Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 63.01 (2026)
County civil service commission; appointment; terms
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63.01(1)(1) There shall be a civil service commission in every county containing 750,000 inhabitants or more according to the last state or United States census and in all other counties the county board of supervisors may establish a civil service commission, called “commission” in ss. 63.01 to 63.16. Such commission shall consist of 5 members, all of whom shall be legal residents of the county. Appointments shall be made on the basis of recognized and demonstrated interest in and knowledge of the problems of civil service. No person holding any elective or appointive public position or office of any sort in said county government shall be appointed thereon.
63.01(2)(2) Except as provided under s. 59.17 (2) (c), the chairperson of the board of supervisors of any county, within 30 days after ss. 63.01 to 63.16 become applicable thereto, shall appoint the members of the commission, designating the term of office of each. The appointment and designation shall be subject to confirmation by the board of supervisors. Of the persons first appointed one shall hold for one year, one for 2 years, one for 3 years, one for 4 years, and one for 5 years from the first day of January next following appointment, and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. In the month of December of each year, immediately preceding the expiration of the term of office of any commissioner, the board of supervisors shall elect one member of the commission to hold office for the term of 5 years, from the first day of January next succeeding the appointment and until a successor is elected and qualifies.
63.01(3)(3) Every person appointed a member of said commission shall take and file the official oath.
63.01(4)(4) Each member of the commission shall receive such salary as the county board shall determine, which shall not be less than $200 for service performed in any one year. Such compensation shall be paid by the county treasurer on the certificate of the director of personnel, countersigned by the county auditor, if any.
63.01 HistoryHistory: 1983 a. 148 ss. 2, 8; 1983 a. 538; 1985 a. 29 s. 3202 (56); 1995 a. 201; 2017 a. 207 s. 5.
63.01 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See s. 59.52 (8) for other authority to establish county civil service systems.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 1931–2011 · leading case: State ex rel. Oaks v. Brown, 249 N.W. 50 (Wis. 1933).
State ex rel. Oaks v. Brown, 249 N.W. 50 (Wis. 1933). “, provides: “Any city which shall have adopted the provisions of this chapter may abandon the same and reorganize under the provisions of chapter 62 [aldermanic form] or 64 [manager form], or under a home rule charter by proceeding in accordance with the provisions of section…”
Miller v. Krawczyk, 414 F. Supp. 998 (E.D. Wis. 1976). “Pursuant to broad statutory authority granted by § 63.01 et seq. of the Wisconsin Statutes, the Milwaukee County Civil Service Commission has enacted certain rules denominated Rule II, S.”
State ex rel. Coyle v. Richter, 234 N.W. 909 (Wis. 1931). “, which reads as follows: “(1) Any city which shall have adopted the provisions of this chapter may abandon the same and reorganize under the provisions of chapter 62 or 64, or under a home-rule charter by proceeding in accordance with the provisions of section 63.01. “(2) The…”
Flynn v. Kornwolf, 83 F.3d 924 (7th Cir. 1996). “See Wis. Stat. §§ 63.01 to 63.17. The plaintiffs contended that Simanek and Kornwolf thus deprived them of their constitutional right to due process under the Fourteenth Amendment.”
Roberson v. Milwaukee Cnty., 2011 WI App 50 (Wis. Ct. App. 2011). “14(3), by cross-reference to Wis. Stat. § 63.01 , is applicable to all counties that have a civil service commission.”
Poole v. Wolke, 58 F.R.D. 110 (E.D. Wis. 1973). “shall not be responsible for the acts, defaults or misconduct in office of either his jailer or his deputies, appointed under §§ 63.01 to 63.-17, * * * except where such deputy or jailer acts under the express direction of the sheriff.”
— Wis. Stat. § 63.01(1) — 1 case
Roberson v. Milwaukee Cnty., 2011 WI App 50 (Wis. Ct. App. 2011). “14(3), by cross-reference to Wis. Stat. § 63.01 , is applicable to all counties that have a civil service commission.”
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