The government is structured similar to a large business with a clear system of hierarchy.  Each boss has a boss.  Many elected positions have staff such as a mayor, common council member, judge, sheriff, county executive, and so on.  Reps do perform a degree of leadership.  Their direct line-management authority is primarily confined to their personal and office staff rather than career civil servants or separate branches of government.  Management of those positions stems from other positions the State gave that power to.

The hierarchy within the State of Wisconsin government is a chain of command that can be utilized by the public when subordinates act outside boundaries established by the State.  

Influence can be performed between members of the same branch and one branch can influence another branch in specific ways such as check and balances.

Judicial Branch
Judicial review is a process that enables judges to balance the equation regarding what meets government standards and does not.  Incidents that arise within all branches can be addressed through judicial review.

A judge considers evidence to determine if it is supported by Constitutions, statutes or ethics.   Balancing takes place when a judge considers real-world evidence to determine how the government’s stance relates to it.  

Judges determine if members of government handled a matter in the past according to how the State and Federal government documented it should have been handled.  A judge can identify if a public servant or group of servants made an error delivering public service.  If review finds that an error occurred a judge will acknowledge that on record which pushes for a correction to be performed.

Executive Branch
All departments of law enforcement in Wisconsin are required to accept public grievances for review by superiors or assigned boards to determine if actions of a law enforcer were justified according to evidence and legislation.  (Wis Stat 66.0509 Civil service system; veterans preference)  Any action of an officer can be grounds to file a grievance if the actions were unjustified.  The process of review is referred to as internal accountability performed within a department.  Depending on the form of grievance submitted a court of law can be brought into the matter.  Contact a department or search the website for complaint forms and procedures.

Regarding leaders in the executive branch, mayors lead in cities as chief executive officers, village presidents in villages and a county administrator or executive in counties.  While law enforcers are also part of the executive branch, relations between a county executive and the Sheriff differ from that between a Mayor and the Chief of Police.  While there is influence between both, the type of influence differs as shown in legislation.

Legislative Branch
When a common council enacts a municipal ordinance it can be challenged by filing an administrative or judicial action in circuit court, or through political and legislative processes.  

Wisconsinites can perform direct legislation allowing them to enact laws through petitioning and public voting in a referendum.