AB329,5,52 5.68 (6) The clerk of each county or municipality shall submit an invoice to the
3clerk of each municipality or district which is responsible for payment of election
4costs under this section. The municipality or district shall make payment to the
5county or municipal treasurer, or to a county comptroller under s. 59.255.

AB329,5,127 9.01 (1) (ag) 4. The board shall deposit all moneys received by it into the account
8under s. 20.511 (1) (g), and shall pay the fees required for each recount to the county
9clerks of the counties in which the recount is to be held. The county clerk shall deposit
10fees received by him or her with the county treasurer or with a county comptroller
11under s. 59.255. The municipal clerk shall deposit fees received by him or her with
12the municipal treasurer.

AB329,5,1914 16.846 (3) All fines imposed and collected under this section shall be
15transmitted to the county treasurer or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 for
16disposition in accordance with s. 59.25 (3) (f) and (j). All forfeitures, including
17forfeitures of posted bail, if any, imposed and collected under this section shall be
18transmitted to the county treasurer or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 for
19disposition in accordance with ss. 778.13 and 778.17.

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117.01 (7) By a county supervisor, county clerk, county treasurer, county
2comptroller under s. 59.255, coroner, register of deeds or county surveyor, to the
3sheriff, who shall immediately transmit a notice thereof, in case of a coroner or
4register of deeds, to the governor; and in case of a county supervisor, county clerk,
5county treasurer, county comptroller under s. 59.255, or surveyor, to the chairperson
6of the county board; and after such notices the sheriff shall file such resignations with
7the county clerk.

AB329,6,129 17.09 (1) County clerk; treasurer; comptroller; surveyor; supervisor. The
10county clerk, county treasurer, county comptroller under s. 59.255, or surveyor, or a
11county supervisor, by the county board, for cause, by a vote of two-thirds of all the
12supervisors entitled to seats on such board.

AB329,7,214 17.21 (3) County clerk, treasurer, comptroller, and surveyor. In the office
15of county clerk, treasurer, comptroller under s. 59.255, or surveyor, by appointment
16by the county board for the residue of the unexpired term unless a special election
17is ordered by the county board, in which case the person appointed shall serve until
18his or her successor is elected and qualified. The county board may, if a vacancy
19occurs before June 1 in the year preceding expiration of the term of office, order a
20special election to fill the vacancy. If the county board orders a special election during
21the period beginning on June 1 and ending on November 30 of any year, the special
22election shall be held concurrently with the succeeding spring election. If the county
23board orders a special election during the period beginning on December 1 and
24ending on May 31 of the succeeding year, the special election shall be held on the

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1Tuesday after the first Monday in November following the date of the order. A person
2so elected shall serve for the residue of the unexpired term.

AB329,7,84 19.59 (3) (c) A provision directing the county or municipal treasurer, or county
5comptroller under s. 59.255, to withhold the payment of salaries or expenses from
6any local public official or other employee of the county or municipality who fails to
7disclose his or her economic interests in accordance with the requirements of the
8ordinance.

AB329,7,20 1023.84 Forfeitures, costs, fees, and surcharges collected; to whom paid.
11Except for actions in municipal court, all moneys collected in favor of the state or a
12municipality for a forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814,
13shall be paid by the officer who collects the same to the appropriate municipal or
14county treasurer, or county comptroller under s. 59.255, within 20 days after their
15receipt by the officer, except that all jail surcharges imposed under ch. 814 shall be
16paid to the county treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255. In case of any
17failure in the payment, the municipal or county treasurer, or county comptroller
18under s. 59.255, may collect the payment from the officer by an action in the
19treasurer's or comptroller's name of office and upon the official bond of the officer,
20with interest at the rate of 12% per year from the time when it should have been paid.

