Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 13-87, (1987)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided March 19, 1987Published
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN TRIES, Secretary Department of Employment Relations
Your predecessor requested an opinion on several questions relating to the setting of salaries for commission chairpersons designated by the Governor under section 15.06 (2), Stats.
First, your predecessor asked:
Assume that commission members and the chairperson are assigned to the same executive salary group under s. 20.923 (4), Stats. May the Commissioner who is designated chairperson by the Governor after the commencement of his or her term receive a pay increase to compensate for the chairperson duties and responsibilities?
It is my…