Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors

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The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors is the elected legislative body responsible for setting policy, passing ordinances, and overseeing the budget and operations of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county legislative body
elected governing body
appliesToAdministrativeTerritory Milwaukee County
country United States of America
electorate residents of Milwaukee County
governs Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors self-linksurface differs
surface form: Milwaukee County government
hasBudgetaryAuthority Milwaukee County budget
hasCommitteeSystem standing committees
hasElectionType nonpartisan elections
hasGovernmentForm county board
hasLeadershipPosition Chair of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors
Vice Chair of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors
hasLegislativeFunction adopts county budget
passes county ordinances
sets county policy
hasNumberOfMembers 18
hasOfficialWebsite https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Board-of-Supervisors
hasOversightFunction oversees Milwaukee County departments
oversees Milwaukee County operations
hasPower approve county capital projects
approve county contracts
enact ordinances with countywide effect
levy property taxes within Milwaukee County
hasTermLength 2 years
hasVotingSystem single-member districts
isElectedBody true
isPartOf local government of Wisconsin
isSubordinateTo Wisconsin Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the State of Wisconsin

United States Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the United States

laws of the State of Wisconsin
jurisdiction Milwaukee County
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBodyFor Milwaukee County
locatedIn Midwestern United States
Milwaukee County
United States of America
Wisconsin
meetsIn Milwaukee County Courthouse
overseesService Milwaukee County behavioral health services
Milwaukee County courts facilities and support services
Milwaukee County jail facilities budget
Milwaukee County senior and human services programs
Milwaukee County sheriff’s office budget
parks system of Milwaukee County
transit system of Milwaukee County
supervises Milwaukee County executive branch operations

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Milwaukee County hasBody Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors
Milwaukee County Transit System governingBody Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors
Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors governs Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Milwaukee County government
Milwaukee County Executive cooperatesWith Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors