Editing Mequon, Wisconsin (section)

==Law and government==

Mequon has had a [[mayor–council government]] since its incorporation in 1957. The current mayor is Andrew Nerbun, who was elected to his first three-year term on April 5, 2022. The eight aldermen on the common council also serve three-year terms. The council meets on the second Tuesday of each month in Mequon City Hall at 7:30&nbsp;p.m. A full-time staff of unelected administrators manage the city's day-to-day operations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ci.mequon.wi.us/commoncouncil | title=Common Council &#124; Mequon Wisconsin }}</ref>

As part of [[Wisconsin's 6th congressional district]], Mequon is represented by [[Glenn Grothman]] (R) in the [[United States House of Representatives]], and by [[Ron Johnson]] (R) and [[Tammy Baldwin]] (D) in the [[United States Senate]]. [[Alberta Darling]] (R) represents Mequon in the [[Wisconsin State Senate]]. Eastern Mequon is part of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]'s 23rd District and is represented by [[Deb Andraca]] (D), while western Mequon is part of the 24th District and is represented by [[Dan Knodl]] (R).<ref>{{cite web|title=Wisconsin State Legislature Map |url=https://maps.legis.wisconsin.gov/# |publisher=Wisconsin State Legislature |access-date=January 17, 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
! From !! To !! Mayor
|-
| 1957 || 1965 || Carl F. Wilbert
|-
| 1965 || 1971 || James Egan<ref>''[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cQcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nycEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5465,1733948 Milwaukee Journal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120131738/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cQcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nycEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5465,1733948 |date=November 20, 2015 }}'', April 12, 1965.</ref>
|-
| 1971 || 1977 || Thomas P. Leisle<ref>''[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-00aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aykEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6146,3412873 Milwaukee Journal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120080247/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-00aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aykEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6146,3412873 |date=November 20, 2015 }}'', April 7, 1971.</ref><ref>''[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bWkaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-SkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4275,5080317 Milwaukee Journal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120134111/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bWkaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-SkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4275,5080317 |date=November 20, 2015 }}'', December 6, 1982.</ref>
|-
| 1977 || 1980 || James Hanley<ref>''[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P3wWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9hEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4816,1024543 Milwaukee Sentinel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120103134/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P3wWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9hEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4816,1024543 |date=November 20, 2015 }}'', April 6, 1977.</ref>
|-
| 1980 || 1986 || Lynn Eley<ref>''[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h10aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nioEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7069,446315 Milwaukee Journal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120133824/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h10aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nioEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7069,446315 |date=November 20, 2015 }}'', December 11, 1985.</ref>
|-
| 1986 || 1992 || Constance "Connie" Pukaite<ref>''[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YF8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nSoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6383,1903651 Milwaukee Journal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120134734/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YF8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nSoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6383,1903651 |date=November 20, 2015 }}'', September 3, 1986.</ref>
|-
| 1992 || 1998 || James Moriarty<ref>''[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5JYWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1RIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6724,2041205 The Milwaukee Sentinel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120134253/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5JYWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1RIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6724,2041205 |date=November 20, 2015 }}'', April 9, 1992.</ref>
|-
| 1998 || 2010 || Christine Nuernberg<ref>''[http://www.jsonline.com/news/ozwash/43403022.html The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]'', April 21, 2009.</ref>
|-
| 2010 || 2013 || [[Curt Gielow]]<ref name="ReferenceA">'Challenger Abendroth beats Mayor Gietlow in Mequon,' '''Milwaukee Sentinel Journal,''' Don Behm, April 2, 2013</ref>
|-
| 2013 || 2019 || Dan Abendroth<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|-
| 2019 || 2022 || John Wirth<ref>''[https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/northshore/news/mequon/2019/04/02/spring-election-results-john-wirth-elected-mequon-mayor/3347311002.html The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]'', April 2, 2019.</ref>
|-
|2022 || 2025 || Andrew Nerbun<ref>''[https://www.ci.mequon.wi.us/commoncouncil]''</ref>
|}

===Mequon Fire Department===

Mequon's fire department was founded in 1933. There are two active fire stations in the community: one serving the east side and the other serving the west side. Fire Chief David Bialk has served with the department since 2006 and oversees a staff of approximately sixty firefighters, EMTs and paramedics.<ref>{{cite web|title=About The Fire Department/FY Objectives |url=https://www.ci.mequon.wi.us/fireamb/page/about-fire-departmentfy-objectives |publisher=City of Mequon |access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>

===Mequon Police Department===

The Mequon Police Department was established in 1958 and is located in the City of Mequon Safety Building, which also serves as one of the city's fire stations. Police Chief Patrick Pryor has served with the department since 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=City of Mequon: Police |url=https://www.ci.mequon.wi.us/police |publisher=City of Mequon |access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>