Association Testimony, Average Net Annual Growth of Selected Cities Compared to Contiguous Townships, Edward Huck, Executive Director, Wisconsin Alliance of Cities Inc. Testimony, Making it Easier for Communities to Enter Into Border Agreements, Curt Witynski, Assistant Director, League of Wisconsin Municipalities Testimony, Richard J. Lukas Testimony, Proposal for Land Annexation From Town of Waterford to Mukwonago, Beverly Lancaster and Marilyn Neumann Handout, Background on Annexation for the Joint Legislative Council's Special Committee on Municipal Annexation, Department of Administration (10-04) Handout, Brian W. Ohm, Chair, State-Local Government-Private Sector Working Group & Associate Professor, Department of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension

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