Social Media in Local Government

May 2023, by Maria Davis, Assistant Legal Counsel

Municipal Regulation of Solar Energy Systems

Licensing & Regulation 405, December 2022, Eric B. Hagen, Attorney, Boardman & Clark LLP

Publication Requirements for Cities/Publication Requirements for Villages

November 2022, by Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, Maria Davis, Assistant Legal Counsel and Steven Hawkins, League Law Clerk

Exercise Caution When Creating Easements on Plats

Platting 175, October 2022, Derek Punches, Attorney, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP

Wisconsin Referendums at a Glance

Elections 609, September, 2022, Steven Hawkins, Law Clerk, Maria Davis, Assistant Legal Counsel, Curt Witynski, Deputy Executive Director, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Sign Regulations Post Austin v. Reagan National

Licensing and Regulation 404, August 2022, Liz Majerus, Assistant City Attorney, Sheboygan

Understanding and Complying With Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Law

Governing Bodies 315 R11, Part 2, July 2022, Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Understanding and Complying With Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Law

Governing Bodies 135R11 (Part 1), June 2022, Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Got a Few Minutes for Minute Minutiae?

Governing Bodies # 373 R2, May 2022, Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Limitations on Federal Grant Conditions

Miscellaneous 23, April 2022, Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Is Your Website Accessible to People With Disabilities?

Public Buildings and Property # 229R1, March 2022, Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Suspicionless Drug Testing Subject to Constitutional Constraints

Employees 302-R1, February 2022, Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Law Enforcement Agencies’ New Recordkeeping and Sharing Obligations

Police 315, January 2022, by Attorneys Ryan P. Heiden and Audrey R. Merkel, von Briesen & Roper, s.c.

Municipal Publication Requirements

Publications 125R2, December 2021, Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Governing Body Member Salaries

Salaries 426 R-2, November 2021, by Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

First Amendment Protects Objectionable Content

Powers of Municipalities 942, September 2021, by Sherri Russell, City Attorney, Lake Jackson, Texas, reprinted with permission from IMLA’s Municipal Lawyer

Enforcement of Wisconsin’s Sunshine Laws

Governing Bodies 411, Public Records 152, August 2021, by Assistant Attorney General Paul Ferguson, DOJ Office of Open Government

Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Part 3: The Incompatibility Doctrine and Miscellaneous Conduct...

Compatibility of Office 609, Pecuniary Interest 396, August 2021 by Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Part 2: Private Interest in Public Contracts*

Pecuniary Interest 395, July 2021 by Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Part 1: The State Ethics Code*

Pecuniary Interest 394, June 2021 by Maria Davis, Assistant Legal Counsel and Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

The Role of the Municipal Clerk

Officers 772 R, May 2021 by Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Land Use Decisions and the Rule Of Law

Powers of Municipalities 941, April 2021 by Matthew Dregne, Partner, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP

Zoning or Subdivision Regulation? It Can Matter!

Platting 174 Zoning 526, April 2021 by Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Ten Tips for Using Your Municipal Attorney More Effectively

Officers 763R1, March 2021 by Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Discretionary Immunity in Slip and Fall Case

Liability 439, February 2021 by Attorneys Ted Waskowski and Kyle W. Engelke, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP

Qualified Immunity Acknowledges Legal Realities

Liability 438, January 2021 by Kail Decker, City Attorney and Patrick Mitchell, Chief of Police, City of West Allis

Enforcing Seasonal Weight Limitation Ordinances

Traffic Regulation 432, December 2020 by Attorneys E. Joseph Kershek and Kimberly Kershek

“This Is Not My Beautiful House…” (Strategies for Dealing with Dilapidated Properties)

Nuisances 161, December 2020 by Attorney Nathan Bayer, Crivello Carlson s.c.

