Attorney General Opinion No.

Sandra L. Jacquot Shawnee County Counselor Shawnee County Courthouse 200 Southeast Seventh Street, Suite 100 Topeka, Kansas 66603-3932

Dear Ms. Jacquot:

You request our opinion regarding the extent of control a board of county commissioners may exercise over the expenditures of an elected county official and whether the commissioners may deny certain expenditures by those elected officials. You also ask whether elected county officials are required to comply with purchasing policies established by the board of county commissioners.

The powers of a board of county commissioners are set out in…