Wisconsin Code § 251.15

Withdrawal of counties, cities, villages, or towns
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(1) After establishing a multiple county health department under s. 251.02 (3) , any participating county board may
withdraw by giving written notice to its county board of health
and the county boards of all other participating counties, except
that participating county boards may, in establishing a multiple
county health department under s. 251.02 (3), establish an initial
minimum participation period of up to 5 years. If a multiple
county health department is established with an initial minimum
participation period under this subsection, a participating county
may not withdraw during that initial minimum period unless
withdrawal is necessary to meet statutory requirements for a
Level I health department under s. 251.05.
(2) A city that had established a local health department prior
to deciding to participate in a city-county health department established under s. 251.02 (1m) may withdraw from the citycounty health department if the common council of the city gives
written notice to the county board of the participating county, except that participating cities and counties may, in establishing a
city-county health department under s. 251.02 (1m), establish an
initial minimum participation period of up to 5 years. If a citycounty health department is established with an initial minimum
participation period under this subsection, a participating city or
county may not withdraw during that initial minimum period unless withdrawal is necessary to meet statutory requirements for a
Level I health department under s. 251.05.
(2m) After establishing a multiple municipal local health department under s. 251.02 (2) (b) or (3r) or a city-city local health
department under s. 251.02 (3t), the governing body of any participating city, village, or town participating may withdraw by
giving written notice to the local board of health and to the governing bodies of all other participating cities, villages, and towns,
except that participating cities, villages, and towns may, in establishing a multiple municipal local health department under s.
251.02 (2) (b) or (3r) or a city-city local health department under
s. 251.02 (3t), establish an initial minimum participation period
of up to 5 years. If a multiple municipal local health department
or city-city local health department is established with an initial
minimum participation period under this subsection, a participating city, village, or town may not withdraw during that initial
minimum period unless withdrawal is necessary to meet statutory
requirements for a Level I health department under s. 251.05.
(3) The notice under sub. (1), (2), or (2m) shall be given at
least one year prior to commencement of the fiscal year at which
the withdrawal takes effect. Whenever the withdrawal takes effect, all relevant provisions of law relating to local boards of
health and local health officers shall immediately become applicable within the withdrawing county, city, village, or town.

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