WISCONSIN TOWN LAW FORMS
BASED ON THE
2007-08 WISCONSIN STATUTES
Chapters 5 to 11 * Government Accountability Board Forms and Manuals.
6.55 (6) * Resolution authorizing appointment of special registration deputies.
7.30 (1) * Ordinance establishing split shifts for election officials.
7.32 * Resolution changing number of election officials.
17.01 * Resignation of town officer.
17.02 * Notice by town clerk to clerk of circuit court of resignation of municipal judge.
17.13 (1) * Removal of town officer by town board.
17.13 (1) * Removal of town officer by town chairperson.
17.25 (1) * Appointment to fill vacancy in town board.
17.25 (1) * Appointment to fill vacancy in town office.
17.25 (2) * Appointment order for unexpired term of the town plan commission.
19.01 (1) * Official oath.
19.01 (1m) * Oral oath.
19.01 (2) * Official bond.
19.21 * Ordinance for the destruction of obsolete records.
19.21 (2) * Notice of demand for public records by successor officer.
19.21 (3) * Resolution and notice to State Historical Society of intent to destroy records.
19.34 * Ordinance adopting notice of records access.
19.34 * Notice of records access.
19.35 * Resolution on notice of fees.
19.35 * Request form for access to or copy of public record.
19.356 * Response to request for record subject to s. 19.356, Wis. stats.
19.356 * Notice to record subject of request for record under s. 19.356, Wis. stats.
19.356 (9) * Response to request for record relating to state or local public office holder.
19.356 (9) * Notice to record subject of request for record relating to state or local public office holder.
19.59 * Town ethics ordinance.
19.84, 60.20, 60.22 * Town board meeting and parliamentary procedure ordinance.
19.84 * Notice of town board meeting and agenda.
19.85 * Motion by town board member to request closed session of town board.
19.85 * Chief presiding officer's notice of proposed town board closed session.
23.33 (8) * All-terrain vehicle routes ordinance.
30.103 * Resolution for identification of high water mark by town sanitary district.
30.123 * Bridges and culverts.
30.13 (5m) * Resolution and removal order for pier or wharf.
30.16 (1) * Resolution to remove obstructions to navigation.
30.77 * Town regulation of boating.
31.38 * Resolution for construction and maintenance of dam.
33.23, 33.25, 33.26, 33.265 * Resolution and order to establish public inland lake district.
59.69 (5) (e) 3. and 3m. * Resolution by town board disapproving petition for zoning amendment.
60.03 (2) * Petition for division of a town.
60.03 (2) * Petition to dissolve a town.
60.03 (3) * Notice of referendum upon the question of the division of a town.
60.03 (3) * Notice of referendum upon the question of the dissolution of a town.
60.03 (5) * Certificate of the results of election on the question of the division of a town.
60.03 (5) * Certificate of results of election on question of the dissolution of a town.
60.065 * Petition for change of town name.
60.065 * Certificate of sufficiency of petition for change of town name.
60.10 (2) (c) * Resolution authorizing village powers.
60.10 (2) (d) * Town bonding.
60.10 (2) (e) * Resolution authorizing purchase of land.
60.10 (2) (L), 60.37 (4) * Resolution authorizing town officers to receive hourly wage.
60.11 (7) * Town meeting poll list.
60.12 * Request for special town meeting.
60.12 (3) * Clerk's notice for special town meeting.
60.16 (1) * Notice of first town meeting in newly-organized town.
60.16 (3) * Oath to be subscribed by clerk and inspectors.
60.21 (1) * Ordinance to create 5-member town board.
60.22 * Town plan commission ordinance.
60.23 (10) * Amusement center license ordinance.
60.23 (30) * Dogs running at large ordinance.
60.30 (3) * Notice by town clerk to persons elected to town office.
60.30 (5) * Temporary appointment by town board to fill vacancy in town office.
60.31 (1e) (a) * Ordinance for appointed town clerk, town treasurer, or combined town clerk/treasurer.
60.31 (2) * Town clerk's and town officer's bond.
60.321 * Resolution authorizing and establishing travel expense and cost reimbursement for town employees and officials.
60.33 (4) (b) * Notice by town clerk to county clerk of town officers elected or appointed.
60.33 (4) (c) * Notice to clerk of circuit court of election or appointment of municipal judge or constable.
60.33 (5) * Deed of town real estate.
60.33 (9) (b) * Report of town clerk to administrator of the cooperative educational service agency of the names and post-office addresses of the district clerks in the town.
60.33 (9) (d) * Notice to town treasurer of apportionment of school moneys by the town clerk.
60.33 (11) * Resolution authorizing additional duties for town clerk.
60.331 * Appointment by town clerk of deputy town clerk.
60.341 * Appointment by town treasurer of deputy treasurer.
