Editing La Pointe, Wisconsin (section)

=== Local government ===
La Pointe is governed by an elected five-person [[board of supervisors]] and an appointed town administrator, along with several boards of volunteers;<ref name="ReferenceA3">{{cite web |date=June 13, 2011 |title=Town of La Pointe |url=https://www.madelineisland.com/madeline-island/town-of-lapoint-govt/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210604071520/https://www.madelineisland.com/madeline-island/town-of-lapoint-govt/ |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |access-date=June 4, 2021 |publisher=Madeline Island Chamber of Commerce}}</ref> in addition, some decisions are made by the voters directly through [[Town meeting|town meetings]].<ref name="TownBoard">{{cite web |title=Town Board |url=https://www.townoflapointewi.gov/government/town-board/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210604072749/https://www.townoflapointewi.gov/government/town-board/ |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |access-date=June 4, 2021 |publisher=Town of La Pointe}}</ref> {{As of|2021|6|post=,}} the town administrator is Lisa Potswald,<ref name="TownStaff">{{cite web |title=Town Staff |url=https://www.townoflapointewi.gov/government/town-staff/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210604072731/https://www.townoflapointewi.gov/government/town-staff/ |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |access-date=June 4, 2021 |publisher=Town of La Pointe}}</ref> the chair of the board of supervisors is {{Update after|2023|4|17|reason=This is when their terms end.|text=Glenn Carlson (term on board ends 2023), and the board's other members are Aimee Baxter (term on board ends 2023), John Carlson (2023)}}, {{Update after|2022|4|18|reason=This is when their terms end.|text=Mike Anderson (2022), and Sue Brenna (2022)}}.<ref name="TownBoard" />

The town employs a police and fire department and has a public library and elementary school; from sixth grade on, students attend school in Bayfield.<ref name="ReferenceA3" />