AB85-engrossed,10,2319 3. Exercise the authority under s. 59.52 (6) (a) that would otherwise be
20exercised by a county board. With regard to the sale or lease of property, the county
21executive's action must be consistent with established county board policy and must
22be approved by the county board to take effect. The county board may only approve
23or reject the contract as negotiated by the county executive.
AB85-engrossed,11,524 4. Sign all contracts, conveyances, and evidences of indebtedness on behalf of
25the county, to the extent that no other county officer or employee is specifically

1required to sign such contracts, conveyances, and evidences of indebtedness, and
2countersign all other contracts, conveyances, and evidences of indebtedness. No
3contract with the county is valid unless it is signed or countersigned by the county
4executive and, as provided in ss. 59.255 (2) (e) and 59.42 (2) (b) 5., by the comptroller
5and corporation counsel.
AB85-engrossed,11,76 5. Introduce proposed ordinances and resolutions for consideration by the
7board.
AB85-engrossed,11,118 6. Hire and supervise the number of employees that the county executive
9reasonably believes are necessary for him or her to carry out the duties of the county
10executive's office, subject to board approval of the county executive department
11budget.
AB85-engrossed,11e 12Section 11e. 59.17 (2) (bm) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,11,1413 59.17 (2) (bm) 1. (intro.) In any county with a population of 500,000 750,000
14or more, appoint the following persons:
AB85-engrossed,12 15Section 12. 59.17 (2) (bm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,12,216 59.17 (2) (bm) 2. Each appointment under subd. 1. is subject to the confirmation
17of the county board and is in the unclassified service, serving at the pleasure of the
18county executive and holding office until a new appointment is made by the county
19executive and confirmed by the board. An appointee of the county executive may
20assume his or her duties immediately, pending board action which shall take place
21within 60 days after the county executive submits the appointment to the board for
22confirmation.
No prior appointee may serve longer than 6 months after the term for
23which he or she was appointed and confirmed expires, unless reappointed and
24reconfirmed. The term of each appointment is 4 years or less. The county executive

1shall comply with hiring policies set by the board when making appointments under
2subd. 1.
AB85-engrossed,12e 3Section 12e. 59.17 (2) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,12,214 59.17 (2) (br) In any county with a population of less than 500,000 750,000,
5appoint and supervise the heads of all county departments except those elected by
6the people and except where the statutes provide that the appointment shall be made
7by other elected officers. Notwithstanding any statutory provision that a board or
8commission or the county board or county board chairperson appoint a department
9head, except s. 17.21, the county executive shall appoint and supervise the
10department head. Notwithstanding any statutory provision that a board or
11commission supervise the administration of a department, the department head
12shall supervise the administration of the department and the board or commission
13shall perform any advisory or policy-making function authorized by statute. An
14appointment by the county executive under this subsection requires the
15confirmation of the board unless the board, by ordinance, elects to waive
16confirmation or unless the appointment is made under a civil service system
17competitive examination procedure established under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63. Any
18department head appointed by a county executive under this subsection may be
19removed at the pleasure of the county executive unless the department head is
20appointed under a civil service system competitive examination procedure
21established under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63.
AB85-engrossed,13 22Section 13. 59.22 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,13,523 59.22 (2) (a) Except for elective offices included under sub. (1), supervisors and
24circuit judges, and subject to s. 59.794 (3), the board has the powers set forth in this
25subsection, sub. (3) and s. 59.03 (1) as to any office, department, board, commission,

1committee, position or employee in county service created under any statute, the
2salary or compensation for which is paid in whole or in part by the county, and the
3jurisdiction and duties of which lie within the county or any portion thereof and the
4powers conferred by this section shall be in addition to all other grants of power and
5shall be limited only by express language.
