Opinion No. Oag 13-79, (1979)

WILLIAM G. THIEL, Corporation Counsel Eau Claire County

You ask:

Does Section 59.025 (3) (b) grant the authority to Eau Claire County to alter the number of members and membership upon the Eau Claire County Housing Authority?

The answer to your question is no. The powers of counties must be exercised within the scope of the authority ceded to them by the state. Dane County v. H SS Dept., 79 Wis.2d 323,255 N.W.2d 539 (1977). In my opinion, sec. 59.025, Stats., does not authorize the Eau Claire County Board of Supervisors, expressly or by implication, to alter the number of commissioners of the…