Dayton v. State

Fain, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, the city of Dayton, has a residency requirement for employees. Defendant-appellee the state of Ohio has enacted a statute that prohibits a political subdivision of the state from imposing residency requirements for its employees. This appeal concerns the constitutionality, under the Ohio Constitution, of the state’s restriction on residency requirements. Specifically, Dayton appeals from a summary judgment rendered in favor of the state and third-party defendant-appellee International Association of Firefighters Lo cal # 136 (“IAFF # 136”). After…