AB85-engrossed,14 6Section 14. 59.22 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,13,197 59.22 (3) Reimbursement for expense. The board may provide for
8reimbursement to any elective officer, deputy officer, appointive officer or employee
9for any out-of-pocket expense incurred in the discharge of that person's duty in
10addition to that person's salary or compensation, including without limitation
11because of enumeration, traveling expenses, tuition costs incurred in attending
12courses of instruction clearly related to that person's employment, and the board may
13establish standard allowances for mileage, room and meals, the purposes for which
14allowances may be made, and determine the reasonableness and necessity for such
15reimbursements, and also establish in advance a fair rate of compensation to be paid
16to the sheriff for the board and care of prisoners in the county jail at county expense.
17Any reimbursement paid under this subsection to an officer or employee of a county
18with a population of 750,000 or more is subject to the budget limitation described in
19s. 59.60 (7e).
AB85-engrossed,15 20Section 15. 59.52 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,14,521 59.52 (6) (a) How acquired; purposes. Take Except as provided in s. 59.17 (2)
22(b) 3., take
and hold land acquired under ch. 75 and acquire, lease or rent property,
23real and personal, for public uses or purposes of any nature, including without
24limitation acquisitions for county buildings, airports, parks, recreation, highways,
25dam sites in parks, parkways and playgrounds, flowages, sewage and waste disposal

1for county institutions, lime pits for operation under s. 59.70 (24), equipment for
2clearing and draining land and controlling weeds for operation under s. 59.70 (18),
3ambulances, acquisition and transfer of real property to the state for new collegiate
4institutions or research facilities, and for transfer to the state for state parks and for
5the uses and purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d).
AB85-engrossed,16 6Section 16. 59.52 (31) of the statutes is created to read:
AB85-engrossed,14,87 59.52 (31) Public contracts, populous counties. (a) In this subsection,
8"county" means any county with a population of 750,000 or more.
AB85-engrossed,14,139 (b) 1. Any contract with a value of at least $100,000, but not more than
10$300,000, to which a county is a party and which satisfies any other statutory
11requirements, may take effect only if the board's finance committee does not vote to
12approve or reject the contract within 14 days after the contract is signed or
13countersigned by the county executive, or as described in subd. 2.
AB85-engrossed,14,1814 2. If a board's finance committee votes to approve a contract described under
15subd. 1, the contract may take effect. If a board's finance committee votes to reject
16a contract described under subd. 1., the contract may take effect only if the contract
17is approved by a vote of the board within 30 days after the board's finance committee
18votes to reject the contract.
AB85-engrossed,14,2219 (c) Any single contract, or group of contracts between the same parties which
20generally relate to the same transaction, with a value or aggregate value of more
21than $300,000, to which a county is a party and which satisfies any other statutory
22requirements, may take effect only if it is approved by a vote of the board.
AB85-engrossed,15,223 (d) With regard to any contract to which a county is a party and which is subject
24to review by the board or by a committee of the board under this subsection, the

1board's finance committee is the only committee which has jurisdiction over the
2contract.
AB85-engrossed,17 3Section 17. 59.53 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,15,214 59.53 (5) (a) The board shall contract with the department of children and
5families to implement and administer the child and spousal support and
6establishment of paternity and the medical support liability programs provided for
7by Title IV of the federal social security act, except that in a county with a population
8of 750,000 or more the county executive shall exercise all of this authority
. The board
9may designate by board resolution any office, officer, board, department or agency,
10except the clerk of circuit court, as the county child support agency and, in a county
11with a population of 750,000 or more, the county executive shall administer the
12designated county child support agency
. The board or , county child support agency,
13or county executive of a county with a population of 750,000 or more
shall implement
14and administer the programs in accordance with the contract with the department
15of children and families. The attorneys responsible for support enforcement under
16sub. (6) (a), circuit court commissioners and all other county officials shall cooperate
17with the county and the department of children and families as necessary to provide
18the services required under the programs. The county shall charge the fee
19established by the department of children and families under s. 49.22 for services
20provided under this paragraph to persons not receiving benefits under s. 49.148 or
2149.155 or assistance under s. 48.645, 49.19, 49.46, 49.465, 49.47, 49.471, or 49.472.
