City of Madison - File #: 52042

• File #: 52042
• Version: 1
• Name: Motor vehicle registration fee
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Filed
• File created: 6/11/2018
• In control: EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION
• On agenda: 9/4/2018
• Final action: 9/4/2018
• Title: Creating Sec. 12.177 of the Madison General Ordinances to establish a City of Madison motor vehicle registration fee.
• Sponsors: Paul R. Soglin

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/4/2018	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Place On File Without Prejudice	Pass
8/13/2018	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO PLACE ON FILE WITHOUT PREJUDICE -REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
8/9/2018	1	EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION
8/7/2018	1	COMMON COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Following Recommendation(s)	Fail
7/31/2018	1	TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND PLANNING BOARD - ended 3/2023	Return to Lead with the Following Recommendation(s)	Pass
7/12/2018	1	EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION
7/11/2018	1	PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Following Recommendation(s)
6/19/2018	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	Referred
6/19/2018	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	Referred
6/19/2018	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	Referred
6/19/2018	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	Referred
6/19/2018	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
6/11/2018	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
This ordinance authorizes a local vehicle registration fee as allowed under state law. A $17 fee is anticipated to raise $3.3 million on an annual basis (based on information from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation that there are approximately 194,000 eligible vehicles registered in the City of Madison). Proceeds from a local vehicle registration fee must be used for transportation purposes. Use of the revenues from a local vehicle registration fee requires appropriation by the Common Council through a resolution (e.g., the budget). The state vehicle registration fee is $75 annually. Dane County recently enacted a local vehicle registration fee of $28, effective October 1, 2018. The County fee applies to all eligible vehicles in the county, including eligible vehicles in the City of Madison. A $17 fee levied by the City of Madison would result in a total vehicle registration fee in the City of $120.

Nineteen municipalities and eight counties in Wisconsin have adopted a local vehicle registration fee. Amounts range from $10 to $30 annually. The state Department of Transportation must receive notice of enactment of a local vehicle registration fee at least three months prior to its effective date. As such, a January 1, 2019, effective date for the fee would require adoption of this ordinance by the Council by its September 4th meeting.

Title
Creating Sec. 12.177 of the Madison General Ordinances to establish a City of Madison motor vehicle registration fee.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: Wis. Stat. § 341.35 authorizes municipalities (and counties) to establish a local motor vehicle registration fee. These fees are collected by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) at the time of vehicle registration or renewal, and are remitted to the municipality within thirty days after the end of the month in which the fee is collected. WisDOT retains an administrative fee (currently $0.17/registration). The revenues from these fees...