Sawyer County Courthouse Careers in Madison, WI

The County Clerk shall act as the records custodian for the County Board, the County departments, and their corresponding committees created to carry out the operations of the County. The Sawyer County Sheriff's Department and Sawyer County Health and Human Services Department shall create separate Public Records Policies and shall post Public Records Notices unique to their respective departments.All records of Sawyer County are open to the public unless otherwise provided by specific state or federal law or the balance test. The balancing test balances the public interest in disclosure of the record against the public interest favoring nondisclosure. Balancing factors to be considered may include, but are not limited to, evidentiary privileges; privacy and reputation interests; and the reasons Closed Sessions are allowed as described in Wisconsin State Statute 19.85 (1)(c) which include quasi-judicial deliberations; meetings considering probation or parole or strategies for crime detection or prevention; public business involving investments, competitive factors, or negotiations; consideration or investigation into sensitive or private matters which would be likely to have a substantial adverse effect upon the reputation of any person referred to; and legal advice as to pending or probable litigation.