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City attorney: council lacks authority to require confirmation for many mayoral appointees; committee enters closed session
Summary
City Attorney Evan Goiki and assistant city attorney Tom Miller told the Steering & Rules Committee Oct. 20 that Wisconsin civil service law and the mayoral cabinet statute limit the common council’s ability to require confirmation for many positions; the committee voted to continue the discussion in closed session for legal advice.
The Milwaukee Common Council Steering & Rules Committee on Oct. 20 heard city attorneys’ advice that the council cannot generally require confirmation for many mayoral or administrative positions because state civil service law and the city’s mayoral-cabinet statute define narrow exceptions.
City Attorney Evan Goiki opened the discussion by describing a staff memorandum and asking the committee whether it wished to receive further legal advice in closed session. “The notice for today's committee hearing included the potential to engage in closed session to receive legal advice from the city attorney's office,” Goiki said. Assistant City Attorney Tom Miller summarized the memo’s legal framework, starting with Wisconsin’s civil service statutes and the mayoral cabinet provision in section 62.51.
Miller told…
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