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Insufficient fund fee. There shall be a $30 fee for processing checks made payable to the City that are returned because of insufficient funds in the account in question.
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Collection. Collection costs and attorney's fees shall be added to the principal amounts of unpaid bills owed to the City that are placed with collection agencies.
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Bond eliminated. The City of Onalaska elects not to give the bond on the bond for the City Treasurer provided for by § 70.67(1), Wis. Stats.
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City liable for default of Treasurer. Pursuant to § 70.67(2), Wis. Stats., the City shall be obligated to pay, in case the City Treasurer shall fail to do so, all state and county taxes required by law to be paid by such City Treasurer to the County Treasurer.
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The Common Council shall designate the public depository or depositories within this state within which City funds shall be deposited, and when the money is deposited in such depository in the name of the City, the Financial Services Director and bondsman shall not be liable for such losses as are defined by state law. The Financial Services Director shall invest said money and the interest arising therefrom shall be paid into the City Treasury. Pursuant to state law, designated public depositories shall be required to pledge U.S. Treasury Notes equal in amount to any uninsured balance on the City's deposit. State Law Reference: Ch. 34 and § 62.12(7), Wis. Stats.
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Payment of claims. In addition to, and in lieu of the other methods provided by statute for the payment of claims against the City, financial claims against the City may be paid from the City Treasury after the Common Council shall have audited and approved each such claim as a proper charge against the Treasury and shall have endorsed their approval thereon, after having determined that the following conditions have been complied with:
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That funds are available therefor, pursuant to the budget approved by the Council;
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That the item or service covered by such claim has been duly authorized by the proper the proper official, department head or board or commission;
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That the item or service covered by such claim has been duly authorized by the property official, department head, or board or commission;
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That the item or service has been actually supplied or rendered in conformity with such authorization;
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That the claim is just and valid pursuant to law. The Financial Services Director may require the submission of such proof and evidence to support the foregoing in their discretion as they deem necessary.
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The Financial Services Director may invest any City funds not immediately needed pursuant to §§ 66.04(2)[1] and 219.05, Wis. Stats.
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Editor's Note: See now § 66.0603(1m), Wis. Stats.
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In lieu of the personal signatures of the City Clerk and Mayor, there may be affixed on order checks the facsimile signatures of such persons adopted by them and approved by the Common Council, but the use of the facsimile signature shall not relieve such official from any liability to which they are otherwise subject, including the unauthorized use thereof.
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Receiving money. The Financial Services Director or their deputies shall not receive any money into the Treasury from any source except on account of taxes levied and collected during the fiscal year for which they may then be serving, without giving a receipt therefor in the manner specified by the Common Council.
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Receipts. Upon the payment of any money (except for taxes as herein provided), the Financial Services Director shall make out a receipt in duplicate for the money so received. The Financial Services Director shall charge the amount thereof to the Treasury and credit the proper account. The payment of the money to any receiving agent of the City or to the City or to the Financial Services Director shall be safeguarded in such manner as the Common Council shall direct.
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Billing procedures. Billings by the City may be paid within 30 days after billings without interest. Thereafter, interest may be charged at the rate of 1 1/2% per month or any fraction thereof, until the 15th day of November. Bills not paid on or before the 15th of November shall have added to the total amount due 1 1/2% of said charges shall be entered on the tax role as a special charge and become a lien upon real estate.
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Any party may obtain a Statement of Special Assessments from the City Clerk with respect to the following information necessary for transfers of real property including:
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The amount of outstanding special assessments;
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Deferred assessments;
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Changes in assessments;
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Amount of taxes;
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Outstanding water and sewer bills;
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Current water and sewer bills;
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Contemplated improvements;
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Floodplain status; and
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Violations of the building and health codes.
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The Statement of Special Assessments shall be provided in a form prepared by the City Clerk upon payment of the fee as set forth in the City of Onalaska Fee Schedule. A minimum of 48 hours is required for preparation of a Statement of Real Property Status.
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A firm of certified public accountants shall be employed each year by the City, subject to the confirmation of the Common Council to conduct a detailed audit of the City's financial transactions and its books, and to assist the Financial Services Director in the management of the City's financial affairs, including the City's public utilities. These auditors shall be employed on a calendar-year basis.
