Wisconsin Code § 79.035

County and municipal aid; before 2024
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(1)
Each county and municipality shall receive a payment from the
county and municipal aid account and from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (1) (r) , 2021 stats., in an amount determined under this section.
(3) For the distribution in 2011, each county and municipality shall receive a payment under this section that is equal to the
amount of the payment determined for the county or municipality
under s. 79.02 (4), 2009 stats., in 2010.
(4) (a) For the distribution in 2012, the total amount of the
payments to all municipalities under this section shall be reduced
by $47,663,400 and the total amount of the payments to all counties under this section shall be reduced by $29,086,600.
(b) 1. To calculate the reduction under this subsection for
each municipality, the department of revenue shall first divide
$47,663,400 by the total population of all municipalities. The
department shall then adjust the result of the calculation to establish a per capita amount applied to all municipalities so that the
reduction for each municipality is no more than the maximum allowable reduction under this subsection for that municipality and
so that the total reductions to county and municipal aid payments
for municipalities under this subsection is $47,663,400.
2. To calculate the reduction under this subsection for each
county, the department of revenue shall first divide $29,086,600
by the total population of all counties. The department shall then
adjust the result of the calculation to establish a per capita amount
applied to all counties so that the reduction for each county is no
more than the maximum allowable reduction under this subsection for that county and so that the total reductions to county and
municipal aid payments for counties under this subsection is
$29,086,600.
(c) 1. The reduction for a municipality that has a population
of less than 2,500 is the amount calculated by multiplying the
amount determined under par. (b) 1. by the municipality’s population, multiplied by the quotient of the municipality’s population
divided by 2,500.
2. Except as provided under par. (h), the reduction determined under this paragraph may not exceed the lesser of an
amount equal to 15 percent of the municipality’s payment under
this section in 2011, prior to any reduction under s. 79.02 (3) (e),
2021 stats., or 10 cents for each $1,000 of the municipality’s
equalized value, as determined under s. 70.57.
(d) 1. The reduction for a municipality that has a population
of at least 2,500, but no greater than 10,000, is the amount equal
to 10 cents for each $1,000 of the municipality’s equalized value,
as determined under s. 70.57, plus the amount determined as
follows:
a. Multiply the amount determined under par. (b) 1. by the
municipality’s population.
b. Subtract 2,500 from the municipality’s population.
c. Divide the number determined under subd. 1. b. by 7,500.
d. Multiply the number determined under subd. 1. a. by the
number determined under subd. 1. c.
2. Except as provided in par. (h), the reduction determined
under this paragraph may not exceed the lesser of an amount
equal to 15 percent of the municipality’s payment under this section in 2011, prior to any reduction under s. 79.02 (3) (e), 2021
stats., or 15 cents for each $1,000 of the municipality’s equalized
value, as determined under s. 70.57.
(e) 1. The reduction for a municipality that has a population
greater than 10,000, but no greater than 50,000, is the amount
equal to 15 cents for each $1,000 of the municipality’s equalized
value, as determined under s. 70.57, plus the amount determined
as follows:
a. Multiply the amount determined under par. (b) 1. by the
municipality’s population.
b. Subtract 10,000 from the municipality’s population.
c. Divide the number determined under subd. 1. b. by
40,000.
d. Multiply the number determined under subd. 1. a. by the
number determined under subd. 1. c.
2. Except as provided in par. (h), the reduction determined
under this paragraph may not exceed the lesser of an amount
equal to 15 percent of the municipality’s payment under this section in 2011, prior to any reduction under s. 79.02 (3) (e), 2021
stats., or 25 cents for each $1,000 of the municipality’s equalized
value, as determined under s. 70.57.

