Wisconsin Statutes Schools (Ch. 115 to 121) § 119.498. Promissory notes; unfunded prior service liability contributions

(1) Subject to s. 119.499(1), the board may adopt a resolution requesting the common council of the city to authorize the issuance of promissory notes under s. 67.12(12) for school purposes consisting of paying unfunded prior service liability contributions under the Wisconsin Retirement System.

(2) If the board adopts a resolution under sub. (1) and the city issues the notes, annually the board shall include in its budget transmitted to the common council under s. 119.16(8)(b) an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest and redemption premium on the notes as they become due. The common council may authorize the issuance of the notes at public or private sale.

(3) The sum of the amount of notes under this section that are outstanding and the amount of bonds under s. 119.49 that are outstanding at any time may not exceed 2 percent of the total value of all taxable property in the city as certified under s. 121.06(2). The limit under s. 67.03(1)(a) does not apply to notes under this section.

(4) The city's budgetary authorization for borrowing in 2003 is increased by $200,000,000 for the purposes of this section, and notes in that amount may be omitted from the city's 2003 budget.