SB639, s. 66 22Section 66. 46.215 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,27,223 46.215 (1) (q) If the county board of supervisors establishes an integrated
24service program for children with severe disabilities under s. 59.07 (147) 59.53 (7),
25to participate in and administer an integrated service program for children with

1severe disabilities under s. 59.07 (147) 59.53 (7), including entering into any written
2interagency agreements or contracts.
SB639, s. 67 3Section 67. 46.22 (1) (b) 1. i. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
427
, is amended to read:
SB639,27,95 46.22 (1) (b) 1. i. If the county board of supervisors establishes an integrated
6service program for children with severe disabilities under s. 59.07 (147) 59.53 (7),
7to participate in and administer an integrated service program for children with
8severe disabilities under s. 59.07 (147) 59.53 (7), including entering into any written
9interagency agreements or contracts.
SB639, s. 68 10Section 68. 46.22 (3m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
1127
, is amended to read:
SB639,27,2012 46.22 (3m) (a) In any county with a county executive or a county administrator
13which has established a single-county department of social services, the county
14executive or county administrator, subject to s. 49.33 (4) to (7) and the rules
15promulgated thereunder, shall appoint and supervise the county social services
16director. The appointment is subject to the confirmation of the county board of
17supervisors unless the county board of supervisors, by ordinance, elects to waive
18confirmation or unless the appointment is made under a civil service system
19competitive examination procedure established under s. 59.07 (20) 59.52 (8) or ch.
2063.
SB639, s. 69 21Section 69. 46.23 (3) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,27,2322 46.23 (3) (b) 1. a. A county unit created by the county board of supervisors
23exercising its authority under s. 59.025 59.03 (1).
SB639, s. 70 24Section 70. 46.23 (6m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,28,14
146.23 (6m) County human services director in certain counties with a
2county executive or county administrator.
(intro.) In any county with a county
3executive or county administrator in which the county board of supervisors has
4established a single-county department of human services, the county executive or
5county administrator shall appoint a county human services director on the basis of
6recognized and demonstrated interest in and knowledge of human services
7problems, with due regard to training, experience, executive and administrative
8ability and general qualification and fitness for the performance of the duties of the
9director. The appointment is subject to confirmation by the county board of
10supervisors unless the county board of supervisors, by ordinance, elects to waive
11confirmation or unless the appointment is made under a civil service system
12competitive examination procedure established under s. 59.07 (20) 59.52 (8) or ch.
1363. The county human services director, subject only to the supervision of the county
14executive or county administrator, shall:
SB639, s. 71 15Section 71. 46.25 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is
16amended to read:
SB639,29,717 46.25 (7) The department may represent the state in any action to establish
18paternity or to establish or enforce a support or maintenance obligation. The
19department may delegate its authority to represent the state in any action to
20establish paternity or to establish or enforce a support or maintenance obligation
21under this section to an attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.458
22(1)
59.53 (6) (a) pursuant to a contract entered into under s. 59.07 (97) 59.53 (5). The
23department shall ensure that any such contract is for an amount reasonable and
24necessary to assure quality service. The department may, by such a contract,
25authorize a county to contract with any attorney, collection agency or other person

1to collect unpaid child support or maintenance. If a county fails to fully implement
2the programs under s. 59.07 (97) 59.53 (5), the department may implement them and
3may contract with any appropriate person to obtain necessary services. The
4department of industry, labor and job development may transfer funds appropriated
5under s. 20.445 (3) (p) to the department of health and family services for the purpose
6of disbursing the transferred funds, under a formula established by the department
7of health and social services, to carry out a contract under this subsection.
SB639, s. 72 8Section 72. 46.255 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,29,149 46.255 (1) If a person obligated to provide child support or maintenance is
10delinquent in making court-ordered payments, or owes an outstanding amount that
11has been ordered by the court for past support, medical expenses or birth expenses,
12the clerk of circuit court, upon application of the county designee under s. 59.07 (97)
1359.53 (5) or the department, shall certify the delinquent payment or outstanding
14amount to the department.