(f) 1. The reduction for a municipality that has a population
greater than 50,000, but no greater than 110,000, is the amount
equal to 25 cents for each $1,000 of the municipality’s equalized
value, as determined under s. 70.57, plus the amount determined
as follows:
a. Multiply the amount determined under par. (b) 1. by the
municipality’s population.
b. Subtract 50,000 from the municipality’s population.
c. Divide the number determined under subd. 1. b. by
60,000.
d. Multiply the number determined under subd. 1. a. by the
number determined under subd. 1. c.
2. Except as provided in par. (h), the reduction determined
under this paragraph may not exceed the lesser of an amount
equal to 15 percent of the municipality’s payment under this section in 2011, prior to any reduction under s. 79.02 (3) (e), 2021
stats., or 30 cents for each $1,000 of the municipality’s equalized
value, as determined under s. 70.57.
(g) The reduction for a municipality that has a population
greater than 110,000 is an amount equal to 30 cents for each
$1,000 of the municipality’s equalized value, as determined under s. 70.57, plus an amount equal to the municipality’s population multiplied by the amount determined under par. (b) 1., except that the reduction determined under this paragraph may not
exceed the lesser of an amount equal to 25 percent of the municipality’s payment under this section in 2011, prior to any reduction under s. 79.02 (3) (e), 2021 stats., or 35 cents for each $1,000
in equalized value, as determined under s. 70.57.
(h) The reduction determined under par. (c), (d), (e), or (f) for
a town or village may not exceed the lesser of an amount equal to
25 percent of the town’s or village’s payment under this section in
2011, prior to any reduction under s. 79.02 (3) (e), 2021 stats., or
the amount determined under par. (c) 2., (d) 2., (e) 2., or (f) 2.
based on equalized value.
(i) The reduction for a county is the amount determined under
par. (b) 2. multiplied by the county’s population, except that the
reduction determined under this paragraph may not exceed the
lesser of an amount equal to 25 percent of the county’s payment
under this section in 2011, prior to any reduction under s. 79.02
(3) (e), 2021 stats., or 15 cents for each $1,000 of the county’s
equalized value, as determined under s. 70.57.
(5) Except as provided in subs. (6), (7), and (8), for the distribution in 2013 and in subsequent years ending with 2023, each
county and municipality shall receive a payment under this section that is equal to the amount of the payment determined for the
county or municipality under this section for 2012.
(5) Except as provided in subs. (7) and (8), for the distribution in 2013 and in
subsequent years ending with 2023, each county and municipality shall receive
a payment under this section that is equal to the amount of the payment determined for the county or municipality under this section for 2012.
(6) Beginning with the distributions in 2016 and ending with
the distributions in 2023, the annual payment under s. 79.02 (1)
to a county in which a sports and entertainment arena, as defined
in s. 229.41 (11e), is located shall be the amount otherwise determined for the county under this section, minus $4,000,000.
(7) (a) The department of administration shall reduce the
payment under this section to each county and municipality that
receives a grant under s. 16.047 (4m) for replacement of public
transit vehicles in an urban mass transit system by an amount determined as follows:
1. For an urban mass transit system that is eligible to receive
state aid under s. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. or d. and serving a population exceeding 200,000, 75 percent of the total amount of grants
received under s. 16.047 (4m).
2. For an urban mass transit system that is eligible to receive
state aid under s. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. and serving a population of at
least 50,000, 20 percent of the total amount of grants received under s. 16.047 (4m).
3. For an urban mass transit system that is eligible to receive
state aid under s. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. and serving a population of
less than 50,000, 10 percent of the total amount of grants received
under s. 16.047 (4m).
(b) Beginning with the first payment due under s. 79.02 (1) after the county or municipality receives a grant under s. 16.047
(4m), the department of administration shall apply the reduction
determined under par. (a) for each county and municipality by reducing 10 consecutive annual payments under s. 79.02 (1) to the
county or municipality by equal amounts.
(8) Beginning with the distributions in 2021 and ending with
the distributions in 2023, the department of revenue shall increase the payment to each county and municipality under this
section by the amount the county or municipality reported under
s. 66.0137 (5) (d) for the year prior to the previous calendar year.
The department shall decrease the total amount to be distributed
to all counties and municipalities by the total of all amounts reported under s. 66.0137 (5) (d) for the year prior to the previous
calendar year and reduce each payment to a county or municipality under this section in proportion to the entity’s share of the total distribution.

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