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Wis. Stat. § 59.001 (2026)

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59.00159.001 Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary:
59.001(1)(1) “Board” means the county board of supervisors.
59.001(2)(2) “Clerk” means the county clerk.
59.001(2m)(2m) “Members-elect” means those members of the governing body of a county, city, village or town, at a particular time, who have been duly elected or appointed for a current regular or unexpired term and whose service has not terminated by death, resignation or removal from office.
59.001(2r)(2r) “Municipal clerk” means the clerk of a municipality.
59.001(3)(3) “Municipality” means any city, village or town.
59.001(3m)(3m) “Municipal treasurer” means the treasurer of a municipality.
59.001(3r)(3r) “Professional land surveyor” means a professional land surveyor licensed under ch. 443.
59.001(4)(4) “Treasurer” means the county treasurer.
59.001 HistoryHistory: 1989 a. 260, 268; 1995 a. 201; 2013 a. 358.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2025 · leading case: Town of Grant v. Portage Cnty., 2017 WI App 69 (Wis. Ct. App. 2017).
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Town of Grant v. Portage Cnty., 2017 WI App 69 (Wis. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “Wis. Stat. § 59.001 (1). No party contends there is ambiguity in the language of the statutes granting powers to counties generally, the authority of a county to contract for an ambulance service, or the taxation power granted to counties under Wis.”
Town of Rib Mountain v. Marathon Cnty., 916 N.W.2d 164 (Wis. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “See Wis. Stat. § 59.001 (1). In addition to the County, Rib Mountain's complaint named as defendants the Town of McMillan, the Town of Mosinee, the Town of Stettin, the Town of Texas, the Town of Wausau, and the Town of Weston.”
Dyersville Ready Mix Inc. d/b/a BARD Materials v. Iowa Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “§§ 59.001(1), 59.69(5)(e)4., 5. (providing in part that the only body with authority to amend a county’s zoning ordinance is the county board); ZONING ORD.”
— Wis. Stat. § 59.001(1) — 1 case
Dyersville Ready Mix Inc. d/b/a BARD Materials v. Iowa Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “§§ 59.001(1), 59.69(5)(e)4., 5. (providing in part that the only body with authority to amend a county’s zoning ordinance is the county board); ZONING ORD.”
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