AB85-engrossed,18 22Section 18. 59.53 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,16,323 59.53 (6) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2. and in a county with a population
24of 750,000 or more
, each board shall employ or contract with attorneys to provide
25support enforcement. In a county with a population of 750,000 or more, the county

1executive shall hire or contract with attorneys to provide support enforcement under
2this subdivision.
Section 59.42 (1), (2) (a) and (3) does not preclude a board from
3assigning these support enforcement duties to any attorney employed by the county.
AB85-engrossed,19 4Section 19. 59.53 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,16,175 59.53 (6) (a) 2. If on June 1, 1989, a county has 1.0 or more full-time equivalent
6attorney positions that have primary responsibility for handling cases described in
7par. (b), as determined by the district attorney of the prosecutorial unit, the county
8shall establish and maintain a support enforcement office consisting of support
9enforcement attorneys and office personnel. In counties having a population of less
10than 500,000 750,000, a county budget under s. 65.90 shall list the proposed
11appropriation under s. 65.90 (2) for the support enforcement office separate from any
12other office, department or activity. In counties having a population of 500,000
13750,000 or more, a county budget shall treat a support enforcement office as a
14department, as defined in s. 59.60 (2) (a), separate from all other departments, and
15administered by the county executive
. If a county ceases to employ 1.0 or more
16full-time equivalent attorney positions in the office, the county may provide support
17enforcement under subd. 1.
AB85-engrossed,20 18Section 20. 59.53 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,16,2219 59.53 (20) Work centers. The board may establish and operate a work center
20licensed under s. 104.07 to provide employment for severely handicapped
21individuals, except that in a county with a population of 750,000 or more, the county
22executive shall be in charge of the operation of the work center
.
AB85-engrossed,21 23Section 21. 59.53 (21) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,17,824 59.53 (21) Operation of relief programs. The board may establish and operate
25a program of relief for a specific class or classes of persons residing in that county,

1except that in a county with a population of 750,000 or more, the county executive
2shall be in charge of the operation of the program of relief
. The county may set such
3eligibility criteria to obtain relief, and may provide such services, commodities or
4money as relief, as the county determines to be reasonable and necessary under the
5circumstances. The program may include work components. The county may enact
6any ordinances necessary or useful to the operation of a relief program under this
7subsection. Counties may use vehicle registration information from the department
8of transportation in determining eligibility for relief programs under this subsection.
AB85-engrossed,22 9Section 22. 59.56 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,17,1410 59.56 (11) Fish and game. The board may establish, maintain, and operate fish
11hatcheries and facilities for raising game birds, except that in a county with a
12population of 750,000 or more, the county may own the hatcheries and facilities, but
13must lease the hatcheries and facilities to another person who will maintain and
14operate them
.
AB85-engrossed,23 15Section 23. 59.60 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,18,1416 59.60 (7) Publication of budget and public hearing. The board shall refer the
17executive's or administrator's budget to the finance committee and such committee
18shall publish as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, a summary of the executive's or
19administrator's budget and comparative figures together with a statement of the
20county's bonded indebtedness, in the 2 daily newspapers having the largest
21circulation in the county, and shall make available to the general public reprinted
22copies of the summary as published. The publication shall also state the date, hour,
23and place of the public hearing to be held by the board on such executive's or
24administrator's budget. The board shall, not less than 14 days after publication of
25the summary of the executive's or administrator's budget, but not later than the first

1Monday in November of each year and prior to the adoption of the property tax levy,
2hold a public hearing on such executive's or administrator's budget, at which time
3citizens may appear and express their opinions. After such public hearing, and on
4or before the annual meeting, the finance committee shall submit to the board its
5recommendations for amendments to the executive's or administrator's budget, if
6any, and the board shall adopt the budget with such changes as it considers proper
7and advisable. Subject to sub. (7e), the board of a county with a population of at least
8750,000 may not adopt a budget in which the total amount of budgeted expenditures
9related to the compensation of county board members, and to any other costs that are
10directly related to the operation and functioning of the county board, including staff,
11is greater than 0.4 percent of the county portion of the tax levy for that year to which
12the budget applies.
