For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB777,1 1Section 1. 46.21 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,7,122 46.21 (1m) (a) The county executive shall appoint under ss. 63.01 to 63.17 a
3director of the county department of human services. The appointment shall be
4made on the basis of recognized and demonstrated public interest in and knowledge
5of the problems of human services, and with due regard to training, experience,
6executive and administrative ability and efficiency, and general qualifications and
7fitness for performing the duties of the office. The director shall file an official oath
8and bond in the amount determined by the county board of supervisors. The county
9board of supervisors may create a position of deputy director of the county
10department of human services. The director shall be appointed by the county
11executive in the unclassified civil service and is subject to confirmation by the county
12board of supervisors under s. 59.17 (2) (bm)
.
SB777,2
1Section 2. 46.21 (1m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,8,122 46.21 (1m) (am) The county executive shall appoint under ss. 63.01 to 63.17
3an administrator of the county hospital. The appointment shall be made on the basis
4of recognized and demonstrated public interest in and knowledge of the problems of
5delivery of medical care and treatment, and with due regard to training, experience,
6executive and administrative ability and efficiency, and general qualifications and
7fitness for performing the duties of the office. The administrator shall file an official
8oath and bond in the amount determined by the county board of supervisors. The
9county board of supervisors may create positions to assist the administrator. The
10administrator shall be appointed by the county executive in the unclassified civil
11service and the appointment is subject to confirmation by the county board of
12supervisors under s. 59.17 (2) (bm)
.
SB777,3 13Section 3. 48.09 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,8,2014 48.09 (5) By the district attorney or, if designated by the county board of
15supervisors or the county executive, by the corporation counsel, in any matter arising
16under s. 48.13, 48.133 or 48.977. If the county board or county executive transfers
17this authority to or from the district attorney on or after May 11, 1990, the board or
18executive
may do so only if the action is effective on September 1 of an odd-numbered
19year and the board or executive notifies the department of administration of that
20change by January 1 of that odd-numbered year.
SB777,4 21Section 4. 59.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,9,322 59.06 (2) Effect of transfer. All deeds, contracts, and agreements made on
23behalf of the county under the directions of the board under s. 59.52 (6), or by a county
24executive acting under s. 59.17 (2) (b) 3., when signed and acknowledged by the clerk
25and
the county seal is attached, are valid and binding on the county to the extent of

1the terms of the instrument and the right, title, and interest which the county has
2in the property, except that in the case of the sale or purchase of real property, the
3instrument must also be signed by the clerk to be valid and binding on the county
.
SB777,5 4Section 5. 59.10 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,9,85 59.10 (1) (a) Number of supervisors and apportionment of supervisory districts.
6In each county with a population of at least 500,000, sub. (2) (a) and, (b), and (c) 5.
7applies. In counties with a population of less than 500,000 and more than one town,
8sub. (3) (a) to (c) and (k) applies. In counties with one town only, sub. (5) applies.
SB777,6 9Section 6. 59.10 (2) (c) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB777,9,1310 59.10 (2) (c) 5. The board may not change the salary specified in subd. 1., or as
11otherwise adjusted under this paragraph, unless the board enacts an ordinance for
12that purpose at least 3 months before, but not more than 6 months before, the next
13closing date for filing nomination papers for the office of supervisor.
SB777,7 14Section 7. 59.10 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,9,1915 59.10 (3) (f) Compensation. Each supervisor shall be paid a per diem by the
16county for each day that he or she attends a meeting of the board. Any board may,
17at its annual a meeting, by a two-thirds vote of all the members, fix the compensation
18of the board members to be next elected. Any board may also provide additional
19compensation for the chairperson.
SB777,8 20Section 8. 59.10 (3) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,9,2521 59.10 (3) (i) Alternative compensation. As an alternative method of
22compensation, in counties having a population of less than 500,000, including
23counties containing only one town, the board may, at its annual a meeting, by a
24two-thirds vote of the members entitled to a seat, fix the compensation of the
25supervisors to be next elected at an annual salary for all services for the county

1including all committee services, except the per diem allowance for services in
2acquiring highway rights-of-way set forth in s. 84.09 (4). The board may, in like
3manner, allow additional salary for the members of the highway committee and for
4the chairperson of the board. In addition to the salary, the supervisors shall receive
5mileage as provided in par. (g) for each day's attendance at board meetings or for
6attendance at not to exceed 2 committee meetings in any one day.
