AB85-ASA1,12 14Section 12. 59.17 (2) (bm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,11,2515 59.17 (2) (bm) 2. Each appointment under subd. 1. is subject to the confirmation
16of the county board and is in the unclassified service, serving at the pleasure of the
17county executive and holding office until a new appointment is made by the county
18executive and confirmed by the board. An appointee of the county executive may
19assume his or her duties immediately, pending board action which shall take place
20within 60 days after the county executive submits the appointment to the board for
21confirmation.
No prior appointee may serve longer than 6 months after the term for
22which he or she was appointed and confirmed expires, unless reappointed and
23reconfirmed. The term of each appointment is 4 years or less. The county executive
24shall comply with hiring policies set by the board when making appointments under
25subd. 1.
AB85-ASA1,13
1Section 13. 59.22 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,12,92 59.22 (2) (a) Except for elective offices included under sub. (1), supervisors and
3circuit judges, and subject to s. 59.794 (3), the board has the powers set forth in this
4subsection, sub. (3) and s. 59.03 (1) as to any office, department, board, commission,
5committee, position or employee in county service created under any statute, the
6salary or compensation for which is paid in whole or in part by the county, and the
7jurisdiction and duties of which lie within the county or any portion thereof and the
8powers conferred by this section shall be in addition to all other grants of power and
9shall be limited only by express language.
AB85-ASA1,14 10Section 14. 59.22 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,12,2311 59.22 (3) Reimbursement for expense. The board may provide for
12reimbursement to any elective officer, deputy officer, appointive officer or employee
13for any out-of-pocket expense incurred in the discharge of that person's duty in
14addition to that person's salary or compensation, including without limitation
15because of enumeration, traveling expenses, tuition costs incurred in attending
16courses of instruction clearly related to that person's employment, and the board may
17establish standard allowances for mileage, room and meals, the purposes for which
18allowances may be made, and determine the reasonableness and necessity for such
19reimbursements, and also establish in advance a fair rate of compensation to be paid
20to the sheriff for the board and care of prisoners in the county jail at county expense.
21Any reimbursement paid under this subsection to an officer or employee of a county
22with a population of 750,000 or more is subject to the budget limitation described in
23s. 59.60 (7e).
AB85-ASA1,15 24Section 15. 59.52 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,13,10
159.52 (6) (a) How acquired; purposes. Take Except as provided in s. 59.17 (2)
2(b) 3., take
and hold land acquired under ch. 75 and acquire, lease or rent property,
3real and personal, for public uses or purposes of any nature, including without
4limitation acquisitions for county buildings, airports, parks, recreation, highways,
5dam sites in parks, parkways and playgrounds, flowages, sewage and waste disposal
6for county institutions, lime pits for operation under s. 59.70 (24), equipment for
7clearing and draining land and controlling weeds for operation under s. 59.70 (18),
8ambulances, acquisition and transfer of real property to the state for new collegiate
9institutions or research facilities, and for transfer to the state for state parks and for
10the uses and purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d).
AB85-ASA1,16 11Section 16. 59.52 (31) of the statutes is created to read:
AB85-ASA1,13,1312 59.52 (31) Public contracts, populous counties. (a) In this subsection,
13"county" means any county with a population of 750,000 or more.
AB85-ASA1,13,1814 (b) 1. Any contract with a value of at least $100,000, but not more than
15$300,000, to which a county is a party and which satisfies any other statutory
16requirements, may take effect only if the board's finance committee does not vote to
17approve or reject the contract within 14 days after the contract is signed or
18countersigned by the county executive, or as described in subd. 2.
AB85-ASA1,13,2319 2. If a board's finance committee votes to approve a contract described under
20subd. 1, the contract may take effect. If a board's finance committee votes to reject
21a contract described under subd. 1., the contract may take effect only if the contract
22is approved by a vote of the board within 30 days after the board's finance committee
23votes to reject the contract.
AB85-ASA1,14,224 (c) Any single contract, or group of contracts between the same parties which
25generally relate to the same transaction, with a value or aggregate value of more

1than $300,000, to which a county is a party and which satisfies any other statutory
2requirements, may take effect only if it is approved by a vote of the board.
