Government Departments


Chief of Police
John W. Morrissey

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Neighborhood Watch
Crime Prevention
Public Relations
Recruitment/Employment Opportunities
Job Fairs
Officer Friendly
Questions? Call him at (262) 605-5238 or email him directly at hpr285@kenoshapolice.com

 Kenosha City/County Joint Services
Kenosha City/County Joint Services is the result of a combined effort between the city and county governments. It was established in 1982 as a separate government agency to provide the safety support services for the Kenosha City Police and Fire Departments, Kenosha County SheriffÆs Department, and various other law enforcement and emergency services agencies. Joint Services is divided into five departments: Administration, Communications, Records, Fleet Maintenance, and the Evidence/Identification Bureau. A total of 73 people are employed by Joint Services with the Communications and Records departments being staffed on a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week basis.
A governing body oversees the operation of Joint Services. The Joint ServicesÆ Board is comprised of three county and three city government representatives. The seventh member is an individual who is mutually appointed by the Mayor and County Executive.
The Joint ServicesÆ Board employs a director who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of Joint Services.

Administration
The Administration Department is responsible for recruiting, staffing, budgeting, training, and administrating the operations of Joint Services. The office is staffed by a Director, Finance Assistant, Personnel Assistant, Training and Safety Coordinator, and part-time Administration Clerk.
The staff of the Administration Department is responsible for
Administering the agency based on the directives of the Joint Services Board and working in conjunction with other state and county agencies, especially the Department of Justice, SheriffÆs Department, Police Department, Fire Department, and other law enforcement and rescue agencies within the county
Developing the annual budget in conjunction with the above by coordinating the requests of the departments within Joint Services as well as the requests of the fire and law enforcement agencies that are served; and to have the budget approved by the Joint Services Board, City Council, and the County Board of Supervisors
Recruiting and hiring employees, and administering employee benefits such as health and life insurance; retirement benefits; vacation, sick, and personal leave; and to negotiate the terms of the labor/management agreement
Performing all financial transactions including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, short and long term debt services, fixed assets, and equity accounts. To bill for false alarms attended to by the Police, SheriffÆs, and Fire Departments.

Communications

The Communications Center is the vital link between the citizens of Kenosha County and emergency services. The consolidated center handles all 9-1-1 calls and other emergency calls for service for the Kenosha County Sheriff, Kenosha Police and Fire Departments, and County Fire and Rescue Departments.
The Center operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. 9-1-1 public safety dispatchers answer incoming calls, determine the level of response that is warranted, and dispatch the appropriate police, fire, or rescue units.

Records

The Joint Services Records Bureau operates on a 24 hour basis to maintain the database associated with incidents, investigations, arrests, traffic accidents and citations generated by the Kenosha Police and SheriffÆs Departments. In addition, the Records Bureau is reponsible for the entry of all wanted individuals, missing persons, runaways, stolen vehicles and all other stolen property to the Wisconsin and FBI crime information computer systems. The Public Safety Building front counter is also staffed by records clerks responsible for providing information to citizens and collecting all jail bonds and other monies related to arrests and traffic citations.

Fleet maintenance

The Joint ServicesÆ Fleet Maintenance Department is responsible for maintaining and repairing the complete fleet of city and county police vehicles.
The Joint ServicesÆ certified mechanics and vehicle cleaning operator take great pride in keeping this fleet of squads road worthy and ready to go - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The fleet maintenance clerk performs secretarial, clerical, billing, accounting, and record-keeping functions for the department.

Evidence/Identification

The Joint Services Evidence/Identification Bureau provides identification and evidence services for the Kenosha Police, Sheriff and Fire Departments. The Bureau utilizes the latest scientific forensic investigative techniques in criminal identification. Responsibilities include fingerprint, identification, laboratory evidence processing, video imaging, photography, crime scene support, and the collection and preservation of evidence. Joint ServicesÆ FBI-trained latent fingerprint examiners and technicians assist law enforcement agencies in solving crimes.

Public Works Administration, Engineering, Fleet Maintenance, Street and Waste Division

Mission Statements:
Public Works Administration serves the citizens of the City of Kenosha in coordination of all Public Works operations including Equipment/Stores, Streets, Waste, and Recycling.
The Fleet Maintenance division performs the majority of the preventative maintenance, diagnostic repair work and fabrication for nearly 450 pieces of equipment for City of Kenosha Airport, Administration, Election, Engineering, Municipal Office Building, Museum, Park Departments and the other divisions of the Public Works Department.
The Street Division is responsible for maintenance and repair of City of Kenosha streets and alleys. Responsibilities include snow and ice removal, street cleaning, sign and pavement markings, traffic signals and street lights and storm sewer repair.
The Engineering Division works in accordance with sound engineering principles and accepted engineering practices to design, construct, operate, maintain and implement infrastructure and program needs of the City of Kenosha in compliance with adopted policies and procedures.
Waste
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Administration:
Director: Ronald L. Bursek
Operations Coordinator: Janice D. Schroeder
625 52nd Street
Room 305
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140
262-653-4050
262-653-4056 FAX
E-mail to: publicworks@kenosha.org
Office Hours: M-F 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Engineering:
Director/City Engineer: Michael Lemens
262-653-4150
262-653-4056 FAX
2008 Bid Documents

