753.016 Judicial circuit for Milwaukee County.

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(1)This section applies only in the judicial circuit for Milwaukee County.

(2)Court room; offices. The county board shall provide suitable court rooms and offices, the sheriff shall provide the necessary deputy sheriffs as attending officers under s. 59.27

(3)and the clerk of the circuit court shall provide a sufficient number of deputy clerks for all the judges and branches of the court.

(3)Department of family conciliation.

(a)There is created a department of family conciliation under the direction and supervision of a director of family conciliation. The director shall:

1. Receive all marital complaints and make a proper disposition thereof;

2. Make investigations of the facts upon which to base warrants in the cases hereinbefore specified and in all other matters duly referred to said department;

3. Exercise such supervision in connection with the exercise by said court of its jurisdiction as the judges thereof may duly order.

(b)All persons in this department shall keep such records as may be provided by law. The court may by order close the files of matters before the court if the court determines that publication of the matters is contrary to public policy. The court may make such other orders as may be in the interest of children in such matters and the public morals.

(c)The department shall have such investigators as are authorized by the county board of supervisors of the county. The investigators shall be appointed by the county department under s. 46.215 .

(e)The county board of supervisors of the county shall provide for such assistants, stenographic and otherwise, as needed to assist the director of family conciliation in carrying out the purpose of subs.

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(5)particularly in regard to the proper disposal of marital complaints. The director and all other persons in the department shall be appointed by the county department under s. 46.215 , except in cases otherwise expressly provided for.

(f)All public officers in said county shall refer all domestic complaints made to them to said director of the department of domestic conciliation who shall dispose of all matters before it in proper manner.

(4)Equipment. The board of supervisors of said county shall furnish said courts and said department of family conciliation, the judges, officers and employees thereof with suitable accommodations, adequately centralized and consolidated, and with the necessary furniture and supplies and make provision for its necessary expenses and operation.

(5)Civil service. The board of supervisors and county civil service commission shall make suitable reclassifications in positions in said county to accomplish the purpose of subs.

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(5).