Wisconsin § 45.81 - County veterans service commission.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 45.81 — County veterans service commission., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45.81. County veterans service commission.
45.81(1) (1) There is created in each county a county veterans service commission consisting of at least 3 residents of the county who are veterans appointed for staggered 3-year terms by the county executive or county board chairperson in a county that does not have a county executive. 45.81(2) (2) The commission shall be organized by the election of one of their members as chairperson. The county executive or county board chairperson in a county that does not have a county executive after the expiration of the terms of those first appointed shall annually on or before the 2nd Monday in December appoint one person as a member of the commission for the term of 3 years. Except as provided in s. 59.21 (1) (intro.) , the county executive or county board chairperson shall require each member of the commission and the county veterans service officer to execute to the county an individual surety bond, with sufficient sureties to be approved by the county executive or county board chairperson, each bond to be in an amount equal to the tax levied in the current year for expenditure by the commission. Each bond shall be filed with the county clerk. 45.81(3) (3) 45.81(3)(a) (a) Except as provided under sub. (4) , the commission may furnish aid to any person described in s.
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Section 45.81 ("County veterans service commission.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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