Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 27-84, (1984)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided August 22, 1984PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS A. LOFTUS, Chairperson Assembly Organization Committee
The Assembly Organization Committee requests my opinion on the extent of the appropriation veto power of a county executive under Wisconsin Constitution article IV, section 23a, which was created in November 1962, and, as amended in April 1969, provides:
Every resolution or ordinance passed by the county board in any county shall, before it becomes effective, be presented to the chief executive officer. If he approves, he shall sign it; if not, he shall return it with his objections, which objections shall be entered at large upon…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State ex rel. Wisconsin Telephone Co. v. HenryWisconsin Supreme Court · 1935
- State ex rel. Finnegan v. DammannWisconsin Supreme Court · 1936
- State Ex Rel. Kleczka v. ContaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- State Ex Rel. Milwaukee County v. BoosWisconsin Supreme Court · 1959