Wisconsin Code § 67.05

Bond issues; procedure
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(1) INITIAL RESOLUTION
BY GOVERNING BODY. If any municipality seeks to issue a bond
under s. 67.04, the governing body of the municipality shall, prior
to the issuance of the bond, adopt a resolution that states the purpose for and maximum amount of the borrowing. The resolution
adopted under this section shall be known as the initial resolution. If a permissive referendum on the bond issue is allowed under this section, the governing body shall, within 15 days after the
initial resolution is adopted, publish a class 1 notice under ch. 985
stating the purpose and maximum principal amount of the bond
issue and describing the opportunity and procedure for submitting a petition requesting a referendum on the bond issue.
(2) INITIAL RESOLUTION BY ELECTORS. (a) The electors of
any town, common school district, union high school district,
whether such district is joint or otherwise, or of any municipality
other than a county, a city, a village, a technical college district or
a board of park commissioners, may at any annual meeting, or at
a special meeting of such electors called for the purpose, adopt
the initial resolution prescribed by sub. (1) without any prior
adoption thereof by the governing body of such municipality.
The vote in such case shall be made by ballot in substantially the
following form:
FOR BONDS 4 AGAINST BONDS 4
(b) The electors of a city may adopt the initial resolution prescribed by sub. (1) in the manner provided by s. 9.20.
(3) REFERENDUM PROCEDURE. Whenever a referendum is
held under this section, the following procedures shall be used:
(a) 1. The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is
held shall publish a type A notice under s. 10.01 (2) (a) on the 4th
Tuesday before the referendum is held.
2. If the referendum is not held in conjunction with a national, state, county or municipal election, the clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall publish a type E notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e) on the 4th Tuesday before the referendum is held. If the referendum is a county or municipal referendum and is not held in conjunction with a national, state, county
or municipal election, the municipal clerk of each municipality in

which the referendum is held shall publish a type E notice on the
4th Tuesday before the referendum is held.
3. The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is
held shall publish type B and C notices under s. 10.01 (2) (b) and
(c) on the day before the referendum is held.
4. If the referendum is not held in conjunction with a national, state, county or municipal election, the clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall publish a type D notice under s. 10.01 (2) (d) on the day before the referendum is
held. If the referendum is a county or municipal referendum and
is not held in conjunction with a national, state, county or municipal election, the municipal clerk of each municipality in which
the referendum is held shall publish a type D notice on the day
before the referendum is held.
5. The date for publication of any notice may be changed as
provided in s. 10.04 (3) (a).
6. In villages, towns and school districts, posting may be substituted for publication as provided in s. 10.05.
7. Whenever the clerks of more than one jurisdiction are required under this section to publish the same notice on the same
day, they may publish one notice only and share the cost under s.
10.07 (1).
(am) The question on which the referendum is held shall be
filed as provided in s. 8.37.
(b) The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is
held shall prepare or arrange for the preparation of the ballots. If
the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held is not a city, village, or town, and the clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held prepares the ballots, the clerk shall deliver the ballots to the municipal clerk of each city, village, or town which is
wholly or partly contained within the jurisdiction in which the
referendum is held. The form of the ballot shall correspond with
the form prescribed by the elections commission under ss. 5.64
(2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
(c) Absentee ballots shall be distributed by the municipal
clerk or board of election commissioners of each municipality
which is contained within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held.
(d) The question shall contain a statement of the purpose for
which bonds are to be issued and the maximum amount of the
bonds to be issued.
(e) Election officials appointed under s. 7.30 (4) shall conduct
the election in each municipality which is contained within the
jurisdiction in which the referendum is held.
(f) If a special purpose district calls a referendum to be held in
conjunction with a state, county, municipal or judicial election,
the polling places for the state, county, municipal or judicial election shall be the polling places for the special purpose district referendum and the municipal election hours shall apply. If no state,
county, municipal or judicial election is held on the day of the
special purpose district referendum, the governing body of the
special purpose district may select the polling places to be used,
except as otherwise provided in s. 120.06 (9) (b) in the case of a
school district. If a polling place located in the special purpose
district that was utilized at the most recent spring or general election is not utilized by the special purpose district, the governing
body of the special purpose district shall post a notice on the door
of the polling place indicating all polling places open for voting.