AB85-ASA1,14,63 (d) With regard to any contract to which a county is a party and which is subject
4to review by the board or by a committee of the board under this subsection, the
5board's finance committee is the only committee which has jurisdiction over the
6contract.
AB85-ASA1,17 7Section 17. 59.53 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,15,28 59.53 (5) (a) The board shall contract with the department of children and
9families to implement and administer the child and spousal support and
10establishment of paternity and the medical support liability programs provided for
11by Title IV of the federal social security act, except that in a county with a population
12of 750,000 or more the county executive, exclusively, shall exercise all of this
13authority
. The board may designate by board resolution any office, officer, board,
14department or agency, except the clerk of circuit court, as the county child support
15agency and, in a county with a population of 750,000 or more, the county executive
16shall administer the designated county child support agency
. The board or, county
17child support agency, or county executive of a county with a population of 750,000 or
18more
shall implement and administer the programs in accordance with the contract
19with the department of children and families. The attorneys responsible for support
20enforcement under sub. (6) (a), circuit court commissioners and all other county
21officials shall cooperate with the county and the department of children and families
22as necessary to provide the services required under the programs. The county shall
23charge the fee established by the department of children and families under s. 49.22
24for services provided under this paragraph to persons not receiving benefits under

1s. 49.148 or 49.155 or assistance under s. 48.645, 49.19, 49.46, 49.465, 49.47, 49.471,
2or 49.472.
AB85-ASA1,18 3Section 18. 59.53 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,15,94 59.53 (6) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2. and in a county with a population
5of 750,000 or more
, each board shall employ or contract with attorneys to provide
6support enforcement. In a county with a population of 750,000 or more, the county
7executive shall hire or contract with attorneys to provide support enforcement under
8this subdivision.
Section 59.42 (1), (2) (a) and (3) does not preclude a board from
9assigning these support enforcement duties to any attorney employed by the county.
AB85-ASA1,19 10Section 19. 59.53 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,15,2211 59.53 (6) (a) 2. If on June 1, 1989, a county has 1.0 or more full-time equivalent
12attorney positions that have primary responsibility for handling cases described in
13par. (b), as determined by the district attorney of the prosecutorial unit, the county
14shall establish and maintain a support enforcement office consisting of support
15enforcement attorneys and office personnel. In counties having a population of less
16than 500,000, a county budget under s. 65.90 shall list the proposed appropriation
17under s. 65.90 (2) for the support enforcement office separate from any other office,
18department or activity. In counties having a population of 500,000 or more, a county
19budget shall treat a support enforcement office as a department, as defined in s.
2059.60 (2) (a), separate from all other departments, and administered by the county
21executive
. If a county ceases to employ 1.0 or more full-time equivalent attorney
22positions in the office, the county may provide support enforcement under subd. 1.
AB85-ASA1,20 23Section 20. 59.53 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,16,224 59.53 (20) Work centers. The board may establish and operate a work center
25licensed under s. 104.07 to provide employment for severely handicapped

1individuals, except that in a county with a population of 750,000 or more, the county
2executive shall be in charge of the operation of the work center
.
AB85-ASA1,21 3Section 21. 59.53 (21) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,16,134 59.53 (21) Operation of relief programs. The board may establish and operate
5a program of relief for a specific class or classes of persons residing in that county,
6except that in a county with a population of 750,000 or more, the county executive
7shall be in charge of the operation of the program of relief
. The county may set such
8eligibility criteria to obtain relief, and may provide such services, commodities or
9money as relief, as the county determines to be reasonable and necessary under the
10circumstances. The program may include work components. The county may enact
11any ordinances necessary or useful to the operation of a relief program under this
12subsection. Counties may use vehicle registration information from the department
13of transportation in determining eligibility for relief programs under this subsection.
AB85-ASA1,22 14Section 22. 59.56 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,16,1915 59.56 (11) Fish and game. The board may establish, maintain, and operate fish
16hatcheries and facilities for raising game birds, except that in a county with a
17population of 750,000 or more, the county may own the hatcheries and facilities, but
18must lease the hatcheries and facilities to another person who will maintain and
19operate them
.
