At the August 4, 2004 County Board meeting, the Board voted 29-0 to conduct a study of the Ozaukee County Board Committee Structure. This is in accordance with Ozaukee County’s mission to "provide our citizens with responsive government and quality services in a fiscally responsible manner through innovation, leadership and dedication."

In order to meet the objective of this mission statement, Ozaukee County has systematically reviewed and revamped its organizational structure by combining departments, consolidating functions, promoting job sharing, and encouraging cross training. A similar review was considered regarding Ozaukee County’s Committee Structure to provide proper oversight and policy guidance for all departments.

Resources
On January 5, 2005, the Ozaukee County Board voted 27-0 to create 6 functional committees of the County Board. The following resources were utilized during the Ozaukee County Board Committee Reorganization process:

• Follow-up Survey to County Board
• Presentation IV - Reorganization Process: Next Steps January 18, 2006
• Presentation III - Utilized during January 5, 2005 County Board Meeting
• Presentation II - Utilized during December 2, 2004 County Board Meeting
• Presentation I - Overview of entire process
• Reorganization Study - Details entire study process
• Committee Organizational Flow Charts - Details each county committee and subcommittee
• Policy and Procedure Manual