SB565-ASA1,26
1Section 26. 46.031 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,11,72 46.031 (3) (c) Yearly report. The county board of supervisors or its designated
3agent, the Milwaukee County mental health district board, as applicable, or the
4boards of 2 or more counties acting jointly or their designated agent, shall submit to
5the department a list of members of the citizen advisory committee under par. (a) or
6a report on the open public participation process under par. (b) on or before July 1
7of each year.
SB565-ASA1,27 8Section 27. 46.034 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,12,99 46.034 (3) With the agreement of the affected county board of supervisors in
10a county with a single-county department, the Milwaukee County mental health
11district board, as applicable,
or boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty
12department, effective for the contract period beginning January 1, 1980, the
13department may approve a county with a single-county department or counties
14participating in a multicounty department to administer a single consolidated aid
15consisting of the state and federal financial aid available to that county or those
16counties from appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o) for services provided and
17purchased by county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, and 51.437.
18Under such an agreement, in the interest of improved service coordination and
19effectiveness, the county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county
20department, the Milwaukee County mental health district board, as applicable, or
21county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department may
22reallocate among county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, and
2351.437 funds that otherwise would be specified for use by a single county
24department. The budget under s. 46.031 (1) shall be the vehicle for expressing the
25proposed use of the single consolidated fund by the county board of supervisors in a

1county with a single-county department, the Milwaukee County mental health
2district board, as applicable,
or county boards of supervisors in counties with a
3multicounty department. Approval by the department of this use of the fund shall
4be in the contract under s. 46.031 (2g). Counties that were selected by the
5department to pilot test consolidated aids for contract periods beginning January 1,
61978, may continue or terminate consolidation with the agreement of the affected
7county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county department , the
8Milwaukee County mental health district board,
or county boards of supervisors in
9counties with a multicounty department.
SB565-ASA1,28 10Section 28. 46.175 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,12,20 1146.175 County institutions: minimum standards. Notwithstanding any
12other provision of law, any county currently operating an institution established
13under s. 49.70, 49.71, 49.72, 51.08, or 51.09 may, by resolution of the county board
14or, in Milwaukee County for institutions providing mental health treatment, the
15Milwaukee County mental health district board
, designate such institution or
16distinct part of such institution as a facility to be operated under s. 50.02, 50.03 or
1750.33. Any county institution or part thereof, where so designated, shall be required
18to meet those licensure standards established by the department for the type of
19facility designated by the county. Any designation under this section may be made
20only if such designation will not result in any additional cost to the state.
SB565-ASA1,29 21Section 29. 46.18 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,13,1522 46.18 (1) Trustees. Every county home, infirmary, hospital, or similar
23institution, shall, subject to regulations approved by the county board except in
24Milwaukee County for county homes, infirmaries, hospitals, or institutions
25providing mental health treatment
, be managed by a board of trustees, electors of the

1county, chosen by ballot by the county board. In Milwaukee County, every county
2home, infirmary, hospital, or similar institution that provides mental health
3treatment shall, subject to standards and procedures adopted by the Milwaukee
4County mental health district board, be managed by a board of trustees, electors of
5the county, chosen by ballot by the Milwaukee County mental health district board.

6At its annual meeting, the county board or the Milwaukee County mental health
7district board, if applicable,
shall appoint an uneven number of trustees, from 3 to
89 at the option of the board, for staggered 3-year terms ending the first Monday in
9January. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term by the county board or
10the Milwaukee County mental health district board, as applicable
; but the
11chairperson of the county board may appoint a trustee to fill the vacancy until the
12county board acts except for boards of trustees appointed by the Milwaukee County
13mental health district board for which the chairperson of the Milwaukee County
14mental health district board may appoint a trustee to fill the vacancy until the entire
15Milwaukee County mental health district board acts
.
SB565-ASA1,30 16Section 30. 46.18 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,13,2017 46.18 (3) Removal of trustee. Any trustee may be removed from office for
18misconduct or neglect, by a two-thirds vote of the county board or of the Milwaukee
19County mental health district board, as applicable
, on due notice in writing and
20hearing of the charges against the trustee.
