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SB117-SSA1,5,3 15(b) The mayor shall annually, between the last Monday of April and the first
16Monday of May, appoint in writing to be filed with the secretary of the board, one
17member of a board under par. (a) for a term of 5 years. For a 2nd class city with a
18population of 200,000 or more in a year in which the terms of 2 members expire, the
19mayor may appoint a 2nd member of a board under par. (a) 2. in the same manner
20for a term of 5 years. Except as provided in par. (a) 2. a., if the mayor of a 2nd class
21city with a population of 200,000 or more fails to make an appointment within 120
22days of a vacancy occurring, the common council may make the appointment by a
23majority vote of the members of the common council in open session.
No appointment
24shall may be made which that will result in more than 3 members of the board
25belonging to the same political party. The common council of a 2nd class city with

1a population of 200,000 or more shall hold 2 public hearings that include public
2comment periods with regard to each appointment to the board, including an
3appointment made by the common council under this paragraph.
SB117-SSA1,5,4 4(c) The A board shall keep a record of its proceedings.
SB117-SSA1,5 5Section 5 . 62.13 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB117-SSA1,5,86 62.13 (1b) Definition. In this section, “board” means a board of police and fire
7commissioners under sub. (1m) (a) or a joint board of police and fire commissioners
8under sub. (2) (b) or (2m) (b).
SB117-SSA1,6 9Section 6 . 62.13 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB117-SSA1,6,710 62.13 (1m) (a) 2. a. Each 2nd class city with a population of 200,000 or more
11shall have a board of police and fire commissioners consisting of 7 members,
12including at least one member selected from a list submitted by the employee
13association that represents nonsupervisory law enforcement officers and at least one
14member selected from a list submitted by the employee association that represents
15fire fighters. Lists of individuals submitted for selection under this subd. 2. a. shall
16contain 5 names. Individuals included in a list submitted under this subd. 2. a. by
17an employee association that represents nonsupervisory law enforcement officers or
18fire fighters shall have professional law enforcement experience or professional fire
19fighting experience, respectively, and shall be at least 5 years removed from service
20as a professional law enforcement officer or fire fighter, respectively. If the mayor
21fails to make an appointment that is required to be selected from a list under this
22subd. 2 a. within 120 days of a vacancy occurring, the common council, within 60 days
23and after not fewer than 2 public hearings that include public comment periods with
24regard to the appointment, shall make the appointment. Notwithstanding par. (b),
25the initial term of the member selected from a list submitted by the employee

1association that represents nonsupervisory law enforcement officers shall be 2 years
2and the initial term of the member selected from a list submitted by the employee
3association that represents fire fighters shall be 5 years. The members selected from
4lists submitted by employee associations that represent nonsupervisory law
5enforcement officers and fire fighters shall comply with any residency requirements
6that apply to current members of the police or fire department, respectively, of the
7city.
SB117-SSA1,6,108 b. A board member of a 2nd class city with a population of 200,000 or more may
9not continue in office after the expiration of his or her term, unless the member is
10reappointed to the board.
SB117-SSA1,6,1111 c. Five members constitute a quorum of a board under this subdivision.
SB117-SSA1,7 12Section 7 . 62.13 (1m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB117-SSA1,6,1513 62.13 (1m) (d) 1. The city shall provide a training class for members of the
14board. The city may provide this class directly or in another manner, including by
15contracting with another person. The training class shall cover all of the following:
SB117-SSA1,6,1616 a. The mission and role of the board.
SB117-SSA1,6,2017 b. The procedures that apply to disciplinary hearings under this section,
18including applicable rules of evidence and applicable provisions of any contract
19between the city and employee associations that represent nonsupervisory law
20enforcement officers or fire fighters.
SB117-SSA1,6,2121 c. The conduct policies of the police and fire departments.
SB117-SSA1,6,2222 d. Use of force guidelines of the police department.
SB117-SSA1,7,223 2. Not later than the first day of the 7th month beginning after the mayor files
24the appointment of a member of the board with the secretary of the board, the
25member shall enroll in the training class under subd. 1. and, not later than the first

