ORD1999999COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEGO
ORDINANCE #999
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
ABOUT INCOME AND EXPENSES REQUESTED BY THE ASSESOR
IN PROPERTY ASSESSMENT MATTERS IN THE CITY OF MUSKEGO
WHEREAS, as part of the Budget Adjustment Act, 1997 Wisconsin Act 237, a number of
significant changes regarding property tax assessment appeals and Board of Review
procedures were enacted; and
WHEREAS, at Section 279(K) of 1997 Wisconsin Act 237, section 70.47(7)(af) of the
Wisconsin Statutes was created; and
WHEREAS, Section 70.47(7)(af), Wisconsin Statutes, requires that the municipality provide by
ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expense that is provided to the
Assessor under Section 70.47(7)(af), Wisconsin Statutes, and shall provide exceptions for
persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their
office or by order of the court,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO, WAUKESHA
COUNTY, WISCONSIN, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Whenever the Assessor, in the performance of the Assessor's duties, requests or
obtains income and expense information pursuant to Section 70.47(7)(af), Wisconsin Statutes,
or any successor statute thereto, then, such income and expense information that is provided to
the Assessor shall be held by the Assessor on a confidential basis, except, however, that the
information may be revealed to and used by persons: in the discharging of duties imposed by
law; in the discharge of duties imposed by office (including, but not limited to, use by the
Assessor in performance of official duties of the Assessor's office and use by the Board of
expense information provided to the Assessor under Section 70.47(7)(af), unless a court
Review in performance of its official duties); or pursuant to order of a court. Income and
determines that it is inaccurate, is, per Section 70.47(7)(af), not subject to the right of inspection
and copying under Section 19.35(1), Wisconsin Statutes.
SECTION 2: SEVERABILITY
The several sections of this ordinance are declared to be severable. If any section or portion
thereof shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unlawful or
unenforceable, such decision shall apply only to the specific section or portion thereof directly
specified in the decision, and shall not affect the validity of any other provisions, sections or
portions thereof of the ordinance. The remainder of the ordinance shall remain in full force and
effect. Any other ordinances whose terms are in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance
are hereby repealed as to those terms that conflict.
Ordinance #999 . '.
SECTION 3: EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and publication as provided by law.
DATED THIS &DAY OF October, 1999.
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Suzanne Sobczyk being duly sworn, doth
depose and say that she is an authorized representative of The
MUSKEGO SUN,
a newspaper published at MUSKEGO,
Wisconsin and that an advertisement of which the annexed is a
true copy, taken from the said paper, was published therein on
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