ICC Drops Pursuit of Milwaukee County Board Downsizing
Several members of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Council of Milwaukee wanted the board reduced and the positions switched to part-time.
The proposal to shrink the Milwaukee County Board is on hold, despite strong support of it by 12 suburban Milwaukee communities. In April, suburban voters overwhelmingly supported reducing the size of the board from 18 members to nine, and making supervisors part-time rather than full-time positions. But on Monday, members of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Council of Milwaukee County voted to stop pursuing the downsizing of the board. "There’s some new leadership at the county," Greenfield Mayor Michael Neitzke said. "I think we want to get the politics behind us and give them the opportunity to work more cooperatively with us." "There’s this idea that now that Chairman (Lee) Holloway is gone, things could improve. Everyone’s willing …
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Franklin Today
10:25 am on Friday, June 15, 2012
Hey Oak Creek let's see what your new County Supervisor Steve Taylor has to day about it when he spoke to ICC president Mayor Tom Taylor of Franklin. "I can tell you that right now, they (the board) don't care for meddling in municipalities and their business, which is no shock then .. You Know ... that WE don't like when the municipalities meddle in our business. I don't expect anything to come … more ›