1day of the 13th month beginning after the mayor files the member's appointment
2with the secretary of the board, the member shall complete the class.
SB117-SSA1,7,53 3. Notwithstanding sub. (5), no member may participate in any board action
4until he or she completes the training class under subd. 1. and any other training
5required by the city.
SB117-SSA1,7,76 4. This paragraph applies only in a 2nd class city with a population of 200,000
7or more.
SB117-SSA1,8 8Section 8 . 62.13 (1m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB117-SSA1,7,109 62.13 (1m) (e) All employees of the board of a 2nd class city with a population
10of 200,000 or more shall be nonpartisan.
SB117-SSA1,9 11Section 9 . 62.13 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB117-SSA1,7,1512 62.13 (2) (a) Except as provided under sub. (6m), subs. (1) (1m) to (6) shall not
13apply to cities of less than 4,000 population except by ordinance adopted by a
14majority of all the members of the council. A repealing ordinance may be adopted
15by a like vote.
SB117-SSA1,10 16Section 10 . 62.13 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 62.13 (3) (a).
SB117-SSA1,11 17Section 11 . 62.13 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB117-SSA1,7,2018 62.13 (3) (b) Before appointing a chief of police, chief of the fire department, or
19chief of a combined protective services department under this subsection, the board
20of a 2nd class city with a population of 200,000 or more shall do all of the following:
SB117-SSA1,7,2221 1. Meet with representatives of the nonsupervisory employee association
22whose members will serve under the proposed chief.
SB117-SSA1,7,2423 2. Hold at least 2 public meetings to hear comments from residents of the city
24and other interested persons.
SB117-SSA1,12 25Section 12 . 62.13 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB117-SSA1,8,4
162.13 (3) (c) If the board of a 2nd class city with a population of 200,000 or more
2accepts an additional application for chief of police after the application period for
3accepting these applications has closed, the board shall reopen the application period
4for an additional 7 days beginning on the date it accepted the late application.
SB117-SSA1,13 5Section 13 . 62.13 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB117-SSA1,8,106 62.13 (3) (d) 1. If the common council adopts a resolution by a two-thirds vote
7of the members-elect, as defined in s. 59.001 (2m), to conduct a performance review
8of the chief of police, the chief of the fire department, or the chief of a combined
9protective services department, the board shall conduct the review and provide a
10written report to the common council.
SB117-SSA1,8,1311 2. At least once each year, the chief of police and the chief of the fire department,
12or the chief of a combined protective services department, shall meet with the
13members of the common council at a regular meeting of the council.
SB117-SSA1,8,1714 3. Upon request by the common council or any committee of the common
15council, the chair of the board, the vice chair of the board, or the executive director
16under sub. (3m) shall attend a meeting of the common council or a committee of the
17common council.
SB117-SSA1,8,1918 4. This paragraph applies only in a 2nd class city with a population of 200,000
19or more.
SB117-SSA1,14 20Section 14 . 62.13 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB117-SSA1,9,521 62.13 (3m) Executive director. (a) No later than the 2nd Monday in June
22occurring after the effective date of the paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the 2nd
23Monday in June immediately preceding the expiration of the regular term of office
24of the executive director, or within 60 days of a vacancy in the position, the board
25shall submit to the mayor a list of 3 qualified candidates for the position of executive

