June, 2004       Dane County Towns Association                   Page 2

Amendment 4 (continued)

comprehensive revision of the ordinance.     We have made exceptions to that policy, however, where it was necessary to help towns resist annexations or solve a severe and immediate problem.  This falls into that exception.  We recommend that towns allow this ordinance to be adopted, with modifications to improve it.

Other Ordinance Amendments:

Ordinance Amendment 1, 2004-05
County Board Rules

This ordinance was adopted by the Board at its organizational meeting.

The new rules restructure the County Board committees.   The Zoning committee is now known as the Zoning and Land Regulation Committee, with the following powers:

(1) Act as the supervisory committee for the planning and development department, including survey, zoning, tax description and plat review functions.
(2) Act as the policy oversight committee for register of deeds, the Dane County Board of Adjustment and the Dane County Regional Planning Commission (with respect to land use matters), and zoning and land use regulations activities for lakes management.
(4) Fulfill the zoning and subdivision control powers and duties enumerated in chapters 10, 74, 75 and 76, D.C. Ords.
(5) Advise the county board on all matters relating to zoning, land use and land regulation.
(6) Report to the county board regarding all proposed cemetery maps and plats in accordance with sec. 157.07, Wis. Stats.

The committees also include a new committee known as:

THE ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE. (intro.) The environment and natural resources committee shall have the duty and