AB329,8,7 2223.85 Statement to county board; payment to state. Every county
23treasurer, or county comptroller under s. 59.255, shall, on the first day of the annual
24meeting of the county board of supervisors, submit to it a verified statement of all
25forfeitures, costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814 and received during

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1the previous year. The county clerk shall deduct all expenses incurred by the county
2in recovering those forfeitures, costs, fees, and surcharges from the aggregate
3amount so received, and shall immediately certify the amount of clear proceeds of
4those forfeitures, costs, fees, and surcharges to the county treasurer, or county
5comptroller under s. 59.255, who shall pay the proceeds to the state as provided in
6s. 59.25 (3). Jail surcharges imposed under ch. 814 shall be treated separately as
7provided in s. 302.46.

AB329,8,129 24.28 (1) (b) Nonpayment of any taxes that before the annual interest required
10by the certificate of sale is paid are returned to the board by the county treasurer, or
11county comptroller under s. 59.255, as due and unpaid upon the lands described in
12the certificate.

AB329,9,214 24.67 (3) If a municipality has acted under subs. (1) and (2), it shall certify that
15fact to the department of administration. Upon receiving a certification from a
16municipality, or upon direction of the board if a loan is made to a cooperative
17educational service agency, drainage district created under ch. 88, local professional
18baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229, or a federated public library
19system, the secretary of administration shall draw a warrant for the amount of the
20loan, payable to the comptroller of a county under s. 59.255 or to the treasurer of the
21municipality, cooperative educational service agency, drainage district, or federated
22public library system making the loan or as the comptroller of a county under s.
2359.255 or the treasurer of the municipality, cooperative educational service agency,
24drainage district, local professional baseball park district, or federated public library
25system directs. The certificate of indebtedness shall then be conclusive evidence of

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1the validity of the indebtedness and that all the requirements of law concerning the
2application for the making and acceptance of the loan have been complied with.

AB329,9,104 24.70 (4) Payment to board. The treasurer of each municipality and the
5comptroller of a county under s. 59.255 shall transmit to the board on its order the
6full amount levied for state trust fund loans within 15 days after March 15. Each
7cooperative educational service agency shall similarly transmit the annual amount
8owed on any state trust fund loan made to the agency by that date. Any payment not
9made by March 30 is delinquent and is subject to a penalty of one percent per month
10to be paid to the board with the delinquent payment.

AB329,9,1712 24.70 (6) Failure to make payments. If any municipality fails to remit the
13amount due by the date specified under sub. (4), the board may file a certified
14statement of the delinquent amount with the department of administration. The
15secretary of administration shall collect the amount due, including any penalty, by
16deducting that amount from any state payments due the municipality and shall
17notify the treasurer or comptroller and the board of that action.

AB329,9,2519 26.03 (1m) (a) 2. Upon receipt of notifications under subd. 1., the county clerk
20shall provide notice to the town chairperson of each town in which the land from
21which raw forest products will be harvested is located and to the county treasurer
22or county comptroller under s. 59.255. The county treasurer or county comptroller
23under s. 59.255 shall determine whether the county holds a tax certificate or tax
24deeds to any of the land involved. If the county holds a tax certificate, the county
25treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall take action to collect the unpaid

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1taxes represented by county-owned tax certificates or to prevent the harvesting of
2raw forest products from the land. If the county holds a tax deed, the county
3treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall take action to prevent the
4harvesting of raw forest products from the land.

AB329,10,216 26.14 (4) Emergency fire wardens or those assisting them in the fighting of
7forest fires shall prepare itemized accounts of their services and the services of those
8employed by them, as well as other expenses incurred, on blanks to be furnished by
9the department and in a manner prescribed by the department, and make oaths or
10affirmation that said account is just and correct, which account shall be forwarded
11and approved for payment by the department. As soon as any such account has been
12paid by the secretary of administration the department of natural resources shall
13send to the proper county treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255 a bill for
14the county's share of such expenses. The county shall have 60 days within which to
15pay such bill, but if not paid within that time the county shall be liable for interest
16at the rate of 6% per year. If payment is not made within 60 days the department of
17administration shall include such amount as a part of the next levy against the
18county for state taxes, but no county shall be required to pay more than $5,000 in any
19one year. Any unpaid levy under this section shall remain a charge against the
20county and the department of administration shall include such unpaid sums in the
21state tax levy of the respective counties in subsequent years.

