Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 43-83, (1983)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided September 28, 1983PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN D. OSINGA, District Attorney Portage County
You request my opinion whether the Portage County Board of Supervisors has statutory authority to enact an ordinance regulating the installation and operation of emergency security and fire alarm systems which would be applicable within all territory within the boundaries of a county.
You indicate that the county sheriff has voiced concern regarding problems this department has experienced with false alarms which have often been triggered by the negligence of an employe where the alarm is located.
I am of the opinion that a county board does…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Maier v. Racine CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1957
- Town of Vernon v. Waukesha CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
- Reichert v. Milwaukee CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
- (1974), Wisconsin Attorney General Reports1974
- Opinion No. Oag 21-80, (1980), Wisconsin Attorney General Reports1980