Wisconsin Statutes 61.66 – Combined protective services
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 61.66
- Fire department: includes a department under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Fire fighter: includes a person serving under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- 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
- Officers: when applied to corporations include directors and trustees. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Police department: includes a department under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Police officer: includes a person serving under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Village: means incorporated village. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) Notwithstanding s. 61.65 (1) (a), (2) (a) and (3g) (d) 2., any village may provide police and fire protection services by any of the following:
(a) A combined protective services department which is neither a police department under s. 61.65 (1) (a) nor a fire department under s. 61.65 (2) (a) and in which the same person may be required to perform police protection and fire protection duties without being required to perform police protection duties for more than 8 hours in each 24 hours except in emergency situations, as described under s. 62.13 (7n).
(b) Persons in a police department or fire department who, alone or in combination with persons designated as police officers or fire fighters, may be required to perform police protection and fire protection duties without being required to perform police protection duties for more than 8 hours in each 24 hours except in emergency situations, as described under s. 62.13 (7n).
(2) The governing body of a village acting under sub. (1) may designate any person required to perform police protection and fire protection duties under sub. (1) as primarily a police officer or fire fighter for purposes described in ss. 62.13 (7m), (7n), (10m), and (11), 891.45, 891.453, and 891.455.