When so adopted, the sums provided shall, subject to the
13provisions of sub. (8), constitute legal appropriations and anticipated revenues for
14the ensuing year.
AB85-engrossed,24 15Section 24. 59.60 (7e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB85-engrossed,18,1816 59.60 (7e) Milwaukee county budget cap. The 0.4 percent budget limitation
17for a county with a population of at least 750,000 that is described in sub. (7) does
18not apply to any of the following elements of the county's budget:
AB85-engrossed,18,2019 (a) Any costs related to pension and health care payments for retired county
20officers, employees, and their families.
AB85-engrossed,18,2321 (b) The costs for the salary, health benefits, and pension benefits of county
22board supervisors and the county board chairperson for any term that begins before
23April 2016.
AB85-engrossed,18,2524 (c) Any costs associated with duties performed by the county clerk under s.
2559.23 (2).
AB85-engrossed,25
1Section 25. 59.698 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,19,6 259.698 Zoning, building inspector. Except as provided under s. 59.69 (2)
3(bm), for the enforcement of all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations enacted
4under s. 59.69, the board may appoint a building inspector, define the building
5inspector's duties and fix the building inspector's term of office and compensation.
6This section does not apply to a county with a population of 750,000 or more.
AB85-engrossed,26 7Section 26. 59.70 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,19,108 59.70 (7) Soil conservation. The board of any county with a population of less
9than 750,000
may contract to do soil conservation work on privately owned land
10either directly or through a committee designated by it.
AB85-engrossed,27 11Section 27. 59.70 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,19,1712 59.70 (8m) Harbor improvement. The board may establish, own, operate,
13lease, equip, and improve harbor facilities on land owned by the county that is
14located in this state or in another state, subject to the laws of the state in which the
15land is located, and may appropriate money for the activities specified in this
16subsection, except that in a county with a population of 750,000 or more, the county
17executive shall be in charge of the operation of the harbor facilities
.
AB85-engrossed,28 18Section 28. 59.70 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,19,2219 59.70 (12) (a) A county or 2 or more contiguous counties may establish a district
20to control mosquitoes, upon a majority vote of each board, except that the board of
21a county with a population of 750,000 or more may not take any action under this
22subsection or sub. (13)
.
AB85-engrossed,29 23Section 29. 59.79 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB85-engrossed,30 24Section 30. 59.79 (11) of the statutes is repealed.
AB85-engrossed,31 25Section 31. 59.79 (12) of the statutes is repealed.
AB85-engrossed,32
1Section 32. 59.79 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
AB85-engrossed,33 2Section 33. 59.794 of the statutes is created to read:
AB85-engrossed,20,5 359.794 Milwaukee County; limitations on board authority and on
4intergovernmental cooperation, shared services.
(1) Definitions. In this
5section:
AB85-engrossed,20,96 (a) "Agreement" means an intergovernmental cooperation agreement under s.
766.0301, or a contract to provide consolidated services under s. 59.03 (2) (e), entered
8into by a county and another local governmental unit that is located wholly within
9that county.
AB85-engrossed,20,1010 (b) "Board" means the board of a county.
AB85-engrossed,20,1111 (c) "County" means a county with a population of 750,000 or more.
AB85-engrossed,20,1512 (d) "Executive council" means a body that consists of the mayor of a 1st class
13city, and the elected executive officer of every city and village that is wholly located
14within the county and who is also a member of the executive council as described in
15s. 200.23 (2) (b).
AB85-engrossed,20,1616 (e) "Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 66.0131 (1) (a).
