Wisconsin Statutes 198.07 – Board of directors, boundaries
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 198.07
- board: means the board of directors of a municipal power district selected as provided in this chapter, duly constituted and organized and acting as a board. See Wisconsin Statutes 198.01
- district: means a municipal power district organized under this chapter, either as originally organized or as the same may be from time to time altered or amended. See Wisconsin Statutes 198.01
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Municipality: means any town, city, or village. See Wisconsin Statutes 198.01
- Voters: means vote for governor at the last general election. See Wisconsin Statutes 198.01
(1) The government of each district shall be vested in a board of 5 directors.
(2) The boundaries of the subdistricts shall be drawn so that each shall contain approximately an equal number of voters, except that no municipality shall contain more than 2 subdistricts, nor shall any municipality be divided unless it shall comprise more than one subdistrict.
(3) Where a district includes a municipality that contains more than 50 percent of the voters in the entire district, all of the following apply:
(a) A director at large shall be appointed.
(b) The territory in the district, other than that contained in the municipality described in sub. (3) (intro.), shall be divided into 2 subdistricts.