Section 50.12. Law enforcement aids to counties (ch. 350, Stats.).

 

(1)  Counties may receive up to 100 percent reimbursement of monies spent on the enforcement of ch. 350 , Stats.

(2)  Claim forms shall be filed with the bureau of law enforcement, department of natural resources, on or before June 1 of the year following the 12-month period for which the claim is made. Claims shall be made for the May 1 to April 30 period immediately preceding the filing date.

(3)  The following forms will be used in the snowmobile enforcement aid program:

(a) Form 8700-59 — Notice of intent to patrol. In order to be eligible for the state aids, a snowmobile patrol must function as an enforcement unit and file an intent to patrol form with the department of natural resources listing the authority under which the snowmobile patrol will operate. On or before June 1 of each year a county must file an intent to patrol form with the department, sent to the attention of the Office of the Coordinator of Snowmobile Safety, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, Wisconsin.

(b) Form 8700-89 — Daily log. This form is to be used in compiling a summary of the snowmobile patrol's daily activities and expenses. It is not to be filed with the department, but is to be used for assembling information necessary to complete form 8700-90. This form must be kept on file by the snowmobile patrol to augment its records and must be available in chronological order for periodic checks by representatives of the department during normal business hours and at the time of the annual audit.

(c) Form 8700-90 — Monthly report. This form is to be completed and filed with the department no later than the tenth day following the month covered. The information shown on this form will be a computation of the information taken from the daily logs (form 8700-89).

(d) An appropriate official of the snowmobile patrol shall complete the following forms, retain one set for the county's records, and file one set with the bureau of law enforcement on or before June 1, covering the patrol expense for the preceding 12–month period of May 1 to April 30. Claims that are received by the department after June 1 will not be processed for payment.

1. `Form 8700-60 — Application for state aid.' Form 8700-60 shall be completed by the appropriate county official, who shall list the total net cost of the snowmobile patrol claimed by the county.

2. `Form 8700-61 — Salary schedule.' Form 8700-61 shall be completed by the appropriate county official, who shall list the names and salaries of persons engaged in the enforcement of ch. 350 , Stats. Salary rate is restricted to no more than the regular straight time rate that the officer normally receives. Allowable fringe benefit rates are actual costs up to a maximum of 50 percent of the reimbursable straight time salary rate.

3. `Form 8700-62 — Travel, materials and supplies schedule.' Form 8700-62 shall be completed by the appropriate county official, who shall list all reimbursable expenditures other than salaries and depreciable items.

4. `Form 8700-63 — Depreciation schedule - straight line method.' Form 8700-63 shall be completed by the appropriate county official, who shall list all capital outlay equipment and the resulting depreciation. Purchase of capital equipment shall be preapproved by the department. Depreciation shall be calculated at the rate of 20 percent annually for each new item of capital equipment for which the cost is $2,500 or greater. All costs of repairs that are $2,500 or greater to an item of capital equipment shall be reimbursed by the department on a 20 percent per year straight line depreciation schedule.

5. `Form 8700-64 — Record of court cases for violations of ch. 350, Stats.' This form is to be completed by the appropriate county official, who shall list all violations and court actions for the calendar year.

(e) In order to help achieve uniformity, accountability and cost controls, the following standards are established:

1. For the purpose of patrol reimbursement, each patrol is eligible for reimbursement for only those hours for which the ratio of hours per arrest is no more than 3 times the state average of hours per arrest for participating sheriff patrols for the past 3 years computed from the statewide snowmobile sheriff patrol records. Two documented written warnings will be given the same weight as an arrest. No more than 50 percent of the credits to reach the standard may be for written warnings.

2. For the purpose of reimbursement of leased snowmobiles or trailers, the amount may not be more than 50 percent above the average depreciation cost of the prior year for snowmobiles or trailers for all snowmobile patrols claiming depreciation. If a personal snowmobile is used for patrol, the reimbursement rate shall be no more than the maximum rate for leased snowmobiles prorated for the days of use.

3. When more than 50 percent of the eligible patrols are submitting claims, no one patrol may receive more than 20 percent of funds available.

4. A minimum of 40 patrol hours is required in order to be eligible for reimbursement.

5. For the purpose of administering reimbursement, search and rescue enforcement costs are eligible only for officers actively looking for snowmobile operators and passengers who are, or who are reasonably believed to be, alive, in distress or in a life threatening situation.

6. For the purpose of reimbursement of capital equipment under s. 350.12 (4) (a) 4. , Stats., for law enforcement aids to counties, the amount is limited to depreciation for snowmobiles and snowmobile trailers.

7. A county may be reimbursed for the actual teaching hours of a law enforcement officer who conducts an authorized department snowmobile safety education course. Teaching hours are considered exempt hours and may not be included in patrol hour totals. Reimbursement will be limited to 2 snowmobile safety education courses per patrol year.

8. Administrative time that exceeds 30 percent of the total number of hours claimed on form 8700-61 is not eligible for reimbursement. Hours claimed for teaching snowmobile safety education courses do not count as administrative time for purposes of this subdivision.

Cr. Register, March, 1977, No. 255 , eff. 4-1-77; am. (2), (3) (a), (d) (intro.), 4. and (e), Register, May, 1983, No. 329 , eff. 6-1-83; am. (3) (d) 2. and 4., Register, February, 1996, No. 482 , eff. 3-1-96; r. and recr. (3) (e), Register, December, 1999, No. 528 , eff. 1-1-00; CR 02-098 : am. (3) (a), (d) and (e) 3., Register May 2003 No. 569 , eff. 6-1-03; CR 14-062 : am. (3) (d) (intro.), 1. to 4., (e) 4., cr. (3) (e) 7., 8. Register September 2015 No. 717 , eff. 10-1-15.