The Plan Commission, in order to ensure that the requirements
of § 66.1001(4), Wis. Stats., are met, shall proceed as
follows:
A.
Public participation verification. Prior to beginning work on a comprehensive
plan, the Plan Commission shall verify that the Town Board has adopted
written procedures designed to foster public participation in every
stage of preparation of the comprehensive plan. These written procedures
shall include open discussion, communication programs, information
services and noticed public meetings. These written procedures shall
further provide for wide distribution of proposed, alternative or
amended elements of a comprehensive plan and shall provide an opportunity
for written comments to be submitted by members of the public to the
Town Board and for the Town Board to respond to such written comments.
B.
Resolution. The Plan Commission, under § 66.1001(4)(b),
Wis. Stats., shall recommend its proposed comprehensive plan or amendment
to the Town Board by adopting a resolution by a majority vote of the
entire Plan Commission. The vote shall be recorded in the minutes
of the Plan Commission. The resolution shall refer to maps and other
descriptive materials that relate to one or more elements of the comprehensive
plan. The resolution adopting a comprehensive plan shall further recite
that the requirements of the comprehensive planning law have been
met, under § 66.1001, Wis. Stats., namely that:
(1)
The Town Board adopted written procedures to foster public participation
and that such procedures allowed public participation at each stage
of preparing the comprehensive plan;
(2)
The plan contains the nine specified elements and meets the
requirements of those elements;
(3)
The (specified) maps and (specified) other descriptive materials
relate to the plan;
(4)
The plan has been adopted by a majority vote of the entire Plan
Commission, which the Clerk or Secretary is directed to record in
the minutes; and
C.
Transmittal. One copy of the comprehensive plan or amendment adopted
by the Plan Commission for recommendation to the Town Board shall
be sent to:
(1)
Every governmental body that is located in whole or in part
within the boundaries of the Town, including any school district,
Town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation
district or other special district.
(2)
The clerk of every city, village, town, county and regional
planning commission that is adjacent to the Town.
(3)
The Wisconsin Land Council.
(4)
After September 1, 2003, the Department of Administration.
(5)
The regional planning commission in which the Town is located.
(6)
The public library that serves the area in which the Town is
located.
