Wisconsin § 46.22 - County social services.

§ 46.22. County social services.

46.22(1) (1) County department of social services. 46.22(1)(a) (a) Creation. Except as provided under s. 46.23 (3) (b) , the county board of supervisors of any county with a population of less than 750,000, or the county boards of 2 or more counties, shall establish a county department of social services on a single-county or multicounty basis. The county department of social services shall consist of a county social services board, a county social services director and necessary personnel. 46.22(1)(am) (am) Funding for multicounties. State social services funding under s. 20.435 (7) (b) is not available to counties which establish a multicounty department of social services until the counties have drafted a contractual agreement, approved by the secretary, setting forth the plans for direct sponsorship and have drafted a budget under par. (b) 1. d. 46.22(1)(b) (b) Powers and duties. 46.22(1)(b)1. 1. The county department of social services shall have the following functions, duties and powers in accordance with the rules promulgated by the department of health services and subject to the supervision of the department of health services: 46.22(1)(b)1.a. a. To maintain administrative and reporting relationships with all pertinent state departments. 46.22(1)(b)1.b. b. To make investigations that relate to welfare services, except for welfare services provided under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 , community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, and juvenile correctional services, upon request by the department of health services. 46.22(1)(b)1.c. c. Within the limits of available state and federal funds and of county funds appropriated to match state funds, to provide social services for persons eligible for or receiving supplemental security aids under Title XVI of the social security act, eligible for or receiving state supplemental payments under s.