Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 32-79, (1979)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided March 16, 1979PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM F. BOCK, Corporation Counsel Racine County
You advise that many discussions and disagreements have arisen in your county over the dividing line of authority between the county executive and county board committees as their respective duties involve the operation of the various county departments. You ask the following question:
The basic question which seems to surface in all of the discussions is what authority does a servicing committee have over the various departments regarding their day-to-day operation, and likewise what authority does the County Executive have over the various…