Wisconsin § 59.265 - Sheriff; deputies.

§ 59.265. Sheriff; deputies.

59.265(1) (1) Appointment and tenure. 59.265(1)(a) (a) Not later than 10 days after taking office, subject to sub. (3) , the sheriff shall appoint deputy sheriffs for the county as follows: 59.265(1)(a)1. 1. One for each city and village in the county that has 1,000 or more inhabitants. 59.265(1)(a)2. 2. One for each assembly district in the county, except the district in which the undersheriff resides, that contains a village having less than 1,000 inhabitants and does not contain a city or village having more than 1,000 inhabitants. 59.265(1)(b) (b) Subject to subs. (2) and (3) , and s. 59.22 (2) (c) 1. b. , the sheriff may appoint as many other deputy sheriffs as the sheriff considers proper. 59.265(1)(c) (c) Subject to sub. (3) , the sheriff may fill vacancies in the office of any appointee, and may appoint a person to take the place of any deputy sheriff who becomes incapable of executing the duties of that office. 59.265(1)(d) (d) The sheriff or the undersheriff may also deputize in writing other persons to perform particular acts. 59.265(1)(e) (e) Except as provided under sub. (3) , a county ordinance, or the terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement, a deputy sheriff may be removed at the pleasure of the sheriff. 59.265(1)(f) (f) 59.265(1)(f)1. 1. In this paragraph, “external security check” means a security check of areas immediately adjacent to a military installation, or of critical concern to the installation’s commander as determined by the commander, for the sole purpose of protecting the installation’s state and federal personnel, assets, and equipment. 59.265(1)(f)2. 2. The sheriff or undersheriff may deputize in writing security officers employed by the department of military affairs, subject to the approval of the adjutant general or his or her designee, for the purpose of conducting routine external security checks around military installations in this state. The sheriff or undersheriff shall specify in writing the jurisdiction of an officer deputized under this paragraph. 59.265(1)(f)3. 3. Subsection (2) (c) does not apply to an individual deputized under subd. 2. The sheriff or undersheriff may revoke the deputization of a security officer deputized under subd. 2. at any time in the sheriff’s or undersheriff’s discretion. 59.265(1)(f)4. 4. A security officer deputized under subd. 2. is a state employee for all purposes. 59.265(1)(g) (g) Appointments under pars. (a) to (c) and removals under pars. (e) and (f) shall be in writing and be filed and recorded in the office of the clerk. 59.265(2) (2) Board authority. 59.265(2)(a) (a) In any county with a population of less than 750,000, the board may fix by ordinance the number of deputy sheriffs to be appointed in that county at not less than that number required by sub. (1) (a) and may set the salary of those deputies. 59.265(2)(b) (b) 59.265(2)(b)1. 1. Subject to sub. (4) , the board may provide by ordinance that deputy sheriff positions be filled by appointment by the sheriff from a list of all persons with the 3 highest scores for each position based on a competitive examination. 59.265(2)(b)2. 2. In an ordinance under subd. 1. , the board shall designate that competitive examinations under subd. 1. be held by a county civil service commission under subd. 5. or the bureau of merit recruitment and selection in the department of administration under subd. 4. 59.265(2)(b)3. 3. If the board has enacted an ordinance under subd. 1. and the sheriff fills a deputy sheriff position by promotion, the sheriff shall, subject to sub. (4) , make the appointment to the position from a list of 3 deputy sheriffs who receive the highest scores in a competitive examination held as designated under subd. 2. , except that the list provided to the sheriff shall include only deputy sheriffs currently employed in the sheriff’s office. 59.265(2)(b)4. 4. Upon request of the board, the bureau of merit recruitment and selection shall conduct examinations according to the methods used in examinations for the state civil service and, except as provided under subd. 3. , shall certify an eligible list of the names of all persons with the 3 highest scores on that examination for each position to the sheriff of that county who, subject to sub. (4) , shall make an appointment from that list to fill the position within 10 days after the sheriff receives the eligibility list. The county shall pay the cost of the examination. 59.265(2)(b)5. 5. If the board designates examination by a civil service commission, ss.