SB639, s. 73 15Section 73. 46.255 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,29,1816 46.255 (6) If the state implements the child and spousal support and paternity
17program under s. 59.07 (97) 59.53 (5), the state may act in place of the county
18designee under this section.
SB639, s. 74 19Section 74. 46.28 (1) (e) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,29,2120 46.28 (1) (e) 6. Any housing authority created under s. 59.075 59.53 (22),
2166.395, 66.40 or 66.4325.
SB639, s. 75 22Section 75. 46.56 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,30,223 46.56 (2) Establishment of programs. If a county board of supervisors
24establishes a program under s. 59.07 (147) 59.53 (7), it shall appoint a coordinating
25committee and designate an administering agency. The program may be funded by

1the county or the county board of supervisors may apply for funding by the state in
2accordance with sub. (15).
SB639, s. 76 3Section 76. 46.973 (2m) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,30,54 46.973 (2m) (a) 7. The amount of funds retained by counties under s. 59.20 (8)
559.25 (3) (j).
SB639, s. 77 6Section 77. 48.299 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,30,217 48.299 (6) If a man who has been given notice under s. 48.27 (3) (b) 1. appears
8at any hearing for which he received the notice, alleges that he is the father of the
9child and states that he wishes to establish the paternity of the child, the court shall
10refer the matter to the state or to the attorney responsible for support enforcement
11under s. 59.458 (1) 59.53 (6) (a) for a determination, under s. 767.45, of whether an
12action should be brought for the purpose of determining the paternity of the child.
13The court may stay the proceedings under this chapter pending the outcome of the
14paternity proceedings under ss. 767.45 to 767.60 if the court determines that the
15paternity proceedings will not unduly delay the proceedings under this chapter and
16the determination of paternity is necessary to the court's disposition of the child if
17the child is found to be in need of protection or services. As part of the proceedings
18under this chapter, the court may order that a record be made of any testimony of the
19child's mother relating to the child's paternity. A record made under this subsection
20is admissible in a proceeding to determine the child's paternity under ss. 767.45 to
21767.60.
SB639, s. 78 22Section 78. 48.33 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,30,2523 48.33 (4) (b) A recommendation for an amount of child support to be paid by
24either or both of the child's parents or for referral to the county designee under s.
2559.07 (97) 59.53 (5) for the establishment of child support.
SB639, s. 79
1Section 79. 48.355 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,31,62 48.355 (2) (b) 4. If the child is placed outside the child's home, a designation of
3the amount of support, if any, to be paid by the child's parent, guardian or trustee,
4specifying that the support obligation begins on the date of the placement, or a
5referral to the county designee under s. 59.07 (97) 59.53 (5) for establishment of child
6support.
SB639, s. 80 7Section 80. 49.71 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is
8amended to read:
SB639,31,119 49.71 (2) In counties with a population of 500,000 or more, an institution
10established under sub. (1) shall be governed under s. 46.21 or 59.07 (153) 59.79 (10),
11but in all other counties it shall be governed under ss. 46.18, 46.19 and 46.20.
SB639, s. 81 12Section 81. 49.96 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is
13amended to read:
SB639,31,18 1449.96 Assistance grants exempt from levy. All grants of aid to families with
15dependent children, payments made for social services, cash benefits paid by
16counties under s. 59.07 (154) 59.53 (21), and benefits under s. 49.77 or federal Title
17XVI, are exempt from every tax, and from execution, garnishment, attachment and
18every other process and shall be inalienable.
SB639, s. 82 19Section 82. 51.20 (18) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,32,220 51.20 (18) (c) Expenses of the proceedings from the presentation of the
21statement of emergency detention or petition for commitment to the conclusion of the
22proceeding shall be allowed by the court and paid by the county from which the
23subject individual is detained, committed or released, in the manner that the
24expenses of a criminal prosecution are paid, as provided in s. 59.77 59.64 (1).

1Payment of attorney fees for appointed attorneys in the case of children and
2indigents shall be in accordance with ch. 977.
