Counties
An agreement to purchase park land whereby a county is to make deferred payments from an existing nonlapsing account (sufficient to cover the entire obligation) secured by mortgaging the property to the grantor, would not create an obligation within the ambit of ch. 67, Stats., nor constitute a debt in the context of art. XI, sec. 3, Wis. Const. 63-309
Milwaukee County
Total prohibition of all use of all Milwaukee County park buildings for political purposes is unconstitutional. Validity of regulations restricting political assemblies to certain areas of certain parks depends on whether the restrictions may be considered reasonable "time, place and manner" regulations. Current sec. 47.02, Milwaukee County ordinances, vests unbridled discretion in permit-granting authority. To withstand constitutional attack explicit, objective standards ensuring even-handed application of the ordinance must be provided. 67-16
Town sanitary district
Town sanitary district organized under secs. 60.30-60.309, Stats., has power to levy special assessments for improvements against county-owned park lands located within the district. 64-206
PARTNERSHIP ACT
Power of attorney
Under the Limited Partnership Act, certificates required to be filed need not be accompanied by documents evidencing power of attorney. (Unpub.). 6-1985
PATERNITY
See CHILDREN
PATIENTS
See also PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
Prisons and prisoners
An individual in custody of the Sheriff for transport to, from and during an involuntary commitment hearing under sec. 51.20, Stats., has rights to the least restrictive restraint appropriate for the individual, regardless of the individual's patient status under sec. 51.61, Stats. 71-183
PENAL INSTITUTIONS
See PRISONS AND PRISONERS
PENSIONS
See also RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
Benefits and costs
The Legislature would not commit an unfair labor practice if it unilaterally increased state employe pension benefits and costs. Such increases would not apply to employes in collective bargaining units, however, unless the Legislature so provided expressly or by necessary implication. The Group Insurance Board, however, being a part of the executive branch of government, would commit an unfair labor practice if it unilaterally increased benefits and costs to state employes in collective bargaining units. The removal of state employes from the state retirement system, the cessation of all contributions thereto, and the removal of a bargaining unit from the provisions of ch. 40 are subjects of collective bargaining under the State Employment Labor Relations Act. 64-18
Milwaukee
The City of Milwaukee cannot terminate a CETA employe's membership in the Retirement System on grounds not in effect by the time membership was attained, except as otherwise expressly provided by the Legislature. (Unpub.). 41-1978
Teacher's Retirement Fund
Discussion of authority of Employe Trust Funds Board to change the form of payment to members of retirement benefits resulting from additional deposits in the Wisconsin Retirement Fund, State Teachers Retirement System and Milwaukee Teachers Retirement Fund. (Unpub.). 80-1977
PER DIEMS
See PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PERMITS
See LICENSES AND PERMITS
PERSONNEL BOARD
Clerical occupational group
The Personnel Board may not approve the assignment of a classification in the clerical occupational group to a lower pay range than the pay range to which a classification in a different occupational group is assigned if the classifications include positions involving "work of equivalent skills and responsibilities." The phrase "the principle of equal pay for work of equivalent skills and responsibilities" contained in sec. 230.09(2)(b), Stats., requires equal pay only for substantially similar or equal work. The Board may not give retroactive effect to the establishment of classifications and grade levels or the assignment of classifications to the appropriate pay rates or ranges. 68-190
PERSONNEL COMMISSION
Discrimination
A state agency may insist on the presence of legal counsel when making agency personnel available for informal interviews conducted by Personnel Commission equal rights officers in the course of investigating complaints of employment discrimination against such state agency, where the equal rights officer wishes to (1) conduct on the job interviews of nonmanagerial personnel, or (2) interview agency supervisors who are not named or "immediately" involved in the discriminatory actions in question. 70-167
The Personnel Commission possesses the same powers and duties in processing discrimination complaints involving a state agency as employer as those exercised by the Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations with respect to discrimination complaints involving an employer other than a state agency including the power to investigate complaints and to issue subpoenas. 68-403
Quorum
A single member of the Personnel Commission is empowered to act as the Commission where two of the three Commission positions are vacant. 68-323
PHARMACY
Controlled substances
Researcher must obtain Controlled Substances Board registration to obtain controlled substances under Wisconsin law even though such substances are exempt under federal law. (Unpub.). 66-1976
Counties
County supervisor who is pharmacist is probably not in violation of sec. 946.13, Stats., when he furnishes prescription services to medicaid patients where State is solely liable for payment. 64-108
Licenses and permits
The Pharmacy Examining Board may utilize the services of a National Examining Board in passing on applicants for licensure, but the Board must make the final decision as to licensure. The conditions of post-examination review with applicants discussed. 68-48
Medicaid patients
County supervisor who is pharmacist is probably not in violation of sec. 946.13, Stats., when he furnishes prescription services to medicaid patients where State is solely liable for payment. 64-108
Out-of-state
Out-of-state pharmacist not registered in Wisconsin is in violation of secs. 450.04(2) and 450.07(3), Stats., where he or she on a regular and continuing basis solicits orders for the retail sale of prescription drugs, where preparation is out-of-state and delivery is by mail to patients located in Wisconsin. 72-121
Prescribed drugs
The provisions of ch. 168, Laws of 1975, allow only limited substitution of prescribed drugs through a formulary. 65-137
Pricing arrangements
The State and local units of government are not "purchasers" under sec. 100.31, Stats., and sellers of drugs are not prohibited from offering or according to them pricing arrangements which are not made available to other purchasers. 65-59
Vitamins
Vitamins not intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, investigation, treatment or prevention of diseases are not drugs within the meaning of sec. 450.06, Stats., and may be sold in stores other than pharmacies. 66-137
PHARMACY, STATE BOARD OF
Licenses and permits
