Opinion No. Oag 71-77, (1977)

GLENN L. HENRY, Corporation Counsel Dane County

You present a number of problems which had arisen in making protective placements under sec. 55.06, Stat,.

Your first question is:

1. When the evaluation and evidence disclose that an individual in need of placement has a continuing history of violent behavior, which agency bears the ultimate responsibility for a) locating. b) providing, and c) funding an appropriate facility?

I assume you use the term "ultimate" in the sense of basic or fundamental, which is one of the definitions appearing inWebsters 3rd New International Dictionary, Unabridged.…