SB639, s. 83 3Section 83. 51.42 (3) (ar) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,32,124 51.42 (3) (ar) 1. Enter into contracts to render services to or secure services
5from other agencies or resources including out-of-state agencies or resources.
6Notwithstanding ss. 59.07 (44), 59.456 59.42 (1) and (2) (b) and 978.05, any
7multicounty department of community programs may contract for professional legal
8services that are necessary to carry out the duties of the multicounty department of
9community programs if the corporation counsel of each county of the multicounty
10department of community programs has notified the multicounty department of
11community programs that he or she is unable to provide those services in a timely
12manner.
SB639, s. 84 13Section 84. 51.42 (3) (ar) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,32,1814 51.42 (3) (ar) 14. If the county board of supervisors establishes an integrated
15service program for children with severe disabilities under s. 59.07 (147) 59.53 (7),
16participate in and may administer an integrated service program for children with
17severe disabilities under s. 59.07 (147) 59.53 (7), including entering into any written
18interagency agreements or contracts.
SB639, s. 85 19Section 85. 51.42 (6m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,33,1420 51.42 (6m) County community programs director in certain counties with a
21county executive or county administrator.
(intro.) In any county with a county
22executive or county administrator in which the county board of supervisors has
23established a single-county department of community programs, the county
24executive or county administrator shall appoint and supervise the county
25community programs director. In any county with a population of 500,000 or more,

1the county executive or county administrator shall appoint the director of the county
2department of human services under s. 46.21 as the county community programs
3director. The appointment of a county community programs director under this
4subsection shall be on the basis of recognized and demonstrated interest in and
5knowledge of the problems of mental health, mental retardation, alcoholism and
6drug addiction, with due regard to training, experience, executive and
7administrative ability, and general qualification and fitness for the performance of
8the duties of the director. The appointment of a county community programs director
9under this subsection is subject to confirmation by the county board of supervisors
10unless the county board of supervisors, by ordinance, elects to waive confirmation or
11unless the appointment is made under a civil service system competitive
12examination procedure established under s. 59.07 (20) 59.52 (8) or ch. 63. The county
13community programs director, subject only to the supervision of the county executive
14or county administrator, shall:
SB639, s. 86 15Section 86. 51.437 (4m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,33,2416 51.437 (4m) (f) Enter into contracts to provide or secure services from other
17agencies or resources including out-of-state agencies or resources.
18Notwithstanding ss. 59.07 (44), 59.456 59.42 (1) and (2) (b) and 978.05, any
19multicounty department of developmental disabilities services may contract for
20professional legal services that are necessary to carry out the duties of the
21multicounty department of developmental disabilities services if the corporation
22counsel of each county of the multicounty department of developmental disabilities
23services has notified the multicounty department of developmental disabilities
24services that he or she is unable to provide those services in a timely manner.
SB639, s. 87 25Section 87. 51.437 (4m) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,34,5
151.437 (4m) (m) If the county board of supervisors establishes an integrated
2service program for children with severe disabilities under s. 59.07 (147) 59.53 (7),
3participate in an integrated service program for children with severe disabilities
4under s. 59.07 (147), including entering into any written interagency agreements or
5contracts.
SB639, s. 88 6Section 88. 51.437 (4r) (a) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
764
, is amended to read:
SB639,34,118 51.437 (4r) (a) 3. May administer an integrated service program for children
9with severe disabilities under s. 59.07 (147) 59.53 (7), if the county board of
10supervisors establishes an integrated service program for children with severe
11disabilities.
SB639, s. 89 12Section 89. 51.437 (10m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,35,213 51.437 (10m) County developmental disabilities services director in certain
14counties with a county executive or county administrator.
