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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
February 13, 2002 - Introduced by Senators Moen and
Burke, cosponsored by
Representatives Kreibich, Ryba and Turner, by request of Eau Claire County.
Referred to Committee on Universities, Housing, and Government
Operations.
SB434,1,2
1An Act to amend 59.605 (1) (d) of the statutes;
relating to: creating an
2exception for the county operating levy rate limit.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law and subject to a number of exceptions, no county may impose
an operating levy at an operating levy rate that exceeds .001 or the operating levy
rate in 1992, whichever is greater. "Operating levy" is defined as the county purpose
levy, less the debt levy, and "operating levy rate" is defined as the total levy rate
minus the debt levy rate.
A county may exceed the limit under current law if its board adopts a resolution
stating its wish to exceed the operating levy rate limit that is otherwise applicable
and if that resolution is approved by the electors of the county in a referendum. The
limit may also be exceeded if a county increases the services that it provides by
adding responsibility for providing a service transferred to the county by another
governmental unit.
Currently, if a county exceeds its operating levy rate limit, as determined by the
department of revenue (DOR), DOR must reduce the county's shared revenue
payment and may ask the department of transportation to reduce the county's
general transportation aid payments.
This bill changes the definition of "operating levy" to mean the county purpose
levy, less the debt levy, less any portion of the county purpose levy that relates to
county expenditures for health care costs for county employees.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB434, s. 1
1Section
1. 59.605 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB434,2,42
59.605
(1) (d) "Operating levy" means the county purpose levy, less the debt
3levy
, less any portion of the county purpose levy that relates to county expenditures
4for health care costs for county employees.