AB329,11,823 26.30 (9) (b) 1. When such work has been performed on county lands, the
24department shall send to the proper county treasurer or county comptroller under
25s. 59.255 a bill for the county's share of such expenses and a copy of the bill shall be

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1filed with the department of administration. The county shall have until October 1
2of each year to pay such bill. If payment is not made by October 1 of each year, the
3secretary of state, upon information certified to the secretary of state by the
4department of administration, shall include such amount as a part of the next levy
5against the county for state taxes, but no county shall be required to pay more than
6$5,000 of such amount in any one year. Any unpaid levy under this section shall
7remain a charge against the county and the secretary of state shall include such
8unpaid sums in the state tax levy of the respective counties in subsequent years.

AB329,11,2110 27.065 (9) (c) Said bonds may be annual or semiannual interest coupon bonds
11or bonds that are registered under s. 67.09 without interest coupons, as the county
12board may direct, the total issue in each case shall be payable in annual installments
13for a period not exceeding 10 years from the date of issue, and shall draw interest at
14a rate not exceeding 6% per year, interest payable annually or semiannually, as the
15county board may direct; such bonds may be of such denomination as the county
16board shall determine and shall be sold at not less than par. The proceeds of the sale
17of such bonds shall be credited by the county treasurer or county comptroller under
18s. 59.255 to the special fund for the improvement of such streets or parkways, and
19may be paid to the contractor for such work when payment is due and the county
20board shall so direct, or the contractor may take such bonds as payment for work done
21with the permission of the county board.

AB329,11,2523 27.065 (9) (e) The county treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall,
24out of the special fund hereby created for that purpose, pay the interest on and the
25principal of said bonds, as the same become due and charge the same to said fund.

AB329,12,132 27.065 (9) (f) In each year after the issuing of said bonds, until all of them are
3paid, the county clerk, in the clerk's certification of the state and county tax and
4charges to the clerks of the cities, towns or villages wherein the land covered by said
5bonds is located, shall include sufficient of the special assessment on each such parcel
6of land to pay the annual installment of the principal and interest of said special
7assessment, and this amount shall be extended on the tax roll for the year as a special
8tax on such property. Thereafter this tax shall be treated in all respects as any other
9county tax, and when collected the same shall be a special fund for the payment of
10such bonds and interest, and shall be used for no other purpose. The county
11treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall, out of this special fund, pay
12the interest on and the principal of said bonds. Any bondholder or bondholders may
13redeem from any tax certificate, as fully as if owners of the land, under s. 75.01.

AB329,12,2015 27.065 (10) (e) Upon the commencement of any such action the plaintiff shall
16cause a notice thereof to be filed in the office of the county clerk and county treasurer,
17or county comptroller under s. 59.255, designating the particular property affected
18by such foreclosure; and thereafter no redemption of any such property from such
19assessments shall be had without payment of all costs theretofore accrued in such
20action except as hereinbefore provided.

AB329,13,222 29.983 (1) (f) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county
23treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255 the wild animal protection surcharge
24and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then
25make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. or

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1the county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall then pay the secretary of administration
2as provided in s. 59.255 (3) (f) 2.

AB329,13,104 29.984 (1) (f) The clerk of court shall collect and transmit to the county
5treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255 the commercial fish protection
6surcharge and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer
7shall then make payment to the state treasurer as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. or the
8county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall then pay the secretary of administration as
9provided in s. 59.255 (3) (f) 2. The state treasurer shall deposit the amount of the
10commercial fish protection surcharge in the conservation fund.

AB329,13,1712 29.985 (1) (d) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county
13treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255 the fishing shelter removal
14surcharge and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer
15shall then make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25
16(3) (f) 2. or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall then pay the secretary of
17administration as provided in s. 59.255 (3) (f) 2.

