83.17 County may assume compensation liability; agreements with localities. Whenever a county contributes funds to a highway project undertaken by a town, village or city in the county or a city, town or village has its highways maintained by the county with local funds, the county through its county highway committee may assume the liability under ch. 102 of the town, village or city to any employee on such project, and may by agreement with the governing body of the town, village or city provide for the amount the town, village or city shall pay to the county for the assumption of such liability. The action of the county highway committee shall remain in effect until the county board by resolution disapproves of the action.
History: 1975 c. 147 s. 54; 1979 c. 89.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
83.01 - County highway commissioner.
83.013 - County traffic safety commissions.
83.015 - County highway committee.
83.016 - Traffic patrol officers, appointment, duties, bond.
83.018 - Road supplies; committee may sell to municipalities.
83.025 - County trunk highways.
83.026 - Federal aid secondary highways.
83.027 - Controlled-access highways.
83.03 - County aid; local levy; donations.
83.035 - Streets and highways, construction.
83.04 - Highway construction by county; noncontract work; payments.
83.05 - Improving streets over 18 feet wide.
83.06 - Maintenance of county aid highways.
83.065 - County road and bridge fund; tax levy.
83.07 - Acquisition of lands, quarries, gravel pits; relocation; eminent domain.
83.08 - Acquisition of lands and interest therein.
83.09 - Emergency repairs of county trunk highways.
83.11 - Marking section and quarter section corners in highways.
83.14 - County aid on town and village initiative.
83.15 - Aid by county for state line bridge or highway.
83.16 - County may contract with foreign county.
83.17 - County may assume compensation liability; agreements with localities.