(1973)

ROBERT RUSCH, District Attorney, Taylor County

You have requested my opinion whether commissioners of the Taylor County Housing Authority may be paid a per diem by Taylor County.

The answer to this question is in the negative.

Section 59.075 (1), Stats., provides:

"(1) Sections 66.40 to 66.404 shall apply to counties, except as otherwise provided in this section, or as clearly indicated otherwise by the context."

A county board may create a county housing authority pursuant to secs. 66.40-66.404, Stats.

Section 66.40 (4), Stats., provides that when a housing authority is created, it is a body…