65.025 Biennial budget procedures.
(1) A city may adopt a biennial budget by implementing the procedures under this section and using the procedures under ss. 65.02 to 65.20. If a city chooses to adopt a biennial budget, it shall adopt such a budget in an odd-numbered year for the next 2 fiscal years that follow immediately the year in which the budget is adopted.
(2) For a city to proceed under this section, the common council shall adopt a resolution or enact an ordinance stating its intent to adopt a biennial budget. Once a resolution is adopted or an ordinance is enacted, such an action takes effect and may not be reconsidered or repealed, except as provided in sub. (3).
(3) A common council that has adopted a biennial budget procedure as provided in this section may return to the use of an annual budget procedure if the common council, by a two-thirds majority vote, adopts a resolution or enacts an ordinance stating its intent to adopt an annual budget.
(4) A common council or a committee authorized by the common council may, at any time, decrease appropriation amounts in a biennial budget.
(5) In October or November of an even-numbered year, the common council may change any appropriation or revenue amount in relation to the 2nd year of the biennial budget by a simple majority vote of the members-elect, as defined in s. 59.001 (2m).
History: 2019 a. 42; 2021 a. 239 s. 74.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 65 - Municipal budget systems.
65.01 - Application of this chapter.
65.025 - Biennial budget procedures.
65.03 - Departmental estimates.
65.04 - Meetings of board of estimates.
65.05 - Adoption of budget; changes, how made.
65.07 - Power of council to levy taxes.
65.10 - City officers to pay receipts monthly.
65.20 - Executive budget procedures in cities of the 1st class.