Pursuant to § 59.04, Wis. Stats.,
there is established a County Department of Land Management.
The purposes outlining the creation of a Department
of Land Management include:
A. Development of an administrative structure in County
government to incorporate all of the land-use-related units under
a common framework for improved coordination and efficiency of operation;
B. Development of a common geographical database whereby
all departments would develop and access information tied to a defined
geodetic base which would be common to all public and private uses
of this information;
C. Coordinating the work programs of the various units
of County government for more efficient utilization of staff, facilities
and resources which could be brought to bear in meeting County needs;
D. Easier access by the public and users of land use
information to the records and information contained in the current
separate departments;
E. Minimizing future expenditures by allowing for multiple
use of facilities and resources by County units which now function
as separate entities; and
F. Development of a land records modernization system
for the County based on national and state initiatives to implement
a uniform coordinated statewide system of land records management.
[Amended by Ord. No. 91-2; Ord. No. 91-27; Ord. No. 91-5; Ord. No. 94-13; 4-17-2001 by Ord. No. 00-15]
A. A County Department of Land Management is established
which will involve a process of consolidating several existing land-use-related
departments. As the first step in this process, the Zoning Department
and the Planning Department will be combined as subunits of the Department
of Land Management.
B. The existing County Planner position will be discontinued
and a new position will be created as administrator/department head
of the Department of Land Management which will include the responsibilities
associated with County planning functions. Duties of this position
will also include:
(1) Serving as the administrative head of the Department.
(2) Supervising the Zoning Administrator, the County Surveyor
and related staff.
(3) Supervising the Surveyor and related staff. Duties
of the Surveyor will be as set forth in the job description approved
October 10, 1991, as amended from time to time.
(4) Supervising other departmental staff as future consolidations
occur.
C. Other existing County functions which may be consolidated
within the Department include real estate tax listing, Land Conservation
Department, Parks Department and recycling center.