SB777,9 7Section 9. 59.10 (3) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
SB777,10,118 59.10 (3) (k) Changing compensation. The board may not change the
9compensation of supervisors unless the board enacts an ordinance for that purpose
10at least 3 months before, but not more than 6 months before, the next closing date
11for filing nomination papers for the office of supervisor.
SB777,10 12Section 10. 59.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,10,2013 59.10 (5) Counties having only one town. In all counties containing one town
14only, the board shall consist of the members of the town board and one supervisor
15from every village. A supervisor from a village shall be elected at the time the other
16village officers are elected. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum of
17the county board. Each Subject to sub. (3) (k), each supervisor shall receive
18compensation and mileage as provided in sub. (3) (f) and (g). The chairperson of the
19board elected under s. 59.12 (1) may be, but need not be, the same person who is
20elected chairperson of the town board under s. 60.21 (3) (a).
SB777,11 21Section 11. 59.17 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,11,2522 59.17 (2) (b) 1. Appoint and supervise the heads of all departments except
23where the statutes provide that the appointment shall be made by a board or
24commission or by other elected officers. Notwithstanding any statutory provision
25that a board or commission or the county board or county board chairperson appoint

1a department head, except ss. 17.21 and 59.47 (3), the county executive shall appoint
2and supervise the department head. Except for a statutory provision which specifies
3that a board or commission or the county board shall supervise the administration
4of a department, the county executive shall administer, supervise, and direct all
5county departments, including any person who negotiates on behalf of the county,
6and the county board, other board, or commission shall perform any advisory or
7policy-making function authorized by statute. Any appointment by the county
8executive under this subdivision requires the confirmation of the county board
9unless the county board, by ordinance, elects to waive confirmation. Any appointee
10who is confirmed by the board for a particular position does not need to be
11reconfirmed for that position for as long as he or she continues in uninterrupted
12service in that position. Any appointee who is appointed as an interim department
13head does not need county board confirmation. Any department head appointee of
14a county executive who has been confirmed by a county board, or whose confirmation
15has been waived by the board, on or before the effective date of this subdivision ....
16[LRB inserts date], does not need to be reconfirmed, or confirmed, by the board as
17long as the appointee continues in uninterrupted service in that position. In this
18subdivision, uninterrupted service includes a gap in service for an allowable leave
19of absence, such as medical leave.
An appointee of the county executive may assume
20his or her duties immediately, pending board action which shall take place within 60
21days after the county executive submits the appointment to the board for
22confirmation. Any department head appointed by a county executive under this
23subsection may be removed at the pleasure of the county executive. The county
24executive shall comply with hiring policies set by the board when making
25appointments under this paragraph.
SB777,12
1Section 12. 59.17 (2) (b) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,12,172 59.17 (2) (b) 3. (intro.) Exercise the authority under s. 59.52 (6) that would
3otherwise be exercised by a county board, except that the county board may continue
4to
exercise the authority under s. 59.52 (6) only with regard to the sale, acquisition,
5or lease as landlord or tenant of
land that is zoned as a park on or after July 14, 2015,
6other than land zoned as a park in the city of Milwaukee that is located within the
7area west of Lincoln Memorial Drive, south of E. Michigan Street, east of N. Van
8Buren Street, and north of E. Clybourn Avenue. With regard to the sale, acquisition,
9or lease as landlord or tenant of real property, other than certain park land as
10described in this subdivision, the county executive's action need not be consistent
11with established county board policy and may take effect without submission to or
12approval by the county board. The proceeds of the sale of real property as authorized
13under this subdivision shall first be applied to any debt attached to the property.
