Wisconsin § 229.846 Powers granted to a sponsoring city.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 229.846 — Powers granted to a sponsoring city.

Wisconsin § 229.846

Ch. 229Public institutions

Subch.subch. V of ch. 229 SUBCHAPTER V

LOCAL CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICTS

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Wis. Stat. § 229.846 (2026).

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846  In addition to any powers that it may otherwise have, a sponsoring city may do any of the following:
846(1) (1) Make grants, gifts or loans of any kind of property, or provide any other form of assistance, to a district upon terms that the sponsoring city considers appropriate.
846(2) (2) Expend public funds to subsidize a district.
846(3) (3) Borrow money under ss. 67.04 and 67.12 (12) for cultural arts facilities or to fund grants, loans or subsidies to a district.
846(4) (4) Audit the financial records of a district. The sponsoring city may conduct the audit itself or may contract for the audit to be performed by any other person.
846(5) (5) Fix and collect a sum to be paid annually, in lieu of property taxes, by the district except that the sum may not exce

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229.846 In addition to any powers that it may otherwise have, a sponsoring city may do any of the following:
229.846(1) (1) Make grants, gifts or loans of any kind of property, or provide any other form of assistance, to a district upon terms that the sponsoring city considers appropriate.
229.846(2) (2) Expend public funds to subsidize a district.
229.846(3) (3) Borrow money under ss. 67.04 and 67.12 (12) for cultural arts facilities or to fund grants, loans or subsidies to a district.
229.846(4) (4) Audit the financial records of a district. The sponsoring city may conduct the audit itself or may contract for the audit to be performed by any other person.
229.846(5) (5) Fix and collect a sum to be paid annually, in lieu of property taxes, by the district except that the sum may not exceed the amount that would be levied by the city as a property tax on the property that is exempted under s. 70.11 (40) .
229.846(6) (6) If the district’s sponsoring city is not a 1st class city, enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution that expands or contracts the area within the district’s jurisdiction in which the district board may exercise its power of eminent domain, except that a sponsoring city may not remove from that area any property that was included in the resolution under s. 229.842 (1) (c) .