City Officers

Milwaukee City Charter ch. 2

in effect

Milwaukee City Charter § 2-01 Officers of City.

2-01. Officers of City. The officers of said city shall be a mayor, one alderman from each ward, constituting a common council, a city treasurer, a city comptroller, a city attorney, a city clerk, commissioner of public works, a city engineer, a commissioner of assessments, district assessors, a board of commissioners of the public debt, commissioner of health, a chief of police, one chief engineer of the fire department, one or m ore harbor masters, 3 inspectors of election for each ward or election precinct and as many firemen, policemen and such other officers and agents as may be provi ded for by ch. 184, L. 1874, or as the common council may from time to time direct. (HISTORY: Ch. Ord. 310, File #64-4089, Apr. 6, 1965. 2-01 am. File #951345, Jan. 23, 1996; eff. Apr. 9, 1996.)

Milwaukee City Charter § 2-02 Spring Primaries.

2-02. Spring Primaries. A primary shall be held in the ci ty of Milwaukee for the nominati on of candidates for city offices whenever 3 or more candidates file nomination papers for a city office. If the number of candidates for any city office does not exceed 2 times the number to be elected to such office, no primary shall be held for such office and the names of such candidates shall be printed upon the official ballot for the ensuing election. If candidates for any city office have been nominated by primary, no further candidates shall be nominated by nomination papers. (HISTORY: Ch. Ord. 163, File #51-1351, Sept. 25, 1951.)

Milwaukee City Charter § 2-03 Election and Term.

2-03. Election and Term. In all cities of the first class, however incorporated, the mayor, the treasurer, city attorney, comptrol l er, and one alderman from each ward shall be elected on the first Tuesday in April for a period of 4 years beginning April, 1924, and quadrennially thereafter. The officials so elected shall enter upon the duties of their respective offices on the 3rd Tuesday in April in the year of their election, and shall hold their respective offices for the term of 4 years and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. (HISTORY: S. 1, Ch. 122, L. 1923.)

Milwaukee City Charter § 2-04 Appointed Officers.

2-04. Appointed Officers. All other officers necessary for the proper management of the affairs of said city shall be appointed by the common council, or by the mayor, or in such manner as the common council may direct, except when otherwise directed in ch. 184, L. 1874. The city clerk, the commissioner of public works, city engineer, com m i ssi oner of assessments, commissioner of health, chief of police and chi ef engineer of the fire department, shall respectively hold their offices for the terms for which they are respectively elected or appointed. (HISTORY: Ch. Ord. 310, File #64-4089, Apr. 6, 1965. 2-04 am. File #951345, Jan. 23, 1996; eff. Apr. 9, 1996.)

Milwaukee City Charter § 2-05 Appointees Hold Over.

2-05. Appointees Hold Over. Whenever provision is made by the law of the state for any city of the first class, whether organized under a special charter or under the general laws of the state, for appointments in such city, and whenever, in such case, no provision is made in regard to the holding over of appointees, such appointees shall hold over until their successors shall have been appointed and shall have qualified. (HISTORY: S. 963, Stats., 1919)

Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/CH2.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/26/2026