Legal Opinion
Clallam County Deputy Sheriff's Guild v. Board of Clallam County Commissioners
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 25, 1979No. 46025PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
The Board of Clallam County Commissioners (Board) has a dispute with the county deputy sheriffs who are represented by a deputy sheriffs' guild (Guild). The county voters had adopted a Home Rule Charter pursuant to Const, art. 11, § 4 (amendment 21). The charter mandated adoption of a personnel system for county employees, including deputy sheriffs. The Board adopted an ordinance to establish such a system. An alleged conflict between the county ordinance and the civil service for sheriffs' office act, RCW 41.14, led to this action.
The trial court enjoined use of the county ordinance to set…
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