Tax Levy.
Milwaukee City Charter § 15-08
in effect15-08. Tax Levy.
The comptroller shall, at least 10 days before the levy of general city taxes in each year, certify to the common council the amounts necessary to be levied that year for the interest and sinking funds, on bonds, and scrip of the city. It shall be the duty of the common council to levy the tax for principal and interest, and sinking funds by law provided for, to the amount so certified by the comptroller, at the same time in each year that the common council levy the tax for general city purposes; and if they refuse or neglect so to levy in any case for 5 days after the levy of the tax for general city purposes, the commissioners of the public debt shall levy the same, and certify the amount thereof forthwith to the commissioner of assessments; and if the commissioners of the public debt should likewise fail to levy such tax for interest and sinking funds within 10 days after the levy of the general city taxes in any year, the judge of any court of record in Milwaukee county, either in term time or vacation, either in open court or at chambers, may, upon summary application of any holder or holders of bonds of the city, in the amount of $10,000 or more, by order, levy the tax to such amount as he or she shall deem necessary, and certify the amount thereof to the commissioner of assessments, who shall in all cases cause such tax, however levied, to be extended upon the tax roll in like manner as other taxes levied by the common council. And it shall be the duty of the city treasurer, or other collector of taxes, to proceed to collect and enforce such tax in the same manner as other general city taxes are collected and enforced by law. In fixing the amount of the treasurer's bond, at the beginning of his or her term of office, the fact that he or she has to collect this tax for principal, interest and sinking funds, shall be taken into consideration.
(HISTORY: Ch. Ord. 1, File #30015, July 6, 1925. 15-08 am. File #951345, Jan. 23, 1996; eff. Apr. 9, 1996. S. 15-08 am., File #180678, Oct. 16, 2018; eff. Jan. 1, 2019.)
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/City-Charter/Master-Charter.pdf#page=109Fetched: 10/26/2026