AB85-engrossed,20,20 17(2) Limitation on agreements. (a) Subject to par. (b), before an agreement may
18take effect and become binding on a county, it must be approved by the executive
19council. If the county enters into an agreement, the executive council shall meet as
20soon as practicable to vote on the agreement.
AB85-engrossed,20,2421 (b) With regard to an intergovernmental cooperation agreement under s.
2266.0301, the requirements under par. (a) apply only to any single contract, or group
23of contracts between the same parties which generally relate to the same
24transaction, with a value or aggregate value of more than $300,000.
AB85-engrossed,21,4
1(3) Limitations on board authority. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of s.
259.51, the board may not exercise day-to-day control of any county department or
3subunit of a department. Such control may be exercised only by the county executive
4as described in s. 59.17.
AB85-engrossed,21,115 (b) A board may require, as necessary, the attendance of any county employee
6or officer at a board meeting to provide information and answer questions. Except
7as provided in par. (d), for the purpose of inquiry, or to refer a specific constituent
8concern, the board and its members may deal with county departments and subunits
9of departments solely through the county executive, and no supervisor may give
10instructions or orders to any subordinate of the county executive that would conflict
11with this section.
AB85-engrossed,21,1312 (c) The board may not create any county department or subunit of a
13department, except as provided in s. 59.17 (2) (b) 2.
AB85-engrossed,21,1514 (d) The board may use the legal services of the corporation counsel under s.
1559.42 (2).
AB85-engrossed,21,2016 (e) The board may not terminate, lower the salary or benefits of, or eliminate
17the position of, any county employee who works in the office of the county executive
18unless a similar change is made which affects county employees, on a countywide
19basis, in all other county departments. This paragraph does not apply after the
20county board supervisors who are elected in the 2016 spring election take office.
AB85-engrossed,34 21Section 34. 59.875 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,21,23 2259.875 (title) Payment of contributions in and employment of
23annuitants under
an employee retirement system of populous counties.
AB85-engrossed,35 24Section 35. 59.875 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB85-engrossed,22,5
159.875 (3) No individual who is receiving an annuity under an employee
2retirement system of a county and who is reemployed by the county may continue to
3receive the annuity if a similarly situated individual who is receiving an annuity
4under the Wisconsin Retirement System and who was reemployed by a participating
5employer under that system would be required to terminate the annuity.
AB85-engrossed,36 6Section 36. 66.0301 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,22,187 66.0301 (2) In Subject to s. 59.794 (2), and in addition to the provisions of any
8other statutes specifically authorizing cooperation between municipalities, unless
9those statutes specifically exclude action under this section, any municipality may
10contract with other municipalities and with federally recognized Indian tribes and
11bands in this state, for the receipt or furnishing of services or the joint exercise of any
12power or duty required or authorized by law. If municipal or tribal parties to a
13contract have varying powers or duties under the law, each may act under the
14contract to the extent of its lawful powers and duties. A contract under this
15subsection may bind the contracting parties for the length of time specified in the
16contract. This section shall be interpreted liberally in favor of cooperative action
17between municipalities and between municipalities and Indian tribes and bands in
18this state.
AB85-engrossed,37 19Section 37. 111.70 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 111.70 (1) (j) (intro.) and
20amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,22,2121 111.70 (1) (j) (intro.) "Municipal employer" means any city, of the following:
AB85-engrossed,22,22 222. a. Except as provided in subd. 2. b., any county .
AB85-engrossed,23,3 231. Any city, village, town, metropolitan sewerage district, school district,
24long-term care district, transit authority under s. 59.58 (7) or 66.1039, local cultural
25arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, or any other political subdivision of

1the state, or instrumentality of one or more political subdivisions of the state, that
2engages the services of an employee and includes any person acting on behalf of a
3municipal employer within the scope of the person's authority, express or implied.
AB85-engrossed,38 4Section 38. 111.70 (1) (j) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB85-engrossed,23,65 111.70 (1) (j) 2. b. In a county with a population of 750,000 or more, the county
6executive.
