Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 61.197 (2026)
Selection of officers
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61.197(1)(1) Officers other than members of the village board and municipal judges except as provided in s. 61.65, shall be selected by one of the following methods:
61.197(1)(d)(d) Election by the voters of those officers so enumerated in s. 61.19, unless otherwise provided pursuant to s. 61.195.
61.197(1)(e)(e) Selection under any of the above methods, the selection to be from an eligible list established pursuant to s. 66.0509.
61.197(1)(f)(f) A corporation or an independent contractor may be appointed as the village assessor. The corporation or independent contractor so appointed shall designate the person responsible for the assessment. The designee shall file the official oath under s. 19.01, and sign the affidavit of the assessor attached to the assessment roll under s. 70.49. No person may be designated by any corporation or independent contractor unless he or she has been granted the appropriate certification under s. 73.09. For purposes of this subsection, “independent contractor” means a person who either is under contract to furnish appraisal and assessment services or is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, business or profession in which the services are offered to the general public.
61.197(2)(2) Such officers shall continue to be selected in the manner prevailing on April 15, 1939, provided one of the above plans was in force on that date. Such method shall be continued until changed in the manner provided by s. 66.0101. However, any village may require that selection be made from an eligible list as specified under sub. (1) (e) by the enactment of an ordinary ordinance.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1950–2008 · leading case: WIREdata, Inc. v. Vill. of Sussex, 2008 WI 69 (Wis. 2008).
WIREdata, Inc. v. Vill. of Sussex, 2008 WI 69 (Wis. 2008). “" While Wis. Stat. § 61.197 (1)(f) allows villages to appoint an independent contractor to be the village assessor, and while Wis.”
Thompson v. Vill. of Whitefish Bay, 42 N.W.2d 462 (Wis. 1950). “19 and sec. 61.197, Stats., the legislature designated village boards as such authority.”
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