Local Government

Author(s) Steven H. Grabow What makes a community special? Principles and Practice of Community Placemaking (G4083) serves as a guide for local of...

PLAN COMMISSION AND BOA MEMBERS AS LOCAL OFFICIALS (#1782-3) This program covers aspects of the open meetings law, ethics and conflicts of interes...

Developing Your Annual Budget (6-07-2017): About this time each year, local governments throughout the state begin to develop and think about next...

Community Vitality and Placemaking (04-20-2016): Placemaking is a multi-faceted approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces. ...

Case Law and Legislative Update (02-14-2018): Planning law is constantly changing. This program reviews recent court decisions and legislation fro...

Author(s) Bill Bland, Merritt Bussiere As the number of small dairy farms in Wisconsin declines, larger farms proliferate, raising community conce...

Author(s) Anna Haines The G4005 series of publications is designed to help Wisconsin communities anticipate and head off problems that may be caus...

Author(s) Dave Marcouiller, Scott Coggins Discusses the role of property rights in the way water is valued in Wisconsin (4 pages). View publication

Author(s) Jessica Beckendorf, Laura Brown, Ross Dudzik, Anna Haines, Jerry Hembd, Dave Liebl, Jay Moynihan, Erin Peot, Jim Resick, William Risse, D...

Author(s) Sherrie Gruder, Anna Haines, Jerry Hembd, Lisa MacKinnon, Jane Silberstein This toolkit provides strategies that local governments can i...

Wisconsin Alcohol Beverage Regulations and Licensing (05-25-2016):  Wisconsin Municipalities are required to appropriately review and issue alcoho...

Fall 2009: Wisconsin has adopted a new law setting restrictions on local regulation of wind turbines and directing the Public Service Commission t...

Author(s) Dave Marcouiller, Scott Coggins Describes the limitations in the market in explaining our public interest in maintaining and improving th...

Voter Registration and ID (10-04-2016): As we look to the fall elections, there may be uncertainty about what laws, policies, and procedures are i...

Updating Your Comprehensive Plan: (1-14-2015) Wisconsin comprehensive planning law requires that communities update their comprehensive plan at le...

Understanding Local Sign Codes (1-20-2016): Many Wisconsin communities have sign codes. The regulation of signs, however, raises some important le...

Tax Incremental Financing (01-05-2015):  The presentation will provide a brief overview of tax incremental financing (TIF) trends resulting from l...

Stakeholder-Centered Community Marketing (02-01-2016): The goal of community marketing is to make villages, towns or cities competitive and enable...

Site Planning Fundamentals: (05-13-2015) Good site design is key to creating communities that are visually appealing and function well. Through th...

Road and Transportation Funding (05-16-2017): We are a state, like many, with an economy that relies heavily on the condition of our roads and tra...

PUBLIC RECORDS LAW January 26, 2012 (Thursday), 2-4 pm. (#1783-2) - Learn the requirements of Wisconsin Public Records Law and the court and attor...

Promoting Local Protection of Wetlands and Updates to the Shoreland Zoning Program (02-17-2016): Wisconsin is home to many lakes, rivers, streams,...

Parliamentary Procedure Basics (7-25-2017): This program provides a basic comprehension of the rules local government officials traditionally use ...

OPEN MEETINGS LAW (#1783-1) January 19, 2012 (Thursday), 2-4 pm. - Discover the basics of Wisconsin Open Meetings Law from a panel of attorneys re...