The municipal clerk of each municipality in which a polling place
is located shall provide the necessary equipment to operate the
polling place.
(g) The returns shall be canvassed by the board of canvassers
of each municipality which is contained within the jurisdiction in
which the referendum is held. When a referendum is held in a
special purpose district, the board of canvassers shall canvass and
certify the returns of the referendum to the clerk of the district in
which the referendum is held. The board of canvassers of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall then determine
the result of the referendum. If the jurisdiction does not have a
board of canvassers, the clerk of the jurisdiction shall appoint 2
reputable citizens who with the clerk shall constitute the board of
canvassers. The board of canvassers may return defective returns
to the municipal board of canvassers in the manner provided in s.
7.60 (3). The board of canvassers shall prepare a statement showing the number of votes cast for and against the question and shall
prepare a determination showing the result of the referendum.
Each statement and determination shall be attested by each of the
canvassers. The board of canvassers shall file the statement and
determination in the office of the clerk of the jurisdiction.
(h) The cost of the election shall be borne as provided in ss.
5.68 and 7.03.
(i) Any special purpose district may delegate any duty which
is imposed upon the clerk of the district in connection with the
conduct of a referendum under this section to the municipal clerk
or board of election commissioners of each municipality which is
contained within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held.
The district may compensate the municipality for performing
such duties at a rate agreed upon between the district and the
municipality.
(4) PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM IN COUNTIES. If a county board
adopts an initial resolution for an issue of county bonds to provide for the original construction or for the improvement and
maintenance of highways, to provide railroad aid, or to construct,
acquire or maintain, or to aid in constructing, acquiring or maintaining a bridge over or across any stream or other body of water
bordering upon or intersecting any part of the county, the county
clerk is not required to submit the resolution for approval to the
electors of the county at a special election unless within 30 days
after the adoption thereof there is filed with the clerk a petition
conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 requesting such submission, signed by electors numbering at least 10 percent of the
votes cast in the county for governor at the last general election.
If a petition is filed, the question submitted shall be whether the
resolution shall be or shall not be approved. No such resolution
of a county board other than those specified in this subsection
need be submitted to county electors, except as provided otherwise in sub. (7).
(5) REFERENDUM IN TOWNS, VILLAGES AND CITIES. (a)
Whenever an initial resolution has been so adopted by the governing body of a town, the clerk of the municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special election for the
purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the municipality for approval. This paragraph does not apply to bonds issued to finance low-interest mortgage loans under s. 62.237, unless a number of electors equal to at least 15 percent of the votes
cast for governor at the last general election in their town sign and
file a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 with the
town clerk requesting submission of the resolution. Whenever a
number of electors cannot be determined on the basis of reported
statistics, the number shall be determined in accordance with s.
60.74 (6). If a petition is filed, the question submitted shall be
whether the resolution shall or shall not be approved. This paragraph is limited in its scope by sub. (7).
(b) No city or village may issue bonds for any purposes other
than for water systems, lighting works, gas works, bridges, street
lighting, street improvements, street improvement funding, hospitals, airports, harbor improvements, river improvements, breakwaters and protection piers, sewerage, garbage disposal, rubbish
or refuse disposal, any combination of sewage, garbage or refuse
or rubbish disposal, parks and public grounds, swimming pools
and band shells, veterans housing projects, paying the municipal-

ity’s portion of the cost of abolishing grade crossings, for the construction of police facilities and combined fire and police safety
buildings, for the purchase of sites for engine houses, for fire engines and other equipment of the fire department, for construction of engine houses, and for pumps, water mains, reservoirs and
all other reasonable facilities for fire protection apparatus or
equipment for fire protection, for parking lots or other parking facilities, for school purposes, for libraries, for buildings for the
housing of machinery and equipment, for acquiring and developing sites for industry and commerce as will expand the municipal
tax base, for financing the cost of low-interest mortgage loans under s. 62.237, for providing financial assistance to blight elimination, slum clearance, community development, redevelopment
and urban renewal programs and projects under ss. 66.1105,
66.1301 to 66.1329 and 66.1331 to 66.1337, to issue appropriation bonds under s. 62.62 to pay unfunded prior service liability
with respect to an employee retirement system, or for University
of Wisconsin System college campuses, as defined in s. 36.05
(6m), until the proposition for their issue for the special purpose
has been submitted to the electors of the city or village and
adopted by a majority vote. Except as provided under sub. (15), if
the common council of a city or the village board of a village declares its purpose to raise money by issuing bonds for any purpose other than those specified in this subsection, it shall direct
by resolution, which shall be recorded at length in the record of
its proceedings, the clerk to call a special election for the purpose
of submitting the question of bonding to the city or village electors. If a number of electors of a city or village equal to at least 15
percent of the votes cast for governor at the last general election in
their city or village sign and file a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 with the city or village clerk requesting submission of the resolution, the city or village may not issue bonds
for financing the cost of low-interest mortgage loans under s.
