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Powers of Municipalities FAQ 1
What procedures must a municipality follow when it sells land and may a municipality sell land for below fair market value?
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Powers of Municipalities FAQ 2
Can a municipality offer to waive or reimburse payment of property taxes, as an incentive to businesses or other property owners to locate in the community?
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Powers of Municipalities FAQ 3
Can municipalities adopt and enforce ordinances prohibiting the discharging of a gun within the municipality?
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Powers of Municipalities FAQ 4
May a municipality enforce a municipal ordinance outside its corporate boundaries (e.g., on land the municipality owns that is located in an adjacent town)?
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Powers of Municipalities FAQ 5
Does a village board or city council have any authority to donate public funds to local non-profit organizations?
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Powers of Municipalities FAQ 6
May a city subject to Wis. Stat. sec. 62,13 operate a joint police department with a county? Another city? A village?
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Powers of Municipalities FAQ 7
Does a village have the power to create a Tax Incremental Financing District under Wis. Stat. sec. 66.1105?
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Powers of Municipalities FAQ 8
Municipalities are prohibited from imposing taxes unless they are specifically authorized by the legislature but can impose fees. What is the difference between a tax and a fee?
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Powers of Municipalities FAQ 9
Does a city or village have authority to charge property owners a fee for the cost of providing fire department services to their property and extend the fee onto the tax roll if not paid?
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Powers of Municipalities FAQ 10
What are the differences between cities and villages?
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Powers of Municipalities FAQ 11
May a municipality lawfully require nonresidents to pay higher fees than residents?
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Powers of Municipalities FAQ 12
May a municipality plow snow from and spread salt on private roads, driveways, and parking lots?
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Powers of Municipalities FAQ 13
May municipalities regulate the size of election campaign signs and the duration that they can be displayed?