City of Milwaukee v. Lindner

This court, by order dated September 10, 1980, granted the petitioners’ petition for leave to commence an original action for a declaratory judgment with regard to the authority of the secretary of the Department of Administration under sec. 16.50(2), Stats., to reduce shared revenue payments to municipalities. The facts in the case are not in dispute, the parties having filed an “Agreed Statement of Facts” with the court.

The agreed facts will be referred to in the decision.

ISSUE(1) Does sec. 16.50(1) and (2), Stats., authorize respondents to reduce payments to municipalities under secs.…