Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 14-79, (1979)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided February 19, 1979Published
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM F. BOCK, Corporation Counsel Racine County
You request my opinion whether the bill-paying procedure presently used by Racine County complies with statutory requirements.
You state that bills (claims) first go to an employe in the office of the county executive who determines (1) whether they are proper, (2) whether they are within the amounts budgeted and appropriated by the county board and (3) whether there is sufficient money in the particular account to pay for the particular item. If approved by the designee of the county executive, the claims are submitted to the county clerk and…