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Committee asks for feedback on possible ordinance to make Waukesha city attorney appointed, not elected
Summary
At the Aug. 11 Ordinance and Licensing Committee meeting, a clerk's office representative asked committee members to submit feedback to city staff on a potential ordinance to change the city attorney from an elected to an appointed position.
A representative of the Waukesha City clerk's office told the Ordinance and Licensing Committee on Monday, Aug. 11, to send any feedback on a draft ordinance that would change the city attorney position from elected to appointed to Brian Running in the clerk’s office.
The clerk's office representative said, “Please provide that feedback to him and only him, not to the committee, please,” and reminded members the matter is a potential ordinance under review. The representative gave no further detail about the ordinance’s contents or timing.
Why it matters: Changing the city attorney from an elected to an appointed position would alter how that legal officer is selected and could affect oversight and accountability; the committee did not debate the merits at this meeting and requested written feedback to staff.
What’s next: Committee members were asked to send comments to Brian Running; no vote or formal action on the ordinance was taken at the Aug. 11 meeting.
