Board Rejoins WI Counties Association
Board had withheld membership dues in January but decides to rejoin group after WCA leaders offer assurances. By Graham Kilmer - Feb 25th, 2021 03:05 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee
Milwaukee County Courthouse. Photo by Sulfur at English Wikipedia (GFDL) or (CC-BY-SA-3.0), via Wikimedia CommonsAfter extensive deliberation, the Milwaukee County Board has voted to release funds to the Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA).
The WCA, is a lobbying and consulting organization for counties in the state. Lobbying state government on behalf of counties is a huge part of what it does. Some on the county board and in county government feel like the association, to which it is a dues-paying member, does not represent Milwaukee’s interests and at times actively works against it.