AB85-engrossed,39 7Section 39. 289.33 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-engrossed,23,258 289.33 (3) (d) "Local approval" includes any requirement for a permit, license,
9authorization, approval, variance or exception or any restriction, condition of
10approval or other restriction, regulation, requirement or prohibition imposed by a
11charter ordinance, general ordinance, zoning ordinance, resolution or regulation by
12a town, city, village, county or special purpose district, including without limitation
13because of enumeration any ordinance, resolution or regulation adopted under s.
1491.73, 2007 stats., s. 59.03 (2), 59.11 (5), 59.42 (1), 59.48, 59.51 (1) and (2), 59.52 (2),
15(5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24),
16(25), (26) and (27), 59.53 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (19),
17(20) and (23), 59.535 (2), (3) and (4), 59.54 (1), (2), (3), (4), (4m), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10),
18(11), (12), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25) and (26), 59.55 (3), (4),
19(5) and (6), 59.56 (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), (12m), (13) and (16), 59.57
20(1), 59.58 (1) and (5), 59.62, 59.69, 59.692, 59.693, 59.696, 59.697, 59.698, 59.70 (1),
21(2), (3), (5), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (21), (22) and (23), 59.79 (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (8),
22and (10) and (11), 59.792 (2) and (3), 59.80, 59.82, 60.10, 60.22, 60.23, 60.54, 60.77,
2361.34, 61.35, 61.351, 61.354, 62.11, 62.23, 62.231, 62.234, 66.0101, 66.0415, 87.30,
24196.58, 200.11 (8), 236.45, 281.43 or 349.16, subch. VIII of ch. 60, or subch. III of ch.
2591.
AB85-engrossed,40
1Section 40. 806.155 of the statutes is repealed.
AB85-engrossed,41 2Section 41 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB85-engrossed,24,153 (1) (a) Notwithstanding section 8.37 of the statutes, if this act is enacted on or
4before February 18, 2014, there shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of each
5county with a population of at least 750,000 at the spring election to be held on
6April 1, 2014, the following question: "Shall that portion of 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
7(this act) which limits the compensation of members of the board of supervisors of ....
8(name of county) other than the chairperson of the board and chairperson of the
9finance committee to receipt of an annual salary of not more than the annual per
10capita income of this county, which in 2012 was $24,051, and which limits the
11compensation of the chairperson of the board to not more than 150 percent of that
12amount and the chairperson of the finance committee to not more than 125 percent
13of that amount, subject to limitations and adjustments specified by law; and which
14prohibits supervisors from receiving any compensation or benefits not specifically
15authorized or required by law become effective in this county on April 18, 2016?"
AB85-engrossed,24,1916 (b) If the question under paragraph (a) is approved by a majority of all votes
17cast on the question at the election in the county, the portions of this act specified in
18paragraph (a) shall take effect in that county; otherwise, the portions of this act
19specified in paragraph (a) shall not take effect in that county.
AB85-engrossed,24,2320 (2) Notwithstanding section 59.52 (25) of the statutes, the Milwaukee County
21board of supervisors may not schedule a referendum to be held on April 1, 2014, with
22respect to any matter that is subject to the approval of the electors of the county on
23that date under subsection (1).
AB85-engrossed,42 24Section 42. Initial applicability.
AB85-engrossed,25,5
1(1) The renumbering and amendment of section 111.70 (1) (j) of the statutes and
2the creation of section 111.70 (1) (j) 2. b. of the statutes first applies to employees
3covered by a collective bargaining agreement that is in effect on the effective date of
4this subsection upon the expiration, extension, renewal, or modification of the
5agreement.
AB85-engrossed,25,86 (2) Employment of annuitants in populous counties. The treatment of section
759.875 (title) and (3) of the statutes first applies to employees of a populous county
8who terminate employment on the effective date of this subsection.
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