SB565-ASA1,31 21Section 31. 46.18 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,14,422 46.18 (4) Oath of office, bond, expenses, pay. Each trustee shall take and file
23the official oath and execute and file an official bond to the county, in the amount
24determined by the county board, or the Milwaukee County mental health district
25board, as applicable,
and the sufficiency of the sureties shall be approved by the

1chairperson of the board. Each trustee shall be reimbursed for traveling expenses
2necessarily incurred in the discharge of the duties, and shall receive the
3compensation fixed by the county board or the Milwaukee County mental health
4district board, as applicable
, unless otherwise provided by law.
SB565-ASA1,32 5Section 32. 46.18 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,14,116 46.18 (11) County appropriation. The county board or, in Milwaukee County,
7the Milwaukee County mental health district board, as applicable,
shall annually
8appropriate for operation and maintenance of each such institution not less than the
9amount of state aid estimated by the trustees to accrue to said institution; or such
10lesser sum as may be estimated by the trustees to be necessary for operation and
11maintenance.
SB565-ASA1,33 12Section 33. 46.18 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,14,1613 46.18 (12) Additional duties. The county board or the Milwaukee County
14mental health district board, as applicable,
may provide that the trustees and
15superintendent of any institution shall be the trustees and superintendent of any
16other institution.
SB565-ASA1,34 17Section 34. 46.18 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,15,1018 46.18 (13) Building reserve fund. The Except in Milwaukee County, the
19county board shall maintain as a segregated cash reserve an annual charge of 2% of
20the original cost of new construction or purchase or of the appraised value of existing
21infirmary structures and equipment. In Milwaukee County, the Milwaukee County
22mental health district board, for mental health infirmary structures and equipment,
23shall ensure the maintenance, as a segregated cash reserve, of an annual charge of
242 percent of the original cost of new construction or purchase or of the appraised
25value of existing mental health infirmary structures and equipment.
If the infirmary

1or any of its equipment is replaced, any net cost of replacement in excess of the
2original cost is subject to an annual charge of 2%. No contributions to the cash
3reserve in excess of the amount required under this subsection may be included in
4the calculation under s. 49.726 (1). The county board, except the Milwaukee County
5board,
may from time to time appropriate from such reserve sums to be expended
6solely for the enlargement, modernization or replacement of such infirmary and its
7equipment. In Milwaukee County, the Milwaukee County mental health district
8board may require to be appropriated from reserve sums for mental health
9infirmaries to be expended for the enlargement, modernization, or replacement of a
10mental health infirmary and its equipment.
SB565-ASA1,35 11Section 35. 46.18 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,15,2012 46.18 (14) Incentive payments to patients in mental hospitals. The county
13board or, in Milwaukee County, the Milwaukee County mental health district board
14may authorize the board of trustees of any county mental hospital to establish a
15program of incentive payments so as to provide incentive and encouragement to
16patients by the disbursement of small weekly payments but not restricted to work
17allowances. Incentive payments paid to inmates shall not be included as costs in
18arriving at the per capita rate for state aids or charges to other counties and the state
19for care of inmates. In counties having a population of 500,000 or more the county
20board of supervisors may establish a similar program.
SB565-ASA1,36 21Section 36. 46.18 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,16,522 46.18 (15) Joint operation of health-related service. If the county board of
23supervisors, or the Milwaukee County mental health district board, as applicable,
24so authorizes, the trustees of the county hospital may, together with a private or
25public organization or affiliation, organize, establish and participate in the

1governance and operation of an entity to operate, wholly or in part, any
2health-related service, may participate in the financing of the entity and may
3provide administrative and financial services or resources for its operation on terms
4prescribed by the county board of supervisors or the Milwaukee County mental
5health district board, as applicable
.
SB565-ASA1,37 6Section 37. 46.19 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,16,127 46.19 (4) The salaries of the superintendent, visiting physician and all
8necessary additional officers and employees shall be fixed by the county board. In
9Milwaukee County, the salaries of any superintendent of a mental health institution
10and the salaries of any visiting physician and necessary additional officers and
11employees whose duties are related to mental health shall be fixed by the county
12executive.