(intro.) In any county
15with a county executive or a county administrator in which the county board of
16supervisors has established a single-county department of developmental
17disabilities services, the county executive or county administrator shall appoint and
18supervise the county developmental disabilities services director. In any county with
19a population of 500,000 or more, the county executive or county administrator shall
20appoint the director of the county department of human services under s. 46.21 as
21the county developmental disabilities services director. The appointment is subject
22to confirmation by the county board of supervisors unless the county board of
23supervisors, by ordinance, elects to waive confirmation or unless the appointment is
24made under a civil service system competitive examination procedure established
25under s. 59.07 (20) 59.52 (8) or ch. 63. The county developmental disabilities services

1director, subject only to the supervision of the county executive or county
2administrator, shall:
SB639, s. 90 3Section 90. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 59 [precedes 59.001] of the statutes
4is created to read:
SB639,35,55 Chapter 59
SB639,35,76 Subchapter I
7 Definitions
SB639, s. 91 8Section 91. 59.001 (2m) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB639,35,12 9(2m) "Members-elect" means those members of a the governing body of a
10county, city, village or town, at a particular time, who have been duly elected or
11appointed for a current regular or unexpired term and whose service has not
12terminated by death, resignation or removal from office.
SB639,35,14 13(3) "Municipality" includes cities, villages and towns means any city, village or
14town
.
SB639, s. 92 15Section 92. 59.001 (2r) and (3m) of the statutes are created to read:
SB639,35,1616 59.001 (2r) "Municipal clerk" means the clerk of a municipality.
SB639,35,17 17(3m) "Municipal treasurer" means the treasurer of a municipality.
SB639, s. 93 18Section 93. Subchapter II (title) of chapter 59 [precedes 59.01] of the statutes
19is created to read:
SB639,35,2020 Chapter 59
SB639,35,2221 Subchapter II
22 Legal status; organization
SB639, s. 94 23Section 94. 59.01 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB639, s. 95 24Section 95. 59.01 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 59.01 and amended to read:
SB639,36,8
159.01 (title) Status Body corporate; status. Each county in this state is a
2body corporate, empowered authorized to sue and be sued, to acquire and hold, lease
3or rent real and personal estate for public uses or purposes, including lands acquired
4under ch. 75, to sell, lease and convey the same, including the authority to enter into
5leases or contracts with the state for a period of years for the uses and purposes
6specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d), to make such contracts and to do such other acts as are
7necessary and proper to the exercise of the powers and privileges granted and the
8performance of the legal duties charged upon it.
SB639, s. 96 9Section 96. 59.02 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB639,36,12 1059.02 Powers, how exercised; quorum. (1) The powers of a county as a
11body corporate can only be exercised by the board thereof, or in pursuance of a
12resolution adopted or ordinance adopted by it enacted by the board.
SB639,36,16 13(2) Ordinances may be enacted and resolutions may be adopted by a majority
14vote of a quorum or by such larger vote as may be required by law. Ordinances shall
15commence as follows: "The county board of supervisors of the county of .... does
16ordain as follows".
SB639,36,19 17(3) A majority of the supervisors who are entitled to a seat on the board shall
18constitute a quorum. All questions shall be determined by a majority of the
19supervisors who are present unless otherwise provided.
SB639, s. 97 20Section 97. 59.025 of the statutes is renumbered 59.03 (1) and amended to
21read:
SB639,36,2522 59.03 (1) Administrative home rule. Every county may exercise any
23organizational or administrative power, subject only to the constitution and to any
24enactment of the legislature which is of statewide concern and which uniformly
25affects every county.
SB639, s. 98
1Section 98. 59.026 of the statutes is renumbered 59.04 and amended to read:
SB639,37,7 259.04 Construction of powers. For the purpose of giving to To give counties
3the largest measure of self-government in accordance with the spirit of under the
4administrative home rule authority granted to counties in s. 59.025, it is hereby
5declared that
59.03 (1), this chapter shall be liberally construed in favor of the rights,
6powers and privileges of counties to exercise any organizational or administrative
7power.
SB639, s. 99 8Section 99. 59.03 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB639,37,9 959.03 (title) Home rule.
SB639, s. 100 10Section 100. 59.03 of the statutes is renumbered 59.10, and 59.10 (intro.), (1),
11(2), (3) (a), (b) 1. and 2., (c) to (j) and (4) to (6), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB639,37,18 1259.10 Boards; composition; election; terms; compensation;
13compatibility.
