WHEREAS, the creation of a State of Wisconsin Citizen Corps Council will enable the State of Wisconsin to provide assistance and direction to the numerous local Citizen Corps Councils to help make Wisconsin safer;
NOW THEREFORE, I, Scott Walker, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the Laws of this State, and specifically by Wis. Stat. §
14.019, do hereby:
1. Create the State of Wisconsin Citizen Corps Council ("Council"); and
2. Provide that the Council shall consist of not more than fifteen (15) members appointed by the Governor to serve at the pleasure of the Governor; and
3. Provide that the Governor shall designate two (2) members on the Council as chair and vice-chair to serve in this capacity at the pleasure of the Governor; and
4. Provide that the members of the Council shall include at least the following individuals:
•A representative from local law enforcement;
•A county sheriff;
•A local fire chief;
•A local firefighter;
•A local emergency medical services professional;
•An emergency management professional;
•Representatives from charitable organizations with a focus on disaster readiness and volunteer mobilization;
•A member from an existing local or county Citizen Corps Council;
•Non-government citizen members; and
5. Provide that the Council shall:
•Act as a statewide advisory council for the operation of Citizen Corps in Wisconsin;
•Provide public information and foster awareness of the Citizen Corps program in Wisconsin;
•Set program priorities and make recommendations for the allocation of federal funds provided for Citizen Corps by the Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP);
•Advise the Governor and Legislature on policy and legislation related to the Citizen Corps mission; and
6. Direct that the Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance shall provide staff support for the Council.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Madison this twenty fifth day of January, in the year two thousand eleven.
SCOTT WALKER
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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Corrections In:
January 2011 Special Session:
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT
1,
SENATE
BILL 7
Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
(January 27, 2011)
1. Page 4, line 2: delete "subdivision" and substitute "paragraph".
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Huebsch, Michael,
of West Salem, as Secretary of the Department of Administration, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kapanke, Kedzie, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Taylor, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard, Wirch and Zipperer - 33.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
Jadin
, Paul,
of Green Bay, as Secretary of the Department of Commerce, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kapanke, Kedzie, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Taylor, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard, Wirch and Zipperer - 33.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
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Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand adjourned until
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 6:30 P.M.
Adjourned.
11:26 A.M.