AB329,13,2519 29.987 (1) (d) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county
20treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255 the natural resources surcharge and
21other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make
22payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. or the
23county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall then pay the secretary of administration as
24provided in s. 59.255 (3) (f) 2. The secretary of administration shall deposit the
25amount of the natural resources surcharge in the conservation fund.

AB329,14,92 29.989 (1) (d) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county
3treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255 the natural resources restitution
4surcharge and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer
5shall then make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25
6(3) (f) 2. or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall then pay the secretary of
7administration as provided in s. 59.255 (3) (f) 2. The secretary of administration
8shall deposit the amount of the natural resources restitution surcharge in the
9conservation fund.

AB329,14,1811 29.99 (4) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county
12treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255 the wildlife violator compact
13surcharge and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer
14shall then make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25
15(3) (f) 2. or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 shall then pay the secretary of
16administration as provided in s. 59.255 (3) (f) 2. The secretary of administration
17shall deposit the amount of the wildlife violator compact surcharge in the
18conservation fund.

AB329,15,220 29.9905 (1) (d) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county
21treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255 the Great Lakes resource surcharge
22and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then
23make payment to the state treasurer as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. or the county
24comptroller under s. 59.255 shall then pay the secretary of administration as

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1provided in s. 59.255 (3) (f) 2. The state treasurer shall deposit the amount of the
2Great Lakes resource surcharge in the conservation fund.

AB329,15,94 29.991 (1) (c) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county
5treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255 the fishing net removal surcharge
6and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then
7make payment to the state treasurer as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. or the county
8comptroller under s. 59.255 shall then pay the secretary of administration as
9provided in s. 59.255 (3) (f) 2.

AB329,15,1611 30.38 (13) (c) At the end of each fiscal year, the board shall compute its net
12revenue, if any, after paying the costs of operating, maintaining and improving the
13harbor. Thereupon, the board shall certify the amount of such net revenue, if any,
14to the municipal treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255 who shall cause
15such amount to be transferred from the harbor fund to the general fund of the
16municipality.

AB329,15,2518 32.58 (3) (a) The county treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255, under
19s. 74.57 or the city treasurer, if authorized to act under s. 74.87, may include the
20owner's property in a tax certificate to collect the delinquent assessment, unless a
21special improvement bond under s. 32.67 is issued against the property. If the city
22has issued a special improvement bond against the owner's property, it may foreclose
23the property to collect the delinquent assessment. Even if only part of the property
24is within the benefit district and assessed benefits, the entire property may be sold
25or foreclosed to collect the delinquent assessment.

AB329,16,52 34.01 (7) "Treasurer" means any duly elected, appointed or acting official or
3employee of a public depositor whose duties require that he or she receive and
4account for public moneys, and "treasurer" includes a county comptroller under s.
559.255.

AB329,16,147 34.105 (1) Withdrawal or disbursement by a treasurer of any county, city,
8village, town, school district or cooperative educational service agency of moneys
9deposited in a public depository shall be made as provided by s. 66.0607 (1) to (5).
10"Treasurer" as used in this subsection means only the elected, appointed or acting
11official treasurer of a county, city, village, town, school district or cooperative
12educational service agency and, except for county comptroller under s. 59.255, does
13not include all of the other persons within the definition of that term in s. 34.01 (7).
14This section does not affect s. 67.10 (2).

AB329,16,2116 36.11 (1) (d) All fines imposed and collected under this subsection shall be
17transmitted to the county treasurer or county comptroller under s. 59.255 for
18disposition in accordance with s. 59.25 (3) (f) and (j) and 59.255 (3) (f) and (j). All
19forfeitures, including forfeitures of posted bail if any, imposed and collected under
20this subsection shall be transmitted to the county treasurer or county comptroller
21under s. 59.255 for disposition in accordance with ss. 778.13 and 778.17.

