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Francis Thomas Ament (November 17, 1937 - March 10, 2014) was the fourth Milwaukee County Executive, serving from 1992 until his resignation in 2002 amid a county pension scandal. Ament had served as chairman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors from 1976 to 1992.
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Milwaukee County (/ m ɪ l ˈ w ɔː k i / ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.At the 2020 census, the population was 939,489, down from 947,735 in 2010. [1] [2] It is both the most populous and most densely populated county in Wisconsin, and the 45th most populous county nationwide; Milwaukee, its eponymous county seat, [3] is also the most populous city in the state.
Within each county are cities, villages and towns. As of 2016, Wisconsin had 72 counties. [1] A Board of Supervisors is the main legislative entity of the county. Supervisors are elected in nonpartisan elections for two-year terms (except in Milwaukee County where the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors served four years).
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The same group that advocated for the recalls, called for reforms to the current county board and in May 2013, the Wisconsin Legislature passed a bill that would mandate a referendum that cut the supervisors salaries, ended health insurance and pension benefits, reduced the board's operating budget, and reduced the Milwaukee County Board of ...
Milwaukee County: Racine, the French word for "root", after the Root River, which flows through the county 196,613: 332.5 sq mi (861 km 2) Richland County: 103: Richland Center: 1842: Iowa County: The rich soil of the area 17,197: 586.15 sq mi (1,518 km 2) Rock County: 105: Janesville: 1836: Milwaukee County: Rock River, which flows through the ...