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Wauwatosa Committee of the Whole refers 2026 standing-committee restructure to Government Affairs Committee
Summary
The Committee of the Whole voted unanimously to send consideration of the city’s standing-committee structure for 2026 to the Government Affairs Committee for further review; members emphasized simplicity, preserving public input and a trial period, and recommended separating citizen commission restructuring from standing-committee changes.
The Wauwatosa City Committee of the Whole voted unanimously to send consideration of the city’s standing-committee structure for April 2026 to the Government Affairs Committee for further study and public input.
City staff and council members said the issue stems from a 2022 citizen referendum that reduced alderperson seats to 12, established one alder per district and added term limits. A staff presentation reviewed timing: the new aldermatic seats will be elected in 2026, reforms tied to the referendum cannot be changed until roughly April 2028, and term limits would first affect the six members elected to four-year terms in 2026 after two successive terms (noted as affecting eligibility in 2034). The presentation also included a comparison of 14 municipalities that use…
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