62.237 without calling a special election to submit the question of
bonding to the city or village electors for their approval.
(6) REFERENDUM IN OTHER CASES. Whenever an initial resolution has been adopted by the governing body of any municipality other than a county, a town, a city, a village, a technical college district, a metropolitan sewerage district created under ss.
200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, a town sanitary district, a
public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, or a
board of park commissioners, the clerk of such municipality shall
immediately record the resolution and call a special meeting for
the purpose of submitting it to the electors of the municipality for
ratification or rejection. The calling and conduct of the meeting
shall be governed by those statutes, so far as applicable, which
govern the calling and conduct of special meetings in general.
The notice of the meeting, which shall be publicly read before the
balloting shall commence, and the ballot used, shall embody a
copy of the resolution; the form of the ballot shall correspond
with the form prescribed by the elections commission under ss.
5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a) ; and the question submitted shall be
whether the resolution shall be approved.
(6a) SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS, REFERENDUM. (a) 1. Subsections (2) (a) and (6) do not apply to the issuing of bonds or the
borrowing of money by any school district.
2. Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c) and subs. (7)
and (15), and subject to the limit on the number of referendums
that may be called in any calendar year under subd. 2. a., if the
board of any school district, or the electors at a regularly called
school district meeting, by a majority vote adopt an initial resolution to raise an amount of money by a bond issue, the school district clerk shall, within 10 days, publish notice of such adoption
as a class 1 notice under ch. 985 or post the notice as provided under s. 10.05. The notice shall state the maximum amount proposed to be borrowed, the purpose of the borrowing, that the resolution was adopted under this subdivision and the place where
and the hours during which the resolution may be inspected. The
school board shall also do one of the following:
a. Direct the school district clerk to submit the resolution to
the electors for approval or rejection at the next regularly scheduled spring primary or election or partisan primary or general
election, provided such election is to be held not earlier than 70
days after the adoption of the resolution. A school board may
proceed under this subd. 2. a. and under s. 121.91 (3) (a) 1. no
more than 2 times in any calendar year. The resolution shall not
be effective unless adopted by a majority of the school district
electors voting at the referendum.
b. Specify in the initial resolution the date, time and place for
a public hearing on the resolution, which shall be within 10 days
after the publication of the notice under subd. 2. (intro.) , and
whether the public hearing is for informational purposes only or
whether electors present at the public hearing will be given an opportunity to vote on whether a referendum shall be held on the
initial resolution.
c. For a school district that has experienced a natural disaster,
including a fire, that causes the school district’s costs to increase,
direct the school district clerk to call a special referendum to be
held within the 6-month period immediately following the natural
disaster, provided the special referendum is to be held not sooner
than 70 days after the adoption of the initial resolution. The resolution shall not be effective unless adopted by a majority of the
school district electors voting at the referendum.
(am) 1. If the public hearing under par. (a) 2. b. is for informational purposes only and, within 30 days after the public hearing, a petition is filed with the school district clerk for a referendum on the resolution signed by at least 7,500 electors of the
school district or at least 20 percent of the school district electors,
as determined under s. 115.01 (13), whichever is less, the resolution shall not be effective unless adopted by a majority of the
school district electors voting at the referendum. Subject to the
limit therein, the school board shall hold the referendum in accordance with par. (a) 2. a. The question submitted shall be whether
the initial resolution shall or shall not be approved.
2. If a vote is taken at the public hearing under par. (a) 2. b.,
and a majority of the electors present and voting at the hearing
determine that a referendum shall be held on the initial resolution, the school board shall proceed under par. (a) 2. a.
