(1974)

PHILLIP M. STEANS, District Attorney, Dunn County

You inquire whether the county board can authorize the county administrator to appoint personnel at the county health care facility.

I am of the opinion that it can if it acts under secs. 59.025 (3) (b) and (c), and 59.15 (2) (a), Stats., to transfer some of the powers of the board of trustees and the superintendent to the county administrator.

Section 59.025 (3) and (4), Stats., as created by ch. 118, Laws of 1973, provides:

"(3) CREATION OF OFFICES. Except for the offices of supervisor, judge, county executive and county assessor and those…