Meet Your Commissioners
Commissioners are elected by riparian owners for three-year terms. Appointees serve for terms of indefinite length at the discretion of Racine County and the Town of Waterford.
Election of Officers:
The WWMD is made up of 7 commissioners, 5 that are elected and two the are appointed (one from Racine County and One from the Town of Waterford). The elected commissioners are voted on by the riparian owners during the annual meeting on September 25th and serve for a 3 year period of time. In the event a commissioner leaves their role before their term is up, then the person appointed to their term fulfills the term of the person who departed and is then eligible for re-election.
This year the two commissioners up for re-election are Greg Horeth (Current Chairman of the WWMD) and Margaret Shoptaw (Current Treasurer of the WWMD). Both Greg and Margaret have said they would be interested in serving again however the board would always be interested in receiving nominations or interest on the part of anyone who would like to be added to the ballot process for consideration from any riparian owners in the district.
Requirements for being considered for a commissioners role are the following:
1. Is a current riparian home owner on the water in the district
Any parties interested should forward their name and information to Dan Schultz (WWMD Secretary) at [email protected] for addition to the ballot process for the September 25th annual meeting.
We must receive your interest by August 25 to be placed on the ballot
As always, if there are any questions regarding this or any else involving the WWMD please feel free to reach out to any of the commissioners at any time
Learn more or connect with a commissioner
Greg Horeth
Chairman
[email protected]
847-652-2759
29308 Forest Isle Lane
Waterford, WI 53185
Next Election: Sept. 2021
Dan Schultz
Secretary
[email protected]
414-915-8320
28910 Elm Island Dr.
Waterford, WI 53185
Next Election: Sept. 2022
Margaret Shoptaw
Treasurer
[email protected]
262-432-1242
5735 Island View Ct.
Waterford, WI 53185
Next Election: Sept. 2021
Alex Abendschein
Racine County Appointee
I&E Committee Chair
[email protected]
262-758-0977
6617 Willow Lane
Waterford, WI 53185
Grant Horn
Commissioner
EcoSystem Restoration Chair
[email protected]
262-599-4766
5826 N. River Bay Road
Waterford, WI 53185
Next Election: Sept. 2023
Bill McCormick
Town of Waterford Appointee
APM Committee Chair
[email protected]
262-363-0861
5748 Island View Ct.
Waterford, WI 53185
Scott Uhler
Commissioner
Special Projects and Legislative Committee Chair
[email protected]
312-771-4875
6920 Burma Court
Waterford, WI 53185
Next Election: Sept. 2023
WWMD Commissioners’ Code of Conduct
- Government officials are required to act professionally and be polite and courteous at public forums.
- Commissioners are all of equal status, and may request a specific activity of another commissioner regarding a project, but not make demands of the commissioner.
- Commissioners may not make inappropriate remarks or discuss topics without the approval of the chairman at a public forum or meeting.
- The chairman controls the agenda at public meetings but facilitates discussion from all commissioners prior to providing his/her opinion. A motion is requested and the majority vote decides the outcome.
- Commissioners are not encouraged to answer questions not on the agenda from riparian owners at public meetings, but to defer to an appropriate committee or place them on the agenda for a subsequent meeting.
- Commissioners may not make insulting or inappropriate comments on email, Facebook, or other social media.
- Discussion among 3 or more commissioners (considered a quorum ) regarding WWMD policy on email or a telephone conference call violates Wisconsin Open Meeting Law and needs posting 24 hours prior.
- Ethics violations include: taking any action which benefits yourself or your immediate family, accepting gifts that may influence your vote or activity, and obtaining financial gain or benefit for yourself or your immediate family related to your position as commissioner.