[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Winneconne as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Title 3, Ch. 1, of the 2012 compilation of ordinances, as amended through 5-22-2013]
A. 
Content of tax roll. Pursuant to § 70.65, Wis. Stats., the Clerk-Treasurer shall prepare a tax roll and include the required contents as described in § 70.65, Wis. Stats.
B. 
Property tax collection. All provisions of Chapter 74, Wis. Stats., in regards to property tax collection are adopted and by reference made a part of this chapter with the same force and effect as though set out in full.
A. 
Bond eliminated. The Village of Winneconne elects not to give the duplicate bond on the Village Clerk-Treasurer acting as Village Treasurer as provided for by § 70.67(1), Wis. Stats.
B. 
Village liable for default of Treasurer. Pursuant to § 70.67(2), Wis. Stats., the Village shall be obligated to pay, in case the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall fail to do so, all state and county taxes required by law to be paid by such Clerk-Treasurer to the County Treasurer.
A. 
Departmental estimates. When requested by the Village Administrator, each officer, department and committee shall annually file with the Village Administrator an itemized statement of disbursements made to carry out the powers and duties of such officer, department or committee during the preceding fiscal year, and a detailed statement of the receipts and disbursements on account of any special fund under the supervision of such officer, department or committee during such year, and of the conditions and management of such fund; also detailed estimates of the same matters for the current fiscal year and for the ensuing fiscal year. Such statements shall be presented in the form prescribed by the Village Administrator and shall be designated as "departmental estimates" and shall be as nearly uniform as possible for the main division of all departments.
B. 
Consideration of estimates. The Village Administrator shall consider such departmental estimates in consultation with the department head and develop a budget amount for such department or activity.
C. 
Form of proposed budget. The proposed budget shall include the following information:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
(1) 
The actual expenditures of each department and activity for the expired portion of the current year, and last preceding fiscal year, and the estimated expense of conducting each department and activity of the Village for the remainder of the current year and ensuing fiscal year, with reasons for any proposed increase or decrease as compared with actual and estimated expenditures for the current year.
(2) 
An itemization of all anticipated income of the Village from sources other than general property taxes and bonds issued, with a comparative statement of the amounts received by the Village from each of the same or similar sources for the last preceding and current fiscal year.
(3) 
An estimate of the amount of money to be raised from general property taxes which, with income from other sources, will be necessary to meet the proposed expenditures.
(4) 
All existing indebtedness of the Village, including the amount of interest payable and principal to be redeemed on any outstanding general obligation bonds of the Village and any estimated deficiency in the sinking fund of any such bonds during the ensuing fiscal year.
(5) 
Such other information as may be required by the Board and by state law.
D. 
Copies of budget. The Village Administrator shall provide a reasonable number of copies of the budget summary thus prepared for distribution to citizens. The entire fiscal budget shall be available for public inspection in the Office of the Village Administrator during regular office hours.
E. 
Report and hearing.
(1) 
The Village Administrator shall make a report no later than the Village Board's first November meeting. The report shall include the estimated cost of improvements as well as the estimated cost of operating the various departments and all other costs, including interest charges, for which money will have to be raised by taxation during the following year.
(2) 
A summary of such budget and notice of the time and place where such budget in detail is available for public inspection and notice of the time and place for holding the public hearing thereon shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Village or legally posted at least 15 days prior to the time of such public hearing.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
(3) 
Not less than 15 days after the publication of the proposed budget and the notice of hearing thereon, the public hearing shall be held at the time and place stipulated, at which time any resident or taxpayer of the Village shall have an opportunity to be heard on the proposed budget. The budget hearing may be adjourned from time to time. Following the public hearing, the proposed appropriation resolution may be changed or amended and shall take the same course in the Village Board as other resolutions.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
The amount of the tax to be levied or certified, the amounts of the various appropriations, and the purposes thereof shall not be changed after approval of the budget except upon the recommendation of the Village President and upon a 2/3 vote of the entire membership of the Village Board. Notice of such transfer shall be given by publication within 10 days thereafter in the official Village newspaper.