60.41 * Annual financial statement.
60.44, 893.80 * Resolution and notice of disallowance of claim.
60.44 (2) * Ordinance authorizing alternative claims procedure.
60.46 * Resolution designating public depository.
60.47 (2) (a) * Resolution for notice of public contract with estimated cost more than $5,000, but not more than $25,000.
60.47 (2) (b) * Resolution and notice for advertisement for proposals to perform public contract with estimated cost of more than $25,000.
60.55 (2) (b) * Resolution for designation of written fire fee schedule.
60.555 * Model ordinance for outdoor burning, open burning, and burning of refuse.
60.565 * Resolution for designation of ambulance service fee schedule.
60.61 * Town building information permit ordinance.
60.62, 62.23 (1) * Appointment of town plan commission members.
60.71 (2) * Petition for sanitary district.
60.71 (3) * Bond.
60.71 (4) (b) * Notice of hearing on petition.
60.71 (6) (c) * Order establishing town sanitary district.
60.74 (4) * Petition to elect, instead of appoint, sanitary district commissioners.
60.74 (5) * Petition to appoint, instead of elect, sanitary district commissioners.
60.78 * Municipal obligation issues by sanitary district.
60.80 * Affidavit of posting.
60.80, 985.07 * Affidavit of publication.
60.84 (2) * Surveyor's bond to establish monuments.
60.85 * Resolution creating tax increment district.
61.35, 62.23 (6) * Resolution adopting official map.
61.35, 62.23 (6) * Certificate of adoption of official map.
66.0103 * Resolution and notice to create code or partial code of ordinances.
66.0103 * Ordinance to enact code or partial code of ordinances.
66.0113 * Citation ordinance.
66.0119 * Special inspection warrant.
66.0235 (2) * Certificate of clerk of town to which territory is transferred.
66.0235 (2) * Certificate of clerk of town from which territory was transferred.
66.0301 (6) * Cooperative Boundary Agreements.
66.0307 * Resolution authorizing participation in preparation of a cooperative boundary plan.
66.0403 * Solar and wind access permits.
66.0407 * Noxious weed notice (for posting or publication).
66.0407 * Noxious weed ordinance.
66.0413 * Resolution and order to raze building.
66.0423 * Transient merchant license ordinance.
66.0425, 82.03, 86.07, 349.06, 349.065 * Road use and motor vehicle control ordinance.
66.0425, 86.07 * Resolution granting privileges on highway.
66.0425, 86.07 * Driveway and highway access permit ordinance.
66.0433 (1) * Order of town board granting licenses for sale of nonintoxicating beverages.
66.0433 (1) * License for sale of nonintoxicating beverages.
66.0433 (2) * Soda water beverages.
66.0435 * Manufactured and mobile home community license, campground license, and temporary or seasonal residential permit ordinance.
66.0435 * Application for manufactured and mobile home community license.
66.0435 * Manufactured and mobile home community license.
66.0517 (2) * Appointment of commissioner of noxious weeds.
66.0517 (2) * Oath of commissioner of noxious weeds.
66.0517 (3) (b) * Account of commissioner for destruction of weeds.
66.0517 (3) (b) * Certificate to state treasurer for charges against railroad lands.
66.0605 * Resolution for town audit.
66.0608 * Ordinance authorizing fire, emergency medical technician, or first responder departments to hold volunteer funds.
66.0615 * Room tax ordinances.
66.0627 * Resolution and notice of special charges.
66.0627, 66.0707 * Resolution and notice of special charge against property in adjacent municipality.
66.0703 (2) * Preliminary resolution of town board to levy special assessments for improvements.
66.0703 (7) * Notice of hearing on resolution of town board to levy special assessments for improvements.
66.0703 (8) * Final resolution of town board to levy special assessments for improvements.
66.1001 * Comprehensive planning - Department of Administration guides and information.
66.1001 (4) (b) * Resolution by plan commission to recommend adoption of comprehensive plan.
66.1001 (4) (d) * Resolution and notice of public hearing on proposed town comprehensive plan.
66.1001 (4) * Ordinance to adopt comprehensive plan.
66.1003 * Resolution, notice, and lis pendens notice to discontinue town road.
66.1003 (4) * Resolution to discontinue public way.
66.1024 * Resolution accepting dedication of town road.
67.05 (1), (10) * Initial bond resolution.
67.05 (5) * Calling of special election.
67.05 * Proof of posting.
67.05 * Referendum ballot.
67.05 * Statement of canvass of special election.
67.05 * Resolution fixing details and submitting proceedings to attorney general.
67.05 * Resolution combining bond issues.
Chapter 68 * Administrative Review of Town Determinations
Chapters 70, 73, and 74 * Department of Revenue property tax forms.
70.27 * Resolution to make assessor's plat.
