Milwaukee County Board
Encyclopedia
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors is the legislative branch
of the government of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
, United States
. Supervisors are elected to the board in nonpartisan
elections. There are 19 supervisors. The county board has several committees and votes on issues involving the county, such as the budget.
, and incumbent legislators would often seek a position on the Board, resigning their legislative positions if they were victorious.
. The passage of the plan has been called the biggest political scandal in Milwaukee County history. During 2002-2003, the county executive and seven county board members who voted for the pension deal were recalled from office. The controversy resulted in the down-sizing of the county board and led to a special election of Scott Walker
as County Executive.
In 2009, a civil lawsuit was filed by Milwaukee County against Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Inc., a global financial-advice firm. The county is seeking more than $100 million in damages plus more in punitive damages. The full cost of benefits related to the scandal could reach $900 million.
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
of the government of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Supervisors are elected to the board in nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
In political science, nonpartisan denotes an election, event, organization or person in which there is no formally declared association with a political party affiliation....
elections. There are 19 supervisors. The county board has several committees and votes on issues involving the county, such as the budget.
Board members
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Prestige
As of 1960, membership on the Board was considered more desirable than membership in the Wisconsin State AssemblyWisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....
, and incumbent legislators would often seek a position on the Board, resigning their legislative positions if they were victorious.
Pension controversy
In 2000, the County Board approved a generous and controversial pension plan that was negotiated by County Executive Tom AmentTom Ament
Francis Thomas Ament , a United States politician, was the County Executive of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin from 1992 to 2002....
. The passage of the plan has been called the biggest political scandal in Milwaukee County history. During 2002-2003, the county executive and seven county board members who voted for the pension deal were recalled from office. The controversy resulted in the down-sizing of the county board and led to a special election of Scott Walker
Scott Walker (politician)
Scott Kevin Walker is an American Republican politician who began serving as the 45th Governor of Wisconsin on January 3, 2011, after defeating Democratic candidate Tom Barrett, 52 percent to 47 percent in the November 2010 general election...
as County Executive.
In 2009, a civil lawsuit was filed by Milwaukee County against Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Inc., a global financial-advice firm. The county is seeking more than $100 million in damages plus more in punitive damages. The full cost of benefits related to the scandal could reach $900 million.