3. If a vote is taken at the public hearing under par. (a) 2. b.,
and a majority of the electors present and voting at the hearing
determine that no referendum on the initial resolution shall be
held, the resolution shall be effective unless a petition is filed as
provided under subd. 1.
(b) Paragraph (a) 2. applies only if the amount of money to be
raised by the bond issue will cause the aggregate amount of outstanding indebtedness of the school district incurred without a
referendum since August 9, 1989, excluding amounts specified in
par. (bm), to exceed $1,000,000 or an amount determined as follows, whichever is less:
1. Divide the full value of all taxable property in all school
districts operating a high school, as determined under s. 121.06
(1), by the total membership, as defined in s. 121.004 (5), of all
school districts.
2. Multiply the quotient under subd. 1. by 0.015.
3. Multiply the product under subd. 2. by the school district
membership, as defined in s. 121.004 (5).
(bg) For a school district from which territory is detached to
create a new school district under s. 117.105, the amounts specified and calculated under par. (b) shall be increased, for the construction of a building or an addition to a building only, by the
amount determined as follows:

1. Determine the number of pupils in each grade level who
attended school in the previous school year in a building that was
then owned by the school district and has been allocated to another school district by the reorganization and who resided in the
previous school year in territory that was not transferred to the
other school district. The number shall be the average of such
pupils enrolled on the 3rd Friday of September and the 2nd Friday of January.
2. The department of safety and professional services shall
determine for each grade level in which pupils attended school in
a building described in subd. 1., the average cost per square foot
for, and the average number of square feet per pupil included in, 2
recently constructed school buildings that were designed to serve
pupils of that grade level, as selected by that department.
3. For each grade level, multiply the number determined under subd. 1. by the product of the 2 numbers determined under
subd. 2., and total the results.
(bm) In par. (b) and in s. 67.12 (12) (e) 2g., “outstanding indebtedness” does not include the amount of any of the following:
1. Refunding bonds or promissory notes, except such refunding bonds or promissory notes, or portions thereof, that have been
issued to refund bonds or promissory notes that were not subject
to a referendum as a result of par. (b) or s. 67.12 (12) (e) 2g.
2. Borrowings to meet immediate expenses under s. 67.12
(8).
3. Bonds or promissory notes that are deemed approved by
the school district electors as a result of sub. (7) (d) 3. or s. 67.12
(12) (e) 3.
4. Bonds that are not subject to a referendum as a result of
sub. (7) (cc), (h) or (i) or promissory notes issued for the purposes
of sub. (7) (cc), (er), (h), or (i).
(c) Paragraph (a) 2. does not apply to borrowing by a school
district to meet immediate expenses under s. 67.12 (8).
(6m) HEARING AND REFERENDUM IN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
DISTRICTS. Unless sub. (7) (k) applies, prior to the adoption of an
initial resolution under sub. (1), the technical college district
board shall adopt a resolution stating its intention to borrow
money for the purposes specified in s. 38.16 (2) and setting a
date, time and place for a public hearing on the resolution
adopted under this subsection which shall be held within 30 days
after its adoption. The technical college district secretary immediately shall publish a copy of the resolution adopted under this
subsection as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985.
(a) An initial resolution adopted by a technical college district
board for an issue of bonds in an amount of money not exceeding
$1,500,000 for building remodeling or improvement need not be
submitted to the electors of the district for approval unless within
30 days after the initial resolution is adopted there is filed with
the technical college district secretary a petition conforming to
the requirements of s. 8.40 requesting a referendum thereon.
Such a petition shall be signed by electors from each county lying
wholly or partially within the district. The number of electors
from each county shall equal at least 1.5 percent of the population
of the county as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c) . If a county
lies in more than one district, the technical college system board
shall apportion the county’s population as determined under s.
16.96 (2) (c) to the districts involved and the petition shall be
signed by electors equal to the appropriate percentage of the apportioned population. Any initial resolution adopted under sub.
(1) in an amount of money not exceeding $1,500,000 at the discretion of the district board, may be submitted to the electors
without waiting for the filing of a petition. All initial resolutions
adopted under sub. (1) in an amount of money in excess of
$1,500,000 or more for building remodeling or improvement
shall be submitted to the electors of the district for approval. If a
referendum is duly petitioned or required under this subsection,
bonds may not be issued until the electors of the district have approved the issue.
