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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
February 26, 2002 - Introduced by Representative Walker. Referred to Committee
on Urban and Local Affairs.
AB865,1,2 1An Act to repeal 59.17 (1) (a); and to renumber and amend 59.17 (1) (b) of the
2statutes; relating to: the office of county executive in populous counties.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law requires that a county executive be elected in counties with a
population of at least 500,000 (currently, only Milwaukee County). In other counties,
the county board may create the office of county executive. The office may also be
created or abolished by petition and referendum.
This bill eliminates the requirement that a county executive be elected in
Milwaukee County. The bill provides that any county may, by resolution of the board
or by petition and referendum, create the office of county executive. In addition, the
office may be abolished by petition and referendum.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB865, s. 1 3Section 1. 59.17 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB865, s. 2 4Section 2. 59.17 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 59.17 (1) and amended
5to read:
AB865,2,116 59.17 (1) Election and term of office. Counties with a population of less than
7500,000
A county may by resolution of the board or by petition and referendum create

1the office of county executive or abolish it. The office of county executive, whether
2created by statute or otherwise, may be abolished
by petition and referendum. If the
3office of county executive is abolished, the person serving in the office shall complete
4the term to which elected. The county executive shall be elected the same as a county
5executive is elected under par. (a)
for a term of 4 years commencing with the first
6spring election occurring at least 120 days after the creation of the office and shall
7take office on the 3rd Tuesday in April of that year. The county executive shall be
8elected from residents of the county at large by a majority vote of all qualified electors
9in the county voting in the election.
Such petition and election shall follow the
10procedure provided in s. 9.20 (1) to (6), except that in case of conflict this subsection
11shall control.
AB865,2,1212 (End)
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