No money shall be drawn from the treasury of the Village, nor shall any obligation for the expenditure of money be incurred, except in pursuance of the annual appropriation in the adopted budget or when changed as authorized by § 67-4 of this article. At the close of each fiscal year, any unencumbered balance of an appropriation shall revert to the general fund and shall be subject to reappropriation; but appropriations may be made by the Board, to be paid out of the income of the current year, in furtherance of improvements or other objects or works which will not be completed within such year, and any such appropriation shall continue in force until the purpose for which it was made shall have been accomplished or abandoned.
The calendar year shall be the fiscal year.
The Village Board shall designate the public depository or depositories within this state within which Village funds shall be deposited, and when the money is deposited in such depository in the name of the Village, Village officials and bondsman shall not be liable for such losses as are defined by state law. The interest arising therefrom shall be paid into the Village treasury. Pursuant to state law, designated public depositories may be required to pledge United States Treasury notes equal in amount to any uninsured balance of the Village's deposit. The financial institutions designated as public depositories shall be so designated by the Village Board at its annual organizational meeting.
A. 
Village Board to audit accounts. Except as provided in Subsection C, no account or demand against the Village shall be paid until it has been audited by the Village Board and an order drawn on the Village Treasury therefor. Every such account shall be itemized. Every such account or demand allowed in whole or in part shall be filed by the Village Clerk-Treasurer, and those of each year shall be consecutively numbered and have endorsed thereon the number of the order issued in payment.
B. 
Claims to be verified. All accounts, demands or claims against the Village shall be verified by the claimant or proper official.
C. 
Payment of regular wages or salaries. Regular wages or salaries of Village officers and employees shall be paid by payroll, verified by the proper Village official, department head, board or commission and filed with the Village Clerk-Treasurer in time for payment on the regular pay day.
The Village Administrator and Clerk-Treasurer may invest any Village funds not immediately needed, pursuant to §§ 66.0603 and 219.05, Wis. Stats.
A. 
The Village Clerk-Treasurer and his/her deputies shall not receive any money into the treasury from any source except on account of taxes levied and collected during the fiscal year for which they may then be serving without giving a receipt therefor in the manner specified by the Village Board.
B. 
Upon the payment of any money (except for taxes as herein provided), the Village Clerk-Treasurer, or his/her designees shall make out a receipt in duplicate for the money so received. The Village Clerk-Treasurer, or his/her designees, shall charge the amount thereof to the treasury and credit the proper account. The payment of the money to any receiving agent of the Village or to the Village or to the Village Clerk-Treasurer, or his/her designees shall be safeguarded in such manner as the Village Board shall direct.
The Village Clerk-Treasurer, and his/her designees are authorized to prepare a Statement of Real Property Status form to be used to provide information often requested for transfers of real property such as the amount of outstanding special assessments, deferred assessments, changes in assessments, amount of taxes, outstanding water and sewer bills, current water and sewer bills, contemplated improvements, outstanding citations on building code violations and similar information. Any such information sought shall be provided to the person requesting it on said form. Requests for Statements of Real Property Status shall be made to the Village Clerk-Treasurer, or his/her designees, a minimum of one business day in advance. A fee as prescribed as determined by the Village Board shall be charged for compiling this information. In providing this service, the Village of Winneconne and its officials assume no liability for such service nor is any warranty intended or implied.
A. 
The provisions of § 62.15, Wis. Stats., shall be applicable to all Village contracts for public construction over $25,000. The authority vested in the Board of Public Works by § 62.15, Wis. Stats., shall be exercised by the Village Board or by a committee designated by the Village Board.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B. 
Construction by the Village. Any class of public construction may be done directly by the Village without submitting the same for bids provided that the same is authorized by a vote of 3/4 of all members of the Village Board.
A. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
FORMAL BID
The formal bid procedure is used for purchasing goods and services in an amount of $15,000 and higher, and in some instances in amounts less than this amount. The formal bid procedure requires a legal public notice and contains detailed, written specifications regarding the goods and services to be purchased, and a number of specific conditions associated with the purchase.
INFORMAL QUOTATION
An informal quotation is a written request for quotation sent to vendors. The informal quotation is used for the purchase of goods and services in an amount less than $15,000.
VERBAL QUOTATION FORM
The Village solicits verbal quotations on items the Village purchases, which are less than $15,000. The results of the verbal quotations are recorded on a memorandum of verbal quotation form.
B. 
Bid solicitation.