(b) If a referendum is to be held on an initial resolution, the
district board shall direct the technical college district secretary
to call a special election for the purpose of submitting the initial
resolution to the electors for a referendum on approval or rejection. In lieu of a special election, the district board may specify
that the election be held at the next succeeding spring primary or
election or partisan primary or general election.
(7) REFERENDUM, WHEN REQUIRED BY ELECTORS, WHEN NOT
PERMITTED. (a) An initial resolution adopted by a county board
for an issue of bonds to provide a memorial for soldiers, sailors
and marines, shall not be submitted to the electors unless within
30 days after the adoption thereof there is filed with the county
clerk a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 requesting such submission, signed by electors numbering at least 10
percent of the votes cast in the county for governor at the last general election. If such petition is filed, proceedings shall be had
under sub. (4).
(b) An initial resolution adopted by the governing body of a
city for an issue of bonds for purposes specifically enumerated in
sub. (5) need not be submitted to the electors under sub. (5) unless, within 30 days after the adoption thereof, a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 requesting such submission, signed by electors numbering at least 10 percent of the votes
cast for governor in the city at the last general election, is filed in
the office of the city clerk. Whenever a number of electors cannot be determined on the basis of reported statistics, the number
shall be determined in accordance with s. 60.74 (6). Any initial
resolution may, in the discretion of the governing body, by separate recorded resolution, be submitted to popular vote without a
petition.
(c) An initial resolution adopted by the common council of a
city for an issue of bonds for paying the city’s portion of the cost
of abolishing grade crossings, shall not be submitted to popular
vote.
(cc) An initial resolution adopted by the school board of a
common school district or unified school district for the purpose
of purchasing the school property or technical college school
property of a city therein which formerly operated a city school
district shall not be submitted to a referendum vote.
(d) 1. Whenever the purpose for which any municipality proposes to issue bonds is required by law to be approved by a vote of
its electors, such a vote in favor of the issue for that express purpose shall be construed as an approval of the purpose by the electors; and the question of approving the purpose need not be separately submitted.
2. If a school board adopts an initial resolution to raise an
amount of money by a bond issue, and either sub. (6a) (a) 2. does
not apply as a result of sub. (6a) (b) or the initial resolution is not
subject to a referendum as a result of par. (cc), (er), (h), or (i), the
school board has the power to borrow and spend the amount for
the purpose stated without the approval of the electors of the
school district.
3. If a school board adopts an initial resolution to raise an
amount of money by a bond issue, and either the public hearing
under sub. (6a) (a) 2. b. is for informational purposes only or sub.
(6a) (am) 3. applies, the power of the school board to borrow and
spend the amount for the purpose stated shall be deemed approved by the electors of the school district if a sufficient petition
for a referendum is not filed within the time permitted under sub.
(6a) (am) 1.
(e) An initial resolution adopted by the governing body of a
city or village for an issue of bonds to create a revolving fund out

of which to advance the cost of any work for which special assessments may be levied, in anticipation of the collection by the city
or village treasurer of the special assessments, special improvement certificates and improvement bonds, made or issued for the
cost thereof, need not be submitted to the electors under sub. (5)
unless, within 30 days after the adoption thereof, a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 requesting such submission, signed by electors numbering at least 10 percent of the votes
cast for governor in the city or village at the last general election,
is filed in the office of the city or village clerk. Whenever a number of electors cannot be determined on the basis of reported statistics, the number shall be determined in accordance with s.
60.74 (6). If such petition is filed, proceedings shall be had under
sub. (5). Any such resolution may, in the discretion of the governing body, by separate recorded resolution, be submitted to
popular vote without the filing of a petition.
(er) An initial resolution adopted by the school board of a
school district for the purpose of issuing up to $2,000,000 in debt
for the costs associated with an environmental remediation
project on district-owned property and under an environmental
remediation plan approved by the department of natural resources
and the federal environmental protection agency shall not be submitted to a referendum vote.
(f) An initial resolution adopted by any county, town, city or
village for the purpose of acquiring, developing, remodeling, constructing and equipping land, buildings and facilities for regional
projects, either alone or acting jointly under s. 66.0301, shall not
be subject to a referendum.
