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Resolution No. 31 (2023)
RESOLUTION APPROVING ALTERATION OF SUPERVISORY
DISTRICT BOUNDARY- CITY OF NEW RICHMOND (TOWN OF
RICHMOND AND TOWN OF STANTON)
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
Christine Hines, County Clerk
DATE: October 3, 2023
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Approving Alteration of Supervisory District Boundary- City of
New Richmond (Town of Richmond and Town of Stanton)
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Town of Richmond- In September of 2022, the City of New Richmond enacted Ordinance #581
to annex 199.5 acres to the City of New Richmond from the Town of Richmond. The population
of the annexed property is zero (0). The annexed property will be classified as both Z2 Sub-
Urban Low Density and Z1 Agriculture/Preservation Districts. The annexed property from the
Town of Richmond was part of Wards 1 and 2, County Supervisor District 14. The City of New
Richmond requests the parcel be made part of Ward 6, County Supervisor District 13.
Town of Stanton- In December of 2022, The City of New Richmond enacted Ordinance #588 to
annex 57.24 acres to the City of New Richmond from the Town of Stanton. The population of
the annexed property is zero (0). The annexed property will be classified as Z3 Multi-
Use/Corridor District. The annexed property from the Town of Stanton was part of Ward 2,
County Supervisor District 11. The City of New Richmond requests the parcel be made part of
Ward 2, County Supervisor District 12.
The City of New Richmond requests the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors exercise its
redistricting powers under Wis. Stat. § 59.10(3)(c) (below).
Per Wisconsin State Statute § 59.10(3)(c), “Changes during decade. After the enactment of a plan
of supervisory districts under par. (B), a municipal incorporation, annexation, detachment or
consolidation may serve as a basis for altering between federal decennial censuses the
boundaries of supervisory districts, in the discretion of the board. . . ".
This resolution alters the supervisory district boundaries by moving the annexed parcels of land
from County Supervisor Districts 14 and 11 to County Supervisor Districts 13 and 12, as noted
above. The population of the annexed parcels is zero.
Additional information:
D ETERMINING IF THE CREATION OF A N EW W ARD IS N ECESSARY
The establishment of wards for purposes of elections and representation is provided in Wis. Stat.
§ 5.15. Under that statute, the municipality annexing the territory may add the annexed territory
to an existing, contiguous ward (or wards) only if the annexed territory is in the same county
supervisory, assembly and congressional districts* as the ward to which it is added. If the
supervisory, assembly or congressional districts in the annexed territory are different from the
districts in the ward to which the territory is contiguous, a new ward must be created for the
annexed territory unless the county board adopts a re-districting ordinance (moving the
annexed territory into the same supervisory district as the territory to which it is annexed),
because a single ward may not be located in two or more supervisory districts. Note-only a
county has the authority to redraw its county supervisory district boundaries between decennial
redistricting to move residents of one county supervisory district to another.
*If the annexed territory is in an assembly district or congressional district different from the
assembly or congressional districts in which the existing ward is located, a new ward must be
created. No exceptions.
Resolution No. 31 (2023)
RESOLUTION APPROVING ALTERATION OF SUPERVISORY
DISTRICT BOUNDARY- CITY OF NEW RICHMOND (TOWN OF
RICHMOND AND TOWN OF STANTON)
1 WHEREAS, in 2021, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors adopted a 10-year
2 supervisory district plan creating county supervisory districts, municipal aldermanic districts and
3 election wards following the 2020 Census; and
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5 WHEREAS, Wis. Stat. § 59.10(3)(c) allows a county board, in its discretion, to alter the
6 boundaries of supervisory districts based on annexations which occur after the adoption of the
7 10-year supervisory district plan, as long as the number of supervisory districts is not changed;
8 and
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10 WHEREAS, the City of New Richmond completed an annexation from the Town of
11 Richmond on September 12, 2022 of parcel described on the attached Ordinance #581 consisting
12 of 199.5 acres; and
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14 WHEREAS, the City of New Richmond completed an annexation from the Town of
15 Stanton on December 12, 2022 of parcel described on the attached Ordinance #588 consisting of
16 57.24 acres; and
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18 WHEREAS, a map of the annexed parcels, along with a copy of the annexation
19 ordinance has been filed with the St. Croix County Clerk and are attached; and
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21 WHEREAS, the parcel annexed by the City of New Richmond is part of County
22 Supervisor District 14, consisting of Wards 1 and 2, in the Town of Richmond; and
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24 WHEREAS, the parcel annexed by the City of New Richmond is part of County
25 Supervisor District 11, consisting of Ward 2, in the Town of Stanton; and
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27 WHEREAS, it is appropriate to move the annexed parcels into County Supervisor
28 District 13 in Ward 6 and County Supervisor District 12 in Ward 2, City of New Richmond; and
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30 WHEREAS, the parcels annexed by the City of New Richmond and made part of Ward
31 6 and Ward 2 do not cross an assembly district or congressional district line; and
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33 WHEREAS, the population of the annexed parcels is zero; and
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35 WHEREAS, this resolution does not change the number of supervisory districts.
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37 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the St. Croix County Board of
38 Supervisors that the supervisory district boundaries are hereby altered by moving the annexed
39 parcels of land from County Supervisor District 14 to County Supervisor District 13 consisting
40 of Ward 6 in the City of New Richmond and moving the annexed parcels of land from County
41 Supervisor District 11 to County Supervisor District 12 consisting of Ward 2 in the City of New
42 Richmond as shown on the attached.
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44 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Clerk is hereby directed to
45 forward all notices required under Chapter 59 of Wisconsin Statutes to the Secretary of State for
46 the purpose of advising that office of said supervisory district boundary changes.
Legal – Fiscal – Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: None.
09/12/23 Administration Committee RECOMMENDED
RESULT: RECOMMENDED \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: Bob Long, Supervisor
SECONDER: Bob Feidler, Supervisor
AYES: Long, Koch, Berning, Feidler, Counter
Vote Confirmation.
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call - Vote Requirement – Majority of Supervisors Present
RESULT: ADOPTED BY CONSENT VOTE \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: Dave Ostness, Supervisor
SECONDER: Daniel Hansen, Supervisor
AYES: Lind, Anderson, Long, Leaf, Koch, Adams, Berning, Ottino, Feidler, Ostness,
Counter, Hansen, Sherley, Tellijohn, Carlson, Barcalow, Swanepoel, VanSomeren,
Ramberg
This Resolution was Adopted by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on October 3, 2023
Christine Hines, County Clerk