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The calendar year shall be the fiscal year.
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Departmental estimates. On or before October 1 of each year, each officer, department, board and committee shall file with the Financial Services Director an itemized statement of disbursements during the preceding fiscal year, and a detailed statement of the receipts and disbursements on account of any special fund under the supervision of such officer, department, board or committee during such year, and of the conditions and management of such fund; also detailed estimates of the same matters for the current fiscal year and for the ensuing fiscal year. Such statements shall be presented in the form prescribed by the City and shall be designated as "Departmental Estimates," and shall be as nearly uniform as possible for the main division of all departments.
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Consideration of estimates. The Financial Services Director and Administrator shall consider such departmental estimates in consultation with the department head and recommend to the Common Council's Finance and Personnel Committee a budget amount for such department or activity. The Finance and Personnel Committee and Common Council shall assist the Financial Services Director and Administrator in developing a proposed budget for submission to the Common Council.
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Proposed budget. On or before November 1, the Finance and Personnel Committee shall prepare and submit to the Common Council a proposed budget presenting a financial plan for conducting the affairs of the City for the ensuing calendar year. The budget shall include the following information:
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The expense of conducting each department and activity of the City for the ensuing fiscal year and last preceding fiscal year, with reasons provided for increase and decrease recommended as compared with appropriations for the current year.
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An itemization of all anticipated income from the City from sources other than general property taxes and bonds issued, with a comparative statement of the amounts received by the City from each of the same or similar sources for the last preceding and current fiscal year.
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An estimate of the amount of money to be raised from general property taxes which, with income from other sources, will be necessary to meet the proposed expenditures.
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Such other information as may be required by the Common Council and by state law.
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Copies of budget. The Financial Services Director shall provide a reasonable number of copies of the budget summary thus prepared for distribution to citizens. The entire fiscal budget shall be available for public inspection in the Office of the Financial Services Director during regular office hours.
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Budget hearing.
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The Financial Services Director shall submit to the Council at the time the annual budget is submitted the draft of an appropriation ordinance providing for the expenditures proposed for the ensuing fiscal year. Upon the submission of the proposed appropriation ordinance to the Council, it shall be deemed to have been regularly introduced therein.
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A summary of such budget and notice of the time and place where such budget and detail is available for public inspection and notice of the time and place for holding the public hearing thereof shall be published in the official newspaper of the City at least 15 days prior to the time of such public hearing.
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Not less than 15 days after the publication of the proposed budget and the notice of hearing thereof, the public hearing shall be held at the time and place stipulated, at which time any resident or taxpayer of the City shall have an opportunity to be heard on the proposed budget. The budget hearing may be adjourned from time to time.
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A majority vote of the Common Council is required to adopt the proposed budget and appropriation ordinance.
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Budget resolutions. The Common Council, by resolution, shall appropriate out of the receipts of the City of Onalaska for the budget year, including monies received from the general property tax, the amounts set forth in the budget as adopted by Common Council in November of each year, which shall be incorporated herein by reference.
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Tax levies. The Common Council, by resolution, shall establish the amounts levied on taxable property within the City of Onalaska each year, which shall be incorporated herein by reference. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to spread the aforesaid levies on the current tax roll of the City.
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Upon recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee, the Common Council by resolution may at any time, by a 2/3 vote of the entire membership, transfer any portion of an unencumbered balance of an appropriation to any other purpose or object. Notice of such transfer shall be given by publication within 10 days thereafter in the official newspaper of the City.
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No money shall be drawn from the treasury of the City, nor shall any obligation for the expenditure of money be incurred, except in pursuance of the annual appropriation in the adopted budget or when changed as authorized by Section 3.01.23 of this division. At the close of each fiscal year, any unencumbered balance of an appropriation shall revert to the general fund and shall be subject to reappropriation; but appropriations may be made by the Common Council, to be paid out of the income of the current year, in furtherance of improvements or other objects or works which will not be completed within such year, and any such appropriation shall continue in force until the purpose for which it was made shall have been accomplished or abandoned.
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The salaries, wages, and other compensation of City officials and employees of the City of Onalaska are established by resolution of the Common Council and incorporated herein by reference.