Dear IMLA County Working Group: I wanted to pass along a few items we discussed during the County Working Group call this week: 1. Below my signature block is the email one member from WI mentioned from their state assembly committee related to government transparency and accountability. This was mentioned in the spirit of something happening at the state level that may also occur in other states for folks to be aware of. 2. Alo, attached is a complaint filed in WI against WI counties based on Tyler v. Hennepin County related to the counties keeping surplus sale proceeds after foreclosure (based on state law). This brings up the question of retroactive liability and we wanted to flag this case. 3. I am also attaching ACLU correspondence related to Griffith v. El Paso, which is a Tenth Circuit case (both the letter and case are attached). The case relates to jail policies that classify transgender inmates inconsistent with their gender identity. The purpose of the ACLU letter was to remind Colorado counties of their obligations under Griffith. It does not relate to the federal executive orders, but again, keeping with the state level theme of the call, it is important to see what the ACLU is doing in different states as we may see similar actions elsewhere if another case rules similarly to the Tenth Circuit on this issue. 4. Letter to CO counties from the CO ACLU re: law enforcement participation in federal immigration enforcement matters / honoring detainer requests. There is CO state law that prohibits counties from detaining anyone pursuant to an ICE detainer request (based on these being administrative warrants). So, this letter was really to remind counties to comply with CO state law on this matter. Thanks everyone and have a good weekend. Amanda [logo]<https://imla.org/> [facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/InternationalMunicipalLawyersAssociation/>[twitter icon]<https://twitter.com/imlalegal>[linkedin icon]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-municipal-lawyers-association-inc./> Amanda Karras (she/her) Executive Director / General Counsel International Municipal Lawyers Association P: (202) 466-5424 x7116 D: (202) 742-1018 51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850 Plan Ahead! See IMLA’s upcoming events<https://imla.org/events/>, calls and programming. Caution: This email originated from outside the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize and trust the sender. Dear Government of Kenosha County, WI, The Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency has been charged with undertaking a review of county use of taxpayer dollars for positions, policies, and activities related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. I am writing to you in my capacity as Vice-Chair of this committee. Pursuant to Wisconsin open records law (Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-19.39), I am requesting that you provide documentation in the form of scanned and emailed copies of the following records to my office regarding DEI related Grants, Policies, Trainings, and Positions from January of 2019 to the present: 1. Any Grant Kenosha County received that is DEI related (that contains DEI Language, as demonstrated by the word ‘Diversity’ and/or ‘Equity’ and/or ‘Inclusion’ and/or ‘Belonging’ in the title of the Grant, and/or in the description of the Grant, and/or in the Grant requirements); and 2. Any Policy Kenosha County adopted/enacted that is DEI related (that has such above mentioned DEI and Belonging Language in the title of the Policy, or in the Policy itself); and 3. Any Training Program Kenosha County engaged in or contracted for that is DEI related (that focuses on, or mentions, ‘DEI’ and/or ‘Diversity’ and/or ‘Equity’ and/or ‘Inclusion’ and/or ‘Belonging’ as part of the Training Program description and/or written materials); and 4. Any Titles and Salaries of Kenosha County employees whose positions are DEI related (that contains DEI Language, as demonstrated by the word ‘Diversity’ and/or ‘Equity’ and/or ‘Inclusion’ and/or ‘Belonging’ in the title and/or description of the job); and 5. Information regarding the estimated associated costs of such DEI related Policies and Trainings. Under Wisconsin s. 13.45(7), the governing bodies of political subdivisions of the State, including Counties, are required to “. . . assist legislative committees in the completion of their tasks.” Your assistance in providing the requested documents is necessary to the completion of this task. We appreciate your prompt cooperation and look forward to receiving the requested information by March 12, 2025. Please confirm with our office that you have received this request. Sincerely, [cid:image007.jpg@01DB8F7D.41C86E20] State Representative Shae Sortwell Assembly Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency Committee Vice-Chair