Opinion No. Oag 1-80, (1980)

FREDERIC W. FLEISHAUER, District Attorney Portage County

You request my opinion whether the present sheriff and county clerk, who were elected in November, 1978, and who took office in January, 1979, are entitled to the same salaries received by their predecessors under the following facts:

In May of 1978, the Portage County Board of Supervisors established base salaries for the 1979-80 term to comply with state law which requires that salaries for the term be established prior to the first date that nomination papers may be filed, or in this case June 1, 1978 (see Section 59.15, Wis. Stats.).…