[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Lodi as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted as §§ 9.01 to 9.08 and 9.10 of the City
Code]
Pursuant to § 70.65(2), Wis. Stats.,
the City Clerk shall, in computing the tax roll, insert only the aggregate
amount of state, county, school and local taxes in a single column
in the roll opposite the parcel or tract of land against which the
tax is levied or, in the case of personal property, in a single column
opposite the name of the person, firm or corporation against whom
or which the tax is levied.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 9.01(b),
Rates stamped on receipts, which immediately followed this section,
was repealed 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. A-361.
A.
Bond eliminated. The City of Lodi elects not to give
the bond on the City Treasurer provided for by § 70.67(1),
Wis. Stats.
B.
City liable for default of Treasurer. Pursuant to
§ 70.67(2), Wis. Stats., the City of Lodi 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 Treasurer to the
County Treasurer.
A.
Adoption of alternative system of approving financial
claims under statute. The City of Lodi hereby adopts the alternative
system for approving financial claims against the municipal treasury
other than claims subject to § 893.80, Wis. Stats., as set
forth in § 66.0609, Wis. Stats.
B.
Auditing of claims by Treasurer and payment of claims.
Payments may be made from the City treasury after the Treasurer audits
and approves each claim as a proper claim against the treasury and
endorses his or her approval on the claim after having determined
that all of the following conditions have been complied with:
(1)
That funds are available for the claim pursuant to
the budget approved by the Common Council.
(2)
That the item or service covered by the claim has
been duly authorized by the proper official, department head or board
or commission.
(3)
That the item or service has been actually supplied or rendered in conformity with the authorization described in Subsection B(2).
(4)
That the claim is just and valid pursuant to law.
The Treasurer may require the submission of proof to support the claim
as the Treasurer considers necessary.
C.
Treasurer to file list of claims. The Treasurer shall
file with the Common Council monthly a list of claims approved, showing
the date paid, name of claimant, purpose and amount.
D.
Audit. The Common Council shall obtain an annual detailed
audit of its financial transactions and accounts by a certified public
accountant licensed or certified under Ch. 442, Wis. Stats., and designated
by the Common Council.
E.
Bond.
The Treasurer shall be covered by a fidelity bond of not less than
$5,000 or by a dishonesty insurance policy, or other appropriate insurance
policy, of not less than $5,000.
[Amended 7-11-2018 by Ord. No.
A-518]
A.
Publication
of budget; hearing on budget.
[Amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. A-361; 11-4-2014 by Ord. No. A-478]
(1)
The City shall annually, prior to the determination of the sum to
be financed in whole or in part by a general property tax, formulate
a budget and hold public hearings thereon. Such budget shall include
all items included in § 65.90(2), Wis. Stats.
(2)
A summary of the budget and notice of the place where the budget
in detail is available for public inspection and notice of the time
and place for holding the public hearing shall be published as a Class
1 notice at least 15 days prior to the time of the public hearing.
The budget summary shall include all items included in § 65.90(3)(b),
Wis. Stats.
B.
Expenditures
limited by appropriation resolution.
[Amended 11-4-2014 by Ord. No. A-478]
(1)
The annual budget shall be adopted by the Common Council by a two-thirds
vote of the entire membership.
(2)
The level of spending authority is the department level within each
fund.
(3)
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 resolution or an adopted amending
resolution.
(4)
At the close of each fiscal year, any unencumbered balance of an
appropriation shall revert to the fund it was appropriated in and
shall be subject to re-appropriation.
C.
Mid-year
appropriations. The Common Council may at any time by a two-thirds
vote of the entire membership appropriate the use of fund balance
or transfer any portion of an unencumbered balance of an appropriation
to any other purpose or object. Notice of the transfer or new appropriation
shall be given by publication within 10 days thereafter in accord
with § 65.90(5)(a), Wis. Stats.
[Amended 11-4-2014 by Ord. No. A-478]
D.
Draft of appropriation resolution. The Finance Committee
shall submit to the Council, at the time the annual budget is submitted,
the draft of an appropriation resolution providing for the expenditures
proposed for the ensuing fiscal year.
E.
Publication of budget; hearing on budget. The Clerk
shall publish as a Class 1 notice, under Ch. 985, Wis. Stats.,
a budget summary in the form prescribed by the Finance Committee and
by § 65.90(3)(b), Wis. Stats. The notice shall also indicate
where the proposed budget in detail is available for public inspection
and the time and place at which a public hearing on the proposed budget
is to be conducted. The Council shall, not less than 15 days after
publication of the budget summary, hold a public hearing on the proposed
budget. The public hearing will be held on or before the first Tuesday
in December. Following the public hearing, the proposed budget may
not be changed without the requirement of a two-thirds vote as provided
under § 65.90(5)(a), Wis. Stats.