(1) 
Competitive bids or quotations may be obtained before contracting to purchase articles, goods, wares, material services or merchandise which amount in bulk to more than $1,000. Purchases up to $1,000 may be made by either telephone quotations, informal written quotations or formal bid. Purchases from $1,000 to $15,000 may be made by written quotation, telephone quotation or formal bid. Purchases of $15,000 and over, pursuant to Subsection A above, shall be made by formal bid unless exempted from it by action of the Village Board.
(2) 
Verbal quotations for goods and services should be secured from at least two qualified vendors, and the results of the quotations shall be recorded on the Memorandum of Verbal Quotation form and signed by the person receiving the quotations.
(3) 
Informal requests for written quotations should be solicited from at least three qualified bidders on the Request for Quotation form. All written requests for quotations shall be issued by the applicable department heads and returned to and analyzed by the applicable department heads. Informal requests for written quotations may also be solicited by telephone. Vendors shall be given a reasonable time to respond to the request for an informal, written quotation and shall be given clear, concise specifications and informal bidding instructions to facilitate competitive bidding.
(4) 
When a formal bid is required or deemed to be in the best interests of the Village, the bidding procedure shall follow the legal requirements associated with a Class 1 notice under state statute and the procedures normally associated with the formal bid proposal.
(5) 
The formal bid proposal will contain at least the following information:
(a) 
The bid number.
(b) 
A detailed description of the goods and services required, including enough information about the items or services required so that more than one vendor can meet the specifications.
(c) 
The time, date and place the bids will be opened.
(d) 
The address to which the bids shall be mailed or delivered. Instructions to bidders shall include such information as delivery dates, transportation charges, proposal prices, conditions for guaranteeing the proposal, payment terms, right of rejection of proposals, right to reject merchandise, insurance requirements, alternative proposal consideration, tax information, and other appropriate information regarding the awarding and execution of the contract and contract considerations.
(e) 
The bid proposal shall also include a section on special provisions, including guarantees and service considerations, trade-in considerations, and other information relating to special conditions.
(6) 
Specifications for all items purchased shall be developed with the full involvement and participation of the using departments. However, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall ensure that the specifications are sufficiently broad enough that competition in the bidding process is preserved.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Billings by the Village may be paid within 30 days after billing without interest. Thereafter, interest may be charged at the rate of 1 1/2% per month or any fraction thereof, until the following 15th day of November. Bills not paid on or before the 15th day of November shall have added to the total amount due 1 1/2% per month of said charges, which shall be entered on the tax roll as a special charge, and become a lien upon real estate.
A firm of certified public accountants shall be employed each year by the Village, subject to the confirmation of the Village Board to conduct a detailed audit of the Village's financial transactions and financial records, and to assist the Village Administrator and Clerk-Treasurer in the management of the Village's financial affairs, including the Village's public utilities. These auditors shall be employed on a calendar-year basis. The accounts audited may, in addition to the financial records of the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer, including the Treasurer's accounts, the Village's public utilities, Police Department records, and any other accounts of any boards, commission, officers or employees of the Village handling Village monies.
No agent of the Village of Winneconne having authority to employ labor or to purchase materials, supplies or any other commodities may bind the Village or incur any indebtedness for which the Village may become liable without approval of the Board. Each such employment or purchase order shall be drawn against a specific appropriation, the money for which shall be available in the Village treasury and not subject to any prior labor claims or material purchase orders at the time when such employment is negotiated or purchase order drawn. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall keep a record of such employment and purchase orders and shall charge them against the proper appropriation.
A. 
There shall be a fee as determined by the Village Board for processing checks made payable to the Village that are returned because of insufficient funds in the account in question.
B. 
Collection costs and attorneys' fees shall be added to the principal amounts of unpaid bills owed to the Village that are placed with collection agencies.
A. 
Pursuant to the authority of § 74.47(2), Wis. Stats., the Village hereby imposes a penalty of 1.0% per month or fraction of a month, in addition to the interest prescribed by § 74.47(1), Wis. Stats., on all overdue or delinquent personal property taxes retained for collection by the Village or eventually charged back to the Village by the County for purposes of collection under § 74.31, Wis. Stats.
B. 
This penalty of 1.0% per month or fraction of a month shall apply to any personal property taxes which are overdue or delinquent.
A. 
