Note: This document is only a sample. Changes should be made for local circumstances
as needed. The municipality may use its standard resolution format.
Resolution No. (_______)
[MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY]
PETITION TO DETERMINE THE ADEQUACY OF WARNING DEVICES
WHEREAS, ROAD, a public street in the MUNICIPALITY crosses the tracks of the RAILROAD
at-grade, and
WHEREAS, the existing conditions at the rail-highway crossing may pose a threat to public
safety [DESCRIPTION OF THE CONDITIONS IS HELPFUL] and
WHEREAS, Section 195.28 Wisconsin Statutes authorizes the Office of the Commissioner of
Railroads to determine whether the existing warning devices are adequate to protect and
promote public safety at any rail-highway crossing in the State of Wisconsin,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the GOVERNING BODY hereby directs the
MUNICIPAL staff to take all necessary steps to petition the Office of the Commissioner of
Railroads for an investigation and order determining the adequacy of warning devices at the railhighway of STREET with the tracks of the RAILROAD in the MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY.
Sample Drafted by Douglas S. Wood
January 26, 2006
Revised May 19, 2011