Garbage Collection and Recycling FAQs

Sanitation 30, December 2020 by Curt Witynski, Deputy Director, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Apartment Inspection and Landlord Registration Programs

Powers of Municipalities 940, November 2020 by Curt Witynski, JD, Deputy Executive Director, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

After State Interference, Financial Incentives Encourage Employee Residency

Employees 367, November 2020 by Curt Witynski, JD, Deputy Executive Director, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Funding Streets Through Transportation Utility Fees

Powers of Municipalities 939, September 2020 by Curt Witynski, J.D., Deputy Executive Director, Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, Maria Davis, Assistant Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Oversight of Municipal Police Departments in Wisconsin

Police 314, August 2020 by Claire Silverman, Legal Counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Wisconsin’s Recreational Immunity Statute: How Much Protection Does It Offer?

Liability 390R2

Understanding League Legal Services

Misc 1R4

You’re in the Public Sector Now!

Misc 22

Focus: The Board of Review in Uncertain Times

Taxation 1060

Short-Term Rentals

Licensing and Regulation 403

Accessory Dwelling Units: A Provocative Alternative to Traditional Housing

Housing 22

Municipal Utility Governance: Options & Responsibilities

Public Utilities 356

The Robots Are Coming: Planning for Autonomous Vehicles

Transportation 1

Elections Q & A

Elections 608

Intergovernmental Cooperation in Wisconsin

Powers of Municipalities 937

DOL Raises Earnings Threshold for FLSA Exemptions

Employees 355

Public Comment Q&A

Governing Bodies 410

Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Cell Tower Permit

Licensing & Regulation 402

ABCs on CBD

Licensing & Regulation 401

Putting "Responsible" Back into "Lowest Responsible Bidder"

Contracts 403

Cities Successfully Defend Against Dark Store Challenges - You Can Too

Taxation 1059

Wisconsin Villages Come in All Shapes and Sizes

Municipal Corporations 60

Local Government Environmental Cost Recovery Tools

Liability 437

Municipal Immunity for Discretionary Acts Survives - For Now

Liability 436

Warrantless Blood Draws of Unconscious Drunk Drivers

Police 313

A Comparison of the First Three Approved Financial Assistance Programs for...

Public Utilities 355

An Overview of the Public Trust Doctrine

Miscellaneous 5R-1

Dealing with Limitation of Liability Clauses in Contracts

Contracts 402

Roles and Authority of Governing Body Members

Governing Bodies 409

Charging or Increasing Recycling Fees Does Not Impact a Community’s Levy Limit

Taxation 1058

Summertime and (Pre-Mosquitos) the Living Is Easy

Employees 272R3, Licensing & Regulation 400, Miscellaneous 21

Business Purpose Unnecessary for “Agricultural” Classification

Taxation 1057

Bonding/Insurance Requirements for Municipal Officials

Fidelity Bonds 33 R-2

Comprehensive Plan Amendments

Commissions 185

Court Declines Invitation to Revamp Governmental Immunity

Courts 369, Liability 435

Courts 369 Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to adopt interpretation of governmental immunity statute that would reverse longstanding precedent and expand municipal liability under sec. 893.80(4) explaining that to do so would create problems for governmen...

Panhandling Ordinances after Reed and Norton

Licensing/Regulation 399, Ordinances/Resolutions 511: Legal comment discussing the constitutionality of panhandling ordinances in the wake of Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 135 S.Ct. 2218 (2015) and Norton v. City of Springfield, 806 F.3d 411 (7th Cir. 2015).

Nuisance Concerts Separate Events

Liability 434, Nuisances 160: Concerts constituting a nuisance are considered separate events for purposes of the 120-day notice timeline in Wisconsin Statute § 893.80(1d). Yacht Club at Sister Bay Condo Assn., Inc. v. Village of Sister Bay, 2019 WI 4.

Wisconsin Cities Have Class!

Municipal Corporations 59: Provides overview of Wis. Stat. sec. 62.05 which classifies cities as 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th class cities based on population as well as procedure for altering classification and some differences between the different classes.

Municipal Employees are Employees at Will

Employees 350

WI Fair Employment Act: New Amendments Address Arrest & Conviction Discrimination in Licensing

Licensing & Regulation 398

New Records Schedule Approved for Municipalities

Public Records 151