Purpose. Cash and investments generally represent the largest asset on the Village's balance sheet, and the Village frequently has cash available for short-term, intermediate and long-term investments. Therefore, it is important that the Village establish a policy to ensure continuous prudent investment of available Village funds. It is in the interest of the Village of Winneconne to adopt a policy to insure continuous prudent deposits and investments of available Village funds. The Village Board of the Village of Winneconne establishes the following policies in the public interest for the deposit and investment of available Village funds.
B. 
Public depositories.
(1) 
Depositories. The Village Board shall, by ordinance or resolution, designate one or more public depositories, organized and doing business under the laws of this state or federal law, and located in Wisconsin, in which the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall deposit all public monies received by her/him.
(2) 
Limitations. The resolution or ordinance designating one or more public depositories shall specify whether the monies shall be maintained in time deposits subject to the limitations of § 66.0603(1m), Wis. Stats., demand deposits or savings deposits, and whether a surety bond or other security shall be required to be furnished under § 34.07, Wis. Stats., by the public depository to secure the repayment of such deposits. Not more than $900,000 shall be deposited in any one public depository.
(3) 
Deposits. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall deposit public monies in the name of the Village of Winneconne in such public depositories designated by the Village Board and subject to the limitations hereinabove set forth.
(4) 
Withdrawals. Withdrawals or disbursements by the Village Clerk-Treasurer of monies deposited in a public depository shall be made as provided by § 66.0607, Wis. Stats. The Village Clerk-Treasurer is authorized, at her/his discretion, to process periodic payments through the use of money transfer techniques as set forth in § 66.0607, Wis. Stats.
C. 
Investments.
(1) 
Management. Subject to the provisions of this policy, the Village Administrator with approval of the Village Board shall have control of and discretion in the investment of all Village funds that are not immediately needed and are available for investment.
(2) 
Intent. It is the intent of the Village Board that the Village Administrator utilize a wise and prudent cash management system within the level of her/his expertise in such a manner to insure maximum investment earnings, while at the same time be able to respond promptly to authorized expenditures. Safety, liquidity and yield will be the prime requisites for the investment of Village funds.
(3) 
Scope. This policy is limited in its application to funds which are not immediately needed and are available for investment. Other funds, the investment of which is subject to special federal and/or state laws and regulations, shall be invested in accordance with such laws and regulations to the extent they may be inconsistent with the provisions of this policy.
(4) 
Responsibility. In exercising her/his investment responsibilities, the Village Administrator shall exercise the care, skill, prudence and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a similar capacity, having the same resources, and familiar with like matters in the management of a similar activity, with a like purpose, would exercise.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
D. 
Investment factors. The Village Administrator is authorized and directed to utilize investment options as set forth within these guidelines, and that the Village Administrator shall take into consideration the following factors which are listed in order of priority to the investment decision:
(1) 
Certificates of deposit. Village funds may be invested in certificates of deposit maturing within one year or less from the date of investment issued by any banks, savings and loan associations or credit unions which are authorized to transact business in the State of Wisconsin. The financial institutions must have been designated as a public depository of the Village by resolution or ordinance of the Village Board.
(2) 
Government bonds and securities. Village funds may be invested in United States government bonds or securities which are direct obligations of or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the federal government; and, bonds or securities which are obligations of any agency, commission, board or other instrumentality of the federal government, where principal and interest are guaranteed by the federal government. The securities must be purchased through financial institutions authorized to conduct business in the State of Wisconsin and placed in safekeeping in a segregated account in the Village's name at any designated public depository or approved financial institution.
(3) 
Government investment pool. Village funds may be invested in the Wisconsin Local Government Pool Investment Fund without restriction as to the amount of deposit or collateralization.
(4) 
Repurchase agreements. Village funds may be invested in repurchase agreements, in financial institutions authorized to conduct business in the State of Wisconsin. Repurchase agreements can only be made in securities which are direct obligations of or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the federal government; and securities which are obligations of an agency, commission, board or other instrumentality of the federal government, where principal and interest are guaranteed by the federal government. Securities purchased by a repurchase agreement must be placed in safekeeping in a segregated account in the Village's name at any designated public depository or approved financial institution.
(5) 
Savings deposit. Village funds may be temporarily invested in savings deposits.
(6) 
Securities. With prior Village Board approval, the Village Administrator may invest in private securities which are senior to, or on a parity with, a security of the same issuer which is rated highest or second highest by Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's Corporation or other similar nationally recognized rating agency.