AB329,17,623 41.41 (10) (c) 1. Except as provided in par. (d), on or before each January 31,
24the department shall pay to the treasurer of each taxation district specified in par.
25(b), and to the county comptroller under s. 59.255, with respect to all land in the

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1Kickapoo valley reserve and all land acquired by the board on or before January 1
2of the preceding year, an amount determined by multiplying the estimated value of
3the land equated to the average level of assessment in the taxation district by the
4aggregate gross general property tax rate, exclusive of the rate that applies under
5s. 70.58 and without respect to the school levy tax credit under s. 79.10, that would
6apply to the land in that taxation district for that year if it were taxable.

AB329,17,128 41.41 (10) (c) 2. On or before February 15, the treasurer of each taxation
9district, and the county comptroller under s. 59.255, receiving a payment under subd.
101. shall pay to the treasurer of each taxing jurisdiction, from the amount received
11under subd. 1., the taxing jurisdiction's proportionate share of the payment in lieu
12of the tax that would be levied on the land if it were taxable.

AB329,18,714 43.58 (7) (b) If a gift, bequest, or endowment is made to any public library, the
15library board may pay or transfer the gift, bequest, or endowment, or its proceeds,
16to the treasurer of the municipality or county, or to the comptroller under s. 59.255
17of the county, in which the public library is situated; may entrust the gift, bequest,
18or endowment to a public depository under ch. 34; may pay or transfer the gift,
19bequest, or endowment to the library board's financial secretary; or may pay or
20transfer the gift, bequest, or endowment to a charitable organization, described in
21section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from federal income tax
22under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code, the purpose of which is providing
23financial or material support to the public library. A payment or transfer of a gift,
24bequest, or endowment by a library board to a charitable organization described in
25this paragraph made prior to March 19, 2008, is not invalid as lacking statutory

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1authority to make the payment or transfer. If the library board pays or transfers the
2gift, bequest, or endowment to the financial secretary, the financial secretary may
3invest the gift, bequest, or endowment as permitted under s. 66.0603 (1m) or 112.11
4(3); or may delegate investment authority for the gift, bequest, or endowment as
5permitted under s. 66.0603 (2) or 112.11 (5). The financial secretary shall hold office
6only during membership on the library board and shall be elected annually at the
7same time and in the same manner as the other officers of the library board.

AB329,18,169 43.58 (7) (c) If any such treasurer, comptroller under s. 59.255, or financial
10secretary holds any property belonging to the public library, the library board shall
11require a bond from the treasurer, comptroller, or financial secretary to the library
12board in such sum, not less than the amount of such property so held by him or her,
13and with such sureties as the library board requires. The bond shall be conditioned
14in substantially the same form as the ordinary bond required from the treasurer of
15the municipality or county, or to the comptroller under s. 59.255 of the county, with
16the necessary changes.

AB329,18,2218 43.58 (7) (d) The treasurer, comptroller under s. 59.255, or financial secretary
19shall make an annual report to the library board showing in detail the amount,
20investment, income and disbursements from the trust funds in his or her charge.
21Such report shall also be appended to the annual report of the library board under
22s. 43.58 (6).

AB329,19,324 45.81 (3) (c) The total disbursements made by the commission under this
25subsection may not exceed the amount collected from the tax levied, except when

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1specifically authorized by the county board. The commission shall provide the
2county treasurer or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 with sufficient
3information to deliver the specified aid to the person entitled to that aid.

AB329,19,95 45.81 (3) (d) The commission may furnish aid in a different manner than by
6supplying money. The commission may request the county treasurer or the county
7comptroller under s. 59.255 to pay a purveyor of services or commodities for the
8purchase of services or commodities, or the commission may furnish supplies, as it
9considers appropriate.

AB329,19,1911 45.84 (3) The chairperson of the county board and the clerk of the county on
12the receipt of the report under sub. (2) shall draw an order on the county treasurer
13or the county comptroller under s. 59.255 for the amount of expenses so incurred,
14payable to the person designated in the report as being entitled to that payment. The
15county veterans service officer of each county shall, upon the death and burial of a
16veteran described under sub. (1) who was living in the county at the time of death,
17make application to the proper authorities for a suitable headstone as provided for
18by act of congress, and at the expense of the county cause the same to be placed at
19the head of the deceased's grave.