[Adopted 6-19-2012 by Ord. No. 1027-2012[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed former Art. II, Corporation
Counsel, adopted 5-16-1978 by Ord. No. 180-78, as amended. It also
provided it is effective upon passage and publication and at such
time the appointed full-time in-house Corporation Counsel commences
his/her duties.
In accordance with the provisions of § 59.42, Wis.
Stats., there is hereby established the position of Corporation Counsel
in and for the County of Green Lake, Wisconsin.
The County Board shall employ the Corporation Counsel and set
the salary for the position. The Corporation Counsel shall serve at
the pleasure of the County Board and may be terminated by the Board
at any time pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 59.42(1)(a).
The Corporation Counsel shall perform the duties described in
the position description for the Corporation Counsel and all such
other duties as the County Board or its designees may assign from
time to time.
The County Board recognizes that there may be situations when
Corporation Counsel may have a conflict of interest with respect to
matters assigned, when Corporation Counsel may not have the skill,
experience or resources required to handle a matter or where the County
Board finds that legal services in lieu of or in addition to those
available from the Corporation Counsel may be required or advisable
in order to address the County's legal needs. To eliminate any potential
for a conflict of interest or to meet the County's need for legal
services, the County Board and/or its designees may retain outside
counsel to work on legal matters on behalf of the County. The Administrative
Committee shall maintain a nonexclusive list of qualified outside
counsel that are agreeable to act in such capacity.
The office of the Corporation Counsel shall be located within
the Green Lake County Government Center.
The County may, when authorized by the County Board, appoint
one or more Assistant Corporation Counsels to aid the Corporation
Counsel in the performance of the duties of Corporation Counsel.
This article shall be interpreted consistent with Wis. Stats.
§ 59.42 and nothing herein shall be construed as granting
rights or privileges to the Corporation Counsel beyond those provided
by that statute.
This article shall become effective upon passage by the Green
Lake County Board of Supervisors and publication as provided by law
and at such time the appointed full-time in-house Corporation Counsel
commences his/her duties. This article repeals previous Green Lake
County Ordinance No. 180-78 in total and all ordinances, resolutions,
parts of ordinances or acts of the Green Lake County Board of Supervisors
which are in conflict with any provision of this article.