E. 
Safety.
(1) 
In order to safeguard investments and deposits, the Village shall acquire of each public depository its annual financial statements and evaluate such statements as to the financial soundness of the depository. Also to be reviewed are other pertinent financial information filed with regulatory agencies.
(2) 
The Village shall require, when investing in repurchase agreements, that collateral be pledged by the depository in an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the repurchase agreements the Village has with such depository. In excess of FDIC coverage, the collateral shall be direct obligations of the United States, or of its agencies if the payment of principal and interest is guaranteed by the federal government, or obligations of the State of Wisconsin, or of the Village of Winneconne. Evidence of such collateral shall be provided by the depository.
(3) 
Consideration shall also be given to the total amount of existing Village funds which are already in such depository and/or the capacity of the depository to handle the size of the deposit or investment with consideration of federal depository insurance and State of Wisconsin Guarantee Fund requirements.
F. 
Liquidity.
(1) 
The maturity of any investment shall be determined by analyzing the following factors:
(a) 
Immediate cash requirements.
(b) 
Projected expenditures.
(c) 
Available funds on hand.
(d) 
Maturing investments.
(e) 
Anticipated revenues.
(2) 
Investments shall not extend beyond any recognized unfunded cash needs of the Village. Major consideration of maturity dates should be given to requirements of the payroll, debt service, and the bimonthly bills and claims.
G. 
Yield.
(1) 
Yield shall be the final determining factor of the investment decision.
(2) 
Bids shall be required of all investments that exceed both $100,000 and a thirty-day or longer maturity date. A minimum of three bids from the Village's public depository list shall be acquired. Exceptions to the bid process include only the purchase of obligations of the United States Treasury and deposits in the Wisconsin Local Government Investment Pool, which shall be registered in the Village's name.
H. 
Miscellaneous.
(1) 
Liability. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Village Clerk-Treasurer who deposits public monies in any public depository, in compliance with § 34.05, Wis. Stats., is, under the provisions of § 34.06, Wis. Stats., relieved of any liability for any loss of public monies which results from the failure of any public depository to repay to the public depositor the full amount of its deposits, thus causing a loss as defined in § 34.01(2), Wis. Stats.
(2) 
Definitions. Words or phrases shall, insofar as applicable, have the meaning set forth in § 34.01, Wis. Stats., as amended.
(3) 
Conflicts. This section is enacted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 34 and § 66.0603, Wis. Stats. In case of conflict, the state laws shall prevail.
A. 
Subject to the limitations contained in §§ 67-12 and 67-13, the Village Administrator is authorized and empowered to make the following purchases in behalf of the Village without the prior approval of the Village Board:
(1) 
Office machines, maintenance equipment and services and other specifically budgeted capital or operating items previously approved in the budget in a sum not to exceed the budgeted amount or $10,000 each, whichever is lesser;
(2) 
Fuel, road gravel, street-patching material, salt, office supplies and other recurring expenses needed in the usual and ordinary operation of the Village government and its several departments in a sum not to exceed the budgeted amount for each such purchases;
(3) 
Supplies and miscellaneous equipment in a sum not to exceed the budgeted amount.
B. 
The Village Administrator may delegate the authority to make individual purchases to duly appointed department heads for operating supplies, provided that the purchase amount is within the department operating budget.
C. 
Approval of the Village Board shall be required for the following purchases:
(1) 
When the cost of an item exceeds $10,000;
(2) 
When the cost of an item exceeds the budgeted amount or will cause the particular budget account to be overdrawn;
(3) 
When equipment other than that which was budgeted for is required;
(4) 
When a vendor has attempted to exert undue influence.
[Adopted as Title 3, Ch. 2, of the 2012 compilation of ordinances, as amended through 5-22-2013]
A. 
The Village of Winneconne, by resolution of its Village Board, may levy and collect special assessments upon property in a limited and determinable area for special benefits conferred upon such property by any municipal work or improvement and may provide for the payment of all or any part of the cost of the work or improvement out of the proceeds of the special assessments.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B. 
The amount assessed against any property for any work or improvement which does not represent an exercise of the police power shall not exceed the value of the benefits accruing to the property therefrom, and for those representing an exercise of the police power, the assessment shall be upon a reasonable basis as determined by the Village Board.