14Before the county executive's sale of county land may take effect, a majority of the
15following must sign a document, a copy of which will be attached to the bill of sale
16and a copy of which will be retained by the county, certifying that they believe the
17sale is in the best interests of the county:
SB777,13 18Section 13. 59.17 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,13,219 59.17 (2) (b) 4. Sign all contracts, conveyances, and evidences of indebtedness
20on behalf of the county, to the extent that no other county officer or employee is
21specifically required to sign such contracts, conveyances, and evidences of
22indebtedness, and countersign all other contracts, conveyances, and evidences of
23indebtedness. No contract with the county is valid unless it is signed or
24countersigned by the county executive and, as provided in ss. 59.255 (2) (e) and 59.42
25(2) (b) 5., by the comptroller and corporation counsel, except that the requirement for

1signatures by the comptroller and corporation counsel applies only to contracts the
2value of which exceeds $250,000
.
SB777,14 3Section 14. 59.17 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,13,104 59.17 (2) (b) 6. Hire and supervise the number of employees that the county
5executive reasonably believes are necessary for him or her to carry out the duties of
6the county executive's office, subject to board approval of the county executive
7department budget. For purposes of this subdivision, the board may neither reduce
8nor eliminate the staff authorized by the county executive for operating the office of
9the county executive, nor reduce or eliminate the appropriations for the staff and
10operations of the office of the county executive.
SB777,15 11Section 15. 59.17 (2) (b) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
SB777,13,1312 59.17 (2) (b) 8. Exercise the authority under s. 59.52 (3), (4), (11), (12), (14), and
13(23) for matters regarding property that would otherwise be exercised by the board.
SB777,16 14Section 16. 59.17 (2) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB777,17 15Section 17. 59.17 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,13,2016 59.17 (2) (c) Appoint the members of all boards and commissions where
17appointments are required and where the statutes provide that the appointments
18are made by the county board or by the chairperson of the county board. All Subject
19to par. (b) 1., all
appointments to boards and commissions by the county executive
20are subject to confirmation by the county board.
SB777,18 21Section 18. 59.17 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB777,13,2422 59.17 (2) (d) In any county with a population of at least 750,000, exercise sole
23authority over the following administrative actions, which may take effect without
24any review or approval of the board:
SB777,14,3
11. Procurement, including an appeals process, requests for proposals or
2information, negotiation, approval, amendment, execution, administration, and
3payment.
SB777,14,54 2. Contracting, including negotiation, requests for proposals or information,
5approval, amendment, execution, administration, and payment.
SB777,14,116 3. Administrative review of appeals under ch. 68, administrative review of any
7protest of a solicitation or award of a contract, the denial in whole or in part of a
8contract award, any appeal by an aggrieved party from an administrative
9determination by any county official regarding an initial permit, license, right,
10privilege, or authority, except an alcohol beverage license, for which a person applies
11through the county.
SB777,14,1712 4. Creation of an administrative manual of operating procedures and taking
13actions under such a manual related to the authority and powers granted to a county
14executive under the statutes. If an action taken by the county board conflicts with
15an action taken by a county executive under this subdivision, the county executive's
16action shall prevail over the county board's action to the extent that the county
17executive's action and the county board's action conflict.
SB777,19 18Section 19. 59.17 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB777,14,2219 59.17 (2) (e) 1. Notwithstanding s. 63.11 or any authority granted by law to the
20county board, in a county with a population of at least 750,000, exercise sole
21authority to determine all of the following for any county employee who is not an
22elected official:
SB777,14,2423 a. Compensation, including compensation plan design, and fringe benefits,
24including retirement benefits.
SB777,14,2525 b. Creation and elimination of positions.
SB777,15,3
1c. Human resources matters, including hiring, training, job descriptions,
2classifications, pay ranges, pay range assignments, and number and type of
3full-time equivalent positions within each department.
SB777,15,84 2. With regard to county employment, notwithstanding any authority granted
5by law to the county board, in a county with a population of at least 750,000, exercise
6sole authority to conduct employment bargaining or negotiation or participate in
7arbitration. The county board may not enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution to
8limit the authority of the county executive under this paragraph.
SB777,20 9Section 20. 59.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,15,1410 59.17 (4) Compensation of county executive, deputy, and staff assistants.
