Advocacy

January 22, 2023 County Officials discuss State of the County The January edition of Eggs & Issues featured county officials Nick Smiar, chair of the Eau Claire County Board, Kathryn Schauf, county administrator, and Rodney Eslinger, director of planning and development.   Eau Claire county has elected a new sheriff, Dave Riewestahl and circuit court…

Town of Washington Town Board Spring Election Information Town of Washington Town Board The Town of Washington is governed by a 5 member Town Board consisting of  1 Chairperson and 4 Supervisors. Odd years the Chairperson and 2 Supervisors are elected and even years 2 Supervisors are elected. Each member represents about 7,780 (or the…

Court of Appeals The Court of Appeals is higher then the circuit courts but below the Supreme Court. The job of the Court of Appeals is to correct mistakes made at the circuit court level. The court has four districts with 16 judges, with each distract having three to five judges. Usually the court uses…

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is made up of seven justices that are elected to non-partisan positions. Each term on the court last 10 years, and under state law there can be only one Supreme Court election each year. Current Justice Patience Roggensack’s term expires in July 2023, and she is not seeking reelection. The Wisconsin…

Altoona City Council Spring Election Information Altoona Council Seats The City of Altoona is governed by a mayor and a 6 member city council, who all serve a 3 year term as of 2022 (the mayor will serve a 2 year term from 2022-2024 and then start serving 3 year terms starting in April 2024).…

Eau Claire City Council Spring Election Information Eau Claire City Council Election The Eau Claire City Council has the position of Council President up for election Spring 2023. The Eau Claire City Council includes 11 members who each serve a three-year term, including 5 elected by district, 5 elected at large, and 1 elected City…

December 18, 2022 The December 16 Holiday Legislative Breakfast took place on the stage of the RCU Theatre at the Pablo Center at the Confluence. Fittingly, state funding for the Confluence Project was a major area legislative priority in the 2015-17 state budget. On Friday, December 16th, the Eau Claire Area Chamber held its Eggs…

The Eau Claire City Council recently finalized the 2023 city operating budget, which includes the mill rate number. The mill rate is used to determine property taxes. One mill is the same as $1 in property tax levied per $1,000 of a property’s assessed value. Mill rates are used to cover expenses in the city…

Village of Fall Creek Board Spring Election Information Village of Fall Creek Village Board The Village of Fall Creek is governed by 6 village trustees, led by the village president. Odd years the Chairperson and 2 Supervisors are elected and even years 2 Supervisors are elected. Each member represents about 1,424 (or the population of…

Eau Claire School Board Spring Election Information The Eau Claire Area School District will be electing two board members in the Spring 2023 election. The school board is made up of seven members who serve nonpartisan three-year terms. The Eau Claire Area School Board’s Vice President Lori Bica and Treasurer Phil Lyons both have terms…