A. 
Prior to making any such special assessments, the Village Board shall declare by preliminary resolution its intention to exercise such powers for a stated municipal purpose. Such resolution shall describe generally the contemplated purpose, the limits of the proposed assessment district, the number of installments in which the special assessments may be paid or that the number of installments will be determined at the hearing required under § 67-25 of this article and direct the proper municipal officer or employee to make a report thereon. Such resolution may limit the proportion of the cost to be assessed.
B. 
The report required by Subsection A shall consist of:
(1) 
Preliminary or final plans and specifications.
(2) 
An estimate of the entire cost of the proposed work or improvement.
(3) 
An estimate, as to each parcel of property affected, of:
(a) 
The assessment of benefits to be levied.
(b) 
The damages to be awarded for property taken or damaged.
(c) 
The net amount of such benefits over damages or the net amount of such damages over benefits.
(4) 
A statement that the property against which the assessments are proposed is benefited, where the work or improvements constitute an exercise of the police power. In such case, the estimates required under Subsection B(3) shall be replaced by a schedule of the proposed assessments.
(5) 
A copy of the report when completed shall be filed with the Village Clerk-Treasurer for public inspection.
C. 
When the Village Board determines by resolution that the hearing on the assessments be held subsequent to the completion of the work or improvement or the rendering of the service, the report required by § 66.0703, Wis. Stats., and Subsections A and B above, shall contain a statement of the final cost of the work, service or improvement in lieu of an estimate of the cost.
The cost of any work or improvement to be paid in whole or in part by special assessment on property may include the direct and indirect cost thereof, the damages occasioned thereby, the interest on bonds or notes issued in anticipation of the collection of the assessments, a reasonable charge for the services of the administrative staff of the Village and the cost of any architectural, engineering and legal services, and any other item of direct or indirect cost which may reasonably be attributed to the proposed work or improvement. The amount to be assessed against all property for any such proposed work or improvement shall be apportioned among the individual parcels in the manner designated by the Village Board.
If any property deemed benefited shall by reason of any provision of law be exempt from assessment therefor, such assessment shall be computed and shall be paid by the Village. Generally, all abutting property owners shall pay special assessments.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
On the completion and filing of the report required in § 67-22B(5) of this article, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall give notice stating the nature of the proposed or approved work or improvement, the general boundary lines of the proposed assessment district, the place and time at which the report may be inspected and the place and time at which all interested persons, their agents or attorneys may appear before the Village Board or committee thereof and be heard concerning the matters contained in the preliminary resolution and report. The notice shall be published as a Class 1 notice, under Ch. 985, Wis. Stats., in the Village and a copy of the notice shall be mailed, at least 10 days before the hearing or proceeding, to every interested person whose post office address is known, or can be ascertained with reasonable diligence. The hearing shall commence not less than 10 days and not more than 40 days after the publication of said notice.
A. 
After the hearing, the Village Board may approve, disapprove, modify or re-refer the report to the designated officer or employee with such directions as it deems necessary to change the plans and specifications so as to accomplish a fair and equitable assessment.
B. 
If an assessment be made against any property and an award of compensation or damage be made in favor of the property, the Village Board shall assess only the difference between such assessment of benefits and the award of compensation or damage.
C. 
If the work or improvement has not been previously authorized or approved, the Village Board shall approve the work or improvement and by resolution direct that the same be done and paid for in accordance with the report finally approved.
D. 
The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall publish the final resolutions as required in § 67-25 of this article.
E. 
After the publication of the final resolution, any work or improvement provided for and not yet authorized shall be deemed fully authorized and all awards of compensation or damage and all assessments made shall be deemed duly and properly made, subject to the right of appeal by § 66.0703(12), Wis. Stats., or any other applicable provision of law.
If after completion or after the receipt of bids the actual cost of any work or improvement is found to vary materially from the original estimate, or the assessment is void or invalid for any reason, or if the Village Board determines to reconsider an assessment, it is empowered, after giving notice as required in § 67-25, to amend, cancel or confirm any prior assessment, and notice of this amending, canceling or confirming be given by the Village Clerk-Treasurer as provided in § 67-26 of this article.