11The Subject to s. 59.22, the board shall fix the compensation of the county executive,
12the county executive's administrative secretary and the county executive's staff
13assistants, provided that the salary of the county executive shall be established at
14least 90 days prior to any election held to fill the office.
SB777,21 15Section 21. 59.22 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,16,1116 59.22 (1) (a) 1. The board shall, before the earliest time for filing nomination
17papers for any elective office to be voted on in the county, other than supervisors and
18circuit judges, which officer is paid in whole or part from the county treasury,
19establish the total annual compensation for services to be paid to the officer exclusive
20of reimbursements for expenses out-of-pocket provided for in sub. (3). If the county
21executive, county administrator, or administrative coordinator elects under subd. 3.
22a. that compensation is to be established by a county elective officer compensation
23commission, the board shall establish at least 3 months before the next closing date
24for filing nomination papers for any elective office to be voted on in the county other
25than supervisors and circuit judges that the compensation to be paid to each county

1elective officer other than supervisors and circuit judges is identical to the
2recommendation under subd. 3. d. of the county elective officer compensation
3commission.
Except as provided in subd. 2., the annual compensation may shall be
4established by resolution or ordinance, on a basis of straight salary, fees, or part
5salary and part fees, and if the compensation established is a salary, or part salary
6and part fees, it shall be in lieu of all fees, including per diem and other forms of
7compensation for services rendered, except those specifically reserved to the officer
8in the resolution or ordinance. The compensation established shall not be increased
9nor diminished during the officer's term and shall remain for ensuing terms unless
10changed by the board. Court fees shall not be used for compensation for county
11officers.
SB777,22 12Section 22. 59.22 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,16,1713 59.22 (1) (a) 2. The board shall establish the annual compensation of the sheriff
14as straight salary by enacting an ordinance. No portion of that salary may include
15or be based on retention of fees by the sheriff. No portion of that salary may be based
16on providing food to prisoners under s. 302.37 (1). This subdivision does not prohibit
17the reimbursement of a sheriff for actual and necessary expenses.
SB777,23 18Section 23. 59.22 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB777,16,2319 59.22 (1) (a) 3. a. The county executive, county administrator, or
20administrative coordinator may, within 3 months of taking office, elect that a county
21elective officer compensation commission should make recommendations to the
22board concerning the compensation for each county elective officer other than
23supervisor and circuit judge who is paid in whole or part from the county treasury.
SB777,17,1024 b. If the county executive, county administrator, or administrative coordinator
25elects under subd. 3. a. that a county elective officer compensation commission

1should make recommendations to the board, within 60 days of that decision the
2county executive, county administrator, or administrative coordinator shall appoint
32 members to the commission, and within 60 days of that decision the board shall
4appoint 2 members to the commission. The director of a county department having
5duties related to human resources and personnel shall also be a member of the
6commission. Notwithstanding s. 59.10 (4), a person who holds elective office in the
7federal government, state government, or the governing body of a political
8subdivision may not be a member of the commission during the person's term of
9office. The board shall provide the resources and information to the commission that
10is necessary for the commission to make its recommendations under subd. 3. d.
SB777,17,1611 c. If the county has a county executive, the commission under subd. 3. b. shall
12terminate at the end of the county executive's term. If the county has a county
13administrator, the commission under subd. 3. b. shall terminate 4 years after the
14board appoints the county administrator. If the county has an administrative
15coordinator, the commission under subd. 3. b. shall terminate 4 years after the board
16designates the administrative coordinator.
SB777,17,2317 d. At least 4 months before the next closing date for filing nomination papers
18for an elective office to be voted on in the county other than supervisors and circuit
19judges, the commission under subd. 3. b. shall by a vote of 4 members of the
20commission make a recommendation to the board concerning the compensation for
21each county elective officer other than supervisor and circuit judge who is paid in
22whole or part from the county treasury. Any 4 members of the commission under
23subd. 3. b. shall constitute a quorum.
