Opinion No. Oag 43-88, (1988)

DR. HERBERT J. GROVER, State Superintendent Department of PublicInstruction

You request my opinion on the following question involving the interpretation of provisions of section 43.58(1), Stats.: "Do the express powers of a library board under s. 43.58(1), Wis. Stats., to control the expenditure of funds carry with it the implied authority to contract or otherwise procure goods or services?" Section 43.58(1) reads:

The library board shall have exclusive control of the expenditure of all moneys collected, donated or appropriated for the library fund, and of the purchase of a site and the…