AB85-ASA1,23 20Section 23. 59.60 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,17,1921 59.60 (7) Publication of budget and public hearing. The board shall refer the
22executive's or administrator's budget to the finance committee and such committee
23shall publish as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, a summary of the executive's or
24administrator's budget and comparative figures together with a statement of the
25county's bonded indebtedness, in the 2 daily newspapers having the largest

1circulation in the county, and shall make available to the general public reprinted
2copies of the summary as published. The publication shall also state the date, hour,
3and place of the public hearing to be held by the board on such executive's or
4administrator's budget. The board shall, not less than 14 days after publication of
5the summary of the executive's or administrator's budget, but not later than the first
6Monday in November of each year and prior to the adoption of the property tax levy,
7hold a public hearing on such executive's or administrator's budget, at which time
8citizens may appear and express their opinions. After such public hearing, and on
9or before the annual meeting, the finance committee shall submit to the board its
10recommendations for amendments to the executive's or administrator's budget, if
11any, and the board shall adopt the budget with such changes as it considers proper
12and advisable. Subject to sub. (7e), the board of a county with a population of at least
13500,000 may not adopt a budget in which the total amount of budgeted expenditures
14related to the compensation of county board members, and to any other costs that are
15directly related to the operation and functioning of the county board, including staff,
16is greater than 0.4 percent of the county portion of the tax levy for that year to which
17the budget applies.
When so adopted, the sums provided shall, subject to the
18provisions of sub. (8), constitute legal appropriations and anticipated revenues for
19the ensuing year.
AB85-ASA1,24 20Section 24. 59.60 (7e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB85-ASA1,17,2321 59.60 (7e) Milwaukee county budget cap. The 0.4 percent budget limitation
22for a county with a population of at least 500,000 that is described in sub. (7) does
23not apply to any of the following elements of the county's budget:
AB85-ASA1,17,2524 (a) Any costs related to pension and health care payments for retired county
25officers, employees, and their families.
AB85-ASA1,18,2
1(b) The costs for the salary of county board supervisors and the county board
2chairperson for any term that begins before April 2016.
AB85-ASA1,18,43 (c) Any costs associated with duties performed by the county clerk under s.
459.23 (2).
AB85-ASA1,25 5Section 25. 59.698 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,18,10 659.698 Zoning, building inspector. Except as provided under s. 59.69 (2)
7(bm), for the enforcement of all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations enacted
8under s. 59.69, the board may appoint a building inspector, define the building
9inspector's duties and fix the building inspector's term of office and compensation.
10This section does not apply to a county with a population of 750,000 or more.
AB85-ASA1,26 11Section 26. 59.70 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,18,1412 59.70 (7) Soil conservation. The board of any county with a population of less
13than 750,000
may contract to do soil conservation work on privately owned land
14either directly or through a committee designated by it.
AB85-ASA1,27 15Section 27. 59.70 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,18,2116 59.70 (8m) Harbor improvement. The board may establish, own, operate,
17lease, equip, and improve harbor facilities on land owned by the county that is
18located in this state or in another state, subject to the laws of the state in which the
19land is located, and may appropriate money for the activities specified in this
20subsection, except that in a county with a population of 750,000 or more, the county
21executive shall be in charge of the operation of the harbor facilities
.
AB85-ASA1,28 22Section 28. 59.70 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,19,223 59.70 (12) (a) A county or 2 or more contiguous counties may establish a district
24to control mosquitoes, upon a majority vote of each board, except that the board of

1a county with a population of 750,000 or more may not take any action under this
2subsection or sub. (13)
.
AB85-ASA1,29 3Section 29. 59.79 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB85-ASA1,30 4Section 30. 59.79 (11) of the statutes is repealed.
AB85-ASA1,31 5Section 31. 59.79 (12) of the statutes is repealed.
AB85-ASA1,32 6Section 32. 59.79 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
AB85-ASA1,33 7Section 33. 59.794 of the statutes is created to read:
AB85-ASA1,19,10 859.794 Milwaukee County; limitations on board authority and on
9intergovernmental cooperation, shared services.
(1) Definitions. In this
10section:
AB85-ASA1,19,1311 (a) "Agreement" means an intergovernmental cooperation agreement under s.
1266.0301, or a contract to provide consolidated services under s. 59.03 (2) (e), entered
13into by a county and another local governmental unit.