SB777,24 24Section 24. 59.22 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,18,12
159.22 (2) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, and except for
2elective offices included under sub. (1), supervisors and circuit judges, and subject
3to s. ss. 59.602 (8) and 59.794 (3), the board of any county that does not have a county
4executive
has the powers set forth in this subsection, sub. (3) , and s. 59.03 (1) as to
5any office, department, board, commission, committee, position or employee in
6county service created under any statute, the salary or compensation for which is
7paid in whole or in part by the county, and the jurisdiction and duties of which lie
8within the county or any portion thereof and the powers conferred by this section
9shall be in addition to all other grants of power and shall be limited only by express
10language. In any county with a population of at least 750,000, the county executive
11has the powers set forth in this subsection, sub. (3), and s. 59.03 (1), as described in
12this subsection.
SB777,25 13Section 25. 59.22 (2) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,18,1714 59.22 (2) (c) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 2. and par. (d), the board of
15any county that does not have a population of at least 750,000 may, and in any county
16with a population of at least 750,000, the county executive
may , do any of the
17following:
SB777,26 18Section 26. 59.22 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,18,2319 59.22 (2) (c) 2. No action of the board or of a county executive may be contrary
20to or in derogation of the rules of the department of children and families under s.
2149.78 (4) to (7) relating to employees administering old-age assistance, aid to
22families with dependent children, aid to the blind, or aid to totally and permanently
23disabled persons or ss. 63.01 to 63.17.
SB777,27 24Section 27. 59.22 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,19,7
159.22 (2) (d) The county executive in any county that has a population of at least
2750,000, or the county
board of any county that does not have a population of at least
3750,000,
or any board, commission, committee or agency to which the board or
4statutes has delegated the authority to manage and control any institution or
5department of the county government may contract for the services of employees,
6setting up the hours, wages, duties and terms of employment for periods not to exceed
72 years.
SB777,28 8Section 28. 59.22 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,19,139 59.22 (2) (e) The county executive in any county that has a population of at least
10750,000, or the
board of any county that does not have a population of at least
11750,000,
may provide and appropriate money for an employee awards program to
12encourage and to reward unusual and meritorious suggestions and
13accomplishments by county employees.
SB777,29 14Section 29. 59.22 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,20,415 59.22 (3) Reimbursement for expense. The county executive in any county that
16has a population of at least 750,000, or the
board of any county that does not have
17a population of at least 750,000,
may provide for reimbursement to any elective
18officer, deputy officer, appointive officer or employee for any out-of-pocket expense
19incurred in the discharge of that person's duty in addition to that person's salary or
20compensation, including without limitation because of enumeration, traveling
21expenses, tuition costs incurred in attending courses of instruction clearly related to
22that person's employment, and the county executive or the board, consistent with the
23powers granted under this subsection,
may establish standard allowances for
24mileage, room and meals, the purposes for which allowances may be made, and
25determine the reasonableness and necessity for such reimbursements, and also

1establish in advance a fair rate of compensation to be paid to the sheriff for the board
2and care of prisoners in the county jail at county expense. Any reimbursement paid
3under this subsection to an officer or employee of a county with a population of
4750,000 or more is subject to the budget limitation described in s. 59.60 (7e).
SB777,30 5Section 30. 59.22 (3a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,20,96 59.22 (3a) Commission on aging. The county executive in any county that has
7a population of at least 750,000, or the
board of any county that does not have a
8population of at least 750,000,
may provide for the payment of expenses and a per
9diem to persons appointed to a county commission on aging under s. 59.53 (11).
SB777,31 10Section 31. 59.255 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,20,1611 59.255 (2) (a) The comptroller is the chief financial officer of the county, and
12the administrator of the county's financial affairs. The comptroller shall administer
13the county's accounts payable, payroll, and accounting. The comptroller shall
14develop rules and procedures to administer these functions to allow for the efficient
15processing of payments for contracts authorized under s. 59.17 (2) (d) 2.
The
16comptroller shall oversee all of the county's debt.
SB777,32 17Section 32. 59.255 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,20,2118 59.255 (2) (e) The comptroller shall countersign all contracts with the county,
19the value of which exceeds $250,000,
if he or she determines that the county has, or
20will have, the necessary funds to pay the liability that the county may incur under
21the contract. No such contract is valid until so countersigned.
