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Chapter 1.7, Page 45 1.7 LAND AUCTION ORDINANCE THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. PURPOSE The Douglas County Board of Supervisors and the duly appointed Land and Development Committee may from time to time determine that it is in the best interests of the citizens of Douglas County to hold a land auction of tax delinquent real estate pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 75.69. SECTION II. AUTHORITY A. Delegation of Authority. Pursuant to Wis. Stats. 75.32(2)(d), the Douglas County Board of Supervisors delegates its authority to manage and sell tax-deeded lands to the Douglas County Land and Development Committee (hereinafter referred to as “committee”. B. The committee shall have jurisdiction and be responsible for the management of all tax-deeded lands acquired by the county and other lands declared surplus by the board until these lands are sold or otherwise disposed of. The committee shall have the authority to lease, sell crops and timber from and otherwise manage subject lands pending sale. The committee is also authorized to engage licensed real estate brokers and salespersons to assist in selling such lands. Retention of such lands by the county or other disposition other than as set forth in this ordinance shall be upon approval by the board. This ordinance does not apply to county forest land or surplus lands purchased by the county for highway purposes. SECTION III. POLICIES A. All sales shall be by Quit Claim Deed unless the committee determines sale by warranty deed or other instrument to be in the county’s best interest. B. The committee may, at any time when it determines there is cause, remove parcels from the tax sale. C. The committee may divide or join parcels in order to facilitate sales. D. The committee shall not sell parcels by land contract. ---PAGE BREAK--- Chapter 1.7, Page 46 E. The committee reserves the right provided by Wis.Stat. 75.69(4) to sell tax delinquent real estate by either open or closed bids. F. The committee shall review all proposed exchanges of tax-deeded land pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 59.69(8) and make recommendations to the board before such changes are acted upon. G. The committee shall retain mineral rights to subject property unless it determines it to be in the county's interest to sell such rights with the property. H. The committee shall require any purchaser to assume liability for taxes for year of the sale if taxes are assessed and any special assessments that are due or may become due after purchase. SECTION IV. PROCEDURES The committee shall advertise and sell tax delinquent parcels in accordance with the Douglas County Land and Development Committee Policies and Procedures established by the committee. SECTION V. EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and publication. Any change in number or wording in any of the above mentioned statutes shall automatically become a part of this ordinance. Dated this 16th day of August, 1984. Amendments: January 20, 2000 November 16, 2017