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Working group examines charter ordinance to create city administrator, flags high removal threshold
Summary
La Crosse working group reviewed a proposed charter ordinance to create a city administrator and raised statutory questions about removal powers, the mayor’s role and separation of powers. City attorney Stefan said the state requires a three‑fourths vote for removal, a standard the group found consequential for oversight and hiring strategy.
The La Crosse city administrator working group met Dec. 3 to review a proposed charter ordinance that would create a city administrator position and reassign some duties currently described in state statute.
Chair opened the session and invited legal counsel to answer questions about statutory requirements and the ordinance’s effects. Stefan, the city attorney, told the group that state law requires an affirmative three‑fourths vote of the council to remove an official treated as an officer under chapter 17 and related provisions. “The practical reality of it means that it’s … extremely difficult to remove somebody,” Stefan said, describing cases where investigations and substantiated…
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