Organization Local Government
Chapter 25 Section 1 Counties and Towns How many counties in Wisconsin? 72 We live in Manitowoc County
Chapter 25 Section 1 Counties and Towns County Board- elected to represent the county; biggest power is dealing with money; 25 Board Members Board of Supervisors Chairperson: Paul Biff Hansen
Section 1 Counties, Towns, Townships 1. Sheriff – enforces laws and police protection; $76,200; Rob Hermann 2. Clerk – administers elections, issues licenses; $56,351; Jamie Aulik 3. Treasurer – collects property taxes; $56,351; Cheryl Duchow 4. District Attorney – criminal investigations, prosecutes those who break laws; $92,700; Mark Rohrer 5. Coroner – certifies causes of death; $56,351; Curtis Green
Section 1 Counties and Towns 6. Register of Deeds – birth and death certificates, land titles; $56,351; Preston Jones 7. Circuit Court Judges – oversee the courts $128,750; (Three Judges in Manitowoc County) Gary Bendix, Jerome Fox, Patrick Willis
Section 1 Counties and Towns 8. County Executive – chief administrator of the county, appoints heads of county departments, oversees budget; $77,250; Bob Ziegelbauer
Section 1 Counties and Towns Function of Counties – most are rurally orientated; maintain airports, roads and parks; provide health care, run county fair
Section 1 Counties and Towns Towns – performs services like maintaining roads, administering elections and assessing taxes, landfills Usually are perfect squares in size Kossuth, Mishicot, Two Rivers, Two Creeks, Gibson, Manitowoc
Section 2 Cities and Metropolitan Areas Mayor-Council Form- oldest and most common form of city Government; council is unicameral Strong Mayor- mayor is head of city administration; power to hire Weak Mayor- less formal power, shares duties with council Commission Form- anywhere from 3 to 9 Elected Commissioners head up the different departments and run the city
Section 2 Cities and Metropolitan Areas City of Manitowoc – Mayor Justin Nickels, 10 alderperson’s sit on City Council
Section 2 Cities and Metropolitan Areas Council Manager Form- city hires a professionally trained administrator to run city government; works with city council; Two Rivers; Greg Buckley City Planning- no planning caused problems in cities; crowded buildings and streets, schools put in industrial areas; cities are now planning better Villages- Mishicot, Francis Creek, Whitelaw President and village board pass ordinances and make decisions for the well being of the citizens in the village President of Mishicot: Bernie Samz
What are the some functions of Village Government?
Section 2 School Districts School Board – elected to make decisions in the best interest of the school; Mishicot has seven members on the School Board District Administrator – hired by the School Board to carry out the daily operations of the school district. Dr. Timm