(intro.) The boards of the several counties shall be composed of
14representatives from within the county who are elected and compensated as
15provided in this section. Each county board shall act under sub. (2), (3) or (5), unless
16the county board adopts enacts an ordinance, by a majority vote of the entire
17membership, to act under sub. (1). If a county board adopts enacts such ordinance,
18a certified copy shall be filed with the secretary of state.
SB639,37,23 19(1) Self-organized counties. (a) Number of supervisors and apportionment
20of supervisory districts.
In each county having with a population of at least 500,000,
21sub. (2) (a) and (b) shall apply applies. In counties having with a population of less
22than 500,000 and more than one town, sub. (3) (a) to (c) shall apply applies. In
23counties having with one town only, sub. (5) shall apply applies.
SB639,38,824 (b) Terms. The term of office of supervisors shall be is 2 years. A county board
25may determine whether the terms shall be concurrent or staggered. Supervisors

1shall be elected at the election to be held on the first Tuesday in April next preceding
2the expiration of their respective terms and shall take office on the 3rd Tuesday in
3April following their election. If the board determines that supervisors shall serve
4staggered terms, the board shall, by ordinance, provide for a division of supervisors
5into 2 classes, one class to be elected for one-half of a full term and the other class
6for a full term and thereafter the supervisors shall be elected for a full term. The
7board shall publish the ordinance as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, prior to before
8publication of the notice of the election at which supervisors are to be elected.
SB639,38,109 (c) Compensation. The method of compensation for supervisors shall be
10determined by the county board.
SB639,38,1211 (d) Vacancies. A county board may determine the procedure for filling a
12vacancy.
SB639,38,14 13(2) Milwaukee county. In each county having with a population of at least
14500,000:
SB639,39,315 (a) Composition; supervisory districts. Within 60 days after the population
16count by block, established in the decennial federal census of population, and maps
17showing the location and numbering of census blocks become available in printed
18form from the federal government or are published for distribution by an agency of
19this state, but no later than July 1 following the year of each decennial census, the
20board shall adopt and transmit to the governing body of each city and village wholly
21or partially contained within the county a tentative county supervisory district plan
22to be considered by the cities and villages when dividing into wards. The plan shall
23specify the number of supervisors to be elected and shall divide the county into a
24number of districts equal to the number of supervisors, with each district
25substantially equal in population and consisting of contiguous whole wards. Except

1as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the board shall develop and adopt the
2tentative plan in accordance with sub. (3) (b) 1. The board shall adopt a final plan
3by enacting an ordinance in accordance with sub. (3) (b) 2. to 4.
SB639,39,74 (b) Election; term. Supervisors shall be elected for 4-year terms of 4 years at
5the election to be held on the first Tuesday in April next preceding the expiration of
6their respective terms, and shall take office on the 3rd Monday in April following
7their election.
SB639,39,108 (c) Compensation. Each supervisor shall be paid by the county an annual
9salary set by the county board. The board may provide additional compensation for
10the chairperson. Section 66.196 applies to this paragraph.
SB639,39,13 11(3) (a) Classification; maximum number of supervisors. Counties having with
12a population of less than 500,000 and more than one town are classified and entitled
13to a maximum number of county board supervisors as follows:
SB639,39,1514 1. Counties having with a population of less than 500,000 but at least 100,000
15shall have no more than 47 supervisors.
SB639,39,1716 2. Counties having with a population of less than 100,000 but at least 50,000
17shall have no more than 39 supervisors.
SB639,39,1918 3. Counties having with a population of less than 50,000 but at least 25,000
19shall have no more than 31 supervisors.
SB639,39,2120 4. Counties having with a population of less than 25,000 and containing more
21than one town shall have no more than 21 supervisors.
SB639,39,2522 5. If the population of any county is within 2% of the minimum population for
23the next most populous grouping under this paragraph, the county board thereof, in
24establishing supervisory districts, may employ the maximum number for such
25districts set for such next most populous grouping.
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