Section 140.48. Administrative services provided by department.

 

(1)  Pursuant to s. 96.10 (5) , Stats., a marketing board may request the department to provide administrative services to the marketing board in the administration of a marketing order. This does not prohibit a marketing board from employing its own staff, or contracting with other persons for the provision of administrative services to the marketing board. Administrative services provided by the department may include accounting, clerical, financial, managerial, printing and secretarial services. A marketing board shall reimburse the department for all costs incurred by the department, pursuant to a written contract between the marketing board and the department. Reimbursed costs shall include overhead and operating costs which may be reasonably attributed to the administrative service. The department shall record and account for all administrative service costs incurred by the department, according to generally accepted accounting principles.

(2)  All contracts or agreements for the provision of administrative services to a marketing board shall be in writing. Contracts under this subsection shall comply with s. ATCP 140.44 . Contracts with the department need not comply with s. ATCP 140.44 (2) (e) . This subsection does not require a marketing board to have written contracts with its employees.

History: Cr. Register, November, 1985, No. 359 , eff. 12-1-85.