60.80 Publication or posting of ordinances and resolutions.
(1) General requirement. The town clerk shall publish either in its entirety, as a class 1 notice under ch. 985, or as a notice, as described under sub. (5) (b), or post in at least 3 places in the town likely to give notice to the public, the following, within 30 days after passage or adoption:
(a) Resolutions, motions and other actions adopted by the town meeting, or in the exercise of powers, under s. 60.10.
(b) Ordinances adopted by the town board.
(c) Resolutions of general application adopted by the town board and having the effect of law.
(1m) Exception for municipal obligations. Nothing under sub. (1) may be deemed to require notice under this subsection of the passage of any resolution authorizing the issuance of municipal obligations, as defined under s. 67.01 (6).
(2) Requirement for forfeitures. If an ordinance imposes a forfeiture, posting may not be used in lieu of publication under sub. (1).
(3) Effective upon publication. An ordinance, resolution, motion or other action required to be published or posted under this section shall take effect the day after its publication or posting, or at a later date if expressly provided in the ordinance, resolution, motion or action.
(4) Affidavit of posting. If an ordinance, resolution, motion or other action is posted under this section, the town clerk shall sign an affidavit attesting that the item was posted as required by this section and stating the date and places of posting. The affidavit shall be filed with other records under the jurisdiction of the clerk.
(5) Requirements for notice.
(a) In this subsection, “summary" has the meaning given in s. 59.14 (1m) (a).
(b) A notice of a resolution, motion, ordinance, or action that may be published under this subsection shall be published as a class 1 notice under ch. 985 and shall contain at least all of the following:
1. The number and title of the resolution, motion, ordinance, or action.
2. The date of enactment.
3. A summary of the subject matter and main points of the resolution, motion, ordinance, or action.
4. Information as to where the full text of the resolution, motion, ordinance, or action may be obtained, including the phone number of the town clerk, a street address where the full text of the resolution, motion, ordinance, or action may be viewed, and a website, if any, at which the resolution, motion, ordinance, or action may be accessed.
History: 1983 a. 532; 1987 a. 197; 2007 a. 72; 2017 a. 365 s. 112.
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