Backers of a bill that would curb the power of the Milwaukee County Board and require a vote on cutting the pay of county supervisors say that is their only target.

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The state Assembly’s Committee on Government Operations and State Licensing voted 6-3 Thursday in favor of a bill that would schedule a Milwaukee County referendum for April 2014 to determine whether the board of supervisors should be part-time.

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The chairwoman of Milwaukee County’s Board of Supervisors only could offer listening sessions as an alternative when she asked a state legislative committee Wednesday to reject a bill that would make her and her colleagues part-time employees.

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Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik will hold a public meeting Thursday to discuss the potential downsizing of the Board of Supervisors.

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Milwaukee County supervisors Thursday narrowly approved a resolution asking the state to grant authority to downsize the board.

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Under a bill published Friday and proposed by Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-West Allis, Milwaukee County supervisors would see their terms restricted, their pay reduced and their authority redefined.

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Milwaukee County supervisors could discuss Thursday whether to request a state audit of how well their department and the county executive’s department perform.

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A proposal to reduce Milwaukee County supervisors’ positions to part-time has prompted predictions that such a change also would increase the waiting period for developers seeking project approvals.

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Four Milwaukee County 2013 budget amendment proposals related to negotiations between the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center and the Milwaukee Art Museum have been set aside to allow the two groups to weigh in.

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The view from the waiting room is wearing on Milwaukee County Supervisor Joe Sanfelippo.

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