SB777,33 22Section 33. 59.38 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,21,623 59.38 (5) Medical examiner; appointment in populous counties. In a county
24with a population of 500,000 or more, the county executive shall appoint the medical
25examiner in the unclassified service, subject to confirmation by a majority of the

1board and the confirmation provisions under s. 59.17 (2) (b) 1. The medical examiner
2may be dismissed at any time by the county executive with the concurrence of a
3majority of the members-elect of the board, or by a majority of the members-elect
4of the board with the concurrence of the county executive. If the county executive
5vetoes an action by the board to dismiss the medical examiner, the board may
6override the veto by a two-thirds vote of the members-elect of the board
.
SB777,34 7Section 34. 59.42 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 59.42 (1) and amended
8to read:
SB777,21,159 59.42 (1) Corporation counsel; certain counties. Except as provided under
10par. (b), in counties not having a population of 500,000 or more sub. (2), the board may
11employ a corporation counsel, and fix the salary of the corporation counsel. A
12corporation counsel appointed under this subsection shall have the duties described
13under sub. (2) (b).
The corporation counsel appointed under this paragraph
14subsection may be terminated at any time by a majority vote of all the members of
15the board.
SB777,35 16Section 35. 59.42 (1) (b) and (c) of the statutes are repealed.
SB777,36 17Section 36. 59.42 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,22,1818 59.42 (2) (a) In a county with a population of 500,000 or more county executive
19or county administrator
there is created the office of corporation counsel, and such
20deputy corporation counsels, assistants, stenographers, and clerks at such salaries
21as are authorized by the board or county executive under s. 59.17 (2) (e). The
22corporation counsel and deputy and assistant corporation counsels shall be
23attorneys at law licensed to practice in this state. All such offices and positions shall
24may be in the classified civil service of the county except the corporation counsel, who
25is in the unclassified service. The corporation counsel shall be appointed by the

1county executive, with the concurrence of a majority of the board and shall not serve
2at the pleasure of the county executive. Any incumbent corporation counsel serving
3on August 1, 1990, shall retain that position and title until a new appointee is
4confirmed by the board. The corporation counsel may be dismissed at any time by
5the county executive with the concurrence of a majority of the members-elect of the
6board. The corporation counsel may also be dismissed at any time by a majority vote
7of the board. If the county executive vetoes an action by the board to dismiss the
8corporation counsel, the board may override the veto by a two-thirds vote of the
9members-elect of the board.
The county executive or county administrator shall
10appoint the corporation counsel with the concurrence of the majority of the board,
11unless the board enacts an ordinance that waives the board's confirmation of the
12corporation counsel. The county executive or county administrator shall supervise
13the corporation counsel and may dismiss the corporation counsel with the
14concurrence of the majority of the board.
The corporation counsel shall appoint
15deputies, assistants, and clerical and stenographic help. Deputy corporation
16counsels shall have, according to their rank and seniority, the powers and duties of
17the corporation counsel in his or her absence or disability. The corporation counsel
18and deputy corporation counsels shall take and file the constitutional oath of office.
SB777,37 19Section 37. 59.42 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,22,2320 59.42 (2) (b) 5. Review, for proper form, and countersign all contracts to verify
21that the contracts comply with all statutes, rules, ordinances, and the county's ethics
22policy. This subdivision applies only in a county with a population of 750,000 or more
,
23the value of which exceeds $250,000
.
SB777,38 24Section 38. 59.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB777,23,8
159.42 (3) Corporation counsel; attorney designee. In lieu of employing a
2corporation counsel under sub. (1) or in addition to employing a corporation counsel
3under sub. (1) or (2) (a), a board shall under sub. (1) or a county executive or county
4administrator under sub. (2) may
designate an attorney to perform the duties of a
5corporation counsel as the need arises. Two or more counties may jointly designate
6an attorney to perform the duties of a corporation counsel. If an attorney has been
7designated to perform the duties of a corporation counsel, that person may exercise
8any powers and perform any duties of the corporation counsel.
SB777,39 9Section 39. 59.44 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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