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Board adopts comprehensive ordinance on tax liens, foreclosure and sale procedures
Summary
Ordinance 2024-02 creates Chapter 58 Article III to standardize administration, sale and repurchase rights for tax-deeded lands, authorizes penalties for delinquent real estate taxes and delegates specific authorities to the treasurer and committee, aligning procedures with cited Wisconsin statutes.
The Board adopted Ordinance 2024-02 to create Chapter 58, Article III governing foreclosure of and sale of tax liens and tax-deeded properties. The ordinance lays out administration and oversight responsibilities for the county treasurer and general government committee, establishes procedures for issuing tax deeds, requires timely administration, sets appraisal and public-advertisement rules for sale of tax-deeded lands, and specifies repurchase rights for former owners under Wisconsin statutes.
The ordinance references specific Wisconsin statutes (including ss. 59.07(1), 75.35 and 75.69) as authority for the provisions and sets administrative requirements such as publication timelines, appraisal thresholds, and a 0.5% monthly penalty on delinquent real estate taxes under s. 74.47(2). The treasurer is directed to follow statutorily required procedures and the committee retains oversight authority. The Board adopted the ordinance unanimously on a voice vote.
