[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of Price County 11-14-1989 by Ord. No. 10-89; amended 6-20-1995 and 2-21-2006 by Res. No.
8-06. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Determination is hereby made that for the purpose
of administration, development and sale, all lands owned by Price
County acquired through tax deed and tax foreclosure, and lying outside
of the boundaries of County forests as prescribed by an ordinance
titled "Price County Forestry Ordinance," an act of December 11, 1943,
and any subsequent amendments enacted by the Price County Board,[1] shall be subject to the administrative procedures established
in this chapter.
The Land Use and UW Extension Committee of the
County Board, as designated on April 19, 1989, to administer this
chapter, is the Committee hereinafter referred to. The Committee shall
have the authority and it shall be the duty of the Committee to:
A.
Determine the fair market value of any land before
it is sold by Price County.
(1)
The Committee may designate field personnel to appraise
the value of property to be sold, taking into consideration such things
as:
(2)
The Committee may contact independent appraisers for
the purposes of establishing fair market values for properties to
be sold.
(3)
Any appraisals of field personnel and appraisers shall
be approved by the Committee prior to listing the property for sale.
The Committee may view (or send a representative to view) any or all
properties prior to the Committee accepting any appraisal.
B.
Establish a budget for operational expenses from County
general funds.
C.
Allow for the sale of timber off properties outside
of the County forest management units if the Committee agrees that
it is in the best interest of Price County.
D.
Approve the sales of properties once such lands have
been advertised using a Class 3 notice pursuant to Ch. 985, Wis. Stats.
Such sales shall be compliant with the provisions of § 75.69,
Wis. Stats.
(1)
The Committee may accept the most advantageous bid.
[Amended 8-18-2009 by Res. No. 41-09]
(2)
Once the Committee has accepted the bid most advantageous
to the County, a quitclaim deed shall be executed by the County Clerk
to the bidder.
(3)
The Committee is authorized to sell any property previously
advertised for an amount equal to or above the advertised value without
readvertising. Parties interested in previously advertised properties
may buy them, for a period of up to 90 days after the bid opening,
by contacting the County Clerk and thereafter by approval of the Committee.
[Amended 8-18-2009 by Res. No. 41-09]
(4)
Persons interested in submitting written bids for
available parcels must complete a bid form available from the County
Zoning Office. An amount equal to 10% of the bid price must be submitted
with the bid application to the Zoning Office. Checks and money orders
shall be made out to the Price County Treasurer. All unsuccessful
bidders will receive their deposits back after the date of bid opening.
(5)
Successful bidders must make arrangements for payment
within 45 days after they receive notification that their bid was
accepted. If the successful bidder fails to make arrangements for
payment 45 days after notification he will forfeit his deposit and
the property shall be made available to previous bidders again.
(6)
This section shall not apply to the exchange of property
or the withdrawal or sale of County forest lands or the sale or exchange
of land to or between municipalities or to the state. Such exchanges
shall be subject to the approval of the County Board.
(7)
No tax-delinquent real estate shall be sold by the
Committee under this section without first notifying the clerk of
the municipality in which the sale is to take place at least three
weeks prior to the publication of the first legal notice.
(8)
Property taken by tax deed shall not be sold for one year after taking to accommodate the potential for recovery by the previous owner(s) [see Subsection D(9)]. The Committee may sell immediately after advertising, according to this Subsection D, any parcel taken by tax foreclosure procedures as prescribed by § 75.19, Wis. Stats.
(9)
The Committee shall give the former owner or his heir,
who lost the deed through delinquent tax enforcement procedures, a
preference in the right to purchase such lands in the following manner
and subject to the general guidelines set forth herein:
(a)
Prior to a third party sale, a former owner,
his heirs, or the estate shall be notified of his, their or its right
to reclaim property. Such parties shall have a thirty-day response
period. If they fail to respond within 30 days, the third party sale
may take place. This applies only to homestead property as defined
by the statutes.
(b)
The former owner shall have the right to buy
back his nonhomestead property at the greater of the appraised value
or total back taxes, interest, penalties and legal fees during the
total three-year waiting period that applies to all other purchasers.
(c)
Sales of properties to a former owner, his heirs
or the estate shall be exempt from all provisions of § 75.69,
Wis. Stats.
(10)
All revenues from the sales of lands as conducted
by the Committee shall be deposited in the County general fund.
Easement requests across County-owned property
(other than County forest land) will be considered by the Committee
on a case-by-case basis. All purchasers of tax-deeded properties are
responsible for access easements to landlocked properties.