70.27 * Lis pendens on resolution to make assessor's plat.
70.45 * Notice of open book.
70.46 (1), 70.47 (6m) * Ordinance to appoint alternate members for board of review.
70.47 (2) * Notice of meeting of board of review.
70.47 (4) * Notice of meeting to adjourn board of review to later date.
70.47 (7) * Notice of intent to file objection with board of review.
70.47 (7) (af) * Ordinance relating to confidentiality of income and expense records.
70.47 (10) * Notice of changing valuation.
70.64 (2) * Resolution for appeal from county equalization.
70.64 (3) * Appeal from county equalization.
70.64 (5) * Resolution to join other taxation district's appeal.
70.64 (5) * Statement of joining other taxation district's appeal and additional grounds of appeal.
70.67 * Town treasurer's bond.
70.67 (2) * Exemption from treasurer's bond.
70.73 (1) * Notice to correct assessment.
70.74 * Order for reassessment.
70.75 * Petition for reassessment.
70.75 * Order for preliminary hearing on petition for reassessment.
70.75 (2) * Oath of assessor.
73.10 (2), 86.303 (5) * Department of Revenue municipal financial reporting forms.
77.876 (4) * Certificate of town clerk of unpaid assessment for failure to complete a managed forest practice.
Chapter 82 * Department of Transportation publications and forms.
Chapter 82 * Transportation Information Center bulletins.
82.03 (1) * Appointment of superintendent of highways.
82.03 (1) * Bond of superintendent of highways.
82.03 (2) * Resolution authorizing town supervisors to exceed highway expenditure limits.
82.03 (7) * Ordinance naming town highways.
82.08 * Resolution for the construction or repair of a bridge or culvert.
82.08 * Petition for county aid in construction or repair of a bridge.
82.09 * Resolution for the construction or repair of a bridge or culvert and petition for county aid.
82.10 (1) * Application for laying out, altering, or discontinuing a highway.
82.10 (2) * Resolution to initiate process for laying out, altering, or discontinuing a highway.
82.10 (4) * Notice of meeting of supervisors to decide upon highway application or resolution.
82.10 (5) and 840.11 * Lis pendens on resolution to lay out, alter, or discontinue a highway.
82.10 (5) and 840.11 * Lis pendens on application to lay out, alter, or discontinue a highway.
82.11 * Affidavit of serving notice under s. 82.10 (4), Wis. stats.
82.12 * Resolution and order to lay out, alter, or discontinue highway.
82.12 * Highway order laying out, altering, or discontinuing highway.
82.14 * Agreement on damages to landowner and release by landowner.
82.20 * Notice to remove fence.
82.21 * Order laying out, altering, or discontinuing highway on town or municipal line.
82.27 * Application and affidavit for highway to enclosed land.
82.27 * Notice of meeting for laying out highway to enclosed land.
82.27 * Order laying out highway to enclosed land, awarding damages, and assessing advantages.
82.33 * Notice of meeting to make new highway record.
82.33 * Order making new highway record.
82.35 * Order for temporary highway.
83.14 * Petition for county highway aid.
84.18 * Local bridge program entitlement application.
86.04 * Order of supervisors for the removal of obstruction in case of encroachment.
86.04 (3) * Denial of encroachment.
86.30 * Department of Transportation general transportation aids program.
86.31 * Department of Transportation local roads improvement program.
88.94 * Petition for drainage of farm land; and notice of hearing.
88.94 * Notice of hearing on petition for drainage of farm land.
90.05 (1) * Partition of fence by owners.
90.05 (1) * Partition of line by owners.
90.06 * Notice to remove fence to boundary line.
90.07 * Notice of meeting of fence viewers to divide and to assign shares of partition fence or line.
90.07 * Division and assignment of share of partition fence or line.
90.07 * Fence viewers' determination in case of dispute.
90.09 * Notice of meeting of fence viewers to partition when land bounded by water.
90.09 * Fence viewer's determination of partition when land bounded by water.
90.09 * Notice by fence viewers that fence is impracticable.
90.10 * Notice to occupants on complaint of failure to repair fence.
90.10 * Determination of fence viewers directing repair of partition fence.
90.11 * Notice of meeting to determine expense of repairs.
90.11 * Fence viewers' certificate of expense of repairs.
90.12 * Notice of meeting to determine line fence controversy.
90.12 * Fence viewers' determination.
90.13 * Notice of meeting to apportion expense.
90.13 * Fence viewers' determination.
93.90 * Model livestock facilities licensing ordinance.
101.65 * Model ordinance for adoption of Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code.
103.05 * New hiring reports.
Chapter 125 * Department of Revenue alcohol license application forms.
Chapter 125 * Ordinance establishing schedule of fees for alcohol related licenses and permits.
125.04 (12) (a) * Transfer of license from place to place.