SB565-ASA1,38 13Section 38. 46.21 (2) (a), (j), (k), (m) and (q), (2m) (a) and (b) 1. (intro.), (3), (3g),
14(3r), (4), (4m) (a) and (b) and (6) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,17,315 46.21 (2) (a) Shall adopt policies for the management, operation, maintenance
16and improvement of the county hospital; the detention center; the probation section
17of the children's court center; the provision and maintenance of the physical facilities
18for the children's court and its intake section under the supervision and operation
19of the judges assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 and as provided
20in s. 938.06 (1); the mental health complex; the county department of human
21services; the central service departments; and all buildings and land used in
22connection with any institution under this section except a mental health
23institution
. The powers and duties of the county board of supervisors are policy
24forming only, and not administrative or executive. The county board of supervisors
25may not form policies regarding mental health or mental health institutions,

1programs, or services. The Milwaukee County mental health district board shall
2adopt the policies under this paragraph regarding mental health and mental health
3institutions, programs, and services.
SB565-ASA1,17,154 (j) May exercise approval or disapproval power over contracts and purchases
5of the director that are for $50,000 or more, except that the county board of
6supervisors may not exercise approval or disapproval power over any personal
7service contract or over any contract or purchase of the director that relates to
8community living arrangements, adult family homes, or foster homes and that was
9entered into pursuant to a contract under s. 46.031 (2g) or 301.031 (2g), regardless
10of whether the contract mentions the provider, except as provided in par. (m). The
11county board of supervisors may not exercise approval or disapproval power over any
12contract relating to mental health or mental health institutions, programs, or
13services.
This paragraph does not preclude the county board of supervisors from
14creating a central purchasing department for all county purchases that are not
15related to mental health
.
SB565-ASA1,17,2416 (k) Shall make sufficient appropriation annually for the support, maintenance,
17salaries, repairs and improvements to the county department of human services and
18the institutions, except for mental health institutions. The appropriations shall be
19used subject to the order of the director or administrator and as the policies adopted
20by the county board of supervisors provide. The director or administrator may not
21incur any expense or contract for new buildings, additions to present buildings or the
22purchase of land until the county board of supervisors, or the Milwaukee County
23mental health district board, as applicable,
has appropriated or provided for the
24money to defray such expense.
SB565-ASA1,18,23
1(m) May establish and maintain in connection with such county hospital, an
2emergency unit or department for the treatment, subject to such rules as may be
3prescribed by the county board of supervisors, of persons in the county who may meet
4with accidents or be suddenly afflicted with illness not contagious; provided that
5medical care and treatment shall only be furnished in such unit or department until
6such time as the patient may be safely removed to another hospital or to his or her
7place of abode, or regularly admitted to the county hospital. The county board of
8supervisors may also contract with any private hospital or nonprofit hospital within
9the county for the use of its facilities and for medical service to be furnished by a
10licensed physician or physicians to patients who require emergency medical
11treatment or first aid as a result of any accident, injury or sudden affliction of illness
12occurring within the county, except that reasonable compensation may only be
13authorized until the patient is regularly admitted as an inpatient or safely removed
14to another hospital or to his place of abode. In this paragraph, "hospital" includes,
15without limitation due to enumeration, public health centers, medical facilities and
16general, tuberculosis, mental, chronic disease and other types of hospitals and
17related facilities, such as laboratories, outpatient departments, nurses' home and
18training facilities, and central service facilities operated in connection with
19hospitals. In this paragraph, "hospital" does not include any hospital furnishing
20primarily domiciliary care. In this paragraph "nonprofit hospital" means any
21hospital owned and operated by a corporation or association, no part of the net
22earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private
23shareholder or individual.
SB565-ASA1,19,824 (q) May, together with a private or public organization or affiliation, organize,
25establish and participate in the governance and operation of an entity to operate,

1wholly or in part, any health-related service except a mental health-related service,
2may participate in the financing of the entity and may provide administrative and
3financial services or resources for its operation on terms prescribed by the county
4board of supervisors. The Milwaukee County mental health district board may,
5together with a private or public organization or affiliation, organize, establish, and
6participate in the governance and operation of an entity to operate, wholly or in part,
7any mental health-related service, may participate in the financing of the entity, and
8may provide administrative and financial services or resources for its operation.
SB565-ASA1,19,17 9(2m) (a) Creation. The management, operation, maintenance and
10improvement of human services in a county with a population of 500,000 750,000 or
11more is vested in a county department of human services under the jurisdiction, as
12to policy, of the county board of supervisors or, as to mental health policy, the
13Milwaukee County mental health district board
. The county department of human
14services shall consist of the director appointed under sub. (1m), any division
15administrator appointed under sub. (4) or s. 51.41 (9), and necessary personnel
16appointed by the director or appointed by a division administrator and approved by
17the director.
