Continuing Oversight of Charter Schools; Oversight Fee.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 330-27
in effect330-27. Continuing Oversight of Charter Schools; Oversight Fee.
1. The committee shall have responsibility for ongoing review of the financial, educational, staffing and facility status of charter schools pursuant to s. 320-41.
2. Beginning in the 2000-01 school year, each charter school shall pay an oversight fee for each charter student in the school, as provided in this section. The number of charter students in a school shall be the number of students for which the Wisconsin department of public instruction pays the school under s. 118.40(2r)(e), Wis. Stats.
3. The oversight fee for each full-time equivalent charter student shall be established annually by the charter school review committee. This fee shall be an amount sufficient to pay all costs incurred annually by the city for its oversight of the charter school program as calculated by the department of administration apportioned equally to each charter school student in the charter school program. These costs shall include, but are not limited to, the hiring of consultants and the use of city staff, equipment and other materials. This fee shall be paid in the following installments:
a. A payment of 25% of the per student fee shall be made no later than the 21st calendar day after the school operator receives the September payment from the Wisconsin department of public instruction under s. 118.40(2r)(e), Wis. Stats.
b. A payment of 25% of the per student fee shall be made no later than the 21st calendar day after the school operator receives the December payment from the Wisconsin department of public instruction under s. 118.40(2r)(e), Wis. Stats.
c. A payment of 25% of the per student fee shall be made no later than the 21st calendar day after the school operator receives the February payment from the Wisconsin department of public instruction under s. 118.40(2r)(e), Wis. Stats.
d. A payment of 25% of the per student fee shall be made no later than the 21st calendar day after the school operator receives the June payment from the Wisconsin department of public instruction under s. 118.40(2r)(e), Wis. Stats.
4. A pro-rated oversight fee shall be paid for each charter student who is less than full-time equivalent.
a. The amount of the pro-rated oversight fee shall be the per-student oversight fee as calculated pursuant to sub. 3-a multiplied by the ratio of the amount paid by the Wisconsin department of public instruction for that student to the amount the Wisconsin department of public instruction pays for a full-time equivalent charter school student.
b. The oversight fee for a student who is less than full-time equivalent shall be paid by the school operator in 4 equal installments at the times specified in sub. 3-a to d.
5. A charter school shall pay its oversight fee to the city treasurer to be held in trust for the exclusive benefit of the charter school program. Expenditures from such trust fund shall be authorized by the charter school review committee.
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/Volume-3/Master-V3.pdf#page=192Fetched: 10/26/2026