125.04 (12) (b) * Transfer of license from person to person.
125.05 (1) (a) * Petition for referendum (local option election) on sale of alcohol beverages.
125.05 (1) (b) 6. * Town clerk's certificate to be attached to petition.
125.05 (1) (b) 9. * Notice of election on sale of alcohol beverages.
125.05 (2) * Remonstrance against license in residence district in no-license territory.
125.05 (2) * Remonstrance against license in residence district in license territory.
125.05 (2) * Counterpetition for license in residence district.
125.05 (2) (g) * Affidavit on remonstrance or counterpetition.
125.05 (2) (i) * Notice of intention to secure signatures to remonstrance.
125.05 (2) (i) * Notice of intention to secure signatures to a counterpetition.
125.05 (2) (j) * Notice of hearing to consider remonstrance or counterpetition.
125.05 (2) (j) * Objection to the sufficiency of remonstrance or counterpetition.
125.05 (2) (j) * Determination as to sufficiency of remonstrance or counterpetition.
125.05 (2) (j) * Final determination after a previous finding of defects in remonstrance or counterpetition.
125.10 * Alcohol control ordinance.
125.12 (2) (ag) * Complaint for revocation or suspension of license.
125.12 (2) (ar) * Summons.
125.12 (2) and (3) * Notice of nonrenewal, revocation, or suspension of license.
125.12 (2) and (3) * Order nonrenewing, revoking, or suspending license.
125.12 (3m) * Notice of refusal to issue license.
125.17 * Application for operator's license.
125.17 * Operator's license to sell alcohol beverages.
125.25 * Retailer's Class "A" license, fermented malt beverages.
125.26 * Retailer's Class "B" license, fermented malt beverages.
125.26 (6) * Temporary Class "B" license, fermented malt beverages for particular gathering or picnic.
125.28 * Wholesaler's license for sale of fermented malt beverages.
125.51 (3) * Retail "Class B" intoxicating liquor license.
125.51 (3) (b) * Ordinance allowing sales of alcohol in closed containers by "Class B" license holders.
125.51 (3m) * Retail "Class C" wine license.
125.51 (9) * Liquor licenses for less than one year.
157.50 * Town cemetery and burial site ordinance.
166.03 (4) * Resolution appointing emergency management officer.
166.07, 166.08 * Resolution to provide for successors to town office in emergency.
166.23 * Resolution declaring emergency in town.
167.10 (3) * Fireworks permit.
169.43 * Harmful and exotic wild animal ordinance.
170.02 * Notice of finding stray.
170.03 * Certificate of appraisal of stray.
170.04 * Decision as to amount of charges for keeping a stray.
170.05 * Notice of sale when stray not reclaimed.
170.05 * Statement of finder as to charges.
170.07, 170.08 * Notice of finding money or goods.
170.08 * Appraisal.
170.105 * Resolution and notice of lost chattels.
172.02 * Notice of animal at large.
172.03, 172.08 * Notice of animal at large if owner unknown.
172.04 * Certificate of appraisal.
172.05 * Decision as to amount of charges.
172.06 * Notice of sale and statement of charges.
172.51 * Notice to owner of animals distrained doing damage.
172.52 * Appraisers' certificate.
172.55 * Notice of sale of animals by sheriff or constable.
173.03, 173.27 * Resolution and ordinance for appointment of humane officer and officers for hearing appeals.
174.05 * Resolution and ordinance to raise dog tax.
175.25 * Permit for junked vehicles.
175.25 * Junked vehicle ordinance.
Chapter 196 * Public utility service.
236.45 * Land division ordinances.
254.59 (2) * Notice to remove or abate human health hazard.
Chapter 289 * Recycling.
289.22 * Town waste treatment, disposal, and storage ordinance.
348.16, 349.16 * Ordinance establishing special or seasonal weight limits.
348.26, 348.27 * Permit for overweight vehicles.
349.07 (3) * Ordinance to designate through town highways.
349.07 (8) * Ordinance to provide for stop signs on highways.
349.10 * Ordinance to designate one-way highways.
349.11 * Ordinance to lower speed limit on town highways.
349.11 * Ordinance to lower speed limit on town rustic roads.
349.13 * Ordinance to regulate stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles.
349.15 * Ordinance to designate class "B" highways.
349.17 * Ordinance to designate heavy traffic routes.
349.185 * Ordinance to regulate certain events and productions.
349.22 * Ordinance designating a mass transit way.
350.04 * Resolution to block town highway for snowmobile event.
350.18 * Snowmobile vehicle routes ordinance.
778.15 * Town treasurer's statement of forfeitures.
Chapter 823, 29.038, 66.0407, 66.0413, 125.14, 169.01, 175.25 * Public nuisance ordinance.
985.02 (2) (d) * Proof of posting.