County
A county may, through its boards and commissions, purchase services from various nonprofit organizations within the scope of such board or commission's authority. 67-297
County board
Heavy movable diesel engine utilized in county lime quarry is equipment rather than materials or supplies and may be purchased by county board or committee to which board has delegated power if funds have been appropriated without resort to competitive bidding if county has not otherwise required by resolution or ordinance. Secs. 59.08(1), 66.29(1)(c), Stats. 66-198
County executive's veto
A veto of an appropriation by the county executive under section 59.031(5), Stats., does not restore the appropriation to the level in the county executive's proposed budget. 80-214
Court settlement
Section 70.62(4)(em)1., Stats., only permits county board to increase tax levy over maximum to pay increased costs which relate to payment of a court judgment or court confirmed award, or out-of-court settlement after a civil action or special proceeding has been commenced in a court. 70-209
Disaster relief
The Wisconsin Constitution does not preclude grants (including those made retroactively) of state money to individuals and families, or to private corporations, for the purpose of affording disaster relief under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-288). 64-39
Dual enrollment
Funds made available through the Elementary Secondary Education Act may be used in dual enrollment programs to transport children from parochial schools to public schools and return. 65-126
Federal aid
Previous opinions on the distribution of payments in lieu of taxes discussed. (Unpub.). 16-1982
Section 59.20(13), Stats., does not control the distribution of monies received from the federal government under 31 U.S.C. sec. 1601, et seq., 45 OAG 78 withdrawn. 67-277
Governor
Legal limitations on the use of the Governor's contingency fund appropriated by sec. 20.525(1)(c), Stats., discussed. 66-43
Governor's veto
Appropriation bills are subject to partial veto but in order for legislation to constitute an appropriation there must be found within the bill authority to expend funds and a stipulation as to amount, manner and purpose of such expenditure. (Unpub.). 24-1976
Certain of the Governor's partial vetoes to ch. 107, Laws of 1977, were invalid. The entire bill should be returned to the originating house for reconsideration. 66-310
Governor's veto of one digit of a separable part of an appropriation bill constitutes an objection within the meaning of Wis. Const. art. V, sec. 10, and the entire part is returned to the Legislature for reconsideration. 62-238
Internal improvement
Dredging a navigable waterway to aleviate periodic flooding is not a prohibited "work of internal improvement" within the meaning of Wis. Const. art. VIII, sec. 10. 69-176
Joint Sewerage Commission
Is empowered within the territorial limits of its district to enact and enforce regulations which would be required of it under the mandates of the Clean Water Act of 1977, but it cannot make appropriations of issue bonds without the approval of the governing bodies which established it. 68-83
Mining Investment and Local Impact Fund Board
The Mining Investment and Local Impact Fund Board is authorized to make grants to municipalities under sec. 70.395(2), Stats., to drill wells and fence cave-ins on private lands to remedy public health and safety problems occasioned by mine closings. Such grants would not violate the Public Purpose Doctrine and the Internal Improvements Clause of the Wisconsin Constitution. 70-48
National forest income
Section 59.20(13), Stats., controls the distribution of national forest income by county treasurers derived from 16 U.S.C. sec. 471, et seq., and 31 U.S.C. sec. 1601, et seq. This opinion withdrawn, see 67 OAG 277. (Unpub.). 45-1978
Nonprofit corporations
Where county board has created community relations-social development commission pursuant to sec. 66.433, Stats., it cannot, through such commission, fund community-wide nonprofit corporations it deems worthy, by setting forth in the commission's budget, the amount of money to go to a specific nonprofit agency. Where a county board creates a sec. 66.433 commission, it cannot by reason of sec. 59.025(c), Stats., transfer all the duties and functions of such commission to another board or commission or committee of the county board. 67-297
ORAP
ORAP may be used to restore deteriorated milldams provided a public use is evident. 63-245
Reimbursement
Under ch. 333, Laws of 1973, counties may not expect reimbursement for care and services when sum certain appropriations are exhausted. Counties do have authority to provide the funding of such services on their own but are not required to do so when reimbursement is unavailable. 63-584
Religion
Wisconsin Constitution art. I, sec. 18, prohibiting the drawing of money from the treasury for the benefit of religious societies, or religious or theological seminaries is a proscription against using public monies for such purpose. Section 3 of 1977 Assembly Bill 500 which purports to establish a separate fund outside of the state treasury if enacted would not avoid this prohibition since the public nature of the money is not changed. 67-71
Senior citizen center
Revenue sharing monies may be expended by a town board to operate a senior citizen center under state law. (Unpub.). 23-1980
Unemployment Compensation "interest and penalties" Fund
The Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations lost discretionary authority to make expenditures from the Unemployment Compensation "interest and penalties" Fund when the Legislature reenacted sec. 20.445(1)(v), Stats., in 1977, but the Department remains responsible for collection of credit extended under the old law. (Unpub.). 49-1978
Veto
See County Executive's Veto; Governor's veto
Waste management system
Towns, villages and cities in counties establishing a county solid waste management system under sec. 59.07(135), Stats., may be taxed for the capital costs of the county-wide system, but not for the operating costs. 67-77
Wisconsin Higher Education Corporation
The Wisconsin Higher Education Corporation may provide administrative services to lenders, charge a reasonable fee, and may transfer any excess funds it receives from such fees to the appropriations of the Higher Education Aids Board, or the state. (Unpub.). 3-1977
ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS
Business title
Whether use of terms "engineer" or "engineering" in business title violates ch. 443, Stats., depends on a case-by-case analysis of the circumstances to determine whether these terms tend to convey the impression that a person or business is offering professional engineering services when it is not certified to do so. 70-131
Certification of out-of-state surveyors
The Examining Board of Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors may not promulgate a rule requiring out-of-state applicants for certification as land surveyors to pass an examination concerning Wisconsin practices and procedures if they possess a valid certification in another state. 76-49
Designer Section
The Designer Section of the Examining Board of Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors does not have rulemaking authority. 74-200
Engineer
Whether use of terms "engineer" or "engineering" in business title violates ch. 443, Stats., depends on a case-by-case analysis of the circumstances to determine whether these terms tend to convey the impression that a person or business is offering professional engineering services when it is not certified to do so. 70-131
Examining Board
The examining Board is empowered to adopt a rule requiring an applicant for registration as a professional engineer to have practiced engineering in Wisconsin or have had contacts with the state such that the applicant is familiar with Wisconsin law and practice. It is not unconstitutional to register without a diploma applicants who have twelve or more years of experience in engineering work, nor is it unconstitutional to register without examination applicants who are not less than age thirty-five and who have twelve years of experience. Further, it would not be unconstitutional to impose a ten-day residence requirement prior to application. 70-156
Registration of land surveyors