SB565-ASA1,19,2118 (b) 1. (intro.) The county board of supervisors or, in matters related to mental
19health, the Milwaukee County mental health district board
may transfer the powers
20and duties of any human services program under the control of the county and shall
21transfer all of the following to the county department of human services:
SB565-ASA1,20,4 22(3) Powers and duties of the director. All of the administrative and executive
23powers and duties of managing, operating, maintaining and improving the county
24department of human services and other institutions and departments that the
25county board of supervisors or, in matters of mental health, the Milwaukee County

1mental health district board
may place under the jurisdiction of the director are
2vested in the director, subject to the policies and in accordance with the principles
3adopted by the county board of supervisors or, in matters of mental health, the
4Milwaukee County mental health district board
.
SB565-ASA1,20,12 5(3g) Powers and duties of the administrator. All of the administrative and
6executive powers and duties of managing, operating, maintaining and improving the
7county hospital and other institutions and departments that the county board of
8supervisors or, in matters of mental health, the Milwaukee County mental health
9district board
may place under the jurisdiction of the administrator are vested in the
10administrator, subject to the policies and in accordance with the principles adopted
11by the county board of supervisors or, in matters of mental health, the Milwaukee
12County mental health district board
.
SB565-ASA1,20,20 13(3r) Other powers and duties. The county board of supervisors or, in matters
14of mental health, the Milwaukee County mental health district board
may place
15under the jurisdiction of county entities not specified under this section the
16administrative and executive powers and duties of managing, operating,
17maintaining and improving institutions and departments or other responsibilities
18that are specified in sub. (2), including functions related to the central service
19departments and buildings and land used in connection with any institution under
20sub. (2).
SB565-ASA1,20,24 21(4) Management personnel. The Except as provided in s. 51.41 (9), the director
22may appoint personnel to manage the county department of human services and the
23administrator may appoint personnel to manage the county hospital, in accordance
24with ordinances of the county board of supervisors.
SB565-ASA1,21,8
1(4m) (a) The county hospitals and county sanatoriums of a county with a
2population of 500,000 750,000 or more shall be devoted to hospital service and the
3treatment of patients upon such terms and conditions as the county board of
4supervisors or, in matters of mental health, the Milwaukee County mental health
5district board
establishes. The hospitals and sanatoriums may be utilized for
6instruction of medical students, physicians and nurses and for scientific and clinical
7research that will promote the welfare of the patients and assist the application of
8science to the alleviation of human suffering.
SB565-ASA1,21,129 (b) Professional staff responsible for the care of patients under this subsection
10may submit bills for professional services under policies adopted by the county board
11of supervisors or under mental health policies adopted by the Milwaukee County
12mental health district board
.
SB565-ASA1,21,24 13(6) Reports; expenditures. The director and the administrator shall submit
14annually to the county board of supervisors, or to the Milwaukee County mental
15health district board in matters of mental health,
reports, including itemized
16statements of receipts and disbursements, at the times and in the manner that the
17county board of supervisors or Milwaukee County mental health district board
18specifies and as are required to comply with applicable federal statutes and
19regulations and state statutes and rules. Disbursements shall be made in the
20manner that the county board of supervisors or Milwaukee County mental health
21district board, as applicable,
adopts, consistent with sound accounting and auditing
22procedure and with applicable federal statutes and regulations, state statutes and
23rules and requirements of the county auditor and county department of
24administration.
SB565-ASA1,39 25Section 39. 46.40 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,22,10
146.40 (1) (a) Within the limits of available federal funds and of the
2appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o), the department shall distribute funds
3for community social, mental health, developmental disabilities, and alcohol and
4other drug abuse services and for services under ss. 46.87, 46.985, and 51.421, except
5for mental health functions, programs, and services in Milwaukee County,
to county
6departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, and 51.437 and to county aging
7units, as provided in subs. (2), (2m), and (7) to (9). The department shall distribute
8the amount determined by the Milwaukee County board of supervisors under s.
951.41 (4) (b) for mental health functions, programs, and services to the Milwaukee
10County mental health district.
SB565-ASA1,40 11Section 40. 46.56 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,22,1412 46.56 (1) (a) "Administering agency" means a department designated by a
13county board of supervisors, by the Milwaukee County mental health district board
14in Milwaukee County,
or by a tribe to administer an initiative.
SB565-ASA1,41 15Section 41. 46.56 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
16is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,22,2317 46.56 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if a county board of supervisors or
18the Milwaukee County mental health district board
establishes an initiative under
19s. 59.53 (7) or if a tribe establishes an initiative, the county board , Milwaukee County
20mental health district board,
or tribe shall appoint a coordinating committee and
21designate an administering agency. The initiative may be funded by the county or
22tribe or the county board of supervisors, Milwaukee County mental health district
23board,
or tribe may apply for funding by the state in accordance with sub. (15).
SB565-ASA1,42 24Section 42. 46.56 (2) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
25is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,23,12
146.56 (2) (b) A county may enter into an agreement with one or more other
2counties or tribes to establish an initiative and a tribe may enter into an agreement
3with one or more counties or tribes to establish an initiative. The parties to the
4agreement shall designate in the agreement a single lead administrative county or
5lead administrative tribe. The county board of the lead administrative county, the
6Milwaukee County mental health district board, if Milwaukee County is the lead
7administrative county,
or the lead administrative tribe shall appoint a coordinating
8committee and designate an administering agency. The initiative may be funded by
9the participating entities, or the county board of supervisors of the lead
10administrative county, the Milwaukee County mental health district board, if
11Milwaukee County is the lead administrative county,
or the lead administrative tribe
12may apply for funding by the state in accordance with sub. (15).
SB565-ASA1,43 13Section 43. 46.56 (3) (b) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,23,1614 46.56 (3) (b) 11. Representatives of the county board or, in Milwaukee County,
15the Milwaukee County mental health district board
or, for an initiative established
16by a tribe, representatives of the elected governing body of the tribe.
SB565-ASA1,44 17Section 44. 46.56 (4) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
18is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,23,2219 46.56 (4) (d) If the county board of supervisors, Milwaukee County mental
20health district board,
or tribe or a multi-entity initiative decides to seek state
21funding under sub. (15), develop the application in cooperation with the coordinating
22committee.
SB565-ASA1,45 23Section 45. 46.56 (15) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin
24Act 20
, is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,24,5
146.56 (15) (b) (intro.) In order to apply for funds under this subsection, the
2county board of supervisors, Milwaukee County mental health district board, or tribe
3or, for a multi-entity initiative, the county board of the lead administrative county,
4the Milwaukee County mental health district board, if Milwaukee County is the lead
5administrative county,
or the lead administrative tribe shall do all of the following:
SB565-ASA1,46 6Section 46. 51.08 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,24,17 751.08 Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex. Any county having a
8population of 500,000 or more may, pursuant to s. 46.17, establish and maintain a
9county mental health complex. The county mental health complex shall be a hospital
10devoted to the detention and care of drug addicts, alcoholics, chronic patients and
11mentally ill persons whose mental illness is acute. Such hospital shall be governed
12pursuant to s. 46.21. Treatment of alcoholics at the county mental health complex
13is subject to approval by the department under s. 51.45 (8). The county mental health
14complex established pursuant to this section is subject to rules promulgated by the
15department concerning hospital standards. The county board may not sell the
16County mental health district complex under this section without approval of the
17Milwaukee County mental health district board.
SB565-ASA1,47 18Section 47. 51.20 (18) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB565-ASA1,24,2319 51.20 (18) (a) Unless previously fixed by the county board of supervisors or the
20Milwaukee County mental health district board
in the county in which the
21examination is held, the examiners shall receive a fee as fixed by the court for
22participation in commitment proceedings, and reasonable reimbursement for travel
23expenses.
SB565-ASA1,48 24Section 48. 51.406 of the statutes is created to read:
SB565-ASA1,25,2
151.406 Milwaukee County mental health district; definitions. In ss.
251.407 to 51.413:
SB565-ASA1,25,4 3(1) "District" means the Milwaukee County mental health district created
4under s. 51.407.
SB565-ASA1,25,6 5(2) "District board" means the governing board of the Milwaukee County
6mental health district.
SB565-ASA1,25,8 7(3) "Supermajority" means not less than 60 percent of the members of the
8district board.
SB565-ASA1,49 9Section 49. 51.407 of the statutes is created to read:
SB565-ASA1,25,14 1051.407 Milwaukee County mental health district; creation;
11organization; dissolution.
(1) There is created a special district that is a local
12governmental unit, that is a body corporate and politic, that is separate and distinct
13from, and independent of, the state, that has the powers under ss. 51.407 to 51.413
14and the name of which is "Milwaukee County mental health district".
SB565-ASA1,25,17 15(2) The district is governed by its district board. The district board may adopt
16bylaws to govern the district's activities, subject to this chapter. The district board
17shall consist of the members described under s. 51.408.
SB565-ASA1,25,22 18(3) The district board shall elect from its membership a chairperson, a vice
19chairperson, a secretary, and a treasurer. A majority of the current membership of
20the district board constitutes a quorum to do business. The district may take action
21based on the affirmative vote of a majority of those directors who are present at a
22meeting of the district board.
SB565-ASA1,26,2 23(4) The members of the district board shall be reimbursed for their actual and
24necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The members of the

1district board shall earn an annual salary of $1,000. The district board may vote to
2change the salaries of its members.
SB565-ASA1,26,5 3(5) Upon the election and qualification of a majority of the members of a district
4board, the district board may exercise the powers and duties of a district board under
5this chapter.
SB565-ASA1,26,9 6(6) Subject to providing for the performance of its contractual obligations, the
7district may be dissolved by the action of the district board. If the district is dissolved,
8the property of the district shall be transferred to Milwaukee County in the
9jurisdiction.
SB565-ASA1,50 10Section 50. 51.408 of the statutes is created to read:
SB565-ASA1,26,14 1151.408 Milwaukee County mental health district board members;
12election.
(1) The district board shall consist of the following members who are
13elected by the electors of Milwaukee County at a spring election, as defined in s. 5.02
14(21), beginning in 2016:
SB565-ASA1,26,1715 (a) Four individuals, at least 2 of whom have a masters or doctorate degree in
16a mental health discipline, who reside in the city of Milwaukee and in aldermanic
17districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, or 15.
SB565-ASA1,26,2018 (b) Two individuals, at least one of whom has a masters or doctorate degree in
19a mental health discipline, who reside in the city of Milwaukee and in aldermanic
20districts 8, 11, 12, 13, or 14.
SB565-ASA1,26,2221 (c) Four individuals who reside in Milwaukee County, but not in the city of
22Milwaukee.
SB565-ASA1,26,2423 (d) One individual who has a masters or doctorate degree in a mental health
24discipline.
SB565-ASA1,27,3
1(2) Each board member shall hold office for a 4-year term and until a successor
2is elected and qualified. Any board member elected for a regular or unexpired term
3shall take office after filing the official oath on the 4th Monday in April.
SB565-ASA1,51 4Section 51. 51.409 of the statutes is created to read:
SB565-ASA1,27,6 551.409 Milwaukee County mental health district; jurisdiction; powers.
6(1) Jurisdiction. The district's jurisdiction is Milwaukee County.
SB565-ASA1,27,10 7(2) Powers. The district has all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry
8out the purposes and provisions of ss. 51.407 to 51.413 and other assigned duties.
9In addition to all other powers granted by the statutes, a district may do all of the
10following:
SB565-ASA1,27,1111 (a) Adopt and alter an official seal.
SB565-ASA1,27,1212 (b) Sue and be sued in its own name, plead and be impleaded.
SB565-ASA1,27,1313 (c) Maintain an office.
SB565-ASA1,27,1714 (d) Employ personnel, and fix and regulate their compensation; and provide,
15either directly or subject to an agreement under s. 66.0301 as a participant in a
16benefit plan of another governmental entity, any employee benefits, including an
17employee pension plan.
SB565-ASA1,27,2018 (e) Purchase insurance, establish and administer a plan of self-insurance or,
19subject to an agreement with another governmental entity under s. 66.0301,
20participate in a governmental plan of insurance or self-insurance.
SB565-ASA1,27,2121 (f) Mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber the district's property or funds.
SB565-ASA1,27,2322 (g) Maintain funds and invest the funds in any investment that the district
23board considers appropriate.
SB565-ASA1,27,2524 (h) Promote, advertise, and publicize its mental health functions, services, and
25programs and related activities.
SB565-ASA1,28,2
1(i) Establish and collect fees, and establish shared revenue arrangements or
2other charges for the use services rendered by the district.
SB565-ASA1,28,43 (j) Enter into partnerships, joint ventures, common ownership, or other
4arrangements with other persons to further the district's purposes.
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