F.
Transfer of an unencumbered balance of an appropriation.
Upon recommendation of the Finance Committee, the Council may at any
time by a two-thirds vote of the entire membership transfer any portion
of an unencumbered balance of an appropriation to any other purpose
or object. Notice of the transfer shall be given by publication within
10 days thereafter in accord with § 65.90(5)(a), Wis. Stats.
G.
Expenditures limited by appropriation resolution. 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 resolution or that resolution when changed as authorized by Subsections E and F of this section. At the close of each fiscal year, any unencumbered balance of a general fund appropriation shall revert to the general fund and shall be subject to reappropriation.
Whenever the Assessor, in the performance of
the Assessor's duties, requests or obtains income and expense information
pursuant to § 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats., or any successor
statute thereto, then such income and expense information that is
provided to the Assessor shall be held by the Assessor on a confidential
basis, except, however, that the information may be revealed to and
used by persons in the discharging of duties imposed by law; in the
discharge of duties imposed by office (including, but not limited
to, use by the Assessor in performance of official duties of the Assessor's
office and use by the Board of Review in performance of its official
duties); or pursuant to order of a court. Income and expense information
provided to the Assessor under § 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats.,
unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is, per § 70.47(7)(af),
Wis. Stats., not subject to the right of inspection and copying under
§ 19.35(1), Wis. Stats.
[Amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. A-361]
Each property owner required under § 70.337,
Wis. Stats., to file a tax exemption report and who does not file
said report by the statutory deadline of March 31 of any even-numbered
year shall, upon filing such report, pay a late filing fee as set
by the Common Council by resolution for each parcel of real estate
for which a report is required.
Whenever the City of Lodi or any of its utilities
is requested to issue a written statement disclosing the amount of
outstanding special assessments, sewer charges, electricity charges,
or water charges against a parcel of real estate, a fee as set by
the Common Council by resolution for each parcel of real estate for
which said letter is requested shall be charged. Said fee, when requested,
shall be allocated internally by the City as follows: 60% to the City's
general fund, 20% to the City's Wastewater Treatment Utility, and
20% to the City's Light and Water Utility.
A fee is hereby imposed upon merchants and other persons seeking to utilize the services of the Lodi Police Department in collecting checks which meet the definition of worthless checks under § 253-30 of this Code in the amount per check as set by the Common Council by resolution pursuant to the following terms:
A.
A person seeking to collect a worthless check shall
report the facts of said check issuance and nonpayment to the Lodi
Police Department on such forms as may be prescribed by the Department.
B.
Following the receipt of such information and the
determination by the Department that issuance of a worthless check
has in fact occurred and that payment of said check has not been made,
the Department will follow such procedures as it deems appropriate
in attempting to collect said check. Said procedures may include a
written communication to said check issuer which, among other things,
may require the check issuer to pay, in addition to the amount of
the bad check and appropriate extra charges imposed by the merchant,
the fee imposed hereunder. The Department may require that said fee
be paid directly to the City of Lodi Treasurer.
[Amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. A-361]
C.
Said fee shall be imposed and collected by the Department only if collection of the check occurs prior to issuance of a citation under § 253-30 of this Code. In the event that the issuer of the worthless check makes payment directly to the merchant, it shall be the responsibility of the merchant to pay said fee to the City of Lodi Treasurer.
A.
Purpose and authority. This section is enacted pursuant
to the authority of § 66.0608, Wis. Stats., for the purpose
of authorizing volunteer funds to be held in the name of the Fire
Department and/or Emergency Medical Service (EMS). This section is
to be interpreted in conformance with that section as it may be amended
from time to time.
B.
Authorization to deposit funds. The Common Council
of the City of Lodi does hereby authorize the Lodi Area Fire District
Fire Chief and/or the Lodi Area Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Director
to deposit volunteer funds of their respective departments in an account
in the name of their department in any public depository in which
other Fire District or EMS District funds are being held.
C.
Control of funds. The Fire Department membership or
EMS membership through the Fire Chief or EMS Director is granted exclusive
control over the expenditure of volunteer funds of their departments.
This authority is granted without limitation as to amount or type
of funds. It is subject to the limitations and requirements hereinafter
set forth.
D.
Limitations and requirements. The following limitations
and requirements shall apply to the handling and disbursement of volunteer
funds from the accounts:
(1)
Expenditures. Expenditures withdrawn from the accounts
may be made only upon majority vote of the Fire Department or EMS
members present at a regularly scheduled or duly noticed meeting of
their department. Such withdrawals and expenditures may be made for
any purpose that promotes the ability of the Fire Department or EMS
to provide services for which it is organized.
(2)
Accountings. The Fire Chief and the EMS Director shall
provide the Fire District Board and the EMS Commission with annual
statements at the end of their respective fiscal years. The statements
shall be provided within 30 days after the end of the fiscal year.
The statements shall include a detailed itemization of all receipts,
expenditures, and the balance on hand at the end of the year. The
source of all funds and the identity of the payee for each disbursement
shall be set forth.
(3)
Audit. Fire and EMS Department accounts shall be included
in any audit scheduled by the Fire District Board and EMS Commission
for their respective departments. In addition, each Department shall
appoint an internal audit committee from the membership after the
close of each fiscal year to review all transactions to ensure compliance
with this section and any internal policies of the Departments. These
audit committees will issue a report of their findings to their respective
memberships and to the Fire District Board/EMS Commission.
E.
Inconsistent ordinances. In the event there are any
existing ordinances which conflict with any of the provisions of this
section, the provisions of this section shall take precedence over
any such inconsistent ordinances.
The Treasurer shall not authorize final payments on a public
works construction project, as defined by § 66.0903, Wis.
Stats., until the contractor provides an affidavit, if applicable,
stating that the contractor has fully complied with the Wisconsin
Prevailing Wage Law.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of
1-1-2010.
[Added 1-19-2016 by Ord.
No. A-499]
A.
Authority. This section is adopted pursuant to the authority granted
by Wisconsin Statutes § 341.35, as from time to time amended.
B.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide the City of Lodi
a source of revenue to fund transportation purposes.
C.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
An automobile or motor truck registered under § 341.25(1)(c)
at a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds.
D.
Imposition of motor vehicle registration fee.
(1)
Pursuant to § 341.35 of the Wisconsin Statutes, an
annual flat fee as set forth herein, in the amount of $20, is hereby
imposed on all motor vehicles registered in the State of Wisconsin
that are customarily kept in the City of Lodi.
(2)
This fee shall be paid by the registration applicant at the
time that a motor vehicle is first registered and at each time of
registration renewal.
(3)
The City registration fee shall be paid as provided in Wisconsin
Statutes § 341.35(5).
(4)
The City registration fee shall be in addition to state registration
fees.
E.
Administrative costs. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation
shall retain a portion of monies collected equal to the actual administrative
costs related to the collection of these fees. The method for computing
the administrative costs shall be reviewed annually by the Wisconsin
Department of Transportation, as provided in Wisconsin Statutes § 341.35.
F.
Exemptions. The following motor vehicles are exempt from the annual
City of Lodi vehicle registration fee:
(1)
All vehicles exempted by Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 341 from
payment of a state vehicle registration fee.
(2)
All vehicles registered by the State of Wisconsin under § 341.26
for a fee of $5.
(3)
No City vehicle registration fee may be imposed on a motor vehicle
which is a replacement for a motor vehicle for which a current City
vehicle registration fee has been paid.
G.
Deposit of fee revenues. All monies under the applicable statute
and this section remitted to the City by the Wisconsin Department
of Transportation or other applicable agency shall be deposited into
the City's capital fund and used solely for assisting with transportation-related
purposes.
H.
Collection of fees. Collection of fees by the Wisconsin Department
of Transportation shall commence on May 1, 2016.
[Adopted 2-3-2004 by Charter Ord. No. 3]
A.
The Mayor
may veto any item or items in the annual budget under the control
of the Common Council, and upon vetoing any item the Mayor shall return
the budget to the Clerk with his or her objections to the items in
writing and his or her reasons therefore. Immediately on filing any
item veto with the Clerk, the Mayor shall issue a call for a special
meeting to be held within two days of the filing for purposes of considering
and acting on the items vetoed.
B.
The Common
Council shall vote on each item vetoed by the Mayor separately. If
the Mayor's veto is not overridden by a two-thirds vote of the Council,
it shall affect only the items so vetoed. The Council may thereupon
proceed, upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the alderpersons,
to adopt a substitute for the item vetoed which shall be separately
submitted to the Mayor subject to his or her veto. All items not vetoed
by the Mayor and all items vetoed by the Mayor but overridden by the
Council shall constitute the budget and be in full force.
The power of partial veto shall be in addition to the authority
granted the Mayor under § 62.09(8) of the Wisconsin Statutes
and shall supplement the budget procedures for cities set forth in
Chapter 65 of the statutes. Insofar as § 62.09(8)(c), Wis.
Stats., or any other section of the Wisconsin Statutes grants any
limitation on the power of partial veto by the Mayor of items in the
budget, election is hereby made that this limitation shall not apply
to the City of Lodi. However, this article shall not repeal any of
the powers granted by § 62.09(8)(c), Wis. Stats.