AB85-ASA1,19,1414 (b) "Board" means the board of a county.
AB85-ASA1,19,1515 (c) "County" means a county with a population of 750,000 or more.
AB85-ASA1,19,1816 (d) "Executive council" means a body that consists of the elected executive
17officer of every city and village that is wholly located within the county and who is
18also a member of the executive council as described in s. 200.23 (2) (b).
AB85-ASA1,19,1919 (e) "Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 66.0131 (1) (a).
AB85-ASA1,19,23 20(2) Limitation on agreements. Before an agreement may take effect and
21become binding on a county, it must be approved by the executive council. If the
22county enters into an agreement, the executive council shall meet as soon as
23practicable to vote on the agreement.
AB85-ASA1,20,2 24(3) Limitations on board authority. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of s.
2559.51, the board may not exercise day-to-day control of any county department or

1subunit of a department. Such control may be exercised only by the county executive
2as described in s. 59.17.
AB85-ASA1,20,93 (b) A board may require, as necessary, the attendance of any county employee
4or officer at a board meeting to provide information and answer questions. Except
5as provided in par. (d), for the purpose of inquiry, or to refer a specific constituent
6concern, the board and its members may deal with county departments and subunits
7of departments solely through the county executive, and no supervisor may give
8instructions or orders to any subordinate of the county executive that would conflict
9with this section.
AB85-ASA1,20,1110 (c) The board may not create any county department or subunit of a
11department, except as provided in s. 59.17 (2) (b) 2.
AB85-ASA1,20,1312 (d) The board may use the legal services of the corporation counsel under s.
1359.42 (2).
AB85-ASA1,20,1814 (e) The board may not terminate, lower the salary or benefits of, or eliminate
15the position of, any county employee who works in the office of the county executive
16unless a similar change is made which affects county employees, on a countywide
17basis, in all other county departments. This paragraph does not apply after the
18county board supervisors who are elected in the 2016 spring election take office.
AB85-ASA1,34 19Section 34. 59.875 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,20,21 2059.875 (title) Payment of contributions in and employment of
21annuitants under
an employee retirement system of populous counties.
AB85-ASA1,35 22Section 35. 59.875 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB85-ASA1,21,223 59.875 (3) No individual who is receiving an annuity under an employee
24retirement system of a county and who is reemployed by the county may continue to
25receive the annuity if a similarly situated individual who is receiving an annuity

1under the Wisconsin Retirement System and who was reemployed by a participating
2employer under that system would be required to terminate the annuity.
AB85-ASA1,36 3Section 36. 66.0301 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,21,154 66.0301 (2) In Subject to s. 59.794 (2), and in addition to the provisions of any
5other statutes specifically authorizing cooperation between municipalities, unless
6those statutes specifically exclude action under this section, any municipality may
7contract with other municipalities and with federally recognized Indian tribes and
8bands in this state, for the receipt or furnishing of services or the joint exercise of any
9power or duty required or authorized by law. If municipal or tribal parties to a
10contract have varying powers or duties under the law, each may act under the
11contract to the extent of its lawful powers and duties. A contract under this
12subsection may bind the contracting parties for the length of time specified in the
13contract. This section shall be interpreted liberally in favor of cooperative action
14between municipalities and between municipalities and Indian tribes and bands in
15this state.
AB85-ASA1,37 16Section 37. 111.70 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 111.70 (1) (j) (intro.) and
17amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,21,1818 111.70 (1) (j) (intro.) "Municipal employer" means any city, of the following:
AB85-ASA1,21,19 192. a. Except as provided in subd. 2. b., any county .
AB85-ASA1,21,25 201. Any city, village, town, metropolitan sewerage district, school district,
21long-term care district, transit authority under s. 59.58 (7) or 66.1039, local cultural
22arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, or any other political subdivision of
23the state, or instrumentality of one or more political subdivisions of the state, that
24engages the services of an employee and includes any person acting on behalf of a
25municipal employer within the scope of the person's authority, express or implied.
AB85-ASA1,38
1Section 38. 111.70 (1) (j) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB85-ASA1,22,32 111.70 (1) (j) 2. b. In a county with a population of 750,000 or more, the county
3executive.