(g) An initial resolution adopted by any town sanitary district
under sub. (1) may be submitted to the electors by separate resolution of the board. If the board does not adopt such a separate
resolution, the initial resolution may not be submitted to the electors unless, within 30 days after its adoption, a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 requesting such submission,
signed by electors numbering at least 10 percent of the votes cast
for governor in the district at the last general election, is filed with
the district clerk requesting a referendum. If a petition is filed,
the board shall proceed under sub. (5).
(h) If a school district is ordered by a court or a state or federal
agency to remove a hazardous substance from a school, an initial
resolution adopted by the school board for the purpose of complying with the order is not subject to a referendum. This paragraph does not apply to financing the construction of a new
school.
(i) If a school district is ordered by a court, state agency or fire
chief of a city or village to remedy any violation of a state statute
or rule or municipal or county ordinance relating to fire hazards
or to the prevention of fire, an initial resolution adopted by the
school board for the purpose of complying with the order is not
subject to a referendum. This paragraph does not apply to financing the construction of a new school or other school district
facility.
(j) An initial resolution adopted by the school board of a
school district created by a reorganization under s. 117.105, or
adopted by the school board of a school district from which territory is detached to create a school district under s. 117.105, for
the purpose of financing any assets or liabilities apportioned to
the school district or assets apportioned to another school district
under s. 117.105 (1m) or (2m), is not subject to a referendum.
(k) Subsection (6m) does not apply to an initial resolution
adopted by a technical college district board to purchase or construct a facility to be used as an applied technology center to
which s. 38.15 (3) (c) applies.
(10) DIRECT, ANNUAL, IRREPEALABLE TAX. The governing
body of every municipality proceeding under this chapter shall, at
the time of or after the adoption of an initial resolution in compliance with sub. (1) or (2), or, after the approval of the resolution by
popular vote when such approval is required, and before issuing
any of the contemplated bonds, levy by recorded resolution a direct, annual tax sufficient in amount to pay and for the express
purpose of paying the interest on such bonds as it falls due, and
also to pay and discharge the principal thereof at maturity. The
municipality shall be and continue without power to repeal such
levy or obstruct the collection of the tax until all such payments
have been made or provided for. After the issue of the bonds, the
tax shall be from year to year carried into the tax roll of the municipality and collected as other taxes are collected, provided that
the amount of tax carried into the tax roll may be reduced in any
year by the amount of any surplus money in the debt service fund
created under s. 67.11, and provided further that the municipality
issuing the bonds may make an appropriation in advance of the
authorization of the bonds to provide funds for any payment coming due on the bonds prior to the first collection of taxes levied
for that payment. The amount of the appropriation shall be based
on estimates of the amount of bonds to be sold and the rate of interest the bonds will bear. The appropriation shall not be used for
any purpose other than that for which appropriated and any surplus in the appropriation shall be transferred to the general fund
of the municipality. The municipality is not required to levy a tax
equal to the amount of that appropriation.
(11) AUTHORITY TO BORROW AND ISSUE BONDS, WHEN COMPLETE. Every municipality that has first complied with all the requirements prescribed for and made applicable to it by subs. (1)
to (10), may, but not otherwise, borrow money and issue and sell
or hypothecate its municipal bonds to the amount and for the purposes specified in the initial resolution.
(12) RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS. Every municipality shall
provide and keep a separate record book or record books in which
its municipal clerk shall record a full and correct statement of every step or proceeding had or taken in the course of authorizing
and issuing municipal bonds, or of incurring any other municipal
obligation under the provisions of this chapter, including a statement of the number of affirmative and negative votes cast by
electors.
(13) COMBINATION OF ISSUES. Bonds authorized under various initial resolutions may, in the discretion of the governing
body, be combined into one issue and designated as “corporate
purpose bonds”. The resolution providing for such combination
and the bond form for the combined issue shall separately itemize
the amount being issued for each of the purposes provided by the
underlying initial resolutions.
(14) REFERENDUM NOT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN TEMPORARY
BORROWING. This section shall not be construed to require, or at
any time before July 9, 1955, to have required, the submission to
the electors for approval of any borrowing under s. 67.12, the provisions of said s. 67.12 being controlling as to such borrowing.
(15) REFERENDUM NOT REQUIRED FOR REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS. This section does not require the submission to the electors for their approval of any resolution that authorizes the issuance of municipal obligations to refund outstanding municipal
obligations or the interest on outstanding municipal obligations.

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