Wisconsin § 66.0101 - Home rule; manner of exercise.

§ 66.0101. Home rule; manner of exercise.

66.0101(1) (1) Under article XI, section 3 , of the constitution, the method of determination of the local affairs and government of cities and villages shall be as prescribed in this section. 66.0101(1m) (1m) In this section, “charter ordinance” means an ordinance that enacts, amends or repeals the charter, or any part of the charter, of a city or village or that makes the election under sub. (4) . 66.0101(2) (2) 66.0101(2)(a) (a) A city or village may enact a charter ordinance. A charter ordinance shall be designated as a charter ordinance, requires a two-thirds vote of the members-elect of the legislative body of the city or village, and is subject to referendum as provided in this section. 66.0101(2)(b) (b) A charter ordinance that amends or repeals a city or village charter shall designate specifically the portion of the charter that is amended or repealed. A charter ordinance that makes the election under sub. (4) shall designate specifically each enactment of the legislature or portion of the enactment that is made inapplicable to the city or village by the election. 66.0101(3) (3) A charter ordinance shall be published as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985 , and shall be recorded by the clerk in a permanent book kept for that purpose, with a statement of the manner of its adoption. A certified copy of the charter ordinance shall be filed by the clerk with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall keep a separate index of all charter ordinances, arranged alphabetically by city and village and summarizing each ordinance, and annually shall issue the index of charter ordinances filed during the 12 months prior to July 1. 66.0101(4) (4) A city or village may elect under this section that any law relating to the local affairs and government of the city or village other than those enactments of the legislature of statewide concern as shall with uniformity affect every city or every village shall not apply to the city or village, and when the election takes effect, the law ceases to be in effect in the city or village. 66.0101(5) (5) A charter ordinance does not take effect until 60 days after its passage and publication. If within the 60-day period a petition conforming to the requirements of s.