Street Division:
Street Superintendent: John Prijic
6415 35th Avenue
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53142
262-653-4070
262-653-4470 FAX
streets@kenosha.org
Office Hours: M-F 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

 

CITY DEVELOPMENT Jeffrey B. Labahn, AICP, Director citydevelopment@kenosha.org

Zoning Ordinance
Zoning Map
Code of General Ordinances
Forms and Applications
Long Range Plans
Presentations
Community Statistics
Zoning / Rebuild Letter

City Planning

Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG)
Historic Preservation
Home Program
Real Estate
Redevelopment Authority

Finance Director:
 Carol L. Stancato
625 52nd Street
Room 208
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140
(262) 653-4180
(262) 653-4190 FAX
E-mail to: finance@kenosha.org

Office Hours: M-F 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Fire Chief:
 John Thomsen, Fire Chief
Deputy Chief: Daniel G. Santelli

Administrative Support Staff:
Cynthia M. Baumann
Jennifer Oas
Deb DiDomenico
Administration 625 52nd Street
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140
262-653-4100
262-653-4107 FAX
Office Hours: M-F 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Battalion Chiefs:
Wesley R. Bernhardt
Matthew N. Haerter
John J. Poltrock

Divisions :

Emergency Medical Services
Division Chief: Richard F. Meeker
Office hours: M-F 8:00 - 4:30 Phone: 653-4100
Fire Prevention Bureau
Division Chief: Patrick A. Ryan
Assistant Division Chief: Theonita A. Cox
Fire Inspector: Guy J. Santelli
Office hours: M-F 8:00 - 4:30 Phone: 653-4110
Training Division
Division Chief: Kenneth Schroeder
Office hours: M-F 8:00 - 4:30 Phone: 653-4102
Maintenance Division
Supervisor: William G. Thomas
Mechanic: Dale Brague
Office hours: M-F 7:00 - 4:30 Phone: 653-7218

Fire Stations:
Station 2 - Captain Ken Walton
Station 3 - Captain Gregg Sinnen
Station 4 - Captain Jeff Flasch
Station 5 - Captain Steve Allemand
Station 6 - Captain Don Howland
Station 7 - Captain Dave Riley

Kenosha Schools

 

The greater Kenosha area is of high archeological interest since the discovery of pre-Clovis culture settlements in the late 20th century. These prehistoric settlements date to the approximate era of the Wisconsin glaciation.[4] The Paleo Indians, as archaeologists call these peoples, first settled in the area at least 13,500 years ago.[5]
The Potawatomi originally named the area gnozh("place of the pike").
The early name by the Ojibwa Indians is reported as Masu-kinoja. This more completely describes the place of spawning trout----"Trout (Pike) come all at same time". Harvesting these fish with ease provided food for the coming months. There were literally thousands of fish entering the rivers from Lake Michigan. Similarly there is the town of Masu-kegan in Michigan. The translation is easily made when using an ancient East Asian language as outlined in book, "America---Land of the Rising Sun" by Don Smithana (1989).
The first white settlers were part of the Western Emigration Company and arrived in the early 1830s from Hannibal and Troy, New York. The first group, led by John Bullen, Jnr., sought to purchase land enough for a town. Thwarted in Milwaukee and Racine, they arrived at Pike Creek on 6 June 1835, building log and later frame homes. The first school and churches followed by 1835, with platting completed in 1836.[6] As more settlers arrived and the first post office was established, the community was first known as Pike in 1836. In the ensuing years the area became an important Great Lakes shipping port, and the village was once again renamed, this time to Southport. (This is still the name of a southeast-side neighborhood, park, and elementary school, as well as several businesses).

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Population (year 2000): 90,352. Estimated population in July 2006: 96,240 (+6.5 percent change)
Males: 44,422 (49.2 percent)
Females: 45,930 (50.8 percent)

Kenosha County
Median resident age: 33.6 years
Wisconsin median age: 36.0 years

Zip codes: 53140, 53142, 53143, 53144.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,888 (it was $41,902 in 2000)
Kenosha $46,888
Wisconsin: $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $149,500 (it was $108,000 in 2000)
Kenosha $149,500
Wisconsin: $152,600

Median gross rent in 2005: $704.

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 11.1 percent

Races in Kenosha:
White Non-Hispanic (79.3 percent)
Hispanic (10.0 percent)
Black (7.7 percent)
Other race (4.8 percent)
Two or more races (2.4 percent)
American Indian (1.0 percent)
(Total can be greater than 100 percent because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

 

Ancestries:
German (31.6 percent)
Italian (11.9 percent)
Irish (11.5 percent)
Polish (8.5 percent)
English (7.2 percent)
French (4.2 percent).