1director. Before submitting the list of candidates to the mayor, the board shall
2publicly announce the proposed list and hold a public hearing that includes a public
3comment period with regard to the list. No later than 30 days after receiving the list,
4the mayor shall appoint an individual selected from the list as executive director.
5The individual appointed is subject to confirmation by the common council.
SB117-SSA1,9,76 (b) The common council shall fix the salary or other compensation of the
7executive director.
SB117-SSA1,9,138 (c) The initial regular term of office of the executive director is 4 years from the
92nd Monday in July occurring after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB
10inserts date]. Thereafter, the regular term of office is 4 years from the 2nd Monday
11in July following appointment of an executive director to a regular term under this
12subsection. An executive director appointed under this subsection may continue to
13hold office until a successor is appointed and confirmed.
SB117-SSA1,9,1514 (d) 1. An executive director may be removed by a majority vote of the board in
15open session.
SB117-SSA1,9,1716 2. Notwithstanding s. 17.12 (1) (c), an executive director may not be removed
17by the mayor.
SB117-SSA1,9,1818 (e) The executive director shall do all of the following:
SB117-SSA1,9,2019 1. Act as the principal staff of the board in exercising the board's functions and
20powers under this section.
SB117-SSA1,9,2321 2. Review situations or investigations when an individual is dissatisfied with
22the outcome of an investigation or situation involving the police, fire, or combined
23protective services department.
SB117-SSA1,9,2524 3. Evaluate the policies, practices, and patterns, including staff deployments,
25crime and fire prevention training, use of force, search, seizure, citizen interaction,

1and communication of the police and fire departments or the combined protective
2services department.
SB117-SSA1,10,63 4. Issue reports to the public at least annually relating to the status and
4outcome of complaints that have been filed, the timeliness of complaint resolution,
5trends and patterns of concern pertaining to complaint investigations, the nature
6and frequency of complaints, and other performance indicators.
SB117-SSA1,10,87 (f) If the executive director is an attorney, no attorney-client privilege exists
8between the executive director and the mayor or common council.
SB117-SSA1,10,109 (g) This subsection applies only to a 2nd class city with a population of 200,000
10or more.
SB117-SSA1,15 11Section 15 . 62.13 (6m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB117-SSA1,10,1812 62.13 (6m) (intro.) If a city of less than 4,000 population has not by ordinance
13applied subs. (1) (1m) to (6) to the city, the city may not suspend, reduce, suspend and
14reduce, or remove any police chief, combined protective services chief, or other law
15enforcement officer who is not probationary, and for whom there is no valid and
16enforceable contract of employment or collective bargaining agreement which
17provides for a fair review prior to that suspension, reduction, suspension and
18reduction or removal, unless the city does one of the following:
SB117-SSA1,16 19Section 16 . 62.50 (1e) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB117-SSA1,10,2120 62.50 (1e) Definition. In this section, “board” means the board of fire and
21police commissioners of a 1st class city.
SB117-SSA1,17 22Section 17 . 62.50 (1h) of the statutes is renumbered 62.50 (1h) (a) and
23amended to read:
SB117-SSA1,11,224 62.50 (1h) (a) In all 1st class cities, however incorporated, there shall be a board
25of fire and police commissioners, consisting of either 7 or 9 citizens, not more than

13, if the board has 7 members, or 4, if the board has 9 members, of whom shall at any
2time belong to the same political party.
SB117-SSA1,11,6 3(c) The staff and members of the board shall receive the salary or other
4compensation for their services fixed by the common council. The salary shall be
5fixed at the same time and in the same manner as the salary of other city officials
6and employees. All employees of the board shall be nonpartisan.
SB117-SSA1,11,9 7(d) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a majority of the
8members-elect, as that term is used in s. 59.001 (2m), of the board shall constitute
9a quorum necessary for the transaction of business.
SB117-SSA1,11,18 102. a. A 3-member panel of the board may conduct, and decide by majority vote,
11a trial described under sub. (12) or may hear and decide, by majority vote, charges
12filed by an aggrieved person under sub. (19). It shall be the duty of the mayor of the
13city, on or before the 2nd Monday in July, to appoint 7, or 9, members of the board,
14designating the term of office of each, one to hold one year, 2 to hold 2 years, 2 to hold
153 years, one to hold 4 years if the board has 7 members, and 2 to hold 4 years if the
16board has 9 members, and one to hold 5 years if the board has 7 members, and 2 to
17hold 5 years if the board has 9 members, and until their respective successors shall
18be appointed and qualified. Thereafter the
SB117-SSA1,12,11 19(e) The terms of office for members of the board shall be 5 years from the 2nd
20Monday in July, and until a successor is appointed and qualified. The mayor may
21reduce the size of the board from 9 to 7 members by failing to appoint 2 successors
22for individuals whose terms expire at the same time. Every person appointed a
23member
The mayor shall appoint members of the board shall be subject to
24confirmation by the common council and every. If the common council rejects a
25member submitted for confirmation by the mayor, the person may not continue in

