Municipal Service Program and Policy Analyst Advanced

The Division of Intergovernmental Relations (DIR) within the Department of Administration provides a broad array of services to the public and state, local, and tribal governments. It supports counties, municipalities, citizens, and businesses by providing support services in land use planning, land information and records modernization, municipal boundary review, plat review, demography, and coastal management programs. We also work to strengthen the relationship between the State of Wisconsin and the governments of the state's 11 federally recognized Native American tribes.

Join an organization that strives to exceed customer expectations by delivering efficient, high-quality state government services. The Department of Administration (DOA) provides direct services to state agency customers and designs and leads initiatives to make government more innovative and cost-effective. Working at DOA offers you the opportunity to make an impact on the quality of life in Wisconsin. As the flagship agency of the State of Wisconsin, our core values at Department of Administration are Adaptability, Collaboration, Stewardship, Equity, Service Excellence, and Integrity
. Our values make it possible for us to fulfill our mission, with a set of shared principles and practices, and form the bedrock of how we operate, interact, and are seen by colleagues, partners, and other agencies.

Under the general supervision of the Intergovernmental Services Team Leader, this position is responsible for administering the statutory Municipal Service Payments (MSP) Program for the Division of Intergovernmental Relations (DIR) in the Department of Administration. The MSP Program is a “payment in lieu of taxes” program providing payments to municipalities who provide police, fire/ambulance, and solid waste pick-up/disposal services to State-owned/UW-leased facilities.

Annually, it is estimated that over $60 million in services are provided to state facilities across the state. The payments are prorated and determined annually, in part based on the value of the State-owned/UW-leased facilities reported to the MSP Program by the DOA and UW System and the net expenditures for those services reported by the site municipalities to the WI DOR.

State-owned/UW-leased facilities are currently reported to be valued at over $19 billion across the enterprise. In creating the annual payment schedule for the Wisconsin Legislature, this position works with numerous State Agencies and the UW System, as well as several hundreds of municipal governments. As part of this program, the position analyzes and recommends policy, administrative, and technology changes to the Program Guidelines when needed, and implements them as approved by DOA leadership and as approved by the State Legislative Joint Committee on Finance (JCF).

This position works independently or in concert with DOA legal counsel to interpret and apply the Statute and Program Guidelines, exercises judgement in applying statutory program regulations, and develops plans/procedures to address annual entitlement challenge resolutions. The incumbent is also a primary member of the DIR’s Municipal Boundary Review (M ) team. They are the primary contact for/processor of all land transfer ordinance filing submittal correspondences, determining if submittals meet the statutory filing requirement criteria detailed in the DOA’s Ordinance Filing Checklist, then maintaining the MDS database regarding filings of land transfer ordinances, boundary agreements and changes to corporate boundaries, supervisory districts, charter ordinances, new municipal in corporations, and reported or discovered clerk contact information.

Additionally, this position serves as…