1. Organization Local Government

2. Chapter 25 Section 1 Counties and Towns
How many counties in Wisconsin? 72
We live in Manitowoc County

3. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Section 1 Counties and Towns
8. County Executive – chief administrator of the county, appoints heads of county departments, oversees budget; $77,250; Bob Ziegelbauer

8. Section 1 Counties and Towns
Function of Counties – most are rurally orientated; maintain airports, roads and parks; provide health care, run county fair

10. 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

11. 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

12. Section 2 Cities and Metropolitan Areas
City of Manitowoc – Mayor Justin Nickels, 10 alderperson’s sit on City Council

13. 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

14. What are the some functions of Village Government?

15. 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