Burks v. Lane County

Plaintiffs in this declaratory judgment action are residents of Lane County and its sheriff. They contend that defendants county and county officers failed to appropriate adequate funds in the 1983-84 budget to enable the sheriff to perform his mandated law enforcement duties and functions and that defendants thereby violated the Oregon Constitution and the mandating statutes. Plaintiffs also contend that the county’s budgeting decision had the effect of removing functions from the sheriffs department without his consent or voter approval and therefore violated chapter IV, § 22(2), of the…