Swanton Local School District Library v. Budget Commission

The appellants, the budget commission, the Toledo-Lucas County Library District and Lucas County, have presented to this court contentions similar to those they raised before the board by their motion to dismiss the appeal. Essentially, appellants assert that the board lacked subject-matter jurisdiction to determine this dispute and that Swanton, because it was not entitled to participate in Lucas County’s classified property tax fund, lacked standing to appeal the budget commission’s determination.

The board found that it did have subject-matter jurisdiction over the appeal, in which Swanton…