AB85-ASA1,39 4Section 39. 289.33 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB85-ASA1,22,225 289.33 (3) (d) "Local approval" includes any requirement for a permit, license,
6authorization, approval, variance or exception or any restriction, condition of
7approval or other restriction, regulation, requirement or prohibition imposed by a
8charter ordinance, general ordinance, zoning ordinance, resolution or regulation by
9a town, city, village, county or special purpose district, including without limitation
10because of enumeration any ordinance, resolution or regulation adopted under s.
1191.73, 2007 stats., s. 59.03 (2), 59.11 (5), 59.42 (1), 59.48, 59.51 (1) and (2), 59.52 (2),
12(5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24),
13(25), (26) and (27), 59.53 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (19),
14(20) and (23), 59.535 (2), (3) and (4), 59.54 (1), (2), (3), (4), (4m), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10),
15(11), (12), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25) and (26), 59.55 (3), (4),
16(5) and (6), 59.56 (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), (12m), (13) and (16), 59.57
17(1), 59.58 (1) and (5), 59.62, 59.69, 59.692, 59.693, 59.696, 59.697, 59.698, 59.70 (1),
18(2), (3), (5), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (21), (22) and (23), 59.79 (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (8),
19and (10) and (11), 59.792 (2) and (3), 59.80, 59.82, 60.10, 60.22, 60.23, 60.54, 60.77,
2061.34, 61.35, 61.351, 61.354, 62.11, 62.23, 62.231, 62.234, 66.0101, 66.0415, 87.30,
21196.58, 200.11 (8), 236.45, 281.43 or 349.16, subch. VIII of ch. 60, or subch. III of ch.
2291.
AB85-ASA1,40 23Section 40. 806.155 of the statutes is repealed.
AB85-ASA1,41 24Section 41 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB85-ASA1,23,20
1(1) (a) Notwithstanding section 8.37 of the statutes, if this act is enacted on or
2before February 18, 2014, there shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of each
3county with a population of at least 500,000 at the spring election to be held on
4April 1, 2014, the following question: "Shall 2013 Wisconsin Act .... (this act) which
5limits the compensation of members of the board of supervisors of .... (name of
6county) other than the chairperson of the board and chairperson of the finance
7committee to receipt of an annual salary of not more than the annual per capita
8income of this county and which limits the compensation of the chairperson of the
9board to not more than 150 percent of that amount and the chairperson of the finance
10committee to not more than 125 percent of that amount, subject to limitations and
11adjustments specified by law; which prohibits supervisors from receiving any
12compensation or benefits not specifically authorized or required by law; which
13changes the compensation structure by which a Milwaukee County supervisor may
14be paid; which changes the term length of a Milwaukee County supervisor; which
15alters the right of an annuitant under the Milwaukee County Employees Retirement
16System to be rehired by Milwaukee County; which limits the authority of Milwaukee
17County to enter into certain intergovernmental agreements; which removes and
18clarifies certain authority of the Milwaukee County board; which increases and
19clarifies the authority of the Milwaukee County executive; and which deletes
20obsolete statutory references become effective in this county on April 18, 2016?"
AB85-ASA1,23,2321 (b) If the question under paragraph (a) is approved by a majority of all votes
22cast on the question at the election in the county, this act shall take effect in that
23county; otherwise, this act shall not take effect in that county.
AB85-ASA1,24,224 (2) Notwithstanding section 59.52 (25) of the statutes, the Milwaukee County
25board of supervisors may not schedule a referendum to be held on April 1, 2014, with

1respect to any matter that is subject to the approval of the electors of the county on
2that date under subsection (1).
AB85-ASA1,42 3Section 42. Initial applicability.
AB85-ASA1,24,84 (1) Collective bargaining agreement. he renumbering and amendment of
5section 111.70 (1) (j) of the statutes and the creation of section 111.70 (1) (j) 2. b. of
6the statutes first applies to employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement
7that is in effect on the effective date of this subsection upon the expiration, extension,
8renewal, or modification of the agreement.
AB85-ASA1,24,119 (2) Employment of annuitants in populous counties. The treatment of section
1059.875 (title) and (3) of the statutes first applies to employees of a populous county
11who terminate employment on the effective date of this subsection.
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