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October 1, 6:30pm
Bill Oemichen
Co-sponsored by the Mt. Horeb Chamber of Commerce
Interested in how local government works? How does it relate to county and state government? Who do you contact if you have a concern? UW-Madison Division of Extension Professor of Practice – Law Bill Oemichen will present an interactive one-hour session on how our federal, state and local governments are organized and how all three levels of government can be accessed and leveraged to benefit the Mount Horeb community.
Professor Oemichen is a member of the Local Government Education Program team within the Division of Extension and is President of the New Glarus School Board. Oemichen was elected to four terms on the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors, served as a member of multiple Village of Waunakee committees, and was also active in town government. He previously served as Director of the Wisconsin Office of Preparedness and Emergency Health Care at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and as the state’s chief Consumer Protection official at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection. Oemichen also served as a senior Minnesota state government official and as a staff member for the Minnesota House and Senate.