Incorporated in 1850

Elevation: 620 feet

Land area: 23.8 square miles.

Population density: 4013 people per square mile (average).

For population 25 years and over in Kenosha:
High school or higher: 81.8 percent
BachelorÆs degree or higher: 18.2 percent
Graduate or professional degree: 6.4 percent
Unemployed: 6.2 percent

Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kenosha city:
Never married: 28.3 percent
Now married: 51.5 percent
Separated: 2.0 percent
Widowed: 6.9 percent
Divorced: 11.4 percent

5,325 residents are foreign born (3.0 percent Latin America, 1.9 percent Europe, 0.9 percent Asia).
This city: 5.9 percent
Wisconsin: 3.6 percent

According to our research there were 287 registered sex offenders living in Kenosha, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kenosha to the number of sex offenders is 333 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $3,137 (2.1 percent)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $3,032 (2.1 percent)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (33.4 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (52.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Somers, WI (3.2 miles ), Pleasant Prairie, WI (3.4 miles ), Winthrop Harbor, IL (6.9 miles ), Elmwood Park, WI (7.7 miles ), Mount Pleasant, WI (8.8 miles ), Sturtevant, WI (8.9 miles ), Zion, IL (8.9 miles ), Racine, WI (10.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:
1996: 159 buildings, average cost: $95,100
1997: 136 buildings, average cost: $104,500
1998: 175 buildings, average cost: $113,700
1999: 237 buildings, average cost: $115,700
2000: 233 buildings, average cost: $105,400
2001: 209 buildings, average cost: $119,700
2002: 227 buildings, average cost: $120,200
2004: 326 buildings, average cost: $165,400
2005: 375 buildings, average cost: $163,600
2006: 358 buildings, average cost: $175,500
2007: 295 buildings, average cost: $186,100

Latitude: 42.58 N, Longitude: 87.85 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -8,045 (-8.9 percent)

Workers who live and work in this city: 21,164 (50.0 percent)

People in group quarters in Kenosha
1048 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
781 people in nursing homes
564 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
155 people in homes for the mentally ill
151 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
108 people in state prisons
56 people in homes for the mentally retarded
53 people in other group homes
27 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
24 people in religious group quarters
5 people in military barracks, etc.
4 people in institutions for the blind
4 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Area code: 262

Population change in the 1990s: +8,997 (+11.1 percent).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here: 5.6 percent
Wisconsin: 4.6 percent

Most common industries for males:
Construction (9 percent)
Accommodation and food services (6 percent)
Metal and metal products (6 percent)
Educational services (5 percent)
Transportation equipment (5 percent)
Chemicals (5 percent)
Machinery (4 percent)

Most common industries for females:
Health care (17 percent)
Educational services (12 percent)
Accommodation and food services (8 percent)
Finance and insurance (4 percent)
Social assistance (4 percent)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4 percent)
Public administration (3 percent)

Most common occupations for males
Other production occupations including supervisors (9 percent)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7 percent)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4 percent)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4 percent)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4 percent)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4 percent)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4 percent)

Most common occupations for females
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6 percent)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6 percent)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4 percent)
Cashiers (4 percent)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4 percent)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4 percent)
Registered nurses (3 percent)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 197 (186 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here: 1.95
U.S. city average: 3.00

Average household size:
This city: 2.5 people
Wisconsin: 2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city: 65.5 percent
Whole state: 66.5 percent

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city: 6.8 percent
Whole state: 5.7 percent

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.2 percent of all households
Gay men: 0.2 percent of all households

Kenosha compared to Wisconsin state average:
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.

2004 Presidential Election results in Kenosha County Wisconsin:
Bush / Cheney (Rep.) (47 percent)
Kerry / Edwards (Dem.) (52 percent)
Other (1 percent)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (83 percent)
Electricity (13 percent)
Other (5 percent)

6.54 percent of this countyÆs 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,827 average adjusted gross income)
Wisconsin average: 6.06 percent

0.09 percent of residents moved from foreign countries ($508 average AGI)
Kenosha County: 0.09 percent
Wisconsin average: 0.08 percent

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lake County, IL 1.94 percent ($44,480 average AGI)
from Racine County, WI 0.91 percent ($38,998)
from Cook County, IL 0.55 percent ($52,063)

6.52 percent of this countyÆs 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,677 average adjusted gross income)
Wisconsin average: 6.22 percent

0.07 percent of residents moved to foreign countries ($364 average AGI)
Kenosha County: 0.07 percent
Wisconsin average: 0.04 percent

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Racine County, WI 1.16 percent ($38,913 average AGI)
to Lake County, IL 0.94 percent ($41,573)
to Milwaukee County, WI 0.49 percent ($36,510)