17.15 Removals; other officers.
(1) Joint county institutions. Any member of the governing body of any joint county school, hospital, sanatorium, asylum or other joint county institution, appointed by the county board of any county, may be removed at pleasure by said county board; and any other officer of any such institution may be removed at pleasure by the officer or body that appointed the officer.
(3) Dane County lakes and watershed commission. Any commissioner of the Dane County lakes and watershed commission appointed under s. 33.44 (1) (c) to (g) may be removed by the appointing authority for cause.
(3m) Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River commission. Any commissioner of the Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River commission appointed under s. 33.55 (2) (b) may be removed by the appointing authority for cause.
(5) Long-term care district. Any member of a long-term care district governing board appointed under s. 46.2895 (3) (a) may be removed by the appointing authority for cause.
History: 1989 a. 324; 1991 a. 39, 316; Sup. Ct. Order No. 96-08, 207 Wis. 2d xv (1997); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 16; 2007 a. 20; 2015 a. 226; 2017 a. 150.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 17 - Resignations, vacancies, and removals from office.
17.01 - Resignations to whom made; when effective.
17.015 - Municipal judge: multiple resignations.
17.02 - Notice of resignations.
17.03 - Vacancies, how caused.
17.035 - Vacancies; military leaves.
17.05 - Governor may declare vacancies.
17.06 - Removal of state officers; impeachment; address.
17.07 - Removals; legislative and appointive state officers.
17.08 - Suspension of receiver of moneys.
17.09 - Removal of elective county officers.
17.10 - Removal of appointive county officers.
17.11 - Suspension of district attorney or sheriff.
17.12 - Removal and suspension of city officers.
17.14 - Removal; assessors; boards of review; county boards; procedure.
17.15 - Removals; other officers.
17.16 - Removals; definition; procedure; disqualification.
17.18 - Vacancies, U.S. senator and representative in congress; how filled.
17.19 - Vacancies, elective state offices; how filled.
17.20 - Vacancies in appointive state offices; how filled; terms.
17.21 - Vacancies in elective county offices; how filled; term.
17.22 - Vacancies in appointive county offices; how filled.
17.23 - Vacancies in city offices; how filled.
17.24 - Vacancies in village offices.
17.245 - New city, village or town office, filling.
17.25 - Vacancies in town offices; how filled.
17.26 - Vacancies in school boards; how filled.
17.27 - Vacancies in other offices; how filled.
17.275 - Records of applicants for elective positions.
17.28 - When officers may hold office.