27.06 Mill-tax appropriation. The county board may annually, at the same time that other county taxes are levied, levy a tax upon the taxable property of such county for the purchase of land and the payment of expenses incurred in carrying on the work of the park commission. In every county having a population of 750,000 or more, the county park commission shall be subject to s. 59.60.
History: 1975 c. 78, 200, 422; 1995 a. 201; 2017 a. 207 s. 5.
The mill annual tax levy limitations set forth in s. 27.06 apply when county parks are operated by a county park commission, pursuant to s. 27.02, et seq., or a county board committee to which the functions and duties of such commission have been transferred but not where county parks are operated under the express provisions of s. 27.015 (now s. 27.019). Annual taxes levied to pay principal and interest on county indebtedness incurred under ch. 67 for park purposes must be included within the mill limitation set forth in s. 27.06. Proceeds from the sale of part of a county park may be used for capital improvements in county parks in addition to a maximum annual levy under s. 27.06. 60 Atty. Gen. 124.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 27 - Public parks and places of recreation.
27.011 - Copper Culture Mounds State Park.
27.014 - Liability of vehicle owners.
27.016 - State parks and forests grant program.
27.02 - County park commission, appointment, term, oath.
27.05 - Powers of commission or general manager.
27.06 - Mill-tax appropriation.
27.065 - County parks and parkways.
27.067 - Penalties for damages in county parks.
27.07 - First class city option.
27.075 - County exercise of municipal park powers.
27.08 - City park board, powers.
27.09 - City forester, duties; tree planting.
27.11 - Board of public land commissioners.
27.13 - Town and village parks.
27.15 - Moneys for cities of the 1st class, how disbursed.