About the Village Board of Trustees

I‘ve gotten plenty of questions about what a Village Trustee is and what the Board does, so I thought I would provide some brief information here:

• The Village Board of Trustees is the legislative body for the Village of Whitefish Bay

• The Board of Trustees is responsible for:

  • Setting and implementing a strategic vision for Village growth and development

  • Managing Village finances

  • Managing Village property, infrastructure, and municipal services

  • Appointing a Village Manager and municipal staff

  • Confirming appointees to Village committees and commissions

• Village Trustees are non-partisan elected officials. Trustees are elected to 3-year terms during spring elections.

• The Village Board of Trustees is comprised of 6 Village Trustees.

• The Village Board of Trustees is headed by a Village President, who is elected to a 3-year term during spring elections and serves as a 7th member of the Board.

Click here for a phenomenal Village government organizational chart created by our Village staff. A picture is worth a thousand words!