Definitions.

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229.821 Definitions. In this subchapter:

(1) “Bond" means any bond, note, or other obligation issued under s. 66.0621 by a district.

(2) “Bond resolution" means a resolution of the district board authorizing the issuance of, or providing terms and conditions related to, bonds and includes, where appropriate, any trust agreement, trust indenture, indenture of mortgage or deed of trust providing terms and conditions for bonds.

(3) “Chief elected official" means the mayor of a city or, if the city is organized under subch. I of ch. 64, the president of the council of that city, the village president of a village, the town board chair of a town or the county executive of a county or, if the county does not have a county executive, the chairperson of the county board of supervisors.

(4) “District" means a special purpose district created under this subchapter.

(5) “District board" means the governing board of a district.

(6) “Football stadium" means a stadium that is principally used as the home stadium of a professional football team described in s. 229.823 at the time that a district is created, or if no home stadium exists at the time that a district is created, “football stadium" means a stadium that includes the site of a proposed home stadium of such a team.

(7) “Football stadium facilities" means football stadium property, tangible or intangible, including spectator seating of all types, practice facilities, parking lots and structures, garages, restaurants, parks, concession facilities, entertainment facilities, facilities for the display or sale of memorabilia, transportation facilities, and other functionally related or auxiliary facilities or structures.

(8) “Home stadium" means a stadium approved as provided in s. 229.823.

(9) “Members-elect" means those members of the governing body of a municipality or county, at a particular time, who have been duly elected or appointed for a current regular or unexpired term and whose service has not terminated by death, resignation or removal from office.

(10) “Municipality" means a city, village or town.

(11) “Political subdivision" means a city, village, town or county.

(12) “Related party" means a corporation or business entity that is owned, controlled or operated by, or under common control with, a professional football team.

History: 1999 a. 167; 2001 a. 38.


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