If the cost of the work or improvement is less than the assessment levied, the Village Board without notice or hearing shall reduce each assessment proportionately. If the assessment has been paid either in part or in full, the Village shall refund the property owner such overpayment.
Pursuant to § 66.0703, Wis. Stats:, it shall be a condition to the maintenance of any appeal that any assessment appealed shall be paid when due and payable and upon default in payment any such appeal shall be dismissed.
Pursuant to § 66.0703, Wis. Stats., any special assessment levied under this chapter shall be a lien on the property against which it is levied on behalf of the Village. The Village Board shall provide for the collection of such assessments and may establish penalties for payment after the due date. The Village Board shall provide that all assessments not paid by the date specified shall be extended upon the tax roll as a delinquent tax against the property and all proceedings in relation to the collection of such delinquent taxes shall apply to such assessment, except as otherwise provided by statute. The Village Board may authorize installment payments.
A. 
In addition to all other methods provided by law, special charges for current services may be imposed by the Village Board by allocating all or part of the cost of service to the property served. Such service may include snow and ice removal, weed elimination, street sprinkling, oiling and tarring, repair of sidewalks or curb and gutter, garbage and refuse disposal, recycling, stormwater management, including construction of stormwater management facilities, tree care, removal and disposition of dead animals under § 60.23(20), Wis. Stats., loan repayment under § 70.57(4)(b), Wis. Stats., soil conservation work under § 92.115, Wis. Stats., snow removal under § 86.105, Wis. Stats., and sewer and water service. The Village Board may determine the manner of providing notice of a special charge. Before a special charge for street tarring or the repair of sidewalks, curbs or gutters may be imposed, the Village Board shall conduct a hearing on whether the service in question will be funded in whole or in part by a special charge. Notice of the hearing shall be given as provided in § 66.0627(3)(b), Wis. Stats.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B. 
Such special charges shall not be payable in installments. If not paid within the period fixed by the Village Board, such delinquent charge shall become a lien as provided in § 67-30 of this article.
C. 
Section § 67-22A of this article shall not be applicable to proceedings under this section.
A. 
If any assessment or charge levied under this chapter is invalid because such statutes are found to be unconstitutional, the Village Board may thereafter reassess such assessment or charge pursuant to the provisions of any applicable law.
B. 
The Village Board may, without notice or hearing, levy and assess all or any part of the cost of any work or improvement upon the property benefited if notice and hearing is waived, in writing, by property owners affected.
C. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or this or other ordinance or resolution, it is specifically intended and provided by this chapter that the Village may levy special assessments for work or improvement against the property benefited either before or after the approval of the work plans and specifications, contracting for the work or completing the work or improvement.
D. 
If any affected property owner objects to the Village performing or contracting the work or improvement, said property owner(s) shall be entitled to contract individually the required work or improvement as long as it is performed in a reasonable and workmanlike manner.
As an alternative to any other financing method, the Village Board may provide for the payment of the initial cost of any public improvement from the proceeds of special assessment "B" bonds issued under § 66.0713(4), Wis. Stats. Special assessments to retire such bonds and pay the interest thereon shall be levied under § 66.0713(4), Wis. Stats., payable in such installments at a rate to be determined by the Board based upon borrowed money rates at the time of the special assessment.
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A. 
Assessment share. The method to be followed in determining the amount or share of assessments for installation, major repairs or reconstruction of the streets within the Village, including street paving, curb and gutter installation or reconstruction, shall be as follows (this section does not apply to initial street construction or reconstruction in previously annexed areas, which are addressed below):
(1) 
Two-thirds of the total costs incurred by the Village to perform the work shall be charged to the property owners in the proportion that each front foot of their property adjoining the street(s) on which such work is to be done bears to the entire frontage of the work, and the remaining 1/3 of the cost shall be paid from the general funds of the Village.
(2) 
Corner lots shall be calculated as above, except that a credit of 1/2 of the long side, with a maximum of 60 feet, shall be given.
(3) 
All existing driveway entrances (aprons) shall be paved/repaved if necessary due to adjoining street construction/reconstruction. The property owner will be assessed for this cost, on a per-square-foot, pro-rata basis of the total cost incurred by the Village established by the Engineer's report for the street project.
B. 
Payment of special assessments in installments. All special assessment taxes levied by the Village pursuant to this section may be paid by the taxpayers in installments on the following terms:
(1) 
In equal annual installments, provided that no installment payment is less than $50, except for the final payment. The number of installment payments shall be as established by resolution of the Village Board.
