Legal Articles

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

    Public Utilities 355 Jared Walker Smith, the Municipality, August 2019

  2. An Overview of the Public Trust Doctrine

    Miscellaneous 5R-1 Claire Silverman, the Municipality, August 2019

  3. Dealing with Limitation of Liability Clauses in Contracts

    Contracts 402 Thomas Cameron, The Municipality, July 2019

  4. Roles and Authority of Governing Body Members

    Governing Bodies 409 Silverman/Davis, The Municipality, June 2019

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

    Taxation 1058 Curt Witynski, The Municipality, June 2019

  6. Summertime and (Pre-Mosquitos) the Living Is Easy

    Employees 272R3, Licensing & Regulation 400, Miscellaneous 21 Claire Silverman, The Municipality, May 2019

  7. Business Purpose Unnecessary for “Agricultural” Classification

    Taxation 1057 Maria Davis, The Municipality, May 2019

  8. Bonding/Insurance Requirements for Municipal Officials

    Fidelity Bonds 33 R-2 Claire Silverman, The Municipality, April 2019

  9. Comprehensive Plan Amendments

    Commissions 185 Claire Silverman, The Municipality, April 2019

  10. Court Declines Invitation to Revamp Governmental Immunity

    Courts 369, Liability 435 Claire Silverman, The Municipality, March 2019

  11. 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). Maria Davis, The Municipality, March 2019

  12. 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. Maria Davis, The Municipality, March 2019

  13. 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. Claire Silverman, The Municipality, March, 2019

  14. Municipal Employees are Employees at Will

    Employees 350 Luis Arroyo, The Municipality, February 2019

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

    Licensing & Regulation 398 Richie/Gustafson, The Municipality, February 2019

  16. New Records Schedule Approved for Municipalities

    Public Records 151 Andrew Baraniak, The Municipality, January 2019
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