KENOSHA, Wis. — One week after being elected chairman, Kenosha County Board Chairman Mark Nordigian moved swiftly Tuesday night to reshape the balance of power, unveiling committee assignments that reduce committee sizes and give Republicans control of nearly every major panel. Supervisor John Franco will serve as vice chairman.
Nordigian cut the size of most committees from seven members down to five — a move that effectively ensures Republican majorities across the board’s most influential committees, including Finance & Administration and Judiciary & Law. The restructuring also limits some supervisors to serving on just a single committee, concentrating influence among a smaller group of board members.
The only exception is the Legislative Committee, which remains under Democratic control and is widely viewed as the least influential of the board’s standing committees.
Under the new structure, Supervisor Erin Decker will chair the Judiciary & Law Committee, with Daniel Gaschke as vice chair. Supervisor Dave Geertsen will lead the powerful Finance & Administration Committee, while Supervisor Tim Stocker will chair Human Services.
Supervisor John Morrissey was named chair of the Legislative Committee, the lone panel where Democrats retain control. Supervisor Eric Meadows will chair Public Works & Facilities, and Supervisor Keith Gray will lead Planning, Development & Extension Education.
Nordigian will chair the Executive Committee, with Franco serving as vice chair, alongside Decker, Geertsen, Stocker, Morrissey, Meadows and Gray.
The reorganization represents a clear consolidation of power by the board’s Republican majority, positioning them to control budget decisions, legal oversight, infrastructure planning, and human services policy over the next two-year term.
With fewer seats on each committee and limited crossover assignments, the new structure is expected to streamline decision-making — while also intensifying partisan control over the county’s most critical functions through 2028.
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Now let’s see if it gets Results !!
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So much for serving the people. They’re too interested in which team will “win”. Shameful.
Ultimately the committees make recommendations to the board. The final vote comes down to the board and the decision of the county executive to ratify or veto. So while the committee may be controlled by one side, the board majority rules.
If the board feels the chair doesn’t represent the majority, he can be removed in one vote of the board at any time. Read the state statutes and AG Opinions.