(2) 
Interest shall run on all unpaid installment payments from and after the date the total tax would have otherwise been payable, which is presently January 31 of each year. The interest rate that will be charged shall be the rate charged by Premier Community Bank, or its successor, on home equity variable loans.
(3) 
If the total assessment is not paid in full before the last day on which the entire assessment would be payable, the installment payment method will automatically be applicable. There shall be no penalty for prepayment of any amounts due on an installment payment.
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A. 
Previously annexed areas. The cost to construct a new street or to perform the initial reconstruction of an existing street (including installation and/or repair to curb and gutter, graveling and pavement) necessary to bring such existing street into compliance with Village standards, in an area previously annexed to the Village (the "initial street work") shall be completely assessed against the adjoining property owners on a front-foot basis in an amount equal to the Village's actual costs for the initial street work.
(1) 
Except as may be modified by Subsection B below, the cost for the initial installation or the initial reconstruction/upgrading of existing sanitary sewer and storm sewer, water systems and taps necessary to bring such utilities into compliance with Village standards (the "initial utility work") in an area previously annexed to the Village, shall also be completely assessed against the adjoining property owners on a front-foot basis in an amount equal to the Village's actual costs for the initial utility work, except:
(2) 
Any costs incurred by property owners pursuant to this section shall be paid to the Village promptly when invoiced in full, unless the Village by appropriate assessment resolution under this section authorizes installment payments. If the costs are not promptly paid by the property owner, costs shall be charged to the property pursuant to §§ 66.0701 and 66.0703, Wis. Stats.
B. 
Policy for utility charges. The initial utility work (excluding curb and gutter, graveling and pavement) may be charged to adjoining property owners based upon policy established by the Winneconne Village Board and the Winneconne Public Works Committee (and approved by the Winneconne Village Board) from time to time, setting rates for such improvement projects which will not exceed the actual costs of such projects.
C. 
Alternative procedure. As an alternative to Subsections A and B above, the owners of property adjoining proposed initial street work or initial utility work in previously annexed areas may perform such work by private contract if the Village Board approves such contract and the specifications therein, in its sole discretion.
D. 
Sidewalks. Initial installation and repair of all sidewalks shall be the full responsibility of the adjoining property owner, except for corner lots, where a credit of 1/2 of the long side, with a maximum credit of 60 feet, will be given.
E. 
Not applicable to new subdivisions. Note that regulations regarding the installation of streets and services in new subdivisions, regardless of whether they are in an annexed area or not, will be regulated by the Village's subdivision and platting ordinance, and any such regulations shall take precedence over this section.
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A. 
Statement of purpose.
(1) 
The Village of Winneconne has historically, consistent with Ch. 60, Wis. Stats., provided for direct assessment to adjoining property owners when constructing and improving streets within the municipal boundaries of the Village of Winneconne;
(2) 
The Village of Winneconne is now aware of, and has received, funding for street projects from either state or federal governmental sources; and
(3) 
The current street assessment policy, as codified in the Code, does not acknowledge the receipt of such governmental funding, which is received on account of and should benefit all residents of the Village of Winneconne.
B. 
Street Reconstruction Trust Fund.
(1) 
By and through this section, the existing street assessment policy is modified to provide for the receipt of state, federal and county funding.
(2) 
In the event that the Village of Winneconne received state, federal or county funding for any street project, the funds shall first be applied to the Village of Winneconne portion of the project costs, including the general fund's 1/3 of the project cost as prescribed by ordinance, as well as any other costs which may fall under the jurisdiction of the Village of Winneconne general fund.
(3) 
In the event that the Village of Winneconne received state or federal funding for any street project specifically as a contribution to the portion of the reconstruction cost assumed by the Village of Winneconne, any excess funds received shall be placed into a street reconstruction trust fund to be established and administered by the Village Administrator, unless not allowed by the funding source. By doing so, all residents of the Village of Winneconne and all property owners of the Village of Winneconne shall be benefited, as opposed to only certain individuals who receive the benefit of these funds for a specific project.
(4) 
The Village Board has the sole and exclusive discretion as to the allocation of such funds, which shall be guided by the facts and circumstances unique to each funding grant.