1office. Except as provided in par. (b), if the mayor fails to make an appointment
2within 120 days of a vacancy occurring, the common council may make the
3appointment by a majority vote of the members of the common council in open
4session. Before confirmation or appointment by the common council under this
5paragraph, the common council shall hold 2 public hearings that include public
6comment periods with regard to
the confirmation or appointment. Every appointed
7member shall, before entering upon the duties of the office take and subscribe the
8oath of office prescribed by article IV, section 28, of the constitution, and file the same
9duly certified by the officer administering it, with the clerk of the city. A member of
10the board may not continue in office after the expiration of his or her term, unless
11the member is reappointed to the board and confirmed by the common council.
SB117-SSA1,12,19 12(f) 2. Not later than the first day of the 7th month beginning after a member
13of the board appointed by the mayor is confirmed by the common council, the member
14shall enroll in a the training class that is related to the mission of the board under
15subd. 1.
and, not later than the first day of the 13th month beginning after a member
16appointed by the mayor is confirmed by the common council, the member shall
17complete the class. The training class shall be conducted by the city. Appointments
18made prior to the time this subchapter first applies to a 1st class city shall not be
19subject to confirmation by the common council.
SB117-SSA1,18 20Section 18 . 62.50 (1h) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB117-SSA1,13,1721 62.50 (1h) (b) At least one member of the board shall be selected from a list
22submitted by the employee association that represents nonsupervisory law
23enforcement officers and at least one member selected from a list submitted by the
24employee association that represents fire fighters. Lists of individuals submitted for
25selection under this paragraph shall contain 5 names. Individuals included in a list

1submitted under this paragraph by an employee association that represents
2nonsupervisory law enforcement officers or fire fighters shall have professional law
3enforcement experience or professional fire fighting experience, respectively, and
4shall be at least 5 years removed from service as a professional law enforcement
5officer or fire fighter, respectively. If the mayor fails to make an appointment that
6is required to be selected from a list under this paragraph within 120 days after a
7vacancy occurs, the common council, within 60 days and after not fewer than 2 public
8hearings that include public comment periods with regard to the appointment, shall
9make the appointment. Notwithstanding the other requirements regarding length
10of terms in this subsection, the initial term of the member selected from a list
11submitted by the employee association that represents nonsupervisory law
12enforcement officers shall be 2 years and the initial term of the member selected from
13a list submitted by the employee association that represents fire fighters shall be 5
14years. The members selected from lists submitted by employee associations that
15represent nonsupervisory law enforcement officers and fire fighters shall comply
16with any residency requirements that apply to current members of the police or fire
17department, respectively, of the city.
SB117-SSA1,18g 18Section 18g. 62.50 (1h) (d) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:
SB117-SSA1,13,2219 62.50 (1h) (d) 2. b. Except as provided under subd. 2. c., for a trial of a member
20of the police force, at least one member of the panel shall have professional law
21enforcement experience, and for a trial of a member of the fire department, at least
22one member of the panel shall have professional fire fighting experience.
SB117-SSA1,18r 23Section 18r. 62.50 (1h) (d) 2. c. of the statutes is created to read:
SB117-SSA1,14,624 62.50 (1h) (d) 2. c. If a trial is to be conducted and decided by a 3-member panel
25of the board and at the time of service of the notice fixing the time and place of trial

1under sub. (14), the board determines that, for a trial of a member of the police
2department, all board members having professional law enforcement experience will
3be unavailable for the trial or, for a trial of a member of the fire department, all board
4members having professional fire fighting experience will be unavailable for the
5trial, the trial may be conducted and decided by a 3-member panel that does not
6include a member with the requisite experience.
SB117-SSA1,19 7Section 19 . 62.50 (1h) (f) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
SB117-SSA1,14,108 62.50 (1h) (f) 1. The city shall provide a training class for members of the board.
9The city may provide this class directly or in another manner, including by
10contracting with another person. The training class shall cover all of the following:
SB117-SSA1,14,1111 a. The mission and role of the board.
SB117-SSA1,14,1512 b. The procedures that apply to disciplinary hearings under this section,
13including applicable rules of evidence and applicable provisions of any contract
14between the city and employee associations that represent nonsupervisory law
15enforcement officers or fire fighters.
SB117-SSA1,14,1616 c. The conduct policies of the police and fire departments.
SB117-SSA1,14,1717 d. Use of force guidelines of the police department.
SB117-SSA1,20 18Section 20 . 62.50 (1h) (f) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB117-SSA1,14,2119 62.50 (1h) (f) 3. No member may participate in any board action until he or she
20completes the training class under subd. 1. and any other training required by the
21city.
SB117-SSA1,20g 22Section 20g. 62.50 (1j) of the statutes is created to read:
SB117-SSA1,14,2523 62.50 (1j) Legal services. The board may retain an attorney to represent the
24board in any action or proceeding brought for or against the board and to provide any
25other legal services requested by the board.
SB117-SSA1,21
1Section 21. 62.50 (5g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB117-SSA1,15,112 62.50 (5g) Executive director. (a) No later than the 2nd Monday in June
3occurring after the effective date of the paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the 2nd
4Monday in June immediately preceding the expiration of the regular term of office
5of the executive director, or within 60 days of a vacancy in the position, the board
6shall submit to the mayor a list of 3 qualified candidates for the position of executive
7director. Before submitting the list of candidates to the mayor, the board shall
8publicly announce the proposed list and hold a public hearing that includes a public
9comment period with regard to the list. No later than the 30 days after receiving the
10list, the mayor shall appoint an individual selected from the list as executive director.
11The individual appointed is subject to confirmation by the common council.
SB117-SSA1,15,1312 (b) The common council shall fix the salary or other compensation of the
13executive director.
SB117-SSA1,15,1914 (c) The initial regular term of office of the executive director is 4 years from the
152nd Monday in July occurring after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB
16inserts date]. Thereafter, the regular term of office is 4 years from the 2nd Monday
17in July following appointment of an executive director to a regular term under this
18section. An executive director appointed under this section may continue to hold
19office until a successor is appointed and confirmed.
SB117-SSA1,15,2120 (d) 1. An executive director may be removed by a majority vote of the board in
21open session.
SB117-SSA1,15,2322 2. Notwithstanding s. 17.12 (1) (c), an executive director may not be removed
23by the mayor.
SB117-SSA1,15,2424 (e) The executive director shall do all of the following:
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11. Act as the principal staff of the board in exercising the board's functions and
2powers under this section.
SB117-SSA1,16,43 2. Review situations or investigations when an individual is dissatisfied with
4the outcome of an investigation or situation involving the police or fire department.
SB117-SSA1,16,75 3. Evaluate the policies, practices, and patterns, including staff deployments,
6crime and fire prevention training, use of force, search, seizure, citizen interaction,
7and communication of the police and fire departments.
SB117-SSA1,16,118 4. Issue reports to the public at least annually relating to the status and
9outcome of complaints that have been filed, the timeliness of complaint resolution,
10trends and patterns of concern pertaining to complaint investigations, the nature
11and frequency of complaints, and other performance indicators.
SB117-SSA1,16,1312 5. Attend any regular meeting of the common council or meeting of council
13committee where his or her presence is requested by the council.
SB117-SSA1,16,1514 (f) If the executive director is an attorney, no attorney-client privilege exists
15between the executive director and the mayor or common council.
SB117-SSA1,22 16Section 22 . 62.50 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB117-SSA1,16,2117 62.50 (5m) Common council oversight. (a) If the common council adopts a
18resolution by a two-thirds vote of the members-elect, as defined in s. 59.001 (2m),
19to conduct a performance review of the chief of police or the chief engineer of the fire
20department, the board shall conduct the review and provide a written report to the
21common council.
SB117-SSA1,16,2422 (b) At least once each year, the chief of police and the chief engineer of the fire
23department shall meet with the members of the common council at a regular meeting
24of the council.
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