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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 2000 Defeated ✓ 11 C ! De 're li f e RESOLUTION TO CREATE SUPERVISORY DISTRICT PLAN WITH TWENTY -FIVE SUPERVISORY DISTRICTS Resolution No. St. Croix County, Wisconsin WHEREAS, the Administration Committee has considered changing the number of supervisory districts within St. Croix County; and WHEREAS, the committee recommends that the number of supervisory districts be reduced from 31 districts to 25 districts; and WHEREAS, reasons for the reduction stated in Administration Committee meetings include: +A smaller board would be more fiscally responsible. «Fewer supervisors could do County work effectively and efficiently. +A smaller board would be a better informed board. +There would be better communication between board members. +Fewer districts would enhance the value of the position of supervisor. WHEREAS, pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes sec. 59.10(3)(b), St. Croix County must adopt a supervisory district plan in 2001. (A copy of sec. 59.10(3)(b) is attached.) THEREFORE, be it resolved by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors that the supervisory district plan proposed pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes sec. 59.10(3)(b) in 2001 contain 25 supervisory districts. Offered by the Administration Committee on December 12, 2000. NEGATIVE AFFIRMATIVE / _ _ ■ 1 59.10 COUNTIES 97 -98 Wis. Stats. 1402 140 (b) Election; term. Supervisors shall be elected for 4 -year altering between federal decennial censuses the boundaries of (0 (1) terms at the election to be held on the first Tuesday in April next supervisory districts, in the discretion of the board. The number preceding the expiration of their respective terms, and shall take of supervisory districts in the county shall not be changed by any office on the 3rd Monday in April following their election. action under this paragraph. Any plan of county supervisory dis- (c) Compensation. Each supervisor shall be paid by the county tricts enacted under par. (b) may be amended under this paragraph w' an annual salary set by the board. The board may provide addi- but shall remain in effect as amended until superseded by another sL tional compensation for the chairperson. Section 66.196 applies plan enacted by the board under par. (b) and filed with the serve- e 7 to this paragraph. tary of state. (3) OTHER COUNTIES. (a) Classification; maximum number of (d) Election and term of supervisors. Supervisors are county p U supervisors. Counties with a population of less than 500,000 and officers, shall be elected for 2 -year terms at the election to be held e more than one town are classified and entitled to a maximum num- on the first Tuesday in April in even - numbered years and shall c ber of supervisors as follows: take office on the 3rd Tuesday in April of that year. 1 1. Counties with a population of less than 500,000 but at least (e) Vacancies. If a vacancy occurs on the board, the board 1 100,000 shall have no more than 47 supervisors. chairperson with the approval of the board shall appoint a person 2. Counties with a population of less than 100,000 but at least who is a qualified elector and resident of the supervisory district 50,000 shall have no more than 39 supervisors. to fill the vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term to which 3. Counties with a population of less than 50,000 but at least the person is appointed and until his or her successor is elected and 25,000 shall have no more than 31 supervisors. qualified. 4. Counties with a population of less than 25,000 and contain- (0 Compensation. Each supervisor shall be paid a per diem by ing more than one town shall have no more than 21 supervisors. the county for each day that he or she attends a meeting of the 5. If the population of any county is within 2% of the mini- board. Any board may, at its annual meeting, by a two-thirds vote be all the mum population for the next most populous grouping under this e compensation of d board members t paragraph, the board thereof, in establishing supervisory districts, be next elected. Any board fix the may also provide additional com- may employ the maximum number for such districts set for such pensation for the chairperson. next most populous grouping. (g) Mileage. Each supervisor shall, for each day that he or she • • attends a meeting of the board, receive mileage for each mile tray- (b) Creation of supervisory districts. 1. Within 60 days after eled in going to and returning from the meetings by the most usual the population count by block, established in the decennial federal traveled route at the rate established by the board under s. 59.22 census of population, and maps showing the location and number- as the standard mileage allowance for all county employes and ing of census blocks become available in printed form from the officers. federal government or are published for distribution by an agency of this state, but no later than July 1 following the year of each (h) Limitation on compensation. Except for services as a mem- decennial census, each board shall propose a tentative county ber of a committee as provided in s. 59.13 no supervisor shall be supervisory district plan setting forth the number of supervisory paid for more days' attendance on the board in any year than is set districts and tentative boundaries or a description of boundary out in this schedule: in counties having a population of less than requirements, hold a public hearing on the proposed plan and 25,000, 20 days; at least 25,000 but less than 100,000, 25 days; at adopt a tentative plan. The proposed plan may be amended after least 100,000 but less than 500,000, 30 days. the public hearing. The board shall solicit suggestions from (i) Alternative compensation. As an alternative method of municipalities concerning the development of an appropriate compensation, in counties having a population of less than plan. The board shall transmit to each municipal governing body 500,000, including counties containing only one town, the board in the county the tentative plan that is adopted. Each district shall may at its annual meeting, by a two-thirds vote of the members consist of whole wards or municipalities. Each district shall be entitled to a seat, fix the compensation of the supervisors to be next designated to be represented by one supervisor, and all districts elected at an annual salary for all services for the county including shall be substantially equal in population. In the tentative plan, the all committee services, except the per diem allowance for services board shall, whenever possible, place whole contiguous munici- in acquiring highway rights -of -way set forth in s. 84.09 (4). The palities or contiguous parts of the same municipality within the board may, in like manner, allow additional salary for the mem- same district. If the division of a municipality is sought by the bers of the highway committee and for the chairperson of the board, the board shall provide with the plan a written statement to board. In addition to the salary, the supervisors shall receive mile - the municipality affected by each proposed division specifying age as provided in par. (g) for each day's attendance at board meet - the approximate location of the territory from which a ward is ings or for attendance at not to exceed 2 committee meetings in sought to be created for contiguity purposes and the approximate any one day. population of the ward proposed to effectuate the division. (j) Supplementary compensation. The board, in establishing 2. Within 60 days after every municipality in the county an annual salary, may enact an ordinance providing for a per diem adjusts its wards under s. 5.15, the board shall hold a public hear- for all committee meetings attended in excess of 40 committee ing and shall then adopt a final supervisory district plan, number- and board meetings. ing each district. Wards within each supervisory district created (4) CoMPATIStuTY. No county officer or employe is eligible by the plan shall be contiguous, except that one or more wards for election or appointment to the office of supervisor, but a super - located within a city or village which is wholly surrounded by visor may also be a member of a committee, board or commission another city or water, or both, may be combined with one or more appointed by the county executive or county administrator or noncontiguous wards, or one or more wards or portions of wards appointed or created by the county board, a town board, a mos- consisting of island territory as defined in s. 5.15 (2) (0 3. may be quito control district, the common council of his or her city, the combined with one or more noncontiguous wards or portions of board of trustees of his or her village or the board of trustees of a wards within the same municipality, to form a supervisory district. county institution appointed under s. 46.18. 3. In this paragraph, a district which includes territory con- (5) COUNTIES HAVING ONLY ONE TOWN. In all counties contain - nected to other territory from corner to corner is contiguous. ing one town only, the board shall consist of the members of the 4. The chairperson of the board shall file a certified copy of town board and one supervisor from every incorporated village. the final districting plan with the secretary of state. t A supervisor from an incorporated village shall be elected at the (c) Changes during decade. After the enactment of a plan of time the other village officers are elected. A majority of the mem- supervisory districts under par. (b), a municipal incorporation, bers shall constitute a quorum of the county board. Each supervi- annexation, detachment or consolidation may serve